Stella's Social Club

[ronott1]

I've always known that chickens hide their injuries/pain well, but I didn't realize how much pain they could hide until today. We had a cockerel limping - when I picked him up, I could move his hock joint sideways, and I could feel a popping feeling in the joint, so I assumed that's where the break was. I noticed his limping 2 days ago - and I'm out with my flock A LOT. (just ask my DH) We put him down this morning. I was going to process him for us to eat, until I plucked him.

His leg was broken up high on his thigh, the back leg bone and he was internally bleeding. This boy had to be in some serious pain, though he didn't show it. The only sign was he couldn't put weight on his leg.

I have cooked him and will feed him to my dog.

Warning: Graphic pictures, don't click if you don't want to see.

Sorry for the loss of your Cockerel!

They do hide their injuries. I think them not showing pain is why some people think chickens do not feel pain.

 

[The Sheriff]

Oh Kelly that is unreal. Poor boy. At least he isn't suffering anymore.

 

[mlm Mike]

Cute little ducklings (and video) ronott1.

Kelly, that does look like that boy was in some pain.

 

[mlm Mike]

When DW was out playing working with the goats, she decided to collect the eggs, and she found our first turkey egg!

She asked what I wanted to do with it, I said hatch it of course.

 

[tazcat70]

Kelly, that poor boy!

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: She needed to ask?

Pretty speckled egg...................my turkeys are on the verge of laying any day now. I keep seeing the boys molesting the girls. Unfortunately I think mine will be heavily speckled with mud too

 

[Mahonri]

Wow Kelly, that looked like gangrene! Makes you wonder.

Spent much of the morning doing the 45 mile round trip to the feed stores.

Chickens are such an EXPENSIVE HOBBY !!

Scratch is now $15 a bag! I didn't buy any and the depot had run out of Layena.. said they sent chick starter instead. They did have some nice chicks (I DIDN'T GET ANY) but I've got to get some chickens sold and re-homed BEFORE my chicks hatch.

DW gave me a haircut I had the pool so clean I just had to jump in. BRRRRRRR!!!

Time for a long winter's nap.

It got up to 95 yesterday. Couldn't believe it. We had to turn on the AC!!

My chairside assistant went to see the Dr. yesterday and he put her in the hospital with congestive heart failure. Said her heart was TWICE the size it should be, it was beating twice as fast as it should be and it's elasticity number that is 150 for a normal heart was 1930. I imagine she's going to need a transplant.

I don't know how I'm going to work.

 

[Mahonri]

Emus?

How about Eaglets....?

Alcoa, Davenport, Iowa's Eagle Cam

 

[Happy Chooks]

When DW was out playing working with the goats, she decided to collect the eggs, and she found our first turkey egg!

She asked what I wanted to do with it, I said hatch it of course.

Wish mine were smarter and would have gone in at night.

Wow Kelly, that looked like gangrene! Makes you wonder.

My chairside assistant went to see the Dr. yesterday and he put her in the hospital with congestive heart failure. Said her heart was TWICE the size it should be, it was beating twice as fast as it should be and it's elasticity number that is 150 for a normal heart was 1930. I imagine she's going to need a transplant.

I don't know how I'm going to work.

Oh geez Dar, that is not good for your assistant. My thoughts and prayers are with her.

I know about my cockerel, nasty huh? When I sliced his skin, globs of blood came out. I've never seen anything like it.

 

[lonnyandrinda]

Kathy are you following Chicken State University? They are doing DELAWARES right now! Come on you know you want to critique your beauties there!