Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

I so wish he and mrs Bob were my neighbours. Lots of yummy food and Bob to build an extension on my girls coop

Maybe worth moving house for. We should keep a collective eye open for real estate listings in Hershey!

 

[Marie2020]

Yes. That is what I feel.
I need more one on one time with treats to win her around. She is perfectly fine hanging around me when I sit in the yard with everyone else milling around. And that day I fell asleep in the run she didn’t peck my eyes out, but she definitely wants to move me on out of there if she can!
Neither of the Roadrunners squat for me whereas all the older Princesses do. Somehow I am not an authority figure to the Roadrunners!

I know that feeling. Mine trip me up and run over my feet at meal times. I think I'm being bullied

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I miss him.

I miss Shadrach too, and Kris. I hope they are doing OK and have a chance to drop in soon (in time for the chicks!)
There's no way they will be able to catch up. I hope someone is prepared to do a summary for them (Bags not me!)

 

[Lady Red]

I am worried about Naenae too. Peanut here is laying a bit like that. But not the doubles, or the rate of Naenae.

Peanut laid this last Monday evening. Many months ago there were a couple with a more filled-out tail end too.
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Soft, flexible, see I am squishing it with my finger
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I know Peanut laid this because she was feeling very poorly for some hours before, and I kept an eye on her and eventually saw her lay it. After awhile she knew it was coming and slowly went to the coop, but decided to not climb or jump up, she waddled slowly under it, then was in the penguin pose for a couple of minutes before finally laying it on the moss under there. I was with her and was so sorry to see her so! She didn't look right the rest of the day either. Next day she was good and back to talking and holding her tail high.

Earlier in the day her tail was down and I swear her expression was terrible, she didn't feel good at all and she wasn't vocalizing her usual tuneful toots. She mostly sat down next to the wire run wall with everyone else foraging in the vicinity and looked bad. I talked to her and stayed close. Nobody bothered her. Maybe because she was totally quiet? Recently Popcorn was coughing after getting something in her airway during a dustbath and Hazel thought that needed all kinds of correction with every honk.

I had backed off of the calcium supplements after transitioning to feather fixer. Not long after there were a couple thin shelled broken eggs, and a flexible broken one. Not 100% sure but but I think probably Butters is also laying these.

So they're back to getting a daily scoop of all-flock crumbles moistened with Greek yogurt, made into little balls, for whoever wants it. I make sure Peanut gets some, and so far she is into eating them every day. Eggs are good so far, it's been a week, no evidence of broken and eaten eggs, and no tails down that I've observed. Someone is laying eggs with weird calcium layers designs and the end is not finished off well but they're not thin, and that's been a regular occurrence. Don't know if that's Butters but I suspect so.

Peanut is a year old. Maybe the supplementation is all she needs, or maybe not. I saw her looking poorly once before this last time, but now I'm making sure she eats the supplement so that may do the trick. If not, is hormone implants an option for someone so young?

Oh Peanut
I like the yogurt ball approach you've mentioned. Will make a batch this weekend (low on Fage here...)

 

[Marie2020]

You're very welcome! I think that's why Shadrach liked hanging out with us; other people didn't like his brutal honesty.

I so miss shadach

 

[Marie2020]

Oh Peanut
I like the yogurt ball approach you've mentioned. Will make a batch this weekend (low on Fage here...)

Yogurt ball ?

 

[Lady Red]

I have a 5 gallon one that lasts over a week and don’t get any mosquitos in there. My smaller water containers are open and get mosquito larvae which the chickens gobble up.

I have a 5 gal one with a cover and 4 nipples (metal)...one on each side. That waterer gets oregano oil in it. Lasts a week.
The smaller chick waterer gets a splash of ACV. Lasts a day.
The metal dog bowl is plain water. Also lasts 1 day.

 

[Marie2020]

Caring and respectful

Improvement

 

[Lady Red]

At least she doesn’t pull the hair out of your legs. (Mine do)!

Saves on the waxing bill...

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Yes. That is what I feel.
I need more one on one time with treats to win her around. She is perfectly fine hanging around me when I sit in the yard with everyone else milling around. And that day I fell asleep in the run she didn’t peck my eyes out, but she definitely wants to move me on out of there if she can!
Neither of the Roadrunners squat for me whereas all the older Princesses do. Somehow I am not an authority figure to the Roadrunners!

Maybe she doesn't like your footwear? Does this happen all year round?
Perhaps you could put a smiley face with googly eyes on your gumboots so you seem more friendly? (Kidding )