Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

National Lampoon’s European Vacation movie

Hilarious!

 

[Ponypoor]

Retirement sucks!

Hmmmm I guess if your not busy enough, but I am a home body, most happy playing and tinkering around the barn.

 

[Ponypoor]

National Lampoon’s European Vacation movie

Ok we'll show him that one!

 

[featherhead007]

Hmmmm I guess if your not busy enough, but I am a home body, most happy playing and tinkering around the barn.

I’m happiest in the air, off to somewhere I have never been before! (Just saying)

 

[Ponypoor]

Ok my friends I am off to try to get some sleep, I haven't felt well past four days with my back and legs....

Should have stayed off some of those more crazy horses. Or rather stayed on them haha!

 

[Ponypoor]

I’m happiest in the air, off to somewhere I have never been before! (Just saying)

Alberta is lovely, you could easily fly there.

 

[featherhead007]

Alberta is lovely, you could easily fly there.

Been there several times

 

[rural mouse]

Sorry to tell you this but it's the sire that determines sex of offspring blame it on the guy!

I would love to see a pic of the silkie x, feom m my two, one had silkie feathering and you could tell at a couple weeks he was going to be so. The other had normal feathering.

But neither had feathers on legs...

Not with birds. Mammals are xy/xx. Birds are zz/zw (same order). It's why barring is frequently used in sex-link/auto-sexing breeds. It's on the same gene thingy. Barred roos are white with black stripes because the have 2 Z genes while the hens are black with white stripes because they only have 1 Z gene. Hens determine the sex of the chicks.

 

[rural mouse]

I am blaming it all on Holly. 3 different boys, still produces mostly boys. It is that hens fault dang it.

Genetically it is her fault. She likes sons.

 

[MaryJanet]

Thanks for asking. She is doing a bit better - more energy and clearly eating something (mainly forage not commercial feed) and drinking.
But the big news is that I did what the vet calls 'a flock fecal' (everyone contributes!) and that picked up worms and coccidia (honestly I am not convinced the coccidia load is more than would be normal but the round worms are). So I am just waiting on the worm medicine to be delivered and they are all going to get dosed. I am obviously hoping this is in fact what is wrong with Minnie and that it cures the diarrhea that both Maggie and Dotty have had for a while now. Prior fecal tests were negative but the vet consulted one of her expert contacts who said that sometimes a flock fecal is a better way of detecting worms.
So, fingers crossed for a miraculous recovery once I get to treat her - I am looking up doses on Corrid right now (I have that in hand so can start that treatment as soon as I figure out the dose).

the worming will sort them out

And, even though it's mild, it'll be good to get on top of the coccidiosis, especially for the youngsters.