This is Dodo, you’ve met him before, he’s in a close-up today because he has been 
recovering from frostbite for a number of weeks now. We’re quite worried about him because he seems to get better and then take a turn for the worse. He does best in warmer weather, but our weather is still quite variable. The other night it got down to 26° and he was just miserable. According to the books we have, frostbite on the chicken’s comb is terribly painful for them. Frostbite can affect three main areas: feet, wattles and comb; the comb is the area most often suffering from frostbite. This can happen from wind-chill and Roosters seem to succumb the most. They are often out patrolling the run, keeping an eye out for predators, and stay out even in the cold and wind. In this photo above, you can see Dodo is still showing some of the effects of frostbite: the black dots on his comb are spots of dead skin cells and you can see his once proud comb has flopped over. His color is getting better, but he just can’t stand the cold at all at the moment. He is also quite listless and not eating well. Continue reading
Chicken Ailments
27 Monday Feb 2017
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Sue returned with Goats on Monday! Two young males who are really good buddies. Their names are Taco George (the brown one) and Mine (the black and white one). Those are the names they came with… Sue keeps calling them “Taco Bell” and “Mime”. We have them in an area that, we think, was used to pasture burros previously. It was already fenced in pretty well. However, we are also re-purposing a small workroom as their night time dwelling, and the fencing around that particular area is rather sketchy. If they wanted, the little guys could just push it right over and walk away. Luckily, if that happens, they will still be in a fenced in area; it’s just not as secure. 
Wing and a Prayer 