Rural Gardening: I made a chicken coat because of a rescue., 0 by DrDoolotz

DrDoolotz wrote:
Thanks Grownut. I noticed that the neck skin looks particularly red in color - not the usual yellowish pinkish tone of the rest of her skin. This makes me think it is abnormal. Also, I don't think naked necks have this little front tuft of feathers on the bottom of the neck, and then go back to naked? (see picture here). I have never had a naked neck anything so I don't really know.

They weren't pit bulls, they were bulldogs. English bulldogs. She had many that appeared to be lactating, or at least have been in the past. Very pendulous teats. Then there was a pen of younger ones and lots of growling and carrying on. Most unpleasant in my opinion. But even so, they are very heavy breed dogs and quite capable of ripping chickens apart, which they did. I guess her son wasn't supposed to leave the barn open, but the barn that the chickens were in was filthy also, and they never saw the light of day. I'm surprised they're not actually worse than they are. There were no fresh shavings, no fresh anything really - just crusted feces everywhere, which is probably why they all have bumblefoot.

I like the tube suggestion. Will consider this in the next model!