Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Sylvester017]

Naming and shaming her royal highness

This naughty little madam has been attacking my thyme plants
She ruined two pots and six plants.

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On a happier note - thyme is good for chickens. So is oregano.

 

[Sylvester017]

I’ve been asking around and there is someone else on BYC whose AC’s died around 6 weeks too. Two of her friends also had AC’s who died around the same age. My last baby is six weeks as of today. Hopefully she isn’t found dead tomorrow by my chicken sitter.

I wonder if it has something to do with blood lines? Or maybe they are just really difficult to raise to adulthood?

A very distinct possibility.

Greenfire Farms imported BBS variety Breda about a decade ago and I fell in love w/ them. However there was no sustaining interest in the breed and the gene pool was low. The birds I purchased from private breeders who got their stock from Greenfire rarely lived to 2-yrs old. The last two chicks I got had one die before we had it a week and the 2nd one hung on for almost 6 months.
BLUE BREDA

 

[Sylvester017]

I’m having trouble getting the ones I do have to integrate with each other. It’s like water and oil so far.

It takes time. Our newest 3 Silkies around 6 months old are staying away from the established flock of 3 older hens that range 4 to 7 yrs old. Near each other but not pushing a full integration.

 

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

Oh no! How terrible for you and her. Chickens can be down right cruel.

I am sorry you had to have this happen.

Night night
Sleep tight

Dont let the bed bugs bite!

 

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

On a happier note - thyme is good for chickens. So is oregano.

I never mind if the hens dig up a lil' herb! Its good for them. They like to hide under my old lavender bush, which needs to be put out of its misery, but the hens love it so

 

[Sylvester017]

Screw u. Maybe one of you can come over and feed the little devil darlings I have, while I continue on with my life, and not be so featherly handicapped!

Yep, pet ownership, especially chicks, kittens, puppies, etc, takes time and patience. Look how long it takes to raise a human baby - much much longer than a few weeks!

 

[Sylvester017]

School chickie update

I now have the one ‘spraddle leg’ chick here, along with a friend. I borrowed the incubator to house them in as my brooder plate is in use with my bantam chicks, who use it at night.

I have placed hobbles on the wee chickie, did some leg stretching, and then positioned her in an upright position wrapped in a towel.

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Have you seen the shot glass method to fix splay legs?

 

[Sylvester017]

Be careful people. Use eye protection when handling your little ones. Two of mine jumped up on my shoulder together, and one pecked my eye hard. My eyesight cost $3k per eye for cataract surgery. My fault for dropping my guard for only seconds!

I wear my cheap pair of reading glasses whenever dealing w/ any age chicken. They peck at everything. We often trim feathers around our Silkies faces so we take precautions wearing glasses so we dont get a claw or a beak in our eye.

 

[Ponypoor]

Have you seen the shot glass method to fix splay legs?

Yes, but there is more going on than spraddle legs. I feel her hips are dislocated or in some way malformed.

I will take to the Vet tomorrow or Saturday and see what she says.

 

[Sylvester017]

two fer Tuesday

Some two-fer chicks

The Lav Orp and M Marans who still need names
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For the Lavender: Violet or Periwinkle
For the Marans: Mystique or Magic