Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

Thank you for this! I just spent 20 min. feeding my cross-beaked chick (her crop wasn't full tonight) Despite her fighting me a bit - it was definitely a stress reliever to cuddle her between 'beak-fill' sessions. And you are absolutely correct - I am not particularly fond of their 3rd stress reliever!

It made you laugh, which DOES help. Throwing dirt with your toes is always an option, too....

 

[BY Bob]

They are five weeks old. They are sleeping on the roost at night, but I find them in the nest box in the morning. I think they cuddle up in there once it gets chilly overnight.

That sounds smart in their part.

 

[bgmathteach]

Bookmarked. For herbs like rosemary, Oregano, do you mix the dried herbs into food?

I have made a 'tea' with the oregano - pour some of the dried leaves into a coffee filter or something similar and tie it up, pour hot water over it and let it steep like tea. Give to the girls straight (I usually add ice cubes to cool it down, but you can make ahead and store overnight in fridge) I sometimes also add electrolytes to the water.

I do sometimes mix both rosemary and oregano into their feed - especially if I am giving them a treat of wet mash.

I also add some of the oils to a carrier oil ( like olive oil, coconut oil, etc( and have put it on wounds - particularly lavender, peppermint and rosemary, as antiseptic/antifungals.

 

[bgmathteach]

I wish I could book mark this somewhere. I have a lot of these.

Can we use fresh rosemary as an anti inflammatory? If so how?

Yes, chop it up and mix with their feed. That said, I think it would have to be in pretty large quantities to act as a systemic anti-inflammatory, so if there is a need due to pain, I would suggest one of the pain meds or the CBD oil @BY Bob mentioned (depending on if it is short term or long term use)

You can bookmark any post. in the blue header at the top of each post, there is what looks like a ribbon end - if you hover over that icon, it says 'add bookmark'. If you click on it, it opens the bookmark window and allows you to put a title or description in, then you click 'save; at the bottom of that little pop-up window.

To go back to that post in the future, you click on your member name in the upper right corner, when that window drops down, there is a 'bookmark' option. Click on that and you can see any bookmarks you have created.

 

[Ponypoor]

That was not a "cool" haircut. That was a butcher job. However it worked. Whatever works is good.

Yep but I cut it so it on a stylish angle!

 

[Ponypoor]

I am not angry with you. I'm angry with the situation. How many stupid people.
I did not hear from IT so it must be ok

I'll send an email and assume that someone who was foolish enough to click a virus can deal with it on their own.

I don't need to call anyone on the phone. There is no way the computer and email might be compromised.

There is no risk to the organization so I will throw it over the wall and forget about it.

Those are two people who should be terminated for being too lazy to pick up the phone and thereby compromising the entire organization. No excuses for their lazy behavior and they should be made an example. Apathy will kill any organization and this is an amazing example of such apathy.

Apathy Rant Tax
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Very true

Seems like a very poor IT dept.

Well hello beautiful lady ! Gosh she’s gorgeous

 

[BY Bob]

Yep but I cut it so it on a stylish angle!

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Poor lady.

Don't worry, mom will get better as she practices on you. She can't get any worse. Here's a hug Don't let those other chickens laugh at you.

 

[bgmathteach]

Yes, chop it up and mix with their feed. That said, I think it would have to be in pretty large quantities to act as a systemic anti-inflammatory, so if there is a need due to pain, I would suggest one of the pain meds or the CBD oil @BY Bob mentioned (depending on if it is short term or long term use)

You can bookmark any post. in the blue header at the top of each post, there is what looks like a ribbon end - if you hover over that icon, it says 'add bookmark'. If you click on it, it opens the bookmark window and allows you to put a title or description in, then you click 'save; at the bottom of that little pop-up window.

To go back to that post in the future, you click on your member name in the upper right corner, when that window drops down, there is a 'bookmark' option. Click on that and you can see any bookmarks you have created.

Great - I was SO excited I could actually help someone with a 'tech' issue/question. Nope, all I did was incur SHRA tax!

Does it still count for SHRA tax if it is only 2 heads of chickens??

 

[Lilion]

Well I totally put the wrong video on my last post. This is my possibly broody girl. Does she seem that way to you?

 

[featherhead007]

Well I totally put the wrong video on my last post. This is my possibly broody girl. Does she seem that way to you?

She seems annoyed for sure.