Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[ManueB]

Hilarious. It was marketed for foot fungus so she needn’t have got so worked up!
Strange because I tried one of the French online sites and it was ready to take my money without a prescription. Fully for foot fungus of course!

Would you mind sending me the link ? I know that it's not always black or white - I was able to buy metacalm which is supposed to come with a prescription.

Edit : sorry just saw the link! I will see if it works. It's from Belgium where you don't need a prescription, they might ship to France.

 

[RoyalChick]

Would you mind sending me the link ? I know that it's not always black or white - I was able to buy metacalm which is supposed to come with a prescription.

Edit : sorry just saw the link! I will see if it works. It's from Belgium where you don't need a prescription, they might ship to France.

Oh sorry. Didn’t spot it was Belgian.
I just checked and you are right it is on Liste 1.

 

[bgmathteach]

Yes. My plan was to move to All Flock but I figured everyone could finish up the starter/grower first.

I don't know if it is necessary (like with dogs and such), but when I switch, I don't do it 'cold turkey', I mix the two, and gradually adjust the percentage of the 'new stuff' over a couple of weeks.

Where they are free ranging and eating a variety of stuff, they might have a good, healthy, diverse bio-flora in their gut and it won't matter ??? (or maybe not due to treatments?)

I just figured it wouldn't hurt to gradually shift to new feed, and since I knew the chicks age, I knew when to start the 'mixing'...and, depending on how 'flush' or 'low' I was on the current bag, I might start mixing a bit sooner or later to not end up with any left. (year old chick starter isn't much good as certain nutrients degrade overtime...so I try hard to used everything up.)

 

[RoyalChick]

I don't know if it is necessary (like with dogs and such), but when I switch, I don't do it 'cold turkey', I mix the two, and gradually adjust the percentage of the 'new stuff' over a couple of weeks.

Where they are free ranging and eating a variety of stuff, they might have a good, healthy, diverse bio-flora in their gut and it won't matter ??? (or maybe not due to treatments?)

I just figured it wouldn't hurt to gradually shift to new feed, and since I knew the chicks age, I knew when to start the 'mixing'...and, depending on how 'flush' or 'low' I was on the current bag, I might start mixing a bit sooner or later to not end up with any left. (year old chick starter isn't much good as certain nutrients degrade overtime...so I try hard to used everything up.)

Good plan.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I don't know if it is necessary (like with dogs and such), but when I switch, I don't do it 'cold turkey', I mix the two, and gradually adjust the percentage of the 'new stuff' over a couple of weeks.

Where they are free ranging and eating a variety of stuff, they might have a good, healthy, diverse bio-flora in their gut and it won't matter ??? (or maybe not due to treatments?)

I just figured it wouldn't hurt to gradually shift to new feed, and since I knew the chicks age, I knew when to start the 'mixing'...and, depending on how 'flush' or 'low' I was on the current bag, I might start mixing a bit sooner or later to not end up with any left. (year old chick starter isn't much good as certain nutrients degrade overtime...so I try hard to used everything up.)

I switched to the Scratch n Peck layer pellets and mixed it in, but may have gone 100% too soon, Hazel and Butters and Peanut had loose / watery poops for a couple of weeks. I couldn't figure out why, except for the hot spell we had, the food switch was too quick, or the stress of the coop & run move to the summer area. Or all of the above. Popcorn, who is "go with the flow while getting mine" was fine all along (bottom of the pecking order).
By the way, for the Buckeyes, lots of forage doesn't seem to cause watery poops. It makes them a bit more like horse patties, and bigger than feed-only poops. Maybe because I've been feeding them a chop mix all winter, every other day (alternating with yogurt & calcium)? So because of my experience I suspect the worms and don't suspect forage being @RoyalChick 's hens' problem, unless it's something bad in the forage. A new weed, or some new spore, like whatever the rose death problem she's doing battle with?

 

[Ponypoor]

Massage is the more important thing. Fat may help things move because it's slippery. This may be heresy: what about butter? I don't see why you couldn't use any other natural fat that is firm when cool, like butter. Frankly they might love it. Make little pea-sized bits cold and firm and try it.
Many people feed milk products to chickens without problems (except for milk powders which are extremely high in lactose). Chickens can digest lactose, they have some lactase in them, but can only manage small amounts. Butter has miniscule amounts of it.

I have given Marty a couple massages this morning, not sure if it's helping or if there really is any issues... But I figure it's good to get them used to being handled anyways. She is dust bathing and running around so who knows...,??

I will get some coconut oil when I go to town later.

 

[GregnLety]

I have given Marty a couple massages this morning, not sure if it's helping or if there really is any issues... But I figure it's good to get them used to being handled anyways. She is dust bathing and running around so who knows...,??

I will get some coconut oil when I go to town later.

How is Marty's crop, was it full or partially full this morning?

 

[Ponypoor]

I don't know if it is necessary (like with dogs and such), but when I switch, I don't do it 'cold turkey', I mix the two, and gradually adjust the percentage of the 'new stuff' over a couple of weeks.

Where they are free ranging and eating a variety of stuff, they might have a good, healthy, diverse bio-flora in their gut and it won't matter ??? (or maybe not due to treatments?)

I just figured it wouldn't hurt to gradually shift to new feed, and since I knew the chicks age, I knew when to start the 'mixing'...and, depending on how 'flush' or 'low' I was on the current bag, I might start mixing a bit sooner or later to not end up with any left. (year old chick starter isn't much good as certain nutrients degrade overtime...so I try hard to used everything up.)

I have been doing this for 40 years - mixing the older feed with the newer stuff.

Horse, cats, dogs, now chickens....

I use garbage bins to store feeds, and when I get low I pour the older stuff Temporarily to a bucket then put the new stuff into the bin and pour the old stuff back in on top. And mix it as I am feeding.

This way if there are any changes to the feed formula the guts flora can adjust slowly.

 

[Ponypoor]

Noted this strange behaviour this morning. Wonder if it's because Curly has been 'away' being broody...

 

[Ponypoor]

How is Marty's crop, was it full or partially full this morning?

It was full and hard to firm this AM.

She is running around sunbathing and doing chicken stuff...

I am heading to town in a bit so will get some coconut Oil.