Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Kawi_girl]

Well I guess I will contribute to the mugshot Monday. This is Bock, the Australorp I gave and my favourite chicken as she is so gentle and sweet.

 

[Kawi_girl]

 

[MaryJanet]

I believe owls hold the record at 270 degrees.

And they have amazing sonar dish faces! For catching tiny sounds and pinpointing the source.

 

[LozzyR]

Can that really be comfortable?

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Like this?

 

[RoyalChick]

That would have been awful. I'm sorry that happened.

I think you're doing the right thing with the calcium. What else do hens need for shells?

Well I am a bit of an obsessive researcher. It is all about calcium, phosphorus & Vitamin D. Milk is a good source of Calcium and Phosphorus, I am supplementing calcium and Vitamin D and giving them a fair amount of sunshine each day so they can make their own Vitamin D. Organ meats have phosphorus so I got some beef liver and fatty fish or cod liver oil has Vitamin D and I have that too.
I suspect though that the real problem is not their diet but that these production hens get malfunctions in their reproductive system - I suspect they just have a malfunctioning shell gland and none of this will help.
I will ask the vet about the implant, but it is off-label and I suspect I won't get the vet to agree to that.
I think I need to prepare myself and just be a bit fatalistic about the whole thing. Meanwhile, they are both very happy and enjoying their chicken life (including all the food supplements).

 

[RoyalChick]

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She is lovely! I really do love black chickens - look at the green sheen on her feather. Beautiful!

 

[RoyalChick]

Like this?
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Exactly!

 

[MaryJanet]

Here's the photo of Buttercup that won the Best Hen category!
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What chicks? There's no chicks here. What you talking about?? Chicks?? You dreamin.

 

[MaryJanet]

I’m a bit sore this morning, I’ll have some pain-killers when I’ve caught up.

 

[BY Bob]

I was right. Called Paul in Florida, he’s doing well

Glad to hear it and happy for Paul.