Terror of the Barnyard (Video)

[noodleroo]

You know, the more I visit this thread, the more he's starting to grow on me. Maybe he was meant to be a 'therapy' pet for hospitals and therapy wards. Who knows, he may inspire masses of people to be OK with themselves. Have you ever done any volunteering like this?

 

[mmaddie's mom]

Great names everyone!

When Manfred was mentioned

, I thought of Manerd (as in Manerd G. Krebbs for those of you old enough to remember

)... then I thought Gollum or Smeagol were good

... THEN Buckbeak

... but have to agree with a sweet name and I think "Precious" is perfect!

Let us know what you decide!

 

[oesdog]

What a fantastic idea. There are so many kids who have terrible injury like burns and disabilities too. Sometimes sadly they are seen as Ugly - but wow this chap or lass could be such an inspiration and help to kids like that! Our world so values beauty and intelligence - disabled kids rarely have either! Your bird is brillient for a petting bird!

Oesdog -

 

[mmaddie's mom]

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Great idea!

 

[cheeps]

I'm with ya on not culling him! I have my own version of your little guy. I got some narragansett turkey eggs and had a friend hatch them for me. Big mistake. The guy kept them on newspaper until I came and got them, about 10 hours after they hatched. I had 2 of 6 hatch, one died suddenly as poults sometimes do, and unfortunatly that was the healthy chick. The other chick is Forrest (as in Gump), who has badly deformed legs since birth. He can walk on one foot, although it's sort of balled up, but on the other leg he sort of walks on his knee, using his wings to balance himself.

He has always been such a trooper. He survived the transition from inside the house to outdoors much to my suprise. He eats lilke a champ, drinks, and gets around okay. And as long as he wants to keep going, I'll let him keep going. I feel like that's part of raising animals, stuff happens....they're not all going to be perfect. He's special. Oh, and did I mention spoiled? He lived in the house for 6 months, in my dog's wire crate, so he was part of the family. Probably going to pose a problem if he gets really big! We are assuming he is a he so far.

Although he looks a little rough in this pic, he was actually just beginning to get his adult feathers. He's feathering out beautifully now at 5 months, and still going strong.

*Edited my bad link.

 

[Trophamus]

aww well i think he is strangely adorable

 

[my3chickens]

"Boo" for Boo Radley, To Kill A Mockingbird. All the kids were afraid of him but he was just misunderstood!!

He's so sweet, I hope he lives a long, happy, healthy life!!

 

[Baba Yaga's Hut]

A good name for him is Hephaestus (Greek) or Vulcan (Roman), the God of Fire. He is the son of Hera and is the only ugly and deformed God. I'd say this guy definitely has a "fire" for life! Love him! Oh, personally I prefer Hephaestus. LOL

 

[PoultryPedia]

That's good you have given his beak as much a trim as was possible. To help his beak more, if you trim back his beak OFTEN, the sensitive part will gradually shorten and recede. (Same goes for the quick inside chickens' toenails receding if you trim them often.)

Using a nail file, you can just file off a little bit each time. Try shortening and rounding the ends a little every week.

I'd focus on filing back lower beak so it can shorten up closer to length of top beak.

From pic, top beak looks like it doesn't need much shortening--just occasional trims to keep the end from curling downward too much. And maybe some filing one the edge that goes across the middle of the lower beak, so maybe the upper beak will slide into correct position a little more?

I'll bet you'll be able to improve the shape some such that he's somewhat more comfortable and able to function a bit better. But then again, maybe his existing shape will work better for him with the adaptations he's using than modifications would?

Best wishes! I think it's wonderful you've provided him with a good home!

 

[luvchicks8]

Just a thought though why not call him if it's a him Dusty meaning a fightor/survivor he doesn't have to have a "monster name", not thats there is anything wrong with the names just a thought