Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

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FBF!

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Look at the size difference between Nae nae and Whip!

Pretty little tutus!

 

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Happy Fluffy Butt Friday!!!

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IMPRESSIVE FLUFF!!!

 

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I might have to rehash a fluff butt pic, it was raining today so didn’t get much time with the girls.

Belle when she had her big white spot fluff. Little bonus of Bokky photobombing I miss my old girl

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Cute white spot and... awww... Bokky.

 

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I really need @Grammy60 to tell me when it is Friday, but judging by everyone’s posts I am going for it anyway.
Happy FBF from my 3 big Princesses.
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Pretty butts in the (morning?) sun!

 

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A Fluffy Butt Friday blast from the past! Lucy, Chickie and Penny. (Not sure who is who).

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Cute fluff butts!

 

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Chicken on stilts
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Was trying to get a fluffy butt picture but got a long-legged chicken instead.

It’s AWESOME!!!

 

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Hi everyone. I've avoided BYC for the last week and I see i've missed a lot. I hate that a lot of the fluffy butt family are dealing with illnesses and recent passing of beloved birds. I feel bad for adding more sadness but could everyone please pray hard for my beloved Butter. I fear i'm going to loose her very soon. Monday evening the horses were playing and she got kicked. Nothing got broke, but she lost the use of her right leg. She's been on pain meds and anti-inflammatory's but she is declining. I know injuries and stress can stop laying, but she's starting to get a puffy belly and i'm afraid a egg got crushed inside of her and setting up a infection. And now her toes on her bad leg are starting to curl inwards leading us to suspect nerve damage. So far she's also had 3 20 minute soaks in epsom salt water bath which she loves but she's loosing her desire to eat and drink. Me and mom were prepared to give her all the time she needed to recover, but, we are coming to a point where it may be kinder to euthanize. This is devastating to mom as Butter is her heart chicken and she's not even a year old until the first of may. If over the next 24 hours she keeps refusing food and water willingly we are calling it quits.
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Butter Monday night, still full of her attitude. I'd give anything right now for some of that spunk to return.

Oh, no, Butter!!! I’m so sorry. Does she seem in pain? Is there anything besides poop coming from her vent? How does it look?

Can you provide her with some vitamin support? Do you have nutridrench, poultry cell or even poly-vi-sol without iron?

If you palpate her bad leg, does she act like it hurts? If you gently press the bottom of her foot, can she grasp your hand/finger?

What color is her comb? Does she appear to be losing color? If she’s bleeding internally, she might get anemic. Can you offer cooked beef liver or any other type of meat cut into little bites?

 

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Good grief..sick again. I ended up in the ER last night. I've been having stomach problems the past couple of weeks, and what I call woozy head. Did go in for fluids Monday before last. I was dehydrated. Helped. Guess I didn't get enough. Needed more last night plus my Potassium and magnesium was way low again. Potassium was at 2.6. . Fluids helped again plus giant potassium pills should help with the help of more in a prescription. I think I'm stressing too much. (husband) They are trying to figure out what's up with me and the diarrhea. Seeing a gastroenterologist next month unless my Dr. ..that I'll be making an appointment with, can get me in sooner. Stress is a bad thing for me I guess. I'm still having a hard time standing with feeling like I'm going to pass out. Made it out to my chickens this morning. Thankfully they only needed fresh water.

Get better soon!

Chicken Tax:

 

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Excuse my being quiet. I'm lacking sleep. But managed to help my dear old friend paint the ladies coop today.

No chicken pictures sorry.

Before

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And after, it's not finished yet

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I think chicken coop pictures count!

 

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Has anyone ever noticed that chickens rarely walk backwards? When they scratch for food, it will be a quick back step but then forward again. I've seen a bit of backward if there's a tug of war back and forth over a live treat. A hen maybe when an apron is being put on. But notice, when you walk toward them, do they back up..or do they side step? Or turn and walk away? Do they back up from the rooster? Or run. lol. Or squat. Thinking that maybe it's because they are "the hunted." Best to keep their eyes .. forward. Little birds in the wild, same way. They don't hop or step backwards.

Fun to think about! I’ll be watching!