My Buff Orpington chick, or Buffy, (as Weavergarden named her) is eating, drinking, and pooping well. However, she is getting to be a little smelly for my computer desk. I put fresh bedding late last night, but this morning you would never know. Last night I tried to file her beak down but it didn't work very well so I got my tiny sizzors and cut the overgrowth off. She keeps making clicking noises with her beak now. I think she is getting used to it. I can see a big difference in her ability to pick up food and drink water. She is getting a little more active, cleaning her feathers and standing up when she hears a strange noise. However, she still can't support herself on her bad leg/foot. There is no swelling that I can find and today it appears she may be putting a little wieght on it. I think she misses her chicken friends, but she likes the treats.
I had to take my DH to urgent care yesterday. That took all day, but he is on pain pills now so he really doesn't care that there is a chicken on my computer desks.
We have our addition almost all ready for paint --- except for taping the sheet rock in the high part in the stairwell. That job has been saved for me, the one person in the house that is afraid of high places.
This morning I am going to build a very sturdy platform to put my ladder on and get this job done. The reward is that when this addition is done there will be so much more room -- 3 large rooms, 2 walk-in closets, and a bathroom. We are all anxious to get it done.
It would be more fun if I was the one who could just sit and watch.