Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Millions tax:

 

[featherhead007]

I don’t miss that house, or my property losses. I have my aircraft, my land and all those chooks. I even have cats:

 

[featherhead007]

You don’t make that kind of money by working for the government. Stocks and bonds are the key. But if I had ten dollars for every chicken in PonyPoor’s head, I’d have it made for life!! (Just saying)

 

[Sally PB]

Well that, and sourcing the antibiotics.

That is not easy anymore. Most sites for most antibiotics require a prescription. Watch out for scams:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/amoxicillin-scam-site.1612885/

 

[Ponypoor]

How does the chick pattern translate to the adult feathering? I wondered that, there seemed to be several types in the bunch! Hard to say no, indeed! I wanted to check them out, and see how happy they seemed, listen for any distress. I couldn’t tell how they regulate the heat, and where the chicks go if they are too warm, for instance. On the other hand, the little chick feeders inside and the slot trough looked clean and nobody couldn’t get their head in or out the day I was there.

My coop right now will hold 6 large hens, though some get more in there. I have five now, and could take two-three more since someone is often sleeping in the nest box, and that whole area can be configured as a roosting area, the wall is removable. I’d put covered nest boxes elsewhere, like off the front porch.

Some have found all of their hens want to roost together, no matter the numbers or available coops (13! Though that includes a couple bantams, and some end up roosting in the runs according to the poster), so I contemplate another coop, a bigger one, and using this coop for an extra. But I would also need to increase the run size too. I’m in no hurry, I don’t know how everything would go, for winter and summer quarters.

I think I’d like a flock size anywhere from six to nine or ten. I had thought to bring in pullets in little groups every other year so there will be staggered ages, some laying and some not, also so they don’t all get old and die all at once. But that doesn’t seem to happen as planned of course, two died this last year at only around three years old.

Yes that was my plan also - then my niece had other ideas….

At the moment I am up in the air about getting more chicks - I might just wait till next year seeing as how I can’t get Dark Brahma.

 

[Ponypoor]

You don’t make that kind of money by working for the government. Stocks and bonds are the key. But if I had ten dollars for every chicken in PonyPoor’s head, I’d have it made for life!! (Just saying)

Yes and if wishes were horses as they say

 

[Ponypoor]

I don’t have a vet willing to see/prescribe meds for a chicken; is there a different way to get amoxicillin in the US?

Mmm Red, I hope you got a nice bagel brunch!!

If you know someone in Yuma AZ that can pop over to Alcadonis MX for you, they can get amoxicillin at the pharmacy there. That is what I did - my parents bought me home a bunch of meds for me and my horses - which I also use with my chooks now.

I also am very lucky that my horse Vet has known me for over 40 yrs - and knows I was a Nurse. He trusts me to give a diagnosis and request a med. And he will give suggestions for a better med if he has a better idea.

I would ask around to see if anyone can get you some amoxicillin for your pullet, it’s 250mg twice a day for 7 days.

If I were closer/in the same country I would send you some of mine, but I fear they would likely stop it at the border if they X-ray it. And then of course by the time it gets to you, it’s a week gone by.

I would contact some farm animal vets and explain the situation, see if you can get some through them.

Or there is also stuff people use for fish that people have been using for chickens - it amoxicillin but sold as use for fish - maybe someone here knows about this?

 

[RoyalChick]

If you know someone in Yuma AZ that can pop over to Alcadonis MX for you, they can get amoxicillin at the pharmacy there. That is what I did - my parents bought me home a bunch of meds for me and my horses - which I also use with my chooks now.

I also am very lucky that my horse Vet has known me for over 40 yrs - and knows I was a Nurse. He trusts me to give a diagnosis and request a med. And he will give suggestions for a better med if he has a better idea.

I would ask around to see if anyone can get you some amoxicillin for your pullet, it’s 250mg twice a day for 7 days.

If I were closer/in the same country I would send you some of mine, but I fear they would likely stop it at the border if they X-ray it. And then of course by the time it gets to you, it’s a week gone by.

I would contact some farm animal vets and explain the situation, see if you can get some through them.

Or there is also stuff people use for fish that people have been using for chickens - it amoxicillin but sold as use for fish - maybe someone here knows about this?

@BeastBaby I sent you a pm on sourcing antibiotics. Check out All Bird products.

 

[Ponypoor]

Oh no Pip, you and Becky both
I just read the thread. You have some very helpful participants. It seems like the most difficult part of treating is when they’re actually not feeling well, lost their appetite, and won’t even take “treats”.

Well that, and sourcing the antibiotics. You said Fish mox? Nothing came up when I did a quick search for that. Just some erythromycin options. Is it something you would find at a petsmart?

Oh Fish mox and I owe SHRA tax

Three Azur

 

[Ponypoor]

I want a rat snake as a pet. I had a corn snake who was the absolute sweetest boy ever, sadly he got bone cancer. I miss Stig.
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And back on topic, my chickens charmed even more family today! morinth and Shep really pulling their weight as ambassadors for backyard hens!
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Well hello beautiful ladies glad to see you’re impressing people

I have an affinity for snakes too