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[Serrin]

Beth, how did Ultrasuede get so wrapped up in these Dellie girls in the first place? Seems to me that he would welcome his own kind first.

That whole "Birds of a Feather" thing ya know. I'm just wondering how this all came about. I'm with Kathy here. A tarp works wonders when it comes to the view. Might not be all that much of a happy sight for us to look out on, but if it helps Ultrasuede to settle into life with his new ladies, all the better! In time, the visual barrier can come down and your view will be just the way you want it! Good luck! Keep us posted on how he and his Orp girls do.

 

[joletabey]

Well, my tarps are all used up overhead for shade - but the Del girls don't seem to care that he is gone- they still have Luke. And the more I watch him, the more I think he is just aware that he needs to teach Katia and Valentina who is boss- they will steal the very clothes off your back if they think they are edible- and they steal food right out of Silk and Satin's mouths. He is not putting up with that behavior, and he is trying to teach them to get along - honestly, I think that's what is going on. He is VERY nice to Silk and Satin, and if Katia or Valentina start to haze them, he bonks them one. But he does not pursue them,and no one is getting hurt.
I think he is smarter than I am , and I need to just cool it and let him do the roo thing.
We will see at lock up tonight - if he will go in a new coop or not!
Amy, he got in with the Dels because that sneaky Speckledhen (

)had him in with my chicks when I went to pick them up, and how COULD I leave that blue ball of cuteness behind? She KNEW I would not be able to resist him. So home he came with the Dels and was raised with them. Outside of a few free ranging chickens I inherited when the neighbor moved away, these were my first chickens, so there wasn't anyone else to put him with.
Which is how I got into BBS Orps- if he had been a she, I would probably still just have Dels.

Cynthia strikes again!!!

 

[speckledhen]

hehehehe

 

[Cetawin]

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The same way Thor and Cannonball became glued at the hip...they hatched together, brooded together and bonded. Cannonball and Thor both had fits when they were separated. Cannonball would scream non-stop, pace, scream, pace scream...not eat etc etc for days. I gave up and left them together.

It is love and we all know that never makes any sense.


edited for a PS - PS Amy stop sucking up to Kathy for Dellie babies...you and I both know Polly wants to come live here.

 

[Serrin]

HEEEEELLLPP!!!! OMG! Guys! I need your help like pronto! Evie is limping and her foot doesn't look right to me. Could this be bumble foot? What do I do!?! Which antibiotic do I need to buy? Please tell me I'm not going to have to do surgery or any kind of cutting on her.

I'd be scared spitless to even attempt anything like that.

OK, this all started about 5-6 days ago when I noticed her starting to favor her right leg when she walked across the driveway. All of our driveway and parking areas are done in crushed stone and I just figured at first that she gave herself a stone bruise on the bottom of her foot. It happens all of the time out here. Because of where we're located [it's a long story] there is a considerable amount of broken glass and pottery shards around here. We've pretty much gotten most of it out of the immediate vicinity of the house and the coop, but occasionally, pieces do still crop up. So, it's entirely possible that she did sustain a nick or cut to the underside of her foot at some point.

I did inspect her fairly closely that first day, trying to decide what was causing her to have a slight limp and to favor her right leg. At that time I could find nothing to indicate that she had broken the skin of her foot anywhere on the bottom. So, I decided to just keep an eye on her and see how things went. Either she would get better in a few days or she wouldn't.

Day before yesterday, I noticed her spending a lot of time laying down. She'd get up to gimp along to a new space to peck at things on the ground and then lay down, rolled to her left side slightly, and peck about, and then repeat the whole routine again when she wanted new places to forage. Last night she was one of the last ones in through the gate when I called them for evening treats. Usually she's the first!

And now today, though she's getting around about the same as she has been for the last 5 or 6 days, she now won't put any weight on her right foot if she's standing up, but keeps the foot curled up and tucked almost all the way up to her tummy. I took a look at it just a short while ago and it is definitely swollen. But I still can't find a point of entry of a flesh wound of any kind in her foot. Nor her leg, or thigh or

ANYWHERE! There is just no signs of an injury other than the swelling of the foot itself. It might be just my imagination, but the leg looks as though it might be slightly swollen too. Oh! And the right foot is warmer than the left. Could that also be indicative of some kind of an infection?

Please guys. I know you all to be wise and kind in the matter of bird injuries. Which is why I came here with this and not to the disease and injuries forum. I trust y'all. I know I'll get a straight forward answer and guidance on what to do!

You guys are the best! Let me know if any of you need me to post a picture of her foot to help with a diagnosis. I might be able to get her to cooperate.

 

[joletabey]

Sweetie, I am no help with this sort of thing, but someone here will know! Could it be a sprain? Did she get jumped a little hard by a roo? Prayers for Evie!!

 

[rancher hicks]

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I completely understand that. It's hard to feel "secure" in this economy. Imagine what it's like over in the middle east? You know out of the 12 spies who scouted out the promise land only Joshua and Caleb believed God when he told them it was theirs. Now you ask God to show you the place He has for you and nothing this side of heaven can take it from you.

So I went to the NYS Fair and saw the saddest looking chickens you have ever seen. I've got some pics and will try to upload them if they are any good. I'm going again I think so if these don't come out good I'll try again.

 

[rancher hicks]

PICS of the NYS FAIR


this guys points were all rounded off and his comb looked like it was swollen or injected with collogen. Very bad.

Barred Rocks?

I have other breeds, tails tattered, dirty looking, very ratty. Mine that are in the yard don't look as bad. I'll post them later.

 

[rancher hicks]

THIS IS ONLY DAY TWO OF THE FAIR, IMO they shouldn't look this dissheveled.

they dyed the silkies as they do every year but this year they looked dirty.

 

[kathyinmo]

EEEWWWWW, those birds look awful ! Please say they did NOT win anything!

HEEEEELLLPP!!!! OMG! Guys! I need your help like pronto! Evie is limping and her foot doesn't look right to me. Could this be bumble foot? What do I do!?! Which antibiotic do I need to buy? Please tell me I'm not going to have to do surgery or any kind of cutting on her. I'd be scared spitless to even attempt anything like that.

If it were bumblefoot you would see a big ol' black spot I think. Here is treatment (vet recommended noninvasive)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=303829

Maybe a sprain, like Beth said? The only other thing I can think of is mycoplasma synoviae ....
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/99/mycoplasma-synoviae-infection-ms-infectious-synovitis​