The Old Folks Home

[Peep_Show]

They lay like champs, but almost act programed to die at or around the first molt. -sigh-

So I am sure it was nothing you did or didn't do, they are just insanely programmed to live up to the first molt.... And then everything falls apart.

Good to know. And things were starting to fall apart... She was starting to lay a bunch of sac eggs (no shell) despite having lots of calcium access and her production was falling off (well, only slightly compared to the other hens' production records)

Fall is in the air here. I'm thinking the coop will look like a pillow fight happened pretty soon.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Mine is already starting to

 

[Wisher1000]

Mine, too!

 

[Alaskan]

Mine is already wall to wall feathers....

 

[Cynthia12]

Just sharing a photo of my girl healing well after the bumble foot surgery.

 

[Alaskan]

That is looking very good!



@superchemicalgirl have your goats ever gotten a cut between their toes?

Feta Face got one, and it looks OK, not hot. But because of where it is located, she wants to put zero weight on it. As soon as any weight goes on the foot the scab pops open.

I feel SUPER bad for her...but she isn't crying.

I would guess I should try to contain her so there is less walking needed, keep checking for heat, and guess it might take a week?

Except that I am not sure how to contain her better ...

The two kids we got get the does night pen since we have found NOTHING else that keeps the little buggers in.

I could write a book on our fencing woes.... Needless to say there have been ISSUES.

Glory to God we can keep them all contained at night, but during the day we have been letting the does run free.

-sigh-

I am almost tempted to duct tape her toes together... But I am guessing that might be really bad for some reason I can't think of.

Still can't get a vet... I have been calling.

Yeah, yeah...keep working on the fences...... Any other thoughts?

 

[Alaskan]

Last post was sad Needed funnies... Found some.

I sure hope these dudes get paid well!

These photos are all from The Mountain Men of Alaska. The dude in the water...leeches much?

 

[superchemicalgirl]

They get cracked feet sometimes - Pip has a bad spot on one of her feet that doesn't heal very well. We trim it and there's a hoof rot med - https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Naylors-H...=UTF8&qid=1472203988&sr=8-1&keywords=hoof+rot

 

[Kusanar]

That is looking very good!

@superchemicalgirl have your goats ever gotten a cut between their toes?

Feta Face got one, and it looks OK, not hot. But because of where it is located, she wants to put zero weight on it. As soon as any weight goes on the foot the scab pops open.

I feel SUPER bad for her...but she isn't crying.

I would guess I should try to contain her so there is less walking needed, keep checking for heat, and guess it might take a week?

Except that I am not sure how to contain her better ...

The two kids we got get the does night pen since we have found NOTHING else that keeps the little buggers in.

I could write a book on our fencing woes.... Needless to say there have been ISSUES.

Glory to God we can keep them all contained at night, but during the day we have been letting the does run free.

-sigh-

I am almost tempted to duct tape her toes together... But I am guessing that might be really bad for some reason I can't think of.

Still can't get a vet... I have been calling.

Yeah, yeah...keep working on the fences...... Any other thoughts?

I don't have goats, but, I think I would put a ton of neosporin or something similar on the cut to keep the scab soft, it will allow it to flex when she walks rather than breaking like it is now. Then, Maybe put something on her foot that will allow for expansion but not let it get dirty, maybe a sock? and keep her in somewhere dry?

 

[microchick]

Alaskan, I agree with Kusanar about maybe keeping the scab a bit moist. Have you tried something like Bag Balm on it to soften and toughen up the scab.

I spent most of the summer treating two Welsummer hens with bumble foot. Neither showed any symptoms except I noticed that their feet had some swelling around the webbing. One was so nasty that I squeezed a kernel out of it that was as big around as a pencil if not larger and about 3/4 an inch long. Some of the tissue had granulated around it so she has this thick pad of tissue on the webbing of that foot. It doesn't seem to bother her. I use vet wrap on her feet and leave them. When they start looking a bit worn, I change them. Right now she has blue bandages on her feet. When I ran out of beige vet wrap and went to the blue, she stopped looked at her feet as if thinking "what is THAT?" then decided that she liked the color.

So what I'm getting at is, have you tried to wrap her foot, using a soft gauze pad between her toes using whatever ointment you are using on the pad and then put another pad on the bottom of the foot then wrap the whole pad up with vet wrap? The pads would cushion the foot and the wrap would stabilize the foot and prevent the toes from spreading. Might help her get around and be able to put some weight on the foot.

As for fencing. Have you tried electrified netting?

My husband liked your weather wheel. He grew up in Wisconsin where they have two seasons. Winter and July.