By the time Micro and Pipette were like, 4 months old, they were very energetic and naughty, especially Pip. Micro was the small innocent and slow girl who had developed arthritis because of the cold, but Pip was perfectly fine, eating, jumping and sometimes even hitting and standing on Micro. And then the poor thing that Micro is, she'd scream and try to run away but because they were in a cage at that time, he'd succeed in irritating her.
One night i actually had to keep her separate so that she could sleep in peace. Pip was being a total jerk! And then the next morning i had to tell dad to tell our carpenter to build them a bigger coop. The cage was becoming too small for them. And it also meant that i had to clean their poop filled cage every single day. The bigger your chicken, the bigger their poop.
I'd feed Micro garlic and some extra food and sometimes put mustard oil and turmeric on her swollen up feet (because they relieve pain) but it wasn't of much help. It did help, but Pip was smarter.
One night it was so cold that i even gave them a brandy in a bowl, with some warm water. Yep! And they did like it...they slept soundly that night. Or maybe they were drunk...I don't know ;)
Chickens are quite prone to arthritis. Its kind of genetic because it means that the chicken will sit and eat and eat and become fat and meaty. You'll know if your chicken has arthritis if:
1. She is walking slowly or not walking at all.
2. She is limping.
3. Her feet is red and swollen and warm.
4. If you put pressure on the affected feet, she'll react to the pain.
There is not much you can do, really. Just make sure your chicken is warm and is eating warm foods and if its sunny outside, let them soak in the sun for a while.
Micro is 9 months old now and she is perfectly okay, though she is a little slow and her fingers or whatever you call them is crooked. But its normal. As long as she is fine.
xoxo
One night i actually had to keep her separate so that she could sleep in peace. Pip was being a total jerk! And then the next morning i had to tell dad to tell our carpenter to build them a bigger coop. The cage was becoming too small for them. And it also meant that i had to clean their poop filled cage every single day. The bigger your chicken, the bigger their poop.
I'd feed Micro garlic and some extra food and sometimes put mustard oil and turmeric on her swollen up feet (because they relieve pain) but it wasn't of much help. It did help, but Pip was smarter.
One night it was so cold that i even gave them a brandy in a bowl, with some warm water. Yep! And they did like it...they slept soundly that night. Or maybe they were drunk...I don't know ;)
Chickens are quite prone to arthritis. Its kind of genetic because it means that the chicken will sit and eat and eat and become fat and meaty. You'll know if your chicken has arthritis if:
1. She is walking slowly or not walking at all.
2. She is limping.
3. Her feet is red and swollen and warm.
4. If you put pressure on the affected feet, she'll react to the pain.
There is not much you can do, really. Just make sure your chicken is warm and is eating warm foods and if its sunny outside, let them soak in the sun for a while.
Micro is 9 months old now and she is perfectly okay, though she is a little slow and her fingers or whatever you call them is crooked. But its normal. As long as she is fine.
xoxo
That's them (about 2 months old). They both used to fit in both hands. now Only their head fits in our hand. <3
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