Guess who's back? 

I am so bad at keeping you guys updated. 

Anyway. I did hear back from CrazyK farm about the bootie. Unfortunately they no longer do custom ones due to how difficult it is to get the right measurements--which I can certainly understand, but kind of a bummer. 🙁

The GOOD news is that, although the bumblefoot has not gone away, it has gone into what I call "callus mode." It's gone hard and is not growing. He might have it for the rest of his life, but as long as it's behaving more like a callus and doesn't swell or get tight and inflamed, it shouldn't hamper his hopping. We'll have to be careful to keep him in otherwise good health, though, so the staph infection doesn't become a problem. 

His nails are looking a bit long, also on his stump:

Yeah, we're probably going to have to trim those. 

Also, check out this spur!

Pretty pointy. It's about the size of Mo's. I'm relieved there's not one on his stumpy foot--that could cause problems sitting down. 

In terms of quality of life, he's doing well. At eight months old now, he's not a baby. He crows regularly (not as much as my other boys, but still). He's not super social, but he never gets picked on. Mo and he are still best buddies, although lately Mo has been going on a lot of dates. (I'm not kidding, they pair off and go forage in a secluded corner. Very romantic.) He's not the youngest now either--we had some babies born in July. (Mo's a dad!)

Uno has also been attempting to flirt, though he's mostly met with polite refusals. He's tried to mount a couple hens and usually slides right off.  I'm encouraged by his vivacity. But mostly he seems content, so that's good. 

He eats out of my mother's hand and comes running when he sees anyone. Like most chickens, he doesn't stand still for pictures very well, but he's a great selfie partner.

So that's the news.