Stajemahal
Songster
- Jul 26, 2017
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Monday I noticed my Roo (Big Phat) was looking pretty mangy. He is approximately a year older than the rest of my hens. I acquired him from a friend who had ordered from the hatchery and received more than her fair share of Roo's. That's right. I saved him from the chopping block. Forgetting ()the fact that I had a BR Roo(RIP).
Sour crop &/or impacted crop took my beautiful BR Roo. But that's a sad tale and completely off topic.
Due to Big Phat being older, I chalked his mangy look up to nothing but him molting.
Then I checked out his fluffy booty.
Pecked tail feathers along with some broken ones and a lot of red irritated skin.
I ran to BYC and found a girl who had a Roo with an ugly looking rump just like Big Phat.
The BYC community recommended Bluekote? Or however it is spelled.
I ran to my nearest farm store and of course they didn't have it. But they did have Peck-No-More Cover Up Lotion.
It is this purple goo with this nauseating grape smell if you were unaware.
I applied it to Big Phat and returned him back to the run. My 2 BSL and 2 RIR hens immediately went to eyeing Big Phat's purple covered rump and promptly pecked.
Then shook their heads and began wiping their beaks on the grass.
Crisis managed.
This is new and uncharted behavior out of my flock. I'm hoping someone has some advice to put the pecking to rest, which is why I share this story. If you were wondering.
I would of posted pictures of his rump today but the purple goo is still there and covering the uglyness with it's own form of ugly.
Side fact- Big Phat is named Big Phat because his previous owner feeds her chickens every table scrap that comes from her kitchen table. I worry about bumblefoot with him all the time. Fortunately that has yet to be a problem for me.