Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Well, she smokes, so maybe she’s just irritated ?

 

[featherhead007]

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Oops. Maybe she doesn’t smoke?

 

[featherhead007]

(I love Bob’s birds as much as mine)

 

[Lexicon]

I view this as the ultimate compliment. She finds your place to be safe enough to bring up babies!

Ahhh, I will think of this the next time Clara screams at me for looking at her in her nest. This is really a compliment !

 

[Lexicon]

You are a sweetheart for looking into this!
I assume what the coke brings is bubbles. That could be achieved with seltzer or bicarb. I will look into it because both would be alkaline and I don’t know if that is an issue.

My husband once was plagued by pain from a kidney stone and read about drinking a large quantity of Coke/Pepsi to dissolve the stone. He thought, "What do I have to lose?"

Sure enough, he never had any pain from the stone again. Whether that was a coincidence or not, I have no idea.

 

[bgmathteach]

You are a sweetheart for looking into this!
I assume what the coke brings is bubbles. That could be achieved with seltzer or bicarb. I will look into it because both would be alkaline and I don’t know if that is an issue.

No, it is not just the bubbles, because gingerale or sprite, etc, doesn't work. Something in COKE (pepsi works a bit, but Coke was the 'winner' in clearing feeding tubes by far.) There is something in it that helps eat away at the blockage. [note: warning for those of you who drink a lot of coke...it can/does eat away at stomach lining if too much/too if too often consumed!] Coke is definitely acidic.

Edit: They also mentioned 'cellulose' helps, too, in one of the articles. That didn't make sense to me as I thought cellulose was fiberous? And it wasn't clear if it needed to be prescribed or if it was something readily available.

 

[bgmathteach]

Looks like the fox family sent the teenager off to restock the pantry today. Another squirrel I think.
Strange because there are loads (I mean loads) of bunnies around.

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Yup, but they aren't usually out mid-day. By the shadow of the Fox, I am guessing it is close (but not quite) 'high noon' (which is really 1pm with daylight savings) I'm guessing within an hour either way? Squirrels, however, are abundant/active then.

 

[bgmathteach]

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But that is Hattie, not Aurora!!!!
Aurora is related to Sherlock Holmes....hmm, maybe THAT is her problem...social skills, and lost in her abstract reasoning?

 

[GregnLety]

No, it is not just the bubbles, because gingerale or sprite, etc, doesn't work. Something in COKE (pepsi works a bit, but Coke was the 'winner' in clearing feeding tubes by far.) There is something in it that helps eat away at the blockage. [note: warning for those of you who drink a lot of coke...it can/does eat away at stomach lining if too much/too if too often consumed!] Coke is definitely acidic.

Edit: They also mentioned 'cellulose' helps, too, in one of the articles. That didn't make sense to me as I thought cellulose was fiberous? And it wasn't clear if it needed to be prescribed or if it was something readily available.

I worked with mechanics who used coke in their laundry to remove oil and grease from their work clothes but I never tried it.

 

[RoyalChick]

Yup, but they aren't usually out mid-day. By the shadow of the Fox, I am guessing it is close (but not quite) 'high noon' (which is really 1pm with daylight savings) I'm guessing within an hour either way? Squirrels, however, are abundant/active then.

It was 9:20am according to the security cam that alerted me to ‘a vehicle’ in the driveway.

A squirrel hearse type of vehicle.
You are right the bunnies are mainly out in the evening. But not exclusively so. None of my wildlife seems to be able to tell the time properly!