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Songster
Bleh annoying situation.
My property is covered in Mountain Cedar (Ashe Juniper). I have a new batch of chicks (5 weeks old) who I've been starting to let outside. They have a little sectioned off run that I thought was free of debris, but a few moments ago I heard one of them screaming and ran over to look. A large strip of cedar bark was smashed up in her feathers. I did the best I could to get it out, but ultimately had to cut away most the feathers it was attached to. I tried to use a little dish soap and water to remove as much as I could, but its still pretty sticky.
This wont hurt them if they preen it out/ingest some will it? I've had chickens here for a few years and its never been an issue, so I imagine its not the end of the world, but I've never had one so young get tangled up in so much of it before.
My property is covered in Mountain Cedar (Ashe Juniper). I have a new batch of chicks (5 weeks old) who I've been starting to let outside. They have a little sectioned off run that I thought was free of debris, but a few moments ago I heard one of them screaming and ran over to look. A large strip of cedar bark was smashed up in her feathers. I did the best I could to get it out, but ultimately had to cut away most the feathers it was attached to. I tried to use a little dish soap and water to remove as much as I could, but its still pretty sticky.
This wont hurt them if they preen it out/ingest some will it? I've had chickens here for a few years and its never been an issue, so I imagine its not the end of the world, but I've never had one so young get tangled up in so much of it before.
