Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Thank you. I think Giana is gorgeous too.

There is something about Italian cars. They are not just functional, they are also works of art.

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Car tax
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spiffy car how is she on fuel?

And spiffy chickies

 

[Ponypoor]

spiffy car how is she on fuel?

And spiffy chickies

Please ignore the video, not sure how I pasted that there

But enjoy anyways I was trying to show it to Michelle (couldn’t remember her ID)

 

[BY Bob]

I mostly agree with this except that when it comes to our pets and other domesticated animals they are dependent on us to provide for their nutritional needs, and there is also the challenge of the language barrier on top of this. They can neither go to the shops and get some oranges and ginger ale when they are feeling unwell, nor can they even communicate their needs as even a small child could.

I think of yesterday at the market when an acquaintance with two young boys stopped by for brats (we do cooked foodservice at the local market as well as selling our products. The 8 year old was called over and dressed his hot dog with green relish only. Father and I were discussing sauerkraut when 4 year old is called over. He wants only sauerkraut (he does eat sauerkraut on occasion) dad doesn’t put it on “are you sure? What do you want on it?” “Sauerkraut!” “Point to what you want.” Aside to me “see how I’m not putting anything on til we are absolutely sure? Wink” “only sauerkraut” pointing at the green relish just like older brother has. Now if he wanted/needed that green relish nutritionally, but we only had mustard and ketchup in front of him and no relish or kraut, at least he could say no or attempt to communicate what he wants verbally to us, our animals can’t do that nearly as well.

My cats life saving thyroid medication almost killed her. She couldn’t keep anything down, not even water. She couldn’t say what was upsetting her tummy, I tried lots of different foods and feeds, she ended up on fluids and we switched her from oral to transdermal methamazole and she lived five more good years.

I had a coworker who bounced around from omnivore diet, to pescatarian, vegetarians, vegan, and raw vegan over the ten years I worked with her for “animal welfare” and moral issues. Sure, you do you, she wasn’t too obnoxious about other people making different choices. Anyways, she got pet rescue dogs (two pugs and a chihuahua) while she was doing vegan, and almost killed them feeding them a fully vegan diet. Eventually with her vets urging, she came to the moral decision that as a primarily carnivorous species her imposed vegan diet was cruel and harmful to her pets, it was hard for her morally to make that choice because she loves all animals, but starving and malnourishment her pets for the cause of “animal welfare” was too much for even her. Although she also decided to in the future only get companion animals she could feed vegetarian diets to.

So when it comes to pets/animals in our artificially created environments, I think it’s a little harder to accomplish this.

This is well thought out and highlights the importance of us paying attention to the animals in our care. It is important that we not force our human perspective on them but rather try to understand what their needs are based upon their environment and how they are reacting to it.

Thanks for the reminder Kris!

 

[RoyalChick]

Pony Sunday

Another entry for today, Reenie loves playing in water, I keep a second water tub just for her to play in

She is having such fun!

 

[Ponypoor]

@micstrachan

Here is Fluffy taking down and scarfing back her first snake

 

[Ponypoor]

@micstrachan

Here is Fluffy taking down and scarfing back her first snake

Ok in my defence I had only owned chickens for about 4 months and had no idea they would kill snakes mice frogs…. And eat them!

 

[BY Bob]

No objections here. You do realize you you shall bring on some tears in this request. Seeing as I have way way too many pictures of my chickens I thought I would get a head start by sorting through them. I've have picked out my 3 favorites I think For me those 3 happen to be of chickens that have moved on or are no longer with us.

It is important to remember. I have a photo frame right outside my office with all of my passed on chickens represented. It is good to remember. Try to remember the good times and happiness they brought to your life.

 

[BY Bob]

Also too much liquidy veggies might account for those watery poops. With the heat we are having I’m seeing a fair amount of splashy poops too.

I always see tons of splashy poops in the summer heat. I do not worry at all about them. They are normal as the chickens try to lower their body temperature by drinking excess water.

 

[BY Bob]

To celebrate 100,000 posts here are my lot.

The first four
The school project I agreed to take on.

Diana who now rules the roost with wisdom and calm. Seen here inspecting the site and possible materials for the Chicken Palace construction. View attachment 3181075

Maggie who is loud and seems to like sharing her views with me.
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Elizabeth (RIP) our first leader who established many good behaviors and died quietly and suddenly. She had a short life but I think a good one.
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Scary (RIP) who wasn’t scary enough to save herself from the fox. Her death precipitated me joining this thread as I was heartbroken and guilt ridden at my first loss and I felt only this group would understand.
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Here are the first four in my favorite video of them all together.

And then came -
The Roadrunners

Dotty the ankle biter
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Minnie the clown
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The two of them always bickering (Minnie usually loses) but somehow always together.
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And then came -
The Hooligans

Bernadette the leader who had so much trouble with lameness and now is joyously celebrating her long legs.
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Bella my much-coveted black chicken with purple and green but is sadly unwell right now and wasting away.
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Lulu who is in touch with aliens and likely to take the title of flock clown from Minnie at some point.
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It feels like only yesterday they were in my bathroom and had just learned how to jump on top of the heat plate.

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That video of the 4 of them running is one of my all time favorites. I'm so glad you linked that in.

 

[BY Bob]

Thanks for thinking of her on your special celebration day ❤

I've taken a huge risk I mixed Epsom salt olive oil and milk thistle in warm water because she wasn't improving with acv and coconut oil.
At first she spat some out a bit of thickness came out. So I did it again and she is having a nice little stand around and walk in the garden now. She's as noisy as usual

That sounds good! I hope she has turned the corner.