Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

I know...she's a tough girl

Obviously! Way to go Naenae!

 

[featherhead007]

Also, the Beethov-Hen is starting her molt. Lost several beautiful tail feathers already.

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

That was a wild bunny? Wow, mine are all brown.

That looks like a domestic English Spot bunny.

 

[BY Bob]

New faces here! Hi everyone!

Wanted to give quick Naenae update... she did two soft shelled eggs AGAIN and then hubby put her out with her sisters bc she looked like she was feeling better.

I called my vet to see if dealing with exotics would include chickens. Nope. They referred me to their competition practice...which just had their specialist move on. So no chicken vet for us.

I did order a bunch of supplements since the layer feed and oyster shells don't seem to do the trick for her.
Kelp powder, oregano oil, and a supplement pellet with calcium and flaxseed.
I set up one waterer with apple cider vinegar and one with the oregano elixir. They seem to prefer the vinegar water... AFTER the dripping water from the downspout mud puddles.

Anyway...Naenae is happy and tail high. And laid an enormous egg this morning. Enormous. This poor girl...View attachment 2745775View attachment 2745782

I sure hope she can straighten herself out. Double softshelled and then huge. Her reproductive system is just trying to do too much. I bet that egg has 2 yolks.

My guess is she is producing eggs at twice the rate she should be. Sometimes soft shelled because she can't make shell fast enough and sometimes with shells because they come out as a double yolker.

First I would give her a chance to settle back in after this latest egg.

However, if it continues, you could try to reset her laying by cutting off her daylight hours. Put her into a dark room in the evening and keep her there late in the morning. Limit her daylight hours to something similar to winter in order to shut down her egg laying. Should take about a week. Then release her back with the tribe and see if she does restart egg laying normally.

This is all I can think of at this time and is just a suggestion. I am concerned for her though. Very concerned that something bad will happen if she keeps laying abnormally.

 

[BY Bob]

Naenae says...gosh, Mom! I'm fine! Just look how pretty and healthy I am! View attachment 2745794

She is a true beauty!

 

[RoyalChick]

New faces here! Hi everyone!

Wanted to give quick Naenae update... she did two soft shelled eggs AGAIN and then hubby put her out with her sisters bc she looked like she was feeling better.

I called my vet to see if dealing with exotics would include chickens. Nope. They referred me to their competition practice...which just had their specialist move on. So no chicken vet for us.

I did order a bunch of supplements since the layer feed and oyster shells don't seem to do the trick for her.
Kelp powder, oregano oil, and a supplement pellet with calcium and flaxseed.
I set up one waterer with apple cider vinegar and one with the oregano elixir. They seem to prefer the vinegar water... AFTER the dripping water from the downspout mud puddles.

Anyway...Naenae is happy and tail high. And laid an enormous egg this morning. Enormous. This poor girl...View attachment 2745775View attachment 2745782

I am so glad things are going better for her. Wish I could report similarly good progress here.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Very tragic.

Thank you so much, Alex!

A few days after she died I saw on a bike ride a big cream colored stone with dark flecks on the side of the road, and I saw her colors in it. So a few days ago I went and retrieved it, cleaned it up some and placed it here on the well head for now, where she liked to eat chives in the Spring.

 

[Lady Red]

I sure hope she can straighten herself out. Double softshelled and then huge. Her reproductive system is just trying to do too much. I bet that egg has 2 yolks.

My guess is she is producing eggs at twice the rate she should be. Sometimes soft shelled because she can't make shell fast enough and sometimes with shells because they come out as a double yolker.

First I would give her a chance to settle back in after this latest egg.

However, if it continues, you could try to reset her laying by cutting off her daylight hours. Put her into a dark room in the evening and keep her there late in the morning. Limit her daylight hours to something similar to winter in order to shut down her egg laying. Should take about a week. Then release her back with the tribe and see if she does restart egg laying normally.

This is all I can think of at this time and is just a suggestion. I am concerned for her though. Very concerned that something bad will happen if she keeps laying abnormally.

Yes, I've read and implemented the darkened infirmary approach. Hubby is weak when she coos at him and takes her out to be with her sisters. I need to break him of that like I'm not dealing with enough!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Aurora does this, I just don't understand why?

Hazel did this a few days ago, emerged from the nestbox and THEN did the motions of making a nest! Before she goes in she doesn't do it.
But it does look like throwing laurels on oneself after a feat, and why not? They deserve it!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Some memories never fade. I was thinking about Canna this morning.

Yes, I am sorry. A pain stabs me when it comes, and I cry too.