Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

And so to sleep...
Dotty has her head under her wing so I haven't pulled her off the roost to join Minnie. I was in two minds about that but Minnie is asleep too.
The little Hooligans have put themselves to bed the same place as yesterday and they get up there the hard way (ignoring the ramps) and Bernadette seems to have learned how to do that just fine. I think the only real issue with it is if Dotty makes a habit of flying over before dawn to beat the crap out of their fluffy butts. I will try and go in a bit earlier tomorrow morning to make sure it doesn't get out of hand.
And I am exhausted from all the drama so I am off to bed too.

 

[RoyalChick]

I’m hoping that she gets better soon.

Thank you Alex. I really hope so.

 

[BY Bob]

I can't be absolutely sure but one of those eggs might be Agathas
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Those are some shapely eggs.

 

[BY Bob]

It's not flexis or princesses I recognise those, so unless Tina has laid two different sized eggs it's possibly Agathas

Very good news!

 

[BY Bob]

There may be something in that. She wasn’t happy that Minnie was not with her on the roost and went to visit several times before the babies got up there.

I could see this being a real reaction. Add in the stress of her friend being sick and you could get a reaction like what we saw.

 

[GregnLety]

I added some electrolytes to her water and added some vitamins to her wet food. Hopefully she'll be more active tomorrow. Thankfully cooler weather (85) is coming in Sunday.

She was eating and drinking but was last to go into the coop to roost.

 

[LozzyR]

Thank you for the words of encouragement.
I am actually not too afraid Bernadette will hurt herself and I do believe she will only learn to adapt if she goes out in the world and tries to do things. I am impressed by how much she is able to do and has already learned to do.
I am a little afraid that she won't be able to get away fast enough if one of the big chickens attacks her and that she needs to be able to find her way back to the safe places where the big ones can't reach her. Both Bella and Lulu can fly up to their penthouse. Bernadette just cannot leap up and however much she flaps she can't get above 18" (a half a meter).
I believe that Bella and Lulu are not going out and exploring the coop because Bernadette cannot physically do so and so they stay with her. Now they have access at ground level so I am hoping that Bernadette will be able to explore and the others will go with her.
But the signs are not encouraging. They have settled into their ground floor apartment and are spending their time cuddled together in a cardboard box just a few steps from a doorway to the wider coop world. They are alert but they prefer to watch everything from the comfort of the cardboard box!
They behave a bit like a cult - they have everything they need from each other and no need to enter into the outside world.
I have blocked off access to the penthouse because all of a sudden this morning the lovely Minnie has become very ill. I thought I felt a stuck egg but then it wasn't there so I am not certain. So Minnie has moved into the penthouse (hospital ward) and the Hooligans are confined to their ground floor apartment with access to the whole of the Chicken Palace if they would just get off their butts and explore!

Here they are cuddled in their ground floor apartment all tangled together in the cardboard box they love. They go out and eat and drink and then come back and spend the day together in the box.
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And here is Minnie who is really the picture of misery and who I fear I may lose. She is not moving and as you can see is very miserable. She looks just like Elizabeth before she died. Same thing - yesterday she was fine. This morning definitely not fine.


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I’m so sorry RC. I’ve suddenly found myself 40 pages behind but I’m hoping for the best.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I'm late but for 2 for Tuesday we have
Momma Hen and Karen

Raven and Effie

And 2 best friends.

 

[ManueB]

And so to sleep...
Dotty has her head under her wing so I haven't pulled her off the roost to join Minnie. I was in two minds about that but Minnie is asleep too.
The little Hooligans have put themselves to bed the same place as yesterday and they get up there the hard way (ignoring the ramps) and Bernadette seems to have learned how to do that just fine. I think the only real issue with it is if Dotty makes a habit of flying over before dawn to beat the crap out of their fluffy butts. I will try and go in a bit earlier tomorrow morning to make sure it doesn't get out of hand.
And I am exhausted from all the drama so I am off to bed too.

Hope everyone made it through the night and that you got a good night sleep. Worrying is exhausting.

Depending how Minnie is and if you have time during the day, you can have her out a bit to hang out with Dottie ?
I've become a firm believer to try and keep up sick chicken's spirit so that they want to get better. (If they have something that can be cured).

 

[Kris5902]

Me too! I love them both but Minnie doesn’t peck me at every opportunity so of course I have a particularly soft spot for her.
I am trying to tempt Minnie to eat a mash of chicken pellets (powder really) and kefir for probiotics. She really seems only interested in Gatorade.
And night time fun with the little Hooligans is just starting up.

You could try some egg yolk mixed in. Just the yolk I’ve found is the main attraction and I can get almost anyone to eat with that and starter if you have a little left from the babies