Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BlueBaby]

Sounds like fun! Please let me know what tou think when you do!

I will, as soon as I find some extra time to do up any of those. The weather has been too nice not to get the outside thing's done before rain or that hot weather comes back again.

 

[mixedUPturk]

I will, as soon as I find some extra time to do up any of those. The weather has been too nice not to get the outside thing's done before rain or that hot weather comes back again.

Please take advantage! The rest of us all over the nation are soping wet and cold


not cold like some of you have it but

 

[micstrachan]

Thanks @micstrachan . I'm taking Chickie to see Dr Nikki today and I'll discuss with her what might be a good course of action.

Did your girls go off their food and drink? If so, what did you do to help them?

They both did a little, but I felt it was more from an illness than the implant. With the first one, I was only a year into chicken keeping and didn’t really know what to do, so I offered her favorites (live meal worms and corn on the cob) and she ate. With the second one, I was a seasoned pro. I syringe fed her replacement meals, based on baby bird formula, and supplemented. That seemed to perk her up and stimulate her appetite. Also, I’d provide her favorite treat (raw, hulled sunflower seeds) as a reward after a feeding. Keep us posted on what the vet says!

 

[micstrachan]

Thank you so much for posting that. That gopher was ready to take that hen on when she pecked its tail. I feel that's a battle the gopher would have lost.

I wish I would have thought to grab video.

Haha! I think so, too. I just thought it was odd that it was on the field in straight sunlight. I thought it might be sick and did not wants the birds getting bitten. LOL. In retrospect, it probably would have been fine and they would have had a blast!

 

[micstrachan]

That is so great! They are so fascinated. Yesterday my sister in law and her Corgi came to see the chickens in the run—the hens were very obviously checking out her dog, who luckily is a pretty mellow fellow. If there wasn’t a wire fencing between, the hens probably would have ventured an exploratory peck as well.

Love it!

Booth if my Buckeyes chase my Border Collie. I’ll try to get a video of that, too!

 

[drumstick diva]

I'd like to see a video of that

 

[Shadrach]

FOUND IT! This was my first flock of four. Only Bridge (Barred Rock) is still with us and is the current alpha. Rusty, the little dare devil New Hampshire Red, was at the bottom of the pecking order. Sadly, she came down with Egg Yolk Peritonitis shortly after this video was taken.

Did the chickens kill the gopher?

 

[LozzyR]

They both did a little, but I felt it was more from an illness than the implant. With the first one, I was only a year into chicken keeping and didn’t really know what to do, so I offered her favorites (live meal worms and corn on the cob) and she ate. With the second one, I was a seasoned pro. I syringe fed her replacement meals, based on baby bird formula, and supplemented. That seemed to perk her up and stimulate her appetite. Also, I’d provide her favorite treat (raw, hulled sunflower seeds) as a reward after a feeding. Keep us posted on what the vet says!

Thanks for the info! So we saw Dr Nikki and I said how I was thinking about maybe another week of antibiotics and then the implant. She gave Chickie a check-up and said she didn’t appear to be unwell like she was the last time she saw her. She thought she wouldn’t need the antibiotics but said to keep an eye on her and if she seems unwell to call the practice and they will give me the dosage. We booked her in for Thursday and as it’s the Australia Day long weekend, she can’t order an implant until Tuesday. She’s put implants into ex-battery hens before and said sometimes one implant is enough as the hen’s egg cycle shuts down naturally whilst the implant is in. Everyone keep their fingers crossed for her!

 

[Goddess hen 763]

I love your rooster. So beutiful. I have an easteregger rooster named Ben. He is a really cool breed. Lots of spunk and easy to train.

 

[BY Bob]

I love your rooster. So beutiful. I have an easteregger rooster named Ben. He is a really cool breed. Lots of spunk and easy to train.

Thank you so much. Quite handsome.