Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Blazinga]

Today I went over to my friend's house for the morning. Their duck Joey went broody (surprising for a duck) and hatched a single ducking. The child is half Pekin, a quarter crested, and a quarter runner. I definitely see some runner stance and maybe a tiny little crest.

FBF for new mother Joey

 

[Lady Red]

Do you find they drink more or less water with it up on a table?

Depends on the day, depends on the bird.
This station has ACV in it. They love the taste.
But the hot days, they like the big dog bowl...I think they like dunking their waddles

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

So vote now but your lack of voting kept her out of the three way Tie. She missed by one.

You see this @Ribh ?

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

So vote now but your lack of voting kept her out of the three way Tie. She missed by one.

You see this @Ribh ?

If I can’t choose Hattie I will have to go with Sansa I think.

 

[micstrachan]

I was too stupid to ask this time… The last couple of times it was a giant amount… Like 500mL or something like that.

AND… She continued to drip steadily for several hours.

 

[micstrachan]

Lucky Butt! (post molt)

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

AND… She continued to drip steadily for several hours.

Not pleasant for her but it must help relieve some pressure.

 

[Lady Red]

Lucky Butt! (post molt)
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Impressive!

 

[micstrachan]

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.

Red, this is wonderful progress!!! You can try Suprelorin after the hCG wears off. Good job, chicken mama!

 

[micstrachan]

RUBY IS ON A ROOST!!!

Sorry to be shouting over the Internet, but this is huge! Ruby put herself to bed early on a little roost that’s only about 6 inches off the pine shavings. Since she’s no longer bloated and there isn’t danger of her rupturing, I thought she might enjoy sleeping back up on her shelf. So I helped her up there. I had put some fresh pine shavings and she gave me a little contented chortle. About half an hour later when I went to lock them up, the first thing I noticed is that she was not on the shelf! She had managed to jump up the 18 inches onto a roost and then over a foot or so onto the roost in the middle of the coop. I am beyond happy. My sweet girl gets to feel like a chicken tonight!