Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Shadrach]

I think these came out nice.

I think they came out better than nice.
Some lovely shots in there.

 

[Shadrach]

Me neither.
I am optimistic about live meal worms because they do skewer bugs that wander by.

Cheese!

 

[Shadrach]

YAY, she's OK!

She's not quite okay yet but it's looking promising.

 

[BY Bob]

Wow, there have been so many changes to the Fluffy Butt Acres family since last time I was here. I don't feel like I've managed to piece it all together.

Could someone tell me who the current flock members are?

Gladly, when I get back to the house. Welcome back! It's great to see you again. Who was in the flock last time you were here or when was it? I can update you on all the comings and goings

 

[MaryJanet]

Fat Bird went to see Gloria the vet this evening. I took a while but eventually having checked ears and nasal passages with an endoscope and not found anything that would cause such swelling around the eye and although the ear mites were evident they were few and most were dead from the treatment I had given Fat Bird. Gloria cleaned out the ear.
Despite have a good illuminated magnifying glass initially Gloria couldn't see anything in the eye. It was only when Fat Bird blinked that a tiny piece of something momentarily showed itself and then disappeared pretty much invisible to the naked eye.
After numbing the eye and a bit of very careful digging Gloria manged to remove a piece of debris about the size of a thumbnail cutting. This piece of debris had worked it's way right under the eyeball. There was no way I would have even seen it let alone got it out. It looked like it may have been a piece of straw.
The transformation in the state of Fat Birds eye was very obvious after just a few minutes.
A thorough clean and a drop of antibiotic eye ointment and Fat Birds eye was back to almost normal.
Gloria thinks the cuts around the eye may have been self inflicted as Fat Bird scratched around the eye. Three days of ointment treatment morning and night and hopefully that's Fat Bird sorted.
Needless to say Fat Bird was not impressed with any of it. Once home she ate supper and wandered off to join the others who had gone to roost.

Oh yeah, the cost for this, 18 Euros plus whatever the eye ointment costs when I pick it up in the morning.
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Woohoo! Go Gloria!!

 

[MaryJanet]

I read this as ear mites having hands that could open latches and lift lids!

Me too, big mites, real big mites. Gonna need the big bottle of spray.

 

[GhislaineDel]

That's a bit of a brood.

There are 11 total, 5 barnyard mix I hatched in my incubator plus six Barred Rock pullets from the store. The hatched ones are named Dandelion, Night, Honey, Rose, and Star. The Barred Rocks don't have names yet as they haven't really differentiated themselves yet.

I am so glad to hear that Gloria was able to help Fat Bird!

 

[RoyalChick]

Fat Bird went to see Gloria the vet this evening. I took a while but eventually having checked ears and nasal passages with an endoscope and not found anything that would cause such swelling around the eye and although the ear mites were evident they were few and most were dead from the treatment I had given Fat Bird. Gloria cleaned out the ear.
Despite have a good illuminated magnifying glass initially Gloria couldn't see anything in the eye. It was only when Fat Bird blinked that a tiny piece of something momentarily showed itself and then disappeared pretty much invisible to the naked eye.
After numbing the eye and a bit of very careful digging Gloria manged to remove a piece of debris about the size of a thumbnail cutting. This piece of debris had worked it's way right under the eyeball. There was no way I would have even seen it let alone got it out. It looked like it may have been a piece of straw.
The transformation in the state of Fat Birds eye was very obvious after just a few minutes.
A thorough clean and a drop of antibiotic eye ointment and Fat Birds eye was back to almost normal.
Gloria thinks the cuts around the eye may have been self inflicted as Fat Bird scratched around the eye. Three days of ointment treatment morning and night and hopefully that's Fat Bird sorted.
Needless to say Fat Bird was not impressed with any of it. Once home she ate supper and wandered off to join the others who had gone to roost.

Oh yeah, the cost for this, 18 Euros plus whatever the eye ointment costs when I pick it up in the morning.
.

Oh I am so happy to hear that. Worth her weight in gold that Gloria!

 

[featherhead007]

Today went great. I had so much fun wrestling with BEN my roo, and snuggling with Rocks-Anne, Hen-Rietta, Rocket, and Canna Canna. Such lovely tame animals, It's hard to express my feelings of love for them. (all of them). Jaffar was in the mix, crowing as I played with BEN. And about BLU, he was (and still is) hanging out under the porch with all the other ladies. ❤❤❤❤

 

[featherhead007]

She's not quite okay yet but it's looking promising.

I'm rootin for a full recovery.