Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Congratulations, now all of BYC can see the power couple. If only we can start a petition to have you set at least 2 of their eggs.

Likely get 2 Roos out of that!

Here I am thinking of asking that lady with the silver spangled hamburgs if she has eggs to sell me hahahaha!

Bad Kelly!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Probably similar to small dog breeds living many years longer than most large dog breeds.


Ugh, I hate hoof abbesses. I had a mate that blew out the side of her hoof pretty bad. The had to do special shoes for awhile to support the rest of her hoof while it healed.


I noticed a week or so ago you also have a PFM banner now. Do you notice the difference from not having a PFM?

Rosie actually took Russ on a trail ride yesterday. She was on him almost 2 hours. He was fine the whole time she rode him. Got off him, cooled him down and let him pick for close to a hour. When she went to put him up she thought he was starting to walk funny. Checked him over, looked like maybe, maybe he was stiff in one of his back legs. Ok, he has pretty much had a vacation since July when they fell, he is just a little muscle sore. Mom went out this morning and he was laying down napping. She spoke to him, not intending for him to get up. He had trouble getting up and mom was thinking lame in that back leg. Get him out of the stall and let him walk a bit to try and pinpoint where he is hurting. He was not limping every step, every few steps he would limp. Again, acting like it was his back leg. Tie him to the tree and check his feet to see if there is a rock or something in his foot. Both back feet are fine when we clean them, the other front leg is good when they are cleaned. Pick up the what turns out to be bad foot, she goes to clean out around the frog area and he jerks his foot away. Ok, that foot is sore. Pick it back up, and see a bit of blood. It was not running, sort of thick almost pussy blood. We think when he jerked his foot away as she was trying to clean the frog area the abscess blew then. Got everything together and gave him his first round of a epsom salt foot soak Put him back in his stall and squirted some Iodine in it. We then waited a couple hours while we found the duct tape, and re-watched a youtube video on how to make a boot. When Rosie got home we got everything together and this time did a longer soak in epsom salts and when we were done packed it and put the boot on. Hopefully, that boot will stay on 2 days. I still do not know why if it was his front foot that was hurting he kept acting like it was his back leg that was hurting. After it blew, then he starting giving on that front foot.

 

[Ponypoor]

Todays Monday Mug goes to the new baby, Willow! Still no egg! View attachment 3424154
Sadly, today I am feeling awful. Sore throat, headache, and it is bad. I may skip school tomorrow, and I have almost never skipped school. I just feel really bad. I am going to get a bunch of rest, so I am going to log off.... but first, you need to see the size of this Shire!... The sun was in the way, so sorry for the bad picture, also, my mug shot is my pony tax... I couldn't wait!! Not the best picture, but I will show the better ones on Sunday, once I fix itView attachment 3424159

Willow is not far off laying, I sure she will soon!

He is a big horse! You be careful around them.
Sorry your not feeling well, it it’s the season for all sorts of viruses, drink plenty of fluids and take some Tylenol. And rest!

 

[Ponypoor]

Probably similar to small dog breeds living many years longer than most large dog breeds.


Ugh, I hate hoof abbesses. I had a mate that blew out the side of her hoof pretty bad. The had to do special shoes for awhile to support the rest of her hoof while it healed.


I noticed a week or so ago you also have a PFM banner now. Do you notice the difference from not having a PFM?

What is a PFM banner?

Re hoof abscess ya had one come through coronet band poor mare!

I think they say silkies live a long time… being small I guess they are like bantams.

 

[Ponypoor]

Congratulations Love the photo!!!

Thanks

I went and spent way too much time looking at all the photos there - ok well not all but many hahaha such great photos! I wonder how they choose?

