Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

It’s really hard to catch a picture of a wild hummingbird! They frequent the flowers next to my chair. Way too fast for me to get the camera ready. I will try again tomorrow.

 

[micstrachan]

@Ponypoor Ibuprofen is OK for chickens and works like meloxicam.
Shad and I exchanged messages over on his thread about this recently. Here are the posts:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...rescued-chickens-thread.1502267/post-25552762

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...rescued-chickens-thread.1502267/post-25552796

And separately I noticed this also about ibuprofen: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ibuprofen-for-controlling-pain-in-poultry.1250629/

And my avian vet prescribed ibuprofen at 5mg/kg for 3 days.

 

[micstrachan]

It’s really hard to catch a picture of a wild hummingbird! They frequent the flowers next to my chair. Way too fast for me to get the camera ready. I will try again tomorrow.

Try a video!

 

[featherhead007]

Try a video!

I’m not fast enough with the camera

 

[featherhead007]

I’m not fast enough with the camera

Or, maybe the hummingbirds are camera shy?

 

[LozzyR]

Part of what makes the situation with grandma even more difficult then it already is is that even before the stroke and dementia she was already dealing with mental health issues. She was the oldest of 11 children, and had to help raise them and had a abusive father. I was fortunate to have never met the man as he died a few years before I was born. The stories she's told of him, that have been backed up my great granny and her siblings would send chills down my spine. She's held onto that all her life, tried for many years to get her to go to therapy or try medication for the depression. She flat out refuses, she's not crazy and she is not taking medication for crazy people. She is a hoarder, has been for years, we try to help clean it up and if you throw away so much as the plastic rings from pop or gatoraid bottles she's in tears saying we are throwing away everything she owns. She is also a compulsive liar and a very controlling person. We are having huge huge issues with Rosie. I give her too much freedom, I'm going to get her kidnapped because I let her ride the horse by herself, she should not be allowed outside to play with her friends without me being right there and more. She has burned bridges with several of her brothers and sisters and they refuse to visit, even though everyone knows they are more then welcome to come here. We have thought about taking her down to her house to check on things, but, if we do there is a huge chance that she will get inside and refuse to leave. We finally yesterday had the first home health rehab visit. It is through them, that we can be referred to potential options for outside help. But, a lot of the programs have to have her permission where her insurance has to cover it. If she thinks she has to spend so much as 1 dollar on things she is "not being taken advantage of" and will not even consider it. Mom is her only child and she swore if she was able grandma would never go into a nursing home. We are trying, but every day that option is looking like it might be the only solution.

That’s not surprising that, given her father was abusive, she ended up with inter-generational trauma and is displaying abusive traits. This would never have been talked about before now and it’s awesome that your mum seems to have broken the cycle. This would make things so much harder and you have to do what’s right for you and your family. Be kind to yourself and make sure you have a strong support network.

 

[rural mouse]

It’s really hard to catch a picture of a wild hummingbird! They frequent the flowers next to my chair. Way too fast for me to get the camera ready. I will try again tomorrow.

Put up a feeder. Liquid: 1 part sugar to 5 parts water. Food coloring isn't good for them. Don't use honey or the synthetic sugar substitutes either.

 

[LozzyR]

I’m hoping this is intestinal lining and not something I should be worried about?!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I agree on not taking her home, I think you’re absolutely right that getting her to leave would be well nigh impossible. If you could maybe bring her some of her favourite things to your home though if you can. The hoarding management alone is a challenge. The forming emotional attachments to even trash…

She has 2 favorite things or hobbies. 1 is her garden. She has not been physically able to do anything in the garden for several years. 5 years ago we planted and took care of the garden for her. When it came time to harvest, we was not allowed to so much as bring 1 tomato home, yet she gave away 2/3s of it. After that my dad put his foot down and refused to so much as even step foot in the garden, she has since conned her neighbor into helping. Her next favorite thing to do is sew. We have 2 sewing machines set up in the living room with a table dedicated to her sewing. We have several projects that got started and never finished plus brought her all kinds of her materials so she can sew to her hearts content. She will sit down at her table, stare at the stuff for a few minutes and then walk away and ask that we go get her certain fabrics that she needs. These fabrics are right in front of her, she cannot concentrate and do it any more.

 

[RoyalChick]

She has 2 favorite things or hobbies. 1 is her garden. She has not been physically able to do anything in the garden for several years. 5 years ago we planted and took care of the garden for her. When it came time to harvest, we was not allowed to so much as bring 1 tomato home, yet she gave away 2/3s of it. After that my dad put his foot down and refused to so much as even step foot in the garden, she has since conned her neighbor into helping. Her next favorite thing to do is sew. We have 2 sewing machines set up in the living room with a table dedicated to her sewing. We have several projects that got started and never finished plus brought her all kinds of her materials so she can sew to her hearts content. She will sit down at her table, stare at the stuff for a few minutes and then walk away and ask that we go get her certain fabrics that she needs. These fabrics are right in front of her, she cannot concentrate and do it any more.