with nest box, yard, food and water, created by Matt and Wendy this
afternoon. She is up and walking around, which gave us a chance to
actually see the wound better. It is not a pretty sight. It looks like
you can see right inside her, so recovery, if it occurs, could be
longer than we hoped. Doesn't look like the Vicks would be a good idea
for awhile. Frank brought over a red light bulb, 25 watt, and we put it
in the coop and turned off the regular one. Most of them are roosting,
with only four wandering around. Hopefully the red light will subdue
their canabalistic tendencies. Temp in the coop after about an hour of
this was 35, so they should be ok for tonight. The hen in the garage is
blessed with a space heater which is on the counter. I'm sure we would
be laughed right out of the room by seasoned chicken farmers for all
our pampering, but we can't help ourselves. Daffy has been buried by
Jeanne. No one seemed to weigh in on any other plan and no one wanted
to eat her. She will at least return to the land as compost. May all
sleep well tonight. Wendy and Matt will work on making some kind of way
to get into the temporary pen tomorrow, as it may not be so temporary.
For tonight it is working well. Total egg production today is 17, with
a possible few still under the hens, but we didn't want any more drama
with them tonight.
from the medical team
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