Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ribh]

Ooos. I meant to put these in Bob’s thread, which is my first BYC home (though, like most of us, I’m spread across all three... I still need to catch up on MJ’s, too.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ribhs-dcoopage.1295189/post-23759806

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ribhs-dcoopage.1295189/post-23759900

It happens to us all. Personally, I was delighted to find them on my thread.

 

[Ribh]

Christmas day. A bit chilly but lovely.
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Just beautiful! I hope you had a good day, Shad.

 

[Shadrach]

You are absolutely right that aspiring won't do anything for a heart valve problem.
A purple comb suggests not enough oxygen to the periphery which implies more of the heart valve type problem rather than narrowing arteries to the heart (which is what causes a heart attack and could be improved with aspirin if chickens have the same physiology as people in that department).
Does he have any other signs of low oxygenation? Shortness of breath? Does he have any discernable fluid build-up in his abdomen, chest or feet?
Of course low oxygen to the periphery could also happen because of respiratory issues, but my guess is you have ruled that out from observation.
Good luck with him. You can only do what you can do.

I can't see any other problems with him.
He's fit enough to chase Notch up to the sheep field and fit enough to start a fight when he gets there. He's a complete pain in the arse in this respect.
He's fit enough to chase the hens and they don't seem to think there is anything wrong with him.
I haven't felt anything that suggests excess fluid anywhere.
Idk RC. One day at a time atm. I'll give him another check over tomorrow night. He's not on the tame list and while I can catch him during the day it stresses him.
He's quite used to be got at night due to his leg treatments.

 

[RoyalChick]

I can't see any other problems with him.
He's fit enough to chase Notch up to the sheep field and fit enough to start a fight when he gets there. He's a complete pain in the arse in this respect.
He's fit enough to chase the hens and they don't seem to think there is anything wrong with him.
I haven't felt anything that suggests excess fluid anywhere.
Idk RC. One day at a time atm. I'll give him another check over tomorrow night. He's not on the tame list and while I can catch him during the day it stresses him.
He's quite used to be got at night due to his leg treatments.

Hmmm. That is a mystery. You would think any kind of heart problem severe enough to reduce oxygen to his comb would limit his activities in other ways.
Is it possible he ate something toxic?

 

[Ribh]

Monday Mugshot:
DESDEMONA

 

[RoyalChick]

Monday Mugshot:
DESDEMONA
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Wow! That is a great picture of her.

 

[Ribh]

Wow! That is a great picture of her.

She is a lovely little hennie ~ an absolute sweetie. She could easily become a favourite. Just @ the moment she is still a little shy around me.

 

[micstrachan]

It happens to us all. Personally, I was delighted to find them on my thread.

Oh, good! Then I won’t worry too much about where I post.

 

[BY Bob]

My view is choice can't be a bad thing, althoug it may cause some confusion at first.
I doubt they would split into tribes as such. You really need roosters to do that.
As you know, I'm in favour of multiple coops and just having a spare or two, no matter how basic has been a life saver and convenience boon for me here.
I've had single hens take up permenant residence on their own when they haven't had any relatives in a tribe. Hens will build a tribe ime but it's a very slow process.
I don't know how long a hen only tribe stays stable for because when new cockerels grow up they have tried and often succeded in gettinng the hen only groups to accept them as their rooster.
It's just about my favourite thing to observe here.
So, I would say yes, build a seperate coop and on legs as you mention would be how I would do it. I'll never build another ground based coop. If nobody moves in straight away I wouldn't be concerend or force the issue.

This could be a very interesting experiment of sorts. I am going to think on this for a while. Of course, this is the absolute worst time to doing any kind of construction.

 

[RoyalChick]

Of course, this is the absolute worst time to doing any kind of construction.

But totally the best time to be designing and planning!!!