Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[LaFemmeKatia]

Fluffy butts!

 

[Shadrach]

We have a three way Tie!

Mugs Monday

I need everyone to vote again to break the tie!

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I was glad that some folks did vote for Aurora. Thanks for doing that.

My vote goes to Sansa.

 

[micstrachan]

I don't know what it is about these four but they make great pictures.
Course, I could attribute it to the skill of the camera person but I reckon it's the chickens tbh.

They really do! I think it’s a combo of their beauty combined with a great eye by the photographer!

 

[Shadrach]

This is probably a dumb thought and sharach will more than likely shoot me down in flames but Himalayan salt supposedly helps us humans with hormonal issues, would a tiny bit of this help chickens I wonder

Aren't you just plain lucky. I'm clean out of ammo.
Salt in general is not something I would be giving to chickens. They get some in their feed usually.

 

[Shadrach]

Hi friends. Happy Friday! Ruby was drained by the avian vet today and I plan to support her by tubing fluids all weekend. She is definitely spunkier since the fluid came off! My hope is for her to be comfortable and strong enough to roost again. Jf she can’t grt up there herself tonight, I’ll help her, since I don’t think there is danger when she jumps down. Next is my cardiology video appointment. Busy day!

How much fluid did the vet drain?

 

[Shadrach]

This is Chick. She's the most junior of the four. She's also got me sorted and is quite happy to jump onto my lap on the offchance she'll get first go at the walnuts. She knows which pocket they are in.

 

[Lady Red]

Naenae's vet visit

I have to admit, I had been contemplating canceling the appt after she had been doing better. Hubby stopped giving her treats, and she seemed to improve.

Then Monday night she was back in the house after laying a GIANT double yolker in the morning. She tail was droopy, and once I got outside of Pecking Garden, she immediately layed a soft shell.
She still seemed uncomfortable, so chicken infirmary it was! She shortly layed a shell less egg upon admission.

So I kept the appt.
It was today, and I was readying her carrier and glanced outside to see her right then lay a soft shell. Her sisters got to it before I could stand up straight.

I packed her up (she traveled well!) and took her in.

She weighs 2kg and was deemed healthy aside from overproduction issues. And she layed a soft shell in front of the vet.

Over the phone he had said they don't keep lupron in house, but could write a script for her after assessment. I told him I wanted that route.

Hubby was with me at the appt, and asked all the questions I had gone over with vet on the phone. He and the vet then said they thought the hCG injection would be a good thing to try first.

Not exactly what I had planned on. Sounds like it doesn't have as high of a success rate as Lupron. But I didn't feel like fighting with hubby about it (he wasn't keen on a chicken vet until a few weeks ago when he noticed I was in tears about the bird).

So here we are. An hCG injection that may or may not work, only lasts a month, I probably won't see a decrease in eggs until a week from now, and anything she does produce is not for consumption.

I guess it should be chalked up as progress.
1. I found a vet
2. Hubby agreed to let it happen
3. We are trying something for her, and
4. If it doesn't take, Lupron is next line of attempt.

 

[Shadrach]

Mo having a dust bath. I found red mite in their coop on the roost bar which is the only wood in the coop. My sisters husband doesn't have a blowtorch but he does have on of those chef blowtorches which should do the job.
Mo is senior to Chick but junior to Mini and Freya.

 

[LozzyR]

It's Friday!

Watching Phyllis' molt got me thinking about Patsy's molt, which got me looking at old photos. In the old photos I also came across photos of Daisy, the greatest hen ever, molting. Daisy molted slowly and the only way you knew was that her feathers went from yellow to bright white and you could see the yellow patches on her. This photo shows how awful Patsy's molt was while you can see both the old and new feathers on Daisy.

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In celebration of Friday, here is Daisy post molt. Look at how bright and shiny her new white feathers are.
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Daisy’s tail was wonderful!

 

[Scrambles83]

This is Chick. She's the most junior of the four. She's also got me sorted and is quite happy to jump onto my lap on the offchance she'll get first go at the walnuts. She knows which pocket they are in.
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Clever girl