Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Hey everybody! Sorry I haven’t been around.. my tablet is still not fixed... just wanted to let yall know that I lost my Lilly today from ascites.
This month marks three years that I’ve been keeping chickens and this month (today) I have lost my first chicken... View attachment 2565972

Oh no, I'm so sorry Who Dat.

 

[Scrambles83]

Happy Friday!

Bokky getting her fluff back after moult

Bok and Belle

Belle and the glorious fluffy Snow

My cheeky Belle

 

[Marie2020]

So do all my chickens

That's got me thinking of a pasta for everyone here tonight

 

[RoyalChick]

It is Friday but nobody will keep still. This is the best I could do.
Snow is forecast for Tuesday and Thursday next week.

 

[BY Bob]

Lovely Lilly. You and your white hens and me with my black ones....

I guess together we would like these.

 

[BY Bob]

I think for me one of the hardest things to watch is when a mother hen decides it's time for the chicks to fend for themselves. Some are more abrupt than others but watching the chicks, now fully feathered I must admit, trying to get underneath one of mums wings and getting pecked quite hard for their trouble is heartbreaking.
Thankfully it doesn't last for long and many of the mums here end up as friends with their offspring. Ruffles for example was extremely tolerant of her chicks when the grew older.

You warned me about this. Sydney was quite abrupt when she was done with them. From that moment on they were competitors for food and she treated them as such. It was hard to see but they squared away their relationship pretty quick.

 

[BY Bob]

So do all my chickens

Mine too. They consider it a staple.

 

[BY Bob]

Hello!! Just a quick check in, I've been busy helping with vision screenings for the incoming kindergartens.

I did manage to let the chooks out for a bit before dark today. Ned and Rex had a bit of a tussle this afternoon. No one was hurt but Rex has learned that Ned gets as much room as he wants with his ladies.

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A moment later, Rex was yawning not trying to eat Ned.
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That's was something. Was Rex too rambunctious around the girls? Did you see what started it?

 

[BY Bob]

I think @RebeccaBoyd is owed a policy rewrite.

In this instance there clearly should be an allowance for emergent situations. It is a terribly written policy and dangerous to health of people in her situation. All so the endocrinologist can bill out to insurance companies. Don't fool yourself, that is the primary reason. The endocrinologist is employed by the health system and it is a money maker for the new owners. They might be able to see where an occasional change to a newer therapy might help but I am willing to wager a lot on money that most everyone is told to continue therapy as is.

Chicken tax.

 

[featherhead007]

I did post that video here somewhere.

You did!