Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

My little pony for Sunday:
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Hi Chaco

That is am awesome tree! Can she hang out under it?

 

[Ponypoor]

Sure! I’ll link you to Ribh’s post where I linked to the portrait portrait posts…. Unless you meant outside of BYC?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ribhs-dcoopage.1295189/post-25952922

Tax:
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Oh finally found this again!

That was great love the effects! I will have to check out rhibs site for the others

 

[BY Bob]

The ac is jacked so I decided to salvage the day by starting a double batch of peach brandy

That's using your time wisely!

 

[BY Bob]

You know me so well - yes, it will feel like I am doing something if I reearch this!
I do think I came across the study with the data needed for this. At the time I was focused on the most likely time of death so did not focus on the overall duration.
I think it was even a study in backyard chickens.
I am off to search for it now - I have to come in anyway to recharge devices and grab something to eat.
In exciting news I just got delivery of the bigger tubes. They are gauge 18 Fr.
When it is all over I will be able to laugh at this. 14 Fr tubes are what is generally used to resuscitate baby animals like chickens, goats etc. It is quite small and I have been worried I am not getting enough formula into her because I have to make it sufficiently dilute to get through the tube and the tiny holes at the end. I was looking for the next size up which would be 16 Fr.
It seems like 16 Fr is not used for anything so I couldn't find them anywhere.
However, there is a thriving marketplace for 18 Fr among the coffee enema crowd. Go on, admit it, you didn't know that was a thing! Well it is, and I am now the proud owner of coffee enema 18 Fr tubes. They came with a handy instructions on how to give yourself a coffee enema. I think I will skip that bit. But they do look perfect for feeding Bella.

Tax: Bernadette deciding what is next on her to do list

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That's it. Do positive things. That will help. It is that feeling o if helplessness that wears at you. Being productive will help.

 

[BY Bob]

This is lovely, but it is kind of heart stopping to see Gucci lying there "playing dead!"

It's crazy right! She truly looks dead. I've never had a chicken mimic it so well before!

 

[BY Bob]

Good grief! You are not kidding about Gucci playing dead - even knowing what she is doing it is a bit of a shock.
I love how she inserts herself with the other two though!

It's hard to appreciate how good she is at playing dead until you actually see it.

I do love how none of these hens shies away from stepping right on the others!

 

[BY Bob]

Yes this is great! Gucci's legs still aren't moving right, but it's clear she has much better coordination and strength! Although at first after she joins she is basically dust bathing by association and really just playing dead (napping) while snuggled with Glynda and Lady Featherington, at around 7:48 she is really making concerted dust bathing moves. She sure is kicking and ruffling!

They left the coop immediately this morning to come down to the run. I'm taking that as a positive as well. I did not see her come down but she managed it somehow.

 

[Ponypoor]

It's crazy right! She truly looks dead. I've never had a chicken mimic it so well before!

Yep it’s different that’s for sure!

 

[BY Bob]

I understand and I explained to Lety that a whole unit swap out could run 10 grand

I have to say that's crazy! I switched from oil to gas (that's a whole new heating system) and replaced my entire AC system for just over 9 grand in total not any more than 5 years ago.

YIKES prices have gone up!

Cooling tax

 

[Ponypoor]

It's hard to appreciate how good she is at playing dead until you actually see it.

I do love how none of these hens shies away from stepping right on the others!

Ya I noticed! Just tromp right over top why don’t ya!