Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[WhoDatChick]

Wrong thread for the Crocodile Dundee reference, but I can’t help it...

“that’s not a rooster.... This is a rooster!”

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Shameless opportunity to show off my Sammy... or how he “normally” looks now that mud season is on and he is all “mom, my dirt bath is wet!”

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Of course, Sammy is also gloating that his wattles and comb are bigger! And he’s not even pure leghorn...

Oh ma ga! SO gorgeous ... dirt and all!

 

[WhoDatChick]

I thought this chap. He's called Treacle. He has got some problems though. His obsession with footwear verges on fetishism.
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He has a fine set of hackles.View attachment 1999942
He's a gentle soul at heart.
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Oh man! Roosters are such gorgeous creatures!!

 

[ValerieJ]

Wrong thread for the Crocodile Dundee reference, but I can’t help it...

“that’s not a rooster.... This is a rooster!”

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Shameless opportunity to show off my Sammy... or how he “normally” looks now that mud season is on and he is all “mom, my dirt bath is wet!”

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Of course, Sammy is also gloating that his wattles and comb are bigger! And he’s not even pure leghorn...

He's wonderful!!!

 

[ValerieJ]

Thanks for the support, I’ve been feeling fairly inadequate at it lately, mostly due to some very sick calves, (but they were taken out of my care in July, and were perfectly healthy when I. Was tending them) and soaking 20 chickens to the bone in an overnight rain/wind storm... not to mention leaving my cats alone for 8-10 hours daily. But I’m working at getting us out of propane debt...

You are doing great! Good grief! Frances is going to have to share the sainthood title. People who rescue helpless animals and birds are truly the best people in the world.

 

[BY Bob]

Wrong thread for the Crocodile Dundee reference, but I can’t help it...

“that’s not a rooster.... This is a rooster!”

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Shameless opportunity to show off my Sammy... or how he “normally” looks now that mud season is on and he is all “mom, my dirt bath is wet!”

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Of course, Sammy is also gloating that his wattles and comb are bigger! And he’s not even pure leghorn...

He is one handsome boy. Now that's a rooster!

 

[mixedUPturk]

Since yall want to talk abour roosters may i show off my big ole boy Mr Bob?

 

[Ribh]

I thought this chap. He's called Treacle. He has got some problems though. His obsession with footwear verges on fetishism.
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He has a fine set of hackles.View attachment 1999942
He's a gentle soul at heart.
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Absolutely gorgeous!!

 

[Ribh]

first I had seen of that nature, I thought I was following that thread but obviously didn’t, that or just the notification thing again... I’ll have to get caught up on it! Thanks

Edit to answer the actual question... no. I had a fairly awful foot that I debrided on Tippie, (toe amputation was discussed and considered but thankfully not needed) and I did treat Puffy for ascites by draining her abdomen with a syringe. Both of those were heavily supported and guided by the experienced folks on the emergencies forum, as well as the one incident of Bumblefoot and a prolapse on Mrs B. With my vets help I was giving my cat Whisper sub cutaneous fluids, and I have given sheep and cattle intramuscular injections. Birds are more scary to me for that sort of thing, so much more fragile and small.

Nope. That's a vet for sure from me. I can't do that stuff. You know...blood...inside stuff...

 

[Ribh]

One of the things I look forward to in the winter is not having to nest hunt. Most hens to take a winter break from laying. Most years there are one or two pullets who lay eggs over the winter and a couple is a lot easier to keep an eye on than 15 to 20 hens!

I've had the nest box in my house stripped out for the past couple of months. It saves a lot of cleaning up after the chickens have scratched about in the box.
Hurry the gray hen sitting in the nest box in the second picture has been wandering around with both Cillin and Treacle looking for nest sites. For Tribe 1 to which she belongs, there are plenty of options, tow boxes in their coop, two maternity units just outside my house and an unlimited acreage if she chose to lay outside.
Despite all the choices both Cillin and Treacle will bring her into the house and crouch under the empty nest box making nesting calls.
I gave in in the end and put some straw in the house nest box. All the senior hens came to check it out. Cillin practically bullied Hurry into the house nest box. Fat bird has driven Hurry out of both the maternity unit boxes on at least two occasions that I've seen.
Cillin has stood on the nest box edge making nesting calls for a good hour now and one by one the hens have got in and checked the box over, including Hurry.
There is absolutely nothing about this nest box that fits in with the uasual advice about what hens prefer to lay eggs in. It has virtually no privacy, it isn't that comfortable (I'm making adjustments) it's noisy, yet every hen in Tribe 1 and a couple from Tribe 3 are reluctant to lay eggs anywhere else.
Here's Cilling keeping an eye on Mel as she checks the nest.
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The noise as this goes on is incredible. All the hens call and the roosters make an incredible range of sounds from what is almost a purr to a banshee scream.
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Shad, you know I adore this arrangement, right? I've seen a couple of these piccies now and I just love how the girls are so @ home in your place.

 

[Ribh]

Wrong thread for the Crocodile Dundee reference, but I can’t help it...

“that’s not a rooster.... This is a rooster!”

View attachment 1999813

Shameless opportunity to show off my Sammy... or how he “normally” looks now that mud season is on and he is all “mom, my dirt bath is wet!”

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Of course, Sammy is also gloating that his wattles and comb are bigger! And he’s not even pure leghorn...

That is a gorgeous photo of both of you!!