10/7/12
Daily update on the Gnarly Bunch: No eggs. Not one, darn
it. But, I see much evidence of good nutrition and the loss of the
parasitic infestations paying off. More and smoother feathering, the
chests are definitely filling out… even on the skinniest bird, and I noticed
several legs with old, damaged scales trying to slough off.
I
have my eye on the Middle Sister, the one White Rock that still looks skinny
and pretty scraggly. She is the one with the swollen joints in her ankles
and toes. I'm going to give her time but I'm wondering if that joint swelling,
which is not going away on her new diet and environment, is symptomatic of
arthritis and could be causing her to not thrive. Of all the birds, she
has made the least progress. She is probably almost half of her normal
size and weight and, whereas Raggedy Ann is making great strides in recovering,
Middle Sister isn't.
Her
poop is good, she is moving and eating good, and she has spunk....but her feet
look swollen, though she does not show disability there. She is not
putting on good flesh and feathering like the rest of the White Rocks, who are
the same age and genetic make-up. I'll try to get pics tomorrow of what
she looks like now so you can compare with what she looked like at one
week.
If
I do a cull before colder weather, it will be this hen. I know what it
feels like to have arthritis pain when cold and damp weather sets in and it
isn't fun. I see no reason to make her suffer through the winter just to
prove I can nurse her back to her former self, if I even can... I'm not so sure
on this one.
Last check of the night on the Gnarly Bunch: Guess
who has a perfectly clean butt and perfectly normal poops???
Yes! You guessed it! Miss Messy Butt of the infamous butt
pictures!!!!
That
does it...I'm buying stock in NuStock.
Clean,
pink and no juice, no smell, no runny brown discharge, no swelling.
Watched a normal chicken poop drop as the light was shining directly on it...no
signs of ulcers at the corners of the vent.
Two
days from that horrible picture....now, nothing.
I've
decided to call her Ruby Crockett, after my granny.
Gnarly Bunch - Chapters 19 & 20 - 10/8/12 - 10/9/12
Gnarly Bunch - Chapters 19 & 20 - 10/8/12 - 10/9/12
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