John headed for the wash, which is the usual place if someone gets out, because it's impossible to actually "fence" across the wash effectively. No tracks & no Boaz. I went back in the feed room to mix feed & John ranged out further. It was getting dark, & since we didn't know how long he'd been out, no telling where he was.
I got the feed mixed, John hadn't come back, so I jumped in the golf cart to go out & see if I could see him from the road. As I got out to open the gate, here Boaz came trotting down the road. I opened the gate, he came in & started running & braying, guess he figured out he was missing dinner, ran in his pen, turned around & brayed at me like, "where's my treat"?
John finally showed up & said he never did see Boaz, so we have no idea where he was, & John hasn't been able to find where he got out.
Something killed our last guinea Friday night, just ate the head, which I think is the M.O. of a skunk. She was "mature" & slept on the ground rather than roosting up high. We always shut her & the 2 remaining old hens up every night, but whatever it was, pulled the chicken wire & staples loose to get in. John redid the wire & staples, so I hope it doesn't get in again. Unfortunately if there is a weak spot in the wire, skunks or raccoons will find it. One of the hens sleeps in the nesting box, the other one goes up real high on a ledge. The one on the ledge is probably pretty safe, but the other one, is pretty vulnerable.
Still doctoring Jenny's foot, I think sometimes we go 1 step forward & 2 steps backwards, but she's still interested in going out & doing her thing. Yesterday I cut off as much of the proud flesh as I was comfortable doing. John asked if he could help, but he has a weak stomach, when it comes to blood, & with proud flesh there is a massive amount of blood for the amount of cutting you do.
When Dr. Nancy cut the proud flesh off Boaz's knee, she of course cut every little bit she could find off.........but.........she also used a dehorning iron to cauterize it. That goes way beyond my "pay" grade......!!! I'm not going there.......!!! (G)
So I took off what I was comfortable doing, finally had to put a pressure bandage on it to stop the bleeding & left it on. I'm suppose to soak her this morning, so I'll see what it looks like when I unwrap it. Dr. Megan says she can deal with the proud flesh later, but we need to get the internal oozing under control.
I agree, but in the meantime, I REALLY dislike proud flesh.
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