Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Pastel the Rooster]

I would take some pictures and post it in the emergencies and illnesses forum along with any context that might be relevant like age, keeping conditions, feed etc.
Someone will have some ideas.
Link here too as we have several very experienced chicken folk on this thread.

It’s storming outside so I’ll see what I can do. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[BY Bob]

I may have missed the first answers you got, so sorry if I'm repeating stuff that was already said. I am no expert by any means, but here is some basic information.

First, just to make sure : did you stop the vitamins while doing Corid ? Corid mimicks vitamin B1, so giving both at the same time will counter the effect. If you did, you would have to start again as if on day 1.

Then, did you do all the basic checks for a sick chicken ? You can find more detailed sources of info, but to sum it up : respiratory ( listen to breathing sounds, watch if face is swelling abnormally), swollen eyes, checking the ears (hidden under the little cap), crop you said was normal, mites/lice near the vent and under the wings and neck, injuries under the wings. Look if the chicken has trouble walking and balance, and if she is holding her neck normally. Feel the abdomen to see if it is swollen, and either abnormally hard or squishy. I don't remember if Albert is already laying : in case she is, you need to watch if that is causing her difficulties, if she is staying too long in the nest or if she has put laying on hold.

As for a dewormer, I don't approve of deworming when you are not sure that chickens have worms, but I have done it myself on sick chickens when I couldn't identify their issue. I am not sure if you can find Flubendazole in the US : that would be the best choice as it covers everything except tapeworms, has no withdrawal period and is the least offensive for the chicken's digestive system. Next to that I would use febendazole, which has a two weeks withdrawal in my country (France) , it's sold in the US as Safeguard for goats I believe.

well said

 

[BY Bob]

Just big huggable balls of feathers:View attachment 3760353

Gorgeous all of them.

 

[BY Bob]

Okay, poultry competition went well. There was me and one other person on our team, while every other team had four-eight people. We didn’t get last though. I was going to make an offer for one of the hens because I had 40 dollars, but when I finished my last “station,” everyone was already at the bus, so I wasn’t able to.

My polishes are coming next week!

Name ideas:
Athena ( Goddess of wisdom and war strategy. My personal favorite god/goddess ever.)
Circe (Goddess of sorcery)
Hera (Goddess of marriage, family, childbirth, and woman. She was married to Zeus.)
Aphrodite (Goddess of love)
Demeter (Goddess of the harvest.)
Calypso (Goddess of the sea.)
Nyx (Goddess of the night. Zeus feared her.)
Nemesis (Goddess of revenge. Nyx’s daughter.)

Yes, they are Greek goddesses. I’m obsessed with all of the Greek gods/goddesses. I bought a translated version of the Odyssey last week. It’s super hard to read

There’s actually a musical that someone is writing that’s based off of the Odyssey. It’s called EPIC: The Musical. It’s so good; it’s the reason that I am in love with all of the Greek stuff.

And if for some reason I don’t like one of those names anymore:
Hesita (I do love this name though!)
Dionysus (another one that I love.)
Artemis ( This would be my first option for a name, but my dog is named the Roman version of Artemis, which is Diana. That’s the only reason I’m reluctant to name a chook this.)
Alcyone
Ceto
Calliope
Alectrona (I feel like I should name one this in honor of @notabitail. It sounds like Electrona)

Love the names!

 

[BY Bob]

Pretty names but rather charged ... You do know about Circe and the pigs ?

I'm glad she is better and hope she is on her way to recovery ! Maybe the Corid did help, or maybe she is getting over whatever she caught.
And I hope I wasn't obnoxious. It was more than a year and a half after I got my first chickens that I became aware of things to check for .
About the ear, if there is an infection it could be clogged, swollen or full of waxy stuff which would be hidden under the protective cap.
The pale comb could also be from hormones if she has stopped laying.

Do you remember that you corrected me about the golden eagle I thought translated as bald eagle ? I realised I was probably making another bird translation mistakes. I kept thinking we have lots of crows here that everyone says are so good for chickens - but I think I was wrong and we don't have crows, we have ravens ? They do work very well to harass the hawks and eagles too, but they are rather big birds themselves, and scary for the chickens.
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I took some butt pictures ! But.... I can't wait for my phone to die so I can get one with a better camera .

Laure is on the big and fluffy side of the force.
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So is Nougat ( and dirty hum )
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Annette is sleek
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This is the smallest butt of my chickens, Chipie
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Next to Annette for size
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Happy butts with a bit of unexpected sun this morning. Léa, Gaston, Blanche and Lulu. Now it's pouring ! I am very glad as we need the rain, but the chickens not so much !
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Beautiful bums. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

Love the names!

Thanks!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I did wrap her up. I also think that my body heat may have warmed her up a little. She’s back out with the others and it’s raining a little bit.

Don't hesitate to blow-dry when in doubt about a chicken's warmth, they can get hypothermia very quickly. All the chickens & chicks here I have ever blow-dried love it. Most help by preening where I'm fluffing too. Just be careful about the heat level, it helps to keep it moving and hold your own fingers in front of the breeze as you fluff to continuously gauge it.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Let everyone out when I finally got home, Butterscotch tried to mud bathe and this is the results!

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Butterscotch is a Half-Splash now!

 

[featherhead007]

Beards rule

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Spicy food helps. Good plan.

 

[featherhead007]

Forgot the ceramic egg

Also forgot to get a new lawnmower cutter blade for the yard. I’m a silly goose!