Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

That's on top of the 60km posted!!!

We have a huge issue with speeding here and have a law called stunt driving law.

I made a point of telling my story of the three teens who were speeding and hit a train in a pickup when I was a nurse: driver killed instantly, kid in middle broken leg, girl in passenger seat seriously brain injured, she ended up like a 3 month old baby, had to be fed, cleaned couldn't walk talk anything. They were all 16 yrs old.

And told these people I really didn't care if they killed themselves as long as I was no where near them!!!

I don't think they liked me...

Bad Kelly tax
I could hear this squawking and flapping and there was Henny Penny up on my hay - it a good hop up for a wee silkie
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Good for you. At least you spoke your mind.

 

[BY Bob]

Talking of spoilt chickens...

I just love this video. They are truly spoiled.

 

[BY Bob]

Poor Marty she is not the friendliest silkie, but I made her sit there while I massaged her crop hahaha

She would then give me the haughty how dare you touch me look

Keep fluids in Flexi and massage her crop.

You have to press hard too. It is not a gentle massage. RC can you describe how hard you need to press?

 

[Marie2020]

You have to press hard too. It is not a gentle massage. RC can you describe how hard you need to press?

She actually seems to like being massaged so we sat out front comfortably together ❤. It's fluids oil and massage first thing tomorrow.

 

[Marie2020]

Good night and thanks so much. I truly appreciate tou guy's

 

[RoyalChick]

No , I was thinking about the mixture and massage.
Tonight I have opted for ponypoor's choice.

I'm just tired and overly worrying after losing Amber. Flexi is back with the girls now

Get some rest.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Buckeyes in the garage
The squawk in the beginning is Popcorn getting slightly stepped on, she was sitting and cooling off on the stones and cardboard. She's the one that remains most active even when the others stop for a rest. The garage and deck in between is a safe spot to rest and preen.

 

[RoyalChick]

You have to press hard too. It is not a gentle massage. RC can you describe how hard you need to press?

Yes. I imagined a big tangle of fibrous grass and tried to really break it up.
I would say I was more gentle than kneading dough but only a bit.

 

[RoyalChick]

Buckeyes in the garage
The squawk in the beginning is Popcorn getting slightly stepped on, she was sitting and cooling off on the stones and cardboard. She's the one that remains most active even when the others stop for a rest. The garage and deck in between is a safe spot to rest and preen.

They are such good looking birds. Seems like they like the garage. Don’t let them have the car keys!

 

[LozzyR]

For all you Goths out there an update on Bella Dracula.

It was a high drama vet visit with no ultimate conclusion. Here is how it played out.

I show up to the vet and am explaining everything I have observed (I previously sent the vet videos of Bella's strange breathing). I just got to the point where I am explaining that it is getting neither better nor worse each day, when Bella stops even trying to stand and then she can't hold her head up. So definitely worse.
Then she closes her eyes and loses all muscle tone.
The vet and I jump to the same conclusion - heat stroke. The vet gets me water which I put in Bella's mouth drop at a time (she dutifully swallows each drop without opening her eyes), the vet tech grabs a portable A/C machine to get the room cooler.
And slowly Bella comes around.
The vet tech even managed to get her to eat some of the mash I brought by feeding it to her with a spoon (seems Bella prefers to be spoon fed than eat directly from the bowl).
I think she must have over-heated in the car - I had her in the back and maybe the A/C doesn't reach there? Or maybe the A/C isn't working so well because I confess I was pretty hot too.
If I had remembered it was Thursday I would have got the vet tech to take a picture of me dropper feeding Bella water!
Anyway, drama over, but the mystery illness is still a mystery. The vet is consulting others and will get back to me.
It was good to have a professional confirm that there are no abnormal chest/lung/upper respiratory sounds, that her mouth, throat and nares all look clear, that she doesn't have parasites on her skin and her vent looks healthy.
So there is really no hint as to what is going wrong.
The vet confirmed that her action is indeed gaping (as in gape worm) but agreed we shouldn't jump to that conclusion as it is very rare. She agreed it is far from typical for mycoplasma, but on the other hand that is very common.
She asked that I continue supportive care while she consults. That means getting calories into her however I can (I have discovered that Bella loves scratch grain, yellow melons and red peppers), and keeping her hyrdated.
It will be hot tomorrow so I think I will bring Bella into the house for her meals so she can get a break from the heat. I don't want to move her in entirely because she is very bonded to Bernadette and Lulu and I think it would be stressful to separate them for any length of time.

I am emotionally drained now and ready to roost!

That is so stressful!