Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[notabitail]

Breathing - you can hear respiratory infections because the breathing is raspy or gurgling (rales it’s called?). And as @Ponypoor said, if the breaths are faster than usual, or they’re gasping when they have to exert, or if badly enough, gasping even when still, there’s heart/lung problems.

Possibility might be that where she is molting is uncomfortable to feel when walking and she wants to just not move. Fluffing up and sitting, or standing hunched up, also has happened here without a bad reason, Hazel felt really off when she did her first hard molt. She stood and dozed a lot, looking not well.

That hunched posture though if she has that it can mean not feeling well for any number of reasons.

If it’s surely her poop, the excess urates and color could mean something but I don’t know what, there are experts in that on BYC that could hazard informed opinions.

If she’s changed her eating, or is not eating, which molters do, that might be part of it. Did you say she eats normally, and eats a normal amount?

Her breathing is fine. I get the feeling she's just doing this because of the molt.

She started eating again, and, as far as I can tell, a normal amount for a mini dinosaur. Same for drinking. She's a omnivore.

 

[CCsGarden]

Her breathing is fine. I get the feeling she's just doing this because of the molt.

She started eating again, and, as far as I can tell, a normal amount for a mini dinosaur. Same for drinking. She's a omnivore.

@notabitail I will check her in the morning (since I get up before you )

If she is not well at all I'll let you all know.
And its getting below freezing tonight so I hope she is warm.

 

[featherhead007]

Did you plug it in?
Check the back of the device.

Amazon fire

 

[featherhead007]

Depends upon if are roos or hens. Roos: white with black stripes. Hens: reverse that.

Those two are both hens, but completely different in color than each other.

 

[notabitail]

Amazon fire

It should be in small grey text at the bottom of the back of the device. Take a picture and send it.
(tax collectors, I'll pay up later).

 

[rural mouse]

Those two are both hens, but completely different in color than each other.

They're still black birds with white stripes. The stripes can vary a bit while still maintaining the black more than white ratio

 

[featherhead007]

It should be in small grey text at the bottom of the back of the device. Take a picture and send it.
(tax collectors, I'll pay up later).

Maybe tomorrow. I’m not gonna look for it tonight. I’m too comfortable in bed right now.

 

[featherhead007]

They're still black birds with white stripes. The stripes can vary a bit while still maintaining the black more than white ratio

But it seems like Bobo is much more white/grey than the others

 

[notabitail]

Maybe tomorrow. I’m not gonna look for it tonight. I’m too comfortable in bed right now.

You sound like me in the morning. Or anytime, really.

 

[featherhead007]

You sound like me in the morning. Or anytime, really.

Us older folks call it retirement!