I've posted about Repecca and her difficulties in other threads. She doesn't roost, won't traverse the ramp up or down (which makes soft hearted me take her down in the morning, up at night), seems to see ok, is possibly pigeon toed, extremely clumsy. She eats, drinks, poops, and preens all normal.
Because she doesn't roost but wants to be near the other 3 gals she often gets underneath them. This morning I picked her up to move down to the run only to find my hand wet with runny poop. Her back had a big glob and we are in a deep freeze. I brought her inside, rinsed her off with water and an old washcloth, dried her with granddaughters hairdryer. Since she had been exposed to so much warmth I put her inside the henhouse to be out of drafts until she reaclimated. An hour later I had to go get her out so she could finally eat and drink That was 10am. Her feathers look stained but not soiled.
So that's Repecca adventure today. My question is how can we avoid this? Any suggestions? I won't be able to do this if it's a work day!
Because she doesn't roost but wants to be near the other 3 gals she often gets underneath them. This morning I picked her up to move down to the run only to find my hand wet with runny poop. Her back had a big glob and we are in a deep freeze. I brought her inside, rinsed her off with water and an old washcloth, dried her with granddaughters hairdryer. Since she had been exposed to so much warmth I put her inside the henhouse to be out of drafts until she reaclimated. An hour later I had to go get her out so she could finally eat and drink That was 10am. Her feathers look stained but not soiled.
So that's Repecca adventure today. My question is how can we avoid this? Any suggestions? I won't be able to do this if it's a work day!
