Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[notabitail]

She does have that TRex look in photos.

Listen to Chopin's Funeral March. Then imagine Aurora walking to the music, coming towards you with a open mouth, squawking, "GIVE ME PURPLE CORN OR ELSE!".

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Two-Fer Tuesday.
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Two enemies meet up in a rare moment on Big Rooster's lap. Notice the look on Abigail's face.
(Abigail is mean to Agathae at roosting time)

This is a great photo for captions!

 

[Ponypoor]

Thank you for the advice.
I hope your mare gets better.

My cousins hen Blanche had bumblefoot when she first came here, I just soaked it and put some spray on it, and gave them lower roosts. It resolved pretty fast once she was on soft ground and wasn’t jumping down from big heights. I keep a 5 to 6” layer of softwood shavings in the Hen House.

 

[Ponypoor]

Good Coffee Wednesday all

It’s a cool misty drizzly windy morning here, but mama and babies are out digging around

 

[RoyalChick]

Truly seems to be doing well this morning, she is turned out in the rain hopefully that will wash the poopy stains off. I am going to call the Vet and see about putting her on cimitadine for a couple weeks. And need to figure out the dose for Meloxicam (it’s 0.6mg/kg - she is 410kg, I have 15mg tablets for myself so need to figure out how many tablets to give her - @bgmathteach ??).

I tried turning the mama and chicks loose with the otjers this morning but Dorothy started causing issues with them - she blockaded them in the Hen House - evil beast. So I left the mamas in the hen house. I stand by my observation that the three Tweens were easier to integrate than these broodies…. Maybe I am just paranoid because the silkie chicks aren’t mine and I worry about them.

Ok well I better get going, need to clean stalls and floors, throw down hay, blacksmith coming at 11ish to trim horses hooves, need to fix up a place for the Tweens in the Hen House - the 1 Hatchlings are finally coming home this afternoon.

Is Meloxicam OK if she has an ulcer? Best check with the vet - could aggravate the ulcer.

 

[rural mouse]

Yesterday evening

Sitting out enjoying the air

Watching the clouds shift...looks like some thunderheads are starting to build .

Oh, they've broken off the storm behind them. Opened up the bucket and light show shortly before 10 last night.

Yesterday's unusual sight becoming more common:

PITA and Pear up by the garage enjoying life

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

That’s awesome they look like they are tap dancing

Anyway hello and good morning! Hope everything is going ok l for you otherwise.

They're taking lessons and they don't need tap shoes when their claws do the work.

 

[featherhead007]

She’s saying squuuuuuawk. I don’t know what that means but Dakota has been saying that for an hour. I fed her. I’m not sure if her prolapse vent has healed yet. But she’s not joining the group until I’m sure she’s okay

 

[ValarieF]

@BY Bob had success with a situation that sounds like yours.
He used dry ice in the tunnels and killed them all.
I think it might work well for you.

I have a rat in the coop too. Ill try the dry ice its tunneling under the coop

 

[Marie2020]

Good Coffee Wednesday all

It’s a cool misty drizzly windy morning here, but mama and babies are out digging around

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That tea is just how I like it