Official Squatch Watchers

[21hens-incharge]

I hope today is better. I hate days like that.

x2 Cappy. X2.

 

[Anansi]

I'm sorry you lost those 3 birds, Cappy. Days like that suck, sending vibes for a better day today.

to everyone, have the best day you can.

 

[staceyj]

Gosh Cappy and Rae,
Sad losses of your littles.

Hi @pitbullmomma

 

[CapricornFarm]

Just found another quail with its head pecked open! The other quail clearly did it. I mean it looks to me like they busted his skull! What barbarians! I did cut a plastic pot in half to give them more hiding places. I will be glad to get them sold!

 

[staceyj]

Just found another quail with its head pecked open! The other quail clearly did it. I mean it looks to me like they busted his skull! What barbarians! I did cut a plastic pot in half to give them more hiding places. I will be glad to get them sold!

Hey Cappy, leave the quail to deal with that raccoon!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Nah, the quail are sleeping b6 the time the coon shows up!

 

[staceyj]

Nah, the quail are sleeping b6 the time the coon shows up!

I was jk’ing you buddy.
I’m sorry.

 

[Chickassan]

Ok lesson learned. I will never shovel out the entire burn cage and put the ashes out for the girls, I will stick to my usual 1/4 of them. Why? Because every chicken out there rolling in a big ash pile make a huuuuge dust cloud that just might make a person think the tatering woods are on fire and freak the absolute tater out! I shoveled a week ago at least and i'm guessing they just found it.

 

[pitbullmomma]

Lafayette update:

He was *strutting* today. Like a rooster. His stance is so, so much better (not quite a V shape yet, but definitely a U!)

He hardly fell over at all while walking today; he actually ran a little!

His comb continues to get more straight.

He is eating well on his own and his crop is nice and full often, which it wasn't before. I finally stopped hand-feeding him today.

His weight today was almost 3# (2.8). Up from 2.2 when I could feel his razor-sharp keel and every rib (probably he was about 5 pounds before he got sick).

He is pecking the others away from his mealworms and actually *was jumping* a bit for his mealworms!

He is navigating stairs better! Doing the concrete ones from my deck with no problem, and not falling once he gets to the bottom. I am still picking him up at night to put him in the coop, but last night I put him two steps on the ladder from the top and gave his butt a little push and he walked those two steps up into it.

I am very, very happy, and believe he is going to make a full recovery. Yay!

 

[pitbullmomma]

Oh yeah...and he is making these sweet little noises when he is happy. Not like a hen, but like a cooing mourning dove kind of. And when he wants mealworms he makes it louder and more insistently! I miss his crow, but I think soon he will be crowing.

He lets me hold and nuzzle him, and runs up to me when I come to the run now. I think he loves me. His feathers are getting glossy and beautiful again. I let him free range on my lawn and he ate a ton of grass today

I love that rooster,and I am so glad.

I have to tell you guys about the Dr. Pimple Popper style surgery I did on him yesterday!! It was so gross, but so cool.