Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[lightm]

It's been hard to catch up with traveling. I want to share some update on my flock.

Tina has been sick. She laid a lashed egg about 2 weeks ago. She just finished a course of 10 day antibiotics. She is not better.

She perked up a bit today but before that she was not moving much at all. My husband has been thinking where to dig her grave. He said he has come to terms with it. He spends a lot of time with her. I'm really sad that I won't be there when it comes the time.

Due to Tina's weakness, she has started to be bothered by other chickens.

Meimei was chasing poor Tina in the yard.
Shortly after, Wendy, the alpha, was fighting Meimei.
Meimei, being the junior, did not submit. So the two had a serious fight.
Light wanted to help Wendy, but Wendy did not want it.
Foxy, meimeis only ally, helped meimei.

In the end Wendy won.

Meimei the instigator

Wendy

Foxy

Poopy has been super nice to Tina. She would sit by her during the day.

Light

 

[Ponypoor]

Night all, I will check in tomorrow

 

[rural mouse]

Better go check if the car is still there and Chitta is too!

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[featherhead007]

Did your Rock Garden sneak into the neighbor's yard to add some eggs to the broody's nest?

No. It seems that the fence has a one way valve that only the neighbors chooks know how to use. My birds rarely want to check out the other side of that fence.

 

[Ponypoor]

It's been hard to catch up with traveling. I want to share some update on my flock.

Tina has been sick. She laid a lashed egg about 2 weeks ago. She just finished a course of 10 day antibiotics. She is not better.

She perked up a bit today but before that she was not moving much at all. My husband has been thinking where to dig her grave. He said he has come to terms with it. He spends a lot of time with her. I'm really sad that I won't be there when it comes the time.
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Due to Tina's weakness, she has started to be bothered by other chickens.

Meimei was chasing poor Tina in the yard.
Shortly after, Wendy, the alpha, was fighting Meimei.
Meimei, being the junior, did not submit. So the two had a serious fight.
Light wanted to help Wendy, but Wendy did not want it.
Foxy, meimeis only ally, helped meimei.

In the end Wendy won.

Meimei the instigator
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Wendy
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Foxy
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Poopy has been super nice to Tina. She would sit by her during the day.
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Light
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Oh I am so sad to hear this. Your husband will miss her when the time comes

Always drama with chickens, but we need to let them work it out themselves.

 

[rural mouse]

I will say these are terrible pictures. With Bubba, Butter and Lilly making me look like I know what I am doing taking pictures, the chicks were determined to make me look bad. They were successful at that by the way. What I was trying to do yesterday was show you all that the 2 jail birds are getting their prison jumpsuit colors.
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So far the feather pattern is looking good for pullets.

 

[Ponypoor]

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O M G !!!

Hahaha I was singing Chitti Chitti Bang Bang all week hahahaha - thanks I have it back in my head

 

[featherhead007]

O M G !!!

Hahaha I was singing Chitti Chitti Bang Bang all week hahahaha - thanks I have it back in my head

 

[rural mouse]

Wattles developing! Do these look like they belong to a four week old female?
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Sometimes...... if they start getting bigger/red, in the next week, then NO.

 

[knoturavggrl]

It's been hard to catch up with traveling. I want to share some update on my flock.

Tina has been sick. She laid a lashed egg about 2 weeks ago. She just finished a course of 10 day antibiotics. She is not better.

She perked up a bit today but before that she was not moving much at all. My husband has been thinking where to dig her grave. He said he has come to terms with it. He spends a lot of time with her. I'm really sad that I won't be there when it comes the time.
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Due to Tina's weakness, she has started to be bothered by other chickens.

Meimei was chasing poor Tina in the yard.
Shortly after, Wendy, the alpha, was fighting Meimei.
Meimei, being the junior, did not submit. So the two had a serious fight.
Light wanted to help Wendy, but Wendy did not want it.
Foxy, meimeis only ally, helped meimei.

In the end Wendy won.

Meimei the instigator
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Wendy
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Foxy
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Poopy has been super nice to Tina. She would sit by her during the day.
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Light
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I am sorry