Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[TIckingThymeBomb]

I've been on this thread before but your coop is pretty!

 

[Debbie292d]

Yep, kids don't know...

For the word CLOTHES I would say CLOSE...

I don't know anyone who says that right, "clothesline," as we all say "closeline".

 

[featherhead007]

I don't know anyone who says that right, "clothesline," as we all say "closeline".

I have a joke for this, but it’s too rude. I will abstain for now

 

[Sylvester017]

Sherlock update: toenail will fall off and regrow. More active he is, fhe faster that will happen. Use cone if needed to protect foot and if bleeds, gauze and co-flex. Otherwise leave alone. Ok. Can do.

Good to hear that vet assessment!

We had a Black Silkie that would be so agitated at laying an egg she would scratch the nestbox w/ such vehemence she tore toenails & a couple toes off her feet, blood everywhere. Rushed her to the vet & he said the toe that ripped off & other half-toe & nails ripped would heal & not hinder her walking. Of course she was bandaged & we kept her indoors till she healed.

Meanwhile we got plexiglass inserts for the nestboxes so she wouldn't splinter any more toes in the wooden nestboxes. She was always agitated laying an egg from her very 1st lay. 6 years later we had to put her down at the vet for a bleeding ovarian tumor.

Mini ~ missing an outer toe

 

[Sylvester017]

Oh, the dreaded cone of shame! I have had dogs myself.

Cats & birds wear cones too. We had a cockatiel rescue that plucked himself bald so I made a cone out of milk container plastic. He became quite agile climbing in & out of his cage w/ that cone on him.

 

[Sylvester017]

I don't know anyone who says that right, "clothesline," as we all say "closeline".

On TV & in movies I'll hear the soft TH pronounced in CLOTHES. It's subtle.

 

[Ponypoor]

Good to hear that vet assessment!

We had a Black Silkie that would be so agitated at laying an egg she would scratch the nestbox w/ such vehemence she tore toenails & a couple toes off her feet, blood everywhere. Rushed her to the vet & he said the toe that ripped off & other half-toe & nails ripped would heal & not hinder her walking. Of course she was bandaged & we kept her indoors till she healed.

Meanwhile we got plexiglass inserts for the nestboxes so she wouldn't splinter any more toes in the wooden nestboxes. She was always agitated laying an egg from her very 1st lay. 6 years later we had to put her down at the vet for a bleeding ovarian tumor.

Mini ~ missing an outer toe
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She was a real beauty

 

[BY Bob]

I've been on this thread before but your coop is pretty!

Thank you so much. It is a labor of love.

 

[BY Bob]

I have a joke for this, but it’s too rude. I will abstain for now

 

[Ponypoor]

Ok everyone have a lovely evening, off to do chores, tomorrow will be another day of snow squalls. Likely get the snow back, too bad really as it had pretty much all gone.

And check out Shirley/Shorley and how he is sleeping! How can that be comfortable?! His head is huge, he’s a big boy!

I put him in HH-A for the night keep him away from the smaller ladies.

Oh and Laverne is now persona non grata in the Summer House - I caught her red beaked (on camera) picking at Mr Ps butt - she had his pin feathers bleeding- I had a devil of a time cleaning him up. I ended up trimming the clotted feathers off again, and spraying with Blue-kote.



Night all!