Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Cynthia12]

Kasumi was all fluffed out on her perch making hurt noises. I crawled into the run to grab her. Rubbed her all over to see what was injured and...pop
She does not lay the olive eggs I guess.
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Her egg is just as speckly and cute as she is though!
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Do you know her breed? I wonder if she has some Sapphire Gem in her? Thinking those spots will go a lot lighter.

 

[Cynthia12]

In that case I can confirm same as @fuentemoon for 99% of the time. A friend did have it done twice in the same knee because of the glue issue; But I think the first one had been done in the 1980's or 90's. She's had no issues with it since the re-do. So I'd say a lot has been improved!

Remember all the stats and stories are past performance, sometimes very very old, and improvements are always occurring.

An elderly lady in her 80's felt her new knee (this was about 2014?) was wobbly to the sides and unpredictable. So she used a cane. She had no pain though. She may not have really committed to the physical therapy, she had the beginnings of dementia, her executive functioning wasn't really there, & that's what you need to make yourself work through it and continue to work it despite your (normal) pain.

It helped me (hip) to take a dose of pain meds before PT appointments, even after I didn't need to take them generally when doing the home PT. It helps. The PT appointments involved harder things.

Just be prepared for the long game. Commit to the therapy - and ask for it! Some institutions do not push it, hard to believe.
I heard from DH about a dental hygienist he saw who had their hip replaced a few years ago, there was no PT required and she didn't know to ask, and now she has pain while sitting and standing at work.

Finally, my experience (hip) taught me the patience needed with these things. Healing only goes so fast, and the PT has to work hand in hand with that.

Tax: Anna looking alert out the back of the coop while I cleaned it today
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Thank you. Yes therapy. I've had a shoulder done. Went to therapy. It's done well. I can't do pain meds. I just did the ice after surgery. It helped a lot. No pain meds for therapy. Lucky me.
That's a pretty girl.

 

[SimpleJenn]

Do you know her breed? I wonder if she has some Sapphire Gem in her? Thinking those spots will go a lot lighter.

She was labeled as olive egger...or maybe sapphire splash. I may have gotten them mixed up at the store! I also have a sapphire splash and sapphire gem!

Ash the sapphire gem is to the left (partially blocked by the black marans tail) then Kasumi the olive egger. Samara the silkie mix, Morinth the silkie mix, and Liara the sapphire splash at the bottom. I got my marans, sapphire gem, sapphire splash, and olive egger together and was gifted the two slightly older silkies later on.

 

[Ponypoor]

In that case I can confirm same as @fuentemoon for 99% of the time. A friend did have it done twice in the same knee because of the glue issue; But I think the first one had been done in the 1980's or 90's. She's had no issues with it since the re-do. So I'd say a lot has been improved!

Remember all the stats and stories are past performance, sometimes very very old, and improvements are always occurring.

An elderly lady in her 80's felt her new knee (this was about 2014?) was wobbly to the sides and unpredictable. So she used a cane. She had no pain though. She may not have really committed to the physical therapy, she had the beginnings of dementia, her executive functioning wasn't really there, & that's what you need to make yourself work through it and continue to work it despite your (normal) pain.

It helped me (hip) to take a dose of pain meds before PT appointments, even after I didn't need to take them generally when doing the home PT. It helps. The PT appointments involved harder things.

Just be prepared for the long game. Commit to the therapy - and ask for it! Some institutions do not push it, hard to believe.
I heard from DH about a dental hygienist he saw who had their hip replaced a few years ago, there was no PT required and she didn't know to ask, and now she has pain while sitting and standing at work.

Finally, my experience (hip) taught me the patience needed with these things. Healing only goes so fast, and the PT has to work hand in hand with that.

Tax: Anna looking alert out the back of the coop while I cleaned it today
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Hello Anna your are looking very lovely such cute little wattles.

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

@Desertvalleychickens and @featherhead007 :
Guess what kind of weather we are having right now.

Rain?

 

[Cynthia12]

She was labeled as olive egger...or maybe sapphire splash. I may have gotten them mixed up at the store! I also have a sapphire splash and sapphire gem!
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Ash the sapphire gem is to the left (partially blocked by the black marans tail) then Kasumi the olive egger. Samara the silkie mix, Morinth the silkie mix, and Liara the sapphire splash at the bottom. I got my marans, sapphire gem, sapphire splash, and olive egger together and was gifted the two slightly older silkies later on.

Beautiful!!

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Rain?

SHRA Tax:

 

[Ponypoor]

She was labeled as olive egger...or maybe sapphire splash. I may have gotten them mixed up at the store! I also have a sapphire splash and sapphire gem!
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Ash the sapphire gem is to the left (partially blocked by the black marans tail) then Kasumi the olive egger. Samara the silkie mix, Morinth the silkie mix, and Liara the sapphire splash at the bottom. I got my marans, sapphire gem, sapphire splash, and olive egger together and was gifted the two slightly older silkies later on.

I can’t wait to see all their egg colours

 

[SimpleJenn]

I can’t wait to see all their egg colours

Same here! I'm especially excited for Sheps eggs, lovely brown.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Kasumi was all fluffed out on her perch making hurt noises. I crawled into the run to grab her. Rubbed her all over to see what was injured and...pop
She does not lay the olive eggs I guess.
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Her egg is just as speckly and cute as she is though!
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Popcorn is not comfortable laying either. She stands, pushes and makes a high, long, descending squeal as the egg comes out. Maybe it's the big effort, and she needs to vocalize as she pushes. Seems like pain to me.