Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Perris]

I assume you've checked combs and wattles but have you checked their feet, particluarly the soles of their feet? Sometimes if they've been fighting a foot strike catches the sole of the opponants defending foot.

no I haven't; thanks for the advice. I may have to settle for watching them move, at least till dark, since I haven't ever held Killay or Amadeo, or I think Chirk (at least I don't remember ever holding him; he'll be 4 next month), and Fforest only briefly. I didn't notice anyone limping earlier, but they knew I was watching so probably hid anything. I'll have to cam up and be sneaky...

 

[Shadrach]

no I haven't; thanks for the advice. I may have to settle for watching them move, at least till dark, since I haven't ever held Killay or Amadeo, or I think Chirk (at least I don't remember ever holding him; he'll be 4 next month), and Fforest only briefly. I didn't notice anyone limping earlier, but they knew I was watching so probably hid anything. I'll have to cam up and be sneaky...

A check at night with a head torch seems to be on your event horizon.
It's not the wound should there be one on the sole of the foot that is likely to be the problem in the long term. Wounds in the soles of the feet are prone to turning into bumblefoot and that is a lot harder to deal with once established.

 

[no fly zone]

Just dealing with sciatic back pain.

That had me limping around for the past week. Not a fun experience.

 

[Perris]

After watching for some time, current hypothesis is that the blood came from Killay's left foot (he's favouring it, and sitting much more than usual), and I don't think it was caused by fighting. They are all getting on absolutely fine, there has been no harassment of any by any, and that despite them all hunkering down in close proximity to shelter from the grotty weather today. So what I expect to find when I get to examine it is damage caused by something he chanced upon in the ground. More to follow...

 

[Ladies-Eight]

That had me limping around for the past week. Not a fun experience.

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I'm into my third week.

It is beginning to heal some.

My physician will be injecting it next Tuesday, hopefully that will help tremendously.

 

[Sequel]

I'm into my third week.

It is beginning to heal some.

My physician will be injecting it next Tuesday, hopefully that will help tremendously.

I hope so! Back pain is so debilitating!

 

[Shadrach]

Rain at forty five degrees. Clouds low enough to poke with a stick. Maybe a slight exaggeration. One of the worst afternoons I can recall this year. They were not the slightest bit interested in coming out. Henry waited at the top of the ramp impatiently tapping a foot while I cleaned up and having made sure the food supply was secure and eaten a bit of mackerel, went of to roost.
Lima was next in half an hour later looking very disgruntled followed by Fret and then Carbon and finally Ella.
More of the same tomorrow apparently and just to cheer everyone up it's going to feel like 1C, Whatever it says in the weather forecast, it's going to be worse at the allotments. As you can tell, I didn't put my happy clappy hat on this morning and I won't be wearing it tomorrow either. I don't believe I've worn my happy clappy hat for the weather in the UK since the great winter of 1963 when the lake at the farm froze over and we went ice skating.

 

[TropicalChickies]

Rain at forty five degrees. Clouds low enough to poke with a stick. Maybe a slight exaggeration. One of the worst afternoons I can recall this year. They were not the slightest bit interested in coming out. Henry waited at the top of the ramp impatiently tapping a foot while I cleaned up and having made sure the food supply was secure and eaten a bit of mackerel, went of to roost.
Lima was next in half an hour later looking very disgruntled followed by Fret and then Carbon and finally Ella.
More of the same tomorrow apparently and just to cheer everyone up it's going to feel like 1C, Whatever it says in the weather forecast, it's going to be worse at the allotments. As you can tell, I didn't put my happy clappy hat on this morning and I won't be wearing it tomorrow either. I don't believe I've worn my happy clappy hat for the weather in the UK since the great winter of 1963 when the lake at the farm froze over and we went ice skating.
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Well, I just want to say that I've started following this thread and it gives me some faith in humanity. Or at least some humans. And definitely in the resilient spirits of chickens. What a truly beautiful story.

 

[Shadrach]

Well, I just want to say that I've started following this thread and it gives me some faith in humanity. Or at least some humans. And definitely in the resilient spirits of chickens. What a truly beautiful story.

Yer late. That's taxable as well.
Lots of good humans on this thread and if that's what you like read the tax notice and grab yourself a perch on the branch.

 

[MaryJanet]

Rain at forty five degrees. Clouds low enough to poke with a stick. Maybe a slight exaggeration. One of the worst afternoons I can recall this year. They were not the slightest bit interested in coming out. Henry waited at the top of the ramp impatiently tapping a foot while I cleaned up and having made sure the food supply was secure and eaten a bit of mackerel, went of to roost.
Lima was next in half an hour later looking very disgruntled followed by Fret and then Carbon and finally Ella.
More of the same tomorrow apparently and just to cheer everyone up it's going to feel like 1C, Whatever it says in the weather forecast, it's going to be worse at the allotments. As you can tell, I didn't put my happy clappy hat on this morning and I won't be wearing it tomorrow either. I don't believe I've worn my happy clappy hat for the weather in the UK since the great winter of 1963 when the lake at the farm froze over and we went ice skating.
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Pi**ing down here this morning too.