Thursday 27 July 2017

Waiting for the big reveal

I've sent this photo off to our local vet with a query.  Can something be done to fix our little friend's beak?  He's favourably referred to as Cross Beak but Cross beak or CB as he prefers, struggles to eat grain off the ground and needs hand feeding.  We're hoping just a minor snip or tuck might allow this top beak to regrow a bit more on the straight and narrow, than the major banana bender it is now.  It's a struggle for him at meal times as we have to hold the grain container for him to eat out of.  Unfortunately everyone else thinks he shouldn't be getting special treatment and about three hens try to get their head in the container at the same time.  They peck him as he's a rooster and roosters aren't supposed to eat until the hens have.  Whilst they're all crying foul (sorry) bad manners, this little feller just wants a meal.  Because he's been singled out for special treatment he follows me around and races up to me whenever he sees me.  He puts his little head to the side, looks up and chats away as if I understand every word.  He's still quite young but he may be struggling to put on weight.  So hopefully our vet can come back with a surgical intervention or something minor.  We don't need a complete makeover or want to send him off to some pacific location for a few weeks 'recuperation' and come back with his head wrapped in bandages and wearing dark sunglasses.  He just wants to be like everyone else.  Fingers crossed.  Whoops.

1 comment:

  1. I've got my fingers crossed, too. Keep us updated.

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