Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Today I stretch my wings! Life is good!

 

[Ponypoor]

Excellent work! I'm sure she will do better now that you removed it.

Have you considered something like this for her?

https://www.amazon.com/Birdy-Bootie-Protective-Standard-Breed/dp/B0841KHSBW/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?crid=2RL8L4N6KQ184&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.uB8me_akVOjs6-9Jey7cdWRPAzJ6iCed0a3T1tN3jROb2X3XxvAhL8gSoT2FDtk9dJfz4x0e3kCPigpJEhpUZkVgqccf7RUQPLEyNvZ16DI7rWruDSgWt9uhk9BbqIqiJrV7onnPq8lKMrPNNPZc9kq2uMen91iqMIcYTzWEXd6_2iOk-rO0PZKfsl1xjZNQuSdA3uberBajM3lDdbRO2uNS4D0wb7ltz5ZvOhB8_ZuOiet1MkL4ylHtaWsFphouwatXpP9wI-CjEDKldapaDF13t5Rtx_lSu-MKhJR2oPo.meS9PAPIQo1BeiIv4RYS8SiRkWCToblKyvnVlIJi_U8&dib_tag=se&keywords=chicken+boot&qid=1739847177&sprefix=chicken+boot,aps,126&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfYXRm&psc=1

Those are awesome! I bet my mum can make something like that but in denim, I think the neoprene would be too hot, but denim would be soft and flexible. And sturdy.

Laverne’s bandage was still intact this morning, and she was out running around with the others. I checked it and it’s not too tight, her toes are warm. I gave her some more Tylenol, and told her to ‘stay out of the cecal poops’.

 

[Ponypoor]

A cone around the neck on a bird is not a bad idea. We rescued a Cockatiel years ago that lost its elderly owner ~ & PeeWee plucked himself almost bald w/ sadness. I made a dog cone collar for him out of a plastic milk gallon container & used white first-aid tape to make a dog cone curve to keep PeeWee from pulling out any more of his chest fluff. For weeks he toodled around w/that cone around his neck ~ he climbed in & out of his cage skillfully using his beak just as naturally as if he didnt have a cone. I used the first-aid tape to cushion the neck edge of the plastic around his neck & used the tape to close the ends of the cone. Never had an issue w/ him taking it off. It was loose enough to spin around his neck but still not slip his head out of it.

Did it work? Did he grow back his feathers? Or did he continue with the plucking?

 

[BY Bob]

I'm thinking about breeds I'd love to have but likely won't get...

Swedish Flowers
Crested Cream Legbars
Jubilee Orp roo


We'll probably end up with more Wyandottes (I love Wyandottes), but I'll also look for Chanteclers.

Why can't you get what you want?

 

[TOMTE]

Why can't you get what you want?

Money, mostly. We'll end up getting whatever they have at the Family Farm & Home or TSC because that's cheap and all we can afford.

 

[BY Bob]

Update on princess from deans farm but no new pictures.

She's doing really well and very happy with all of her friends
This girl has years in her yet. I definitely did the right thing for her.
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It's hard when we sacrifice for others but it is the best thing we can do. You have my respect for making such a hard decision. And here are some hugs to warm your heart.

 

[BY Bob]

Today I stretch my wings! Life is good!

Fly safe.

 

[TOMTE]

It's official! Everybody is laying!

Gytha was on the nest this morning when I opened the coop, on 2 eggs, one of which was Sybil's. Later, Magrat and Esme were both in the nest, I watched Magrat lay her egg and Esme rolled it under herself with her own egg. Aliss was screaming her head off during all of this, then I heard some egg song a while ago, and I just found that egg in the nest.

 

[ValerieJ]

I think I'm late for the party on the coop design. We actually have 4 coops in our run because we always seemed to need another one for a broodie coop, or a bachelor pad, or a grow out pen. We have fences dividing our free range area so that these coops can be in separate runs. Then we decided to make one big walk in coop. This is the inside design, when we thought we were finished. The raised roosting bars with sandboxes under them are an idea we got from someone else on BYC. They are so easy to clean daily just like you would a cat box. Perfect. I recommend it. Since this photo we have added another raised roosting bar with sandbox on the opposite wall. It means they can all choose where they want to be and who they want to roost with. In this coop, we have room to divide off a heated area to raise chicks, that is, if one of our hens doesn't do it for us. Hoping for the latter, but no broodies yet, so may be headed to Wilco to take a gander at their chicks soon.

ETA: None of this includes our original coop, which was a great coop but only sized for 8 hens. Well, that idea didn't last long, so we added coops. It was a very nice coop, so we gave it to a neighbor for her flock.

 

[ValerieJ]

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It's official! Everybody is laying!

Gytha was on the nest this morning when I opened the coop, on 2 eggs, one of which was Sybil's. Later, Magrat and Esme were both in the nest, I watched Magrat lay her egg and Esme rolled it under herself with her own egg. Aliss was screaming her head off during all of this, then I heard some egg song a while ago, and I just found that egg in the nest.