poopy butts

[Katy]

You lay on the poop? Is Arlo sharing your bed?

 

[ranchhand]

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I do believe I am finally speechless. And it's a good thing, otherwise the moderators would be sending me straight to Coventry.

NO creature should have to live that way. And should I end up that way, I only can hope that they have the mercy in their soul to put me out of the reach of such misery.

 

[QuinnP]

I am glad im not the only rooster-pamperer!!!

 

[QuinnP]

Yes, Arlo sleeps with me. I get up in the night to give him water. Just because he cant walk doesn't mean he has no quality of life. he is a happy boy. I'm funny looking & limp badly but that doesn't mean I should be destroyed. He coos & trills non stop, loves to snuggle, he is very happy.

 

[Katy]

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Sorry but that is just disgusting.....and I regularly share my bed with several cats so it's not like I'm anti bed sharing with an animal. They don't poop in the bed for me to lay in it.

A rooster is not on the same level as a human so to compare yourself with a crippled rooster makes no sense to me.

 

[ranchhand]

I'm funny looking and limp badly, too. But that doesn't mean I'm going to sleep in chicken poop. I'd rather not have a house chicken, but if I did, he'd have a cage to sleep in. AND he'd have water and CHICKEN food available, not hot dogs.

Chickens with poopy/crusty butts have an issue - an issue that needs to be investigated and treated, not just dealt with daily. The dirty butt is the sign of parasites, poor feeding habits or systemic illness.

 

[QuinnP]

thank you for telling me about the parasites, I'll have it immediately checked out. (and it is rather nasty, you have a good point. He's got towels that are 3 times weekly chucked into the laundry!!

HAPPY THOUGHTS TO EVERYONE!!

(I refer to this precious feathery person as my son, and my maiden name was Feather, so I feel justified in being absurdly silly!!)