What did you do with your flock today?

[TropicalBabies]

My chickens are so darn cute ♡
Really liking this buff Brahma roo. He is not a dork like his father and brothers were.

And the hens and pullets are just dreamy, such gentle souls.

 

[kurby22]

My chickens are so darn cute ♡
Really liking this buff Brahma roo. He is not a dork like his father and brothers were.View attachment 2987975View attachment 2987974View attachment 2987976View attachment 2987977View attachment 2987978And the hens and pullets are just dreamy, such gentle souls.

Such beautiful gentle giants!

 

[TropicalBabies]

Such beautiful gentle giants!

So fun when all is well. Touch wood

 

[kurby22]

So fun when all is well. Touch wood

Yes! The good times are so good!

 

[TropicalBabies]

So I actually have a little bit of an update on my 2 B. Brahmas that were sick with pox. The little FTT, who was the worst, has healed perfectly. The little cockerel was doing great, still kind of is but a few days ago I was doing one of my multi daily checks where I really search out the 2 past sick ones to make sure they are still in forward motion so they can stay with the flock and I saw some swelling on his brow. Being I check on them plenty it was pretty sudden. My thought was he could have possibly gotten pecked but I saw no mark so he went straight into isolation. He has great energy, appetite, color, feather health... just a bump above the eve. No smell or drainage. Nares are clean. Just a hard lump and I think it is a tumor. I flushed him, dropped him and packed him w/ Neosporin. There has been no change one way or the other. Rest of flock looks 100%. Strange and I think that I will have to cull him. A real bummer after all we went through together and he is really a nice boy.
Anywho, the teens w/ FTT this eve at bedtime. Time to move the bigger ones out to the big coop ya think lol

 

[TropicalBabies]

@pennyJo1960 do you have any thoughts?
In all fairness, it is night here and I am shinning a light on him. Normally (lately) he has been acting normal chicken, just isolated ☹

 

[pennyJo1960]

Just isolated ? His comb is light in color not red ? is that the light ? How many boys in his coop ?

 

[TropicalBabies]

Just isolated ? His comb is light in color not red ? is that the light ? How many boys in his coop ?

His comb has been a great color. perfect red so must be the light. Yes, isolated solo going on day 3

 

[pennyJo1960]

His comb has been a great color. perfect red so must be the light. Yes, isolated solo going on day 3

You had a few with pox he is one .. check in his mouth
may have affected his libido

 

[kurby22]

So I actually have a little bit of an update on my 2 B. Brahmas that were sick with pox. The little FTT, who was the worst, has healed perfectly. The little cockerel was doing great, still kind of is but a few days ago I was doing one of my multi daily checks where I really search out the 2 past sick ones to make sure they are still in forward motion so they can stay with the flock and I saw some swelling on his brow. Being I check on them plenty it was pretty sudden. My thought was he could have possibly gotten pecked but I saw no mark so he went straight into isolation. He has great energy, appetite, color, feather health... just a bump above the eve. No smell or drainage. Nares are clean. Just a hard lump and I think it is a tumor. I flushed him, dropped him and packed him w/ Neosporin. There has been no change one way or the other. Rest of flock looks 100%. Strange and I think that I will have to cull him. A real bummer after all we went through together and he is really a nice boy.
Anywho, the teens w/ FTT this eve at bedtime. Time to move the bigger ones out to the big coop ya think lol View attachment 2989237

FTT looks so little They look so cute all lined up like birds on telephone wire I just love the white Brahmas, such a pretty color combo!

I hope the young boy gets better! Lumps around the eyes are never good but maybe a bug bite? Since it grew so fast??