Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Dang, my pomeranian is slacking off! All he does is bark and snuggle!

Yup

Told the horses they needed to shape up, the chooks pay their way!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Hahaha

I was thinking more poodle poofy head and fluffy legs
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I cannot call them poodles. I just cannot. Poms they are. Actually my solid black ones are Schipperke's.

Your frizzles Curly and Betty, they are Puli's.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Hows Poppet getting on? Just a couple more days!!! I am so eggcited.

I still cannot get close to Poppet and it is killing me. I think I said 21 days is the 29. It may be the 30th but for some reason the 29th is stuck in my head.

You know that means today is today is either day 19 or day 18. Even when I use the incubator I would start looking for chicks this evening. I so want to grab each of those eggs and just listen inside to check for internal pips and I cannot.

 

[featherhead007]

I would love shavings or straw for them. Our problem is Santa Ana Winds & nightly westerly breezes that blow debris, leaves, street trash, redwood bark, straw, grass clippings, etc, all over the yard. The only thing that doesn't blow all over the yard is the chicken's sunken sand dustbath box.
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We live in a daily wind tunnel ~ some days gentle, sometimes whirlwinds. In any event the wind picks up for a while every day. It's no wonder I paver-stoned front & backyards to keep dirt, grass, flowers, decorative bark, & debris from blowing around the yards.
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Straw? Shavings? The wind would blow it all away. The only place we can keep straw or shavings is inside the protected nestboxes, that's it. The coop floor is wire so shavings/straw won't work there. We're a mild climate so even in winter the floor stays wire. Only a really cold frost do we put down the solid floor tray. But the hens never use the coop all day except to lay an egg.
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The chicken run even has paver stones so during rain both the chicken & we walk on pavers instead of mud when it rains. The little buggers love the pavers!
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At least they have our two raised garden beds to dig around in & every night DH moves the trash bins & dog houses around to stir up a cricket chase for them!
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We're pretty limited being a backyard rather than a farm but we do what we can to give them an open-air chicken life in the 'burbs.

 

[featherhead007]

I got yelled at again this morning for bothering CeeCee while she was on her egg. Her eggs are a soft pink as opposed to blue. So my Blue is the one laying the blue eggs.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I finally got a few answers about why my shoulder is so messed up yesterday. For months now my right shoulder has constantly been hurting. It feels like it is on fire and it travels down to my elbow and if I move my arm the wrong way my finger tips go numb. I cannot lift my arm straight up over my head or reach around to the center of my back with it. I'm also right handed so I want to use this arm for EVERYTHING. I have compensated and used my left arm more, with difficulty on some things. If something happens though that needs a reaction instantly, like say trying to catch something going after my chickens or a chicken. I automatically use my right arm without thinking. 3 times now, 3 times this has left me outside, on my knees doubled over because the pain that follows takes my breath away and lasts for a bit.

My doctor suspects I partially tore one of the ligaments or tendons while taking care of grandma. He has tried to get me a MRI with no success.

I had a appointment for a check up along with Rosie yesterday and I begged him to do something. I told him I kept getting letters saying the MRI was denied. Refer me to someone who could help. He looked at me and asked why had I not gotten the shoulder x-ray yet. What x-ray, no one ordered a x-ray or even mentioned one. He sent me next door for a shoulder x-ray and 10 minutes later came back in with some answers. He told me I have the shoulder of a 75 year old. Uh, what? The x-ray showed major arthritic changes with joint deterioration. To Rosie's delight she also got to watch him give me a shoulder injection. I got a play by play of how big, how far it went in and how much medicine was injected into my shoulder. She was a little miffed at me over making the "I hate needles" crybaby get a flu shot and not tell her until we went back. Shush Rosie, trust me I FEEL this and it hurt like crazy for 2 minutes. Now since I have both the x-ray and the injection my insurance cannot kick on a MRI. With the changes noted there is also a reason for ordering one. I guess constant pain and lack of mobility is not a good enough reason. My other arm is now also started the aching. I can still move it fully but it feels like how my right arm felt at first and I told him. He said it was hopefully bursitis from overcompensating. He is going to try to order the MRI for both shoulders and should not have any trouble getting it done. If there is a issue, I now know quickly come in, get the x-ray and shot on the other side and we are good to go.

I will say it now, the shot hurt, but omg even if it only lasts a few days it will be so worth it. Within 2 hours the burning was gone. I was told to slowly start trying to move it a little, but not to much too fast. I can almost lift the arm straight up now. I stop when I feel the tightening and hint of pain. I still cannot reach around to my back. Now that my attention is not focused on my right arm, unfortunately I now realize just how sore my left shoulder and arm have become.

I was able to do something last night that I have not been able to do in about 11 months. I laid down, fell asleep fast and slept 10 straight hours without out once waking myself up in the middle of the night because I rolled the wrong way. I have not felt this rested in over 2 years.

Honestly if my mind does not change, I'm calling Monday after the holidays are over and seeing if they can go ahead and do the x-ray on the other side along with a injection in it until I can get the MRI. It has been ages since I have been fully pain free so that I have forgotten what it feels like.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Mom sent me this, this morning. She informed me George was not a puppy.

Leave me alone, he is my purse puppy.

 

[Ponypoor]

I still cannot get close to Poppet and it is killing me. I think I said 21 days is the 29. It may be the 30th but for some reason the 29th is stuck in my head.

You know that means today is today is either day 19 or day 18. Even when I use the incubator I would start looking for chicks this evening. I so want to grab each of those eggs and just listen inside to check for internal pips and I cannot.

I would trust mama Poppet. She is the one in charge anyways!

 

[Sylvester017]

Hahaha

I was thinking more poodle poofy head and fluffy legs
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You have had the best luck w/your Silkies & Polkies turning out so unique & pretty.

 

[Ponypoor]

To say I a furious and upset would be an understatement.

I just logged into the cameras to check horses and chooks. Horses ok, but when I checked Mr P and his harem I was furious to see a whole bunch of blood under him where he sits on the roost - and I am fairly confident it would be Betty and/or Laverne picking at his butt feathers



Well nothing I can do but sit here and fume - I am stuck here at work until 4. 50 more minutes.

Tomorrow Betty and possibly Laverne will need to go in Hen House A for the day.

Those ladies will drive me nuts!

Spoiler: Poor Mr P