Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Cynthia12]

I feed mine an All Flock.. 20% protein pellets.. I start the littles on it at seven weeks and I always keep oyster shell available...

Yep, mine get more protein in the winter. Free feed the oyster shell.

 

[Cynthia12]

Check out the local time of your post. All the Aussies were in bed!

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I see you at times. I stay up pretty late sometimes.

 

[RoyalChick]

Everyone is holding steady after the snow. I even collected 9 eggs today!!
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Ned says 'What's up?'
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Lucky is growing into quite a fluffy lady. (check out her fluff sticking out from under her wings)
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That is a great picture of Ned with his loooooong neck!

 

[LozzyR]

I see you at times. I stay up pretty late sometimes.

It’s almost 6.30am here, what time is it where you are?

 

[Cynthia12]

Sad News I'm afraid.
The vet looked her over and said her condition appears neurological . Could be Marek's Disease (her neck was weak and her head was pointing back), a spinal injury, poisoning or a number of other things none of which can be realistically treated . I asked the vet to euthanase her.



I gave her a quick once over when I looked at her this morning @micstrachan . She felt heavy to me. I couldn't feel her crop, her vent was a bit pink with some poo on the feathers. Her last egg was in around March last year I think. She was in the middle of a light moult. The vet said that her breast muscles were atrophied which I hadn't noticed so she has probably been sick for a while.

The only odd behaviour I had noticed in the last few weeks was that she preferred to roost on the floor instead of on the perch. She roosted on the high perch the night before last so...who knows?

I'm sorry it is such sudden bad news.

Tsuki at the breakfast bar, bullying until the end. 25/1/21
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and having watermelon 15/1/21

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I'm sitting in the study looking out the window. Deana is perched on the back of the garden bench alone.

Thank you for your kind thoughts everyone.❤

So so sorry.

 

[Cynthia12]

It’s almost 6.30am here, what time is it where you are?

Utah...almost 12:30..pm

 

[LozzyR]

Everyone is holding steady after the snow. I even collected 9 eggs today!!
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Ned says 'What's up?'
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Lucky is growing into quite a fluffy lady. (check out her fluff sticking out from under her wings)
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Aww, lovely Ned and Lucky (and everyone else!)

 

[Shadrach]

Not happening. I do chickens & cats & that's it. I'm not into every & all animals ~ including goats. Sorry Kris. No goats in my bed. And definitely no pigs.

Cancel the cats and I'm with you.

 

[LozzyR]

Utah...almost 12:30..pm

I find my American buddies seem to disappear to bed when it’s around mid-afternoon here.

 

[Cynthia12]

This sweetheart! .