Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[LozzyR]

Awww! Hugs!

Thanks.

 

[LozzyR]

Oh no. I am so sorry.

Thanks RC. I’m a bit numb at the moment, focusing on filming a concert, it might hit me later.

 

[LozzyR]

Farewell Lucy. You were a good hen, loved by your humans near and far xxx

So sorry for your loss Lozzy

Thanks MJ, that means a lot.

 

[BY Bob]

I was making supper for the tribes when Tribe 1 turned up. I looked down at the floor and there were little pools of blood in a trail from the door!
I checked to see who was bleeding and it was pretty easy to spot because Cillings foot looked like he had been standing spur deep in tomato ketchup.
I got him on the chair where he did a bit of don't fuss me Bucket Boy, I'm fine, probably because the hens were there.
A bit of stern talking to and a closer look revealed he had broken a spur. The thing was, it wasn't broken all the way through. Got a problem now. Broken right off is easy. Can't do anything about it. Clean it. Keep him calm so the blood clots and by the morning, if he doesn't do anything stupid, it will have scabbed over.
Mostly broken off often means it won't stop bleeding because any movement pulls on the spur.
I sprayed plenty of Chlorhexedine on the break, cleaned up his foot and checked for any other damage and then let him escort his hens off to roost.

I know I'm going to have to go and get him and cut the spur off. There was no way it was going to heal back. This is not something I was lookinng foreward to.
I checked on him about an hour after roost and there was fresh blood blobs below where he was perched.
Came back to the house, had a cup of tea (tea is essential before undertaking unpleasent tasks like this) and went to get Cillin.
When I opened the coop the spur was on the floor below him.
Didn't even have to take him to the house. Cleaned the hole while he stood on the perch. Another spray of Chlorhexedine and a couple of pieces of walnut and that was it.
Sorry about the gory pictures.
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Poor fellow. I'm glad it worked out for you both.

 

[BY Bob]

And at the other end of the spectrum.......I was doing a mite check.

Just check behind my ears again
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Amazing!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Why not build it on the blocks? That looks to be very heavy when done.

It will be awkwardly tall and hard to reach the upper parts when on blocks so it’s a bites a trade off

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

They have never really done the book, just parts of it.

Pretty much. Makes it really disjointed & unfinished feeling.

I agree. Very disappointing every time.

I'm rather fond of the Michael York, Raquel Welsh, Richard Chamberlain, Spike Milligan and Oliver Reed (amongst others) version. It's funny and lighthearted and very swashbuckly.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Chicken tax

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Apologies in advance.
I'm going to be very busy for a few weeks and it's doubtfull I'll be able to keep up with all the posts.
I'll probably get a few pictures up and do a few pages and that will be it.

Hope the next couple of weeks go well for you. You will be missed.
"See" you when you get back.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I can take Lucy’s sample with me today. I’m not holding out a lot of hope for her, she’s very off.

RIP Lucy.

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Oh Lozzy I'm so sorry.
She had a great life with you and her flock. All the hugs.