Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

I may be too tired to see what I am looking at - all I noticed is that she seems to be twisting around to drill her feet into the floor. She has some 'hip action' while she does that.
Tell me what I am missing?

In the first video, did you see that Sydney was in the box trying to lay an egg while Aurora was throwing out the nest?

Considering how mean Aurora can be, how frightening do you think that was for Sydney?

 

[RoyalChick]

I’m so sad cuz I have recently become allergic to my cats If Ikiss them on the mouth then I get blisters and if I kiss them anywhere else my lips become very dry and it’s as if they are chapped really bad! And the new kitty makes all of this worse than any of them... and I really can’t help not to kiss them! Like.. I HAVE to kiss them! And so I am miserable.... I know, stupid!

So I get wheezy and snuffles from the cats. I got an inhaler and a nasal thingy that helps, but mostly if it gets too bad I stop cuddling them and go outside in the fresh air.
Would lip salve help to create a barrier between your lips and the cat?

 

[RoyalChick]

In the first video, did you see that Sydney was in the box trying to lay an egg while Aurora was throwing out the nest?

Considering how mean Aurora can be, how frightening do you think that was for Sydney?

Totally missed that. I must be tired. Time for me to go to bed.

 

[RoyalChick]

I'm laughing at the last line. Of course it does!

You are right, in the whole saga it is somehow the least surprising element.

 

[BY Bob]

Totally missed that. I must be tired. Time for me to go to bed.

You have had a rough couple of days.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Thank you
I am going to fight this though! Started taking elderberry daily and whenever I do kiss them I go and wash my mouth with soap and apply lotion or lip balm.... I WILL NOT be allergic to my kitties darn it!!!!

You could try makeup wipes, or eyelid cleaning pads. Get a Sphynx cat! I also have an interesting fact, that male cats, and black cats, have or shed more of that chemical that people are allergic to.

 

[Kris5902]

I believe a lot of people laughed at me. Just saying. 🐿🐿🐿🐿🐿

I agreed though... there were also changes in our little song birds

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

Rich brought Josh down from upstairs tonight. He said Josh rolled over and trilled at him. This is where Josh is currently sleeping...

 

[RoyalChick]

You could try makeup wipes, or eyelid cleaning pads. Get a Sphynx cat! I also have an interesting fact, that male cats, and black cats, have or shed more of that chemical that people are allergic to.

I have black cats and male cats and male black cats. I am doomed!

 

[Kris5902]

What kind of shape is she in?

I am naming her Lucky. Poor Baby... she ate a little bit and drank, but didn’t gorge herself which seems good. The dingleberry from hell is how I would describe her back end. I clipped one growing in feather that bled a bit in cutting it off. She didn’t really seem to mind. She was also unable to preen her back end at all, and the lice were completely Out of control. I rarely bother with gloves, as I’m usually half covered in poop, and have just accepted this as my natural state; I broke out the nitrile gloves for this one. She’s too weak to really evade me yet which helped a lot. I powdered her with some of my precious remaining Carbaryl powder I found hidden in my cargo trailer. Her tail is a little cockeyed now.

Here is what she was under... with Zip Tie (of course) modeling in it.

Our current theory is that she was trying to stand on the edge and drink and managed to flip it over on herself. US Size 10 men’s boot also for size reference. I still feel incredibly stupid. I’ve been walking past her for days. Arduinna was jumping on it. She is going to get a lot of treats, I’m sure. She’s sleeping in the chicken trailer, confined to a tall dog crate for now. I didn’t want her getting pushed around too much at Roosting.
Edit to add: or spread any surviving lice. I was ok with the thought of her having been taken by a predator, but the level of guilt I’m feeling right now... I don’t have the words to express it. That this happened under my nose.