Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Shadrach]

I probably wont be able to get away with this as a FBF.
Too sweet to not post though. Cillin trying to get Fat Bird to give him a bit of a groom.

Fat Bird was more interested in going for a sit on some eggs.
I'm very curious as to why she has taken so much interest in sitting in her more senior years. It's not like she hasn't had the opportunity in the past.
Maybe she knows that it's something she should have done.

 

[Lady Red]

You can chase us lad , but you'll never catch us. I've got lady red protection. You're doomed mate, you'll never beat a good redhead

Had to give this one an informative mark! Take note @featherhead007

 

[Lady Red]

Chicken tax. View attachment 2619553View attachment 2619555

O.m.g. looooooove!

 

[Lady Red]

Pasta attack with the littles just nowView attachment 2619558

The two in the bowl look like mirror reflection!

 

[Lady Red]

I probably wont be able to get away with this as a FBF.
Too sweet to not post though. Cillin trying to get Fat Bird to give him a bit of a groom.
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Fat Bird was more interested in going for a sit on some eggs.
I'm very curious as to why she has taken so much interest in sitting in her more senior years. It's not like she hasn't had the opportunity in the past.
Maybe she knows that it's something she should have done.
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They look like they are having a heart-to-heart discussion!

 

[Scrambles83]

I beat the sun this morning but never thought of how difficult it is to get a roosting chook out of a prefab coop (they really aren’t designed well )
Got Belle out and got her weight then did the same with Snow because, why not I weighed myself with the towel, then me and each chook with the towel, then worked out their weights off that.
They won’t trust me for a bit I’m sure and the ruckus Snow made will have the neighbours questioning what I’m doing
Belle came in at 1.5kg and my big girl Snow is 2.4kg ()
Both crops felt empty, Belle’s roosting poop was firm but I could see longish grass sticking up. That could be the issue, eating the long whipper snippered grass off the lawn?
Getting her dose of worker ready based on the weight of her, trying it in some rice bubbles with some of my homemade sugar syrup.
Wish me luck, I’m hoping it was just her clearing that grass though.

 

[Lady Red]

I beat the sun this morning but never thought of how difficult it is to get a roosting chook out of a prefab coop (they really aren’t designed well )
Got Belle out and got her weight then did the same with Snow because, why not I weighed myself with the towel, then me and each chook with the towel, then worked out their weights off that.
They won’t trust me for a bit I’m sure and the ruckus Snow made will have the neighbours questioning what I’m doing
Belle came in at 1.5kg and my big girl Snow is 2.4kg ()
Both crops felt empty, Belle’s roosting poop was firm but I could see longish grass sticking up. That could be the issue, eating the long whipper snippered grass off the lawn?
Getting her dose of worker ready based on the weight of her, trying it in some rice bubbles with some of my homemade sugar syrup.
Wish me luck, I’m hoping it was just her clearing that grass though.

Lots of luck coming your way!

 

[Scrambles83]

I probably wont be able to get away with this as a FBF.
Too sweet to not post though. Cillin trying to get Fat Bird to give him a bit of a groom.
View attachment 2620047
Fat Bird was more interested in going for a sit on some eggs.
I'm very curious as to why she has taken so much interest in sitting in her more senior years. It's not like she hasn't had the opportunity in the past.
Maybe she knows that it's something she should have done.
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So sweet
You think she has remorse for never being a mumma?

 

[Marie2020]

Just catching up here. I am not the world's biggest expert on this but I do have some experience and here is my view:
- Get Nutridrench or those TSC sachets that Bob shared ASAP - the most important thing with diarrhea is hydration and electrolyte balance - so sachets in water and make sure they are drinking.
- Next priority is energy - which is any food - but particularly quickly accessible carbohydrate. A bit of honey in the water would be a good start but if they are eating then this may not be a big concern. Honey in yoghurt is another approach.
- Then treat the cause - likely cocci - which is the Amprolium - which technically does not 'cure' cocci but makes it less invasive and able to do its thing so helps the chicken fight it better. Amprolium available at TSC.
- Then finally restore their intestinal balance which is where probiotics come in - the TSC sachets again or any live yoghurt.
Hope that helps. Hope they pull through.

Excellent information. I always wondered if honey was ok for chickens

 

[Marie2020]

Would Gatorade work? I have that on hand.

Trackter supply coops are so much cheaper than what we can get in uk. Shame we don't have this here.