Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Scrambles83]

Hey everybody!
I'm sorry I didn't run the game longer yesterday...next time!

And for all of you that guessed 5 past the submission time....you would've won today's count!

Wow, once one started it is all go with your girls!

 

[Lady Red]

Wow, once one started it is all go with your girls!

You're next! Congrats on that pretty 1st egg!!

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

He brought friends today

View attachment 2689230View attachment 2689231View attachment 2689232

And that's not all of them! They were spread out all along the fence and on the neighbour's roof.

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

So here are the stats.....

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that each year in the U.S., there are about 1.35 million cases of salmonellosis, with 26,500 hospitalizations and 420 deaths. Contaminated food is the source for most of these cases. Salmonellosis is the second leading cause of foodborne illness in the U.S., after norovirus.

Latest news release from the CDC which started all of this.....
Health officials have traced a series of Salmonella outbreaks to backyard poultry. To date, the outbreaks include 163 cases of Salmonella in 43 states, 34 of which resulted in hospitalization, according to the CDC. No deaths have been reported, and no recalls on poultry are currently active.

163 out of 1,350,000. That is 0.012% of the Salmonella cases in the US in a given year. This microbiologist thinks the CDC would be better off focusing their efforts on Contaminated Food. Someone at the CDC has a problem with backyard poultry. This comes out almost every quarter.

And just so everyone knows, I actually had my tribe tested for Salmonella at one point and they were negative. Not all chickens carry Salmonella.

Now you have to assume that Salmonella is present in the raw chicken you purchase for eating because of the how they are raised and how they are "processed". You must treat any chicken you cook like it is present, cook it thoroughly and clean up carefully afterwards.

Chicken tax
View attachment 2689266

Very well said!! I was hoping you would weigh in.

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

I have my sources.

By the way Salmonella can also be spread by dogs and cats. Don't hug and kiss your dog and cat. Not quite the same headline, right? Horses as well @RebeccaBoyd

My state department of health did the culture for me when I was trying to figure out what was wrong with Patsy. It is a poo culture. Your vet should be able to order it for you. You don't have to test them all. If one is negative, all are and if one is positive, they all likely are.

Wash your hands. That's all it takes, in general, to defeat Salmonella.

I was once interviewed by the NY Times for an article on Salmonella in backyard chickens. If anyone is interested I could try and find the article.

Yes please!!!

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

Everyone sends me these when they come out and I get riled up again and say things like they should concentrate on real problems. You know, like COVID.

They should be addressing the meat industry, not backyard chickens. We are not the problem and people don't die from having chickens as pets.

Unless you fall down in the coop and don't get back up...

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I've had some dreams about trying to protect the other chickens. I have been skipping over pictures of the two for now. We saved some of their feathers and I plan to bind them together with ribbon. I think what makes me most sad is the others won't hop on my arm to be pet. I have to scoop them up manually and they aren't my biggest fans.

I do have plans to set up official commissions later this summer, but if your interested in an image you can pm me.

But maybe if they get a little treat or their food served in a special way every time you scoop them up, they'll start to look forward to it, & associate you with something good!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

My daughter say the shutterfly app gives her free prints. You may want to check that out.

That's the name I've heard of, thanks!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I'm an android girl the cameras are aplenty on this model!

Well I'll try to see what I can find in mine then! What it is set on now, they need to be really still to get a good shot. But here's Butters, Popcorn & Hazel a couple of days ago. Peanut was next to me. She's having egg

problems I'll post & ask about.

 

[featherhead007]

Jaffar update: He's breathing better today, and is out enjoying a cold slice of watermelon.