 

[Ponypoor]

Rosie actually took Russ on a trail ride yesterday. She was on him almost 2 hours. He was fine the whole time she rode him. Got off him, cooled him down and let him pick for close to a hour. When she went to put him up she thought he was starting to walk funny. Checked him over, looked like maybe, maybe he was stiff in one of his back legs. Ok, he has pretty much had a vacation since July when they fell, he is just a little muscle sore. Mom went out this morning and he was laying down napping. She spoke to him, not intending for him to get up. He had trouble getting up and mom was thinking lame in that back leg. Get him out of the stall and let him walk a bit to try and pinpoint where he is hurting. He was not limping every step, every few steps he would limp. Again, acting like it was his back leg. Tie him to the tree and check his feet to see if there is a rock or something in his foot. Both back feet are fine when we clean them, the other front leg is good when they are cleaned. Pick up the what turns out to be bad foot, she goes to clean out around the frog area and he jerks his foot away. Ok, that foot is sore. Pick it back up, and see a bit of blood. It was not running, sort of thick almost pussy blood. We think when he jerked his foot away as she was trying to clean the frog area the abscess blew then. Got everything together and gave him his first round of a epsom salt foot soak Put him back in his stall and squirted some Iodine in it. We then waited a couple hours while we found the duct tape, and re-watched a youtube video on how to make a boot. When Rosie got home we got everything together and this time did a longer soak in epsom salts and when we were done packed it and put the boot on. Hopefully, that boot will stay on 2 days. I still do not know why if it was his front foot that was hurting he kept acting like it was his back leg that was hurting. After it blew, then he starting giving on that front foot.

Ya that’s weird… ? Referred pain likely or maybe trying to keep weight off the front transferring weight to back made him sore. Did you give some bute?

Chicken tax
Another mug for Monday

Sophia my only hen with a comb and wattles
Rebecca maybe I will set Marty with a couple of her egg and a couple of Sophia’s and hope for hens!

 

[Ponypoor]

That girl is Rosie's Wasabi. That was truly a lucky shot. The coop was pitch dark and I just had the camera set with auto focus with flash on and pointed and shot.

Awesome that’s lucky!

 

[rural mouse]

What is a PFM banner?

Re hoof abscess ya had one come through coronet band poor mare!

I think they say silkies live a long time… being small I guess they are like bantams.

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[TX Chick Noob]

Rosie actually took Russ on a trail ride yesterday. She was on him almost 2 hours. He was fine the whole time she rode him. Got off him, cooled him down and let him pick for close to a hour. When she went to put him up she thought he was starting to walk funny. Checked him over, looked like maybe, maybe he was stiff in one of his back legs. Ok, he has pretty much had a vacation since July when they fell, he is just a little muscle sore. Mom went out this morning and he was laying down napping. She spoke to him, not intending for him to get up. He had trouble getting up and mom was thinking lame in that back leg. Get him out of the stall and let him walk a bit to try and pinpoint where he is hurting. He was not limping every step, every few steps he would limp. Again, acting like it was his back leg. Tie him to the tree and check his feet to see if there is a rock or something in his foot. Both back feet are fine when we clean them, the other front leg is good when they are cleaned. Pick up the what turns out to be bad foot, she goes to clean out around the frog area and he jerks his foot away. Ok, that foot is sore. Pick it back up, and see a bit of blood. It was not running, sort of thick almost pussy blood. We think when he jerked his foot away as she was trying to clean the frog area the abscess blew then. Got everything together and gave him his first round of a epsom salt foot soak Put him back in his stall and squirted some Iodine in it. We then waited a couple hours while we found the duct tape, and re-watched a youtube video on how to make a boot. When Rosie got home we got everything together and this time did a longer soak in epsom salts and when we were done packed it and put the boot on. Hopefully, that boot will stay on 2 days. I still do not know why if it was his front foot that was hurting he kept acting like it was his back leg that was hurting. After it blew, then he starting giving on that front foot.

Poor boy. It very likely seemed he was limping on the back because he was “short-stepping” or something similar trying not to out weight in the front any longer than necessary. They carry so much more weight on the front (something like 75%), that it can sometimes be hard to tell which one they are actually limping on.

Sore hoof tax

 

[RoyalChick]

Woke up to this. Pretty, but totally unexpected!

And Babs’ fluffy butt for surprise snow tax.