Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Scrambles83]

Hubby and I went to "Sydney Zoo" today as an outing for our anniversary.
I have a special picture of the "Greater Australian Racing chicken" for Mugshot Monday.
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The emu is both terrifying and amazing!
How many years for you and hubby?

 

[Ribh]

Hubby and I went to "Sydney Zoo" today as an outing for our anniversary.
I have a special picture of the "Greater Australian Racing chicken" for Mugshot Monday.
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Wonderful! I love an emu!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

The emu is both terrifying and amazing!
How many years for you and hubby?

They are wonderfully imposing birds. I was within beak reach and it started "booming". I think it was objecting to having it's picture taken.

It was our 33rd anniversary last Saturday.

 

[RoyalChick]

MUGS MONDAY:
Regan.

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Ha'penny.​

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You could get lost in Ha'penny's eyes!

 

[Ribh]

You could get lost in Ha'penny's eyes!

I do. ​

 

[BY Bob]

Bok is looking a bit scruffy with her moult she’s got her appetite still though so that’s a positive
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She is still pretty.

 

[BY Bob]

Ooo, ooo, before I forget...
Mugshot Monday
My baby Belle
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These are awesome! Those are mugshots!

 

[BY Bob]

Thanks for the reminder!

Monday mug

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And such a mug it is! It's she friendlier to the others these days?

 

[BY Bob]

And I can’t even connect to the site... and it then tries to redirect me to Canadian tire!!! For petco’s “Canadian shoppers” who aren’t even allowed to buy these things. Anyway, after a couple google searches and some zooming in, it’s a pyrethrum based pesticide (not available in Canada anymore for birdies, and the garden ones often have inappropriate additional ingredients) a great mite killer, that works on contact. Extremely safe and effective. If I could procure some of this “contraband” it would be my go to for any normal infestations. I have to work with what I have/can get though. Petco is more stringent that the company I got my last semi-legal here “pet supplies” shipment from. (Disclaimer: I am not advocating using products that aren’t approved/legal to use where you are... I’m just subject to some new and downright dumb regulations, and have a small selection of previously readily available solutions, and am willing to bend things occasionally for the health and safety of my animals)

The ivomec pour on actually absorbs into the bird and stays in their system after application though, and the Carbaryl has a better “knock down” (initial kill rate), but unless you’re looking at a really nasty situation (I’ve seen too darn many here) this looks like an all around great product for dealing with external parasites. (So, of course it’s not available here! )

I was half thinking I’d put some spoiler pics of Tippie, Puffy, Croppy, Hoppy, Zita, and Mrs B pre and post treatment in that little “sometimes drugs are good” soapbox post, but the happy, almost healthy, chickening chicken videos seemed more positive and appropriate. (These are all some of my rescues from between Christmas 2018-2020, all now deceased, with issues like “you might need to amputate toes” severe SLM, ascites, crop issues, a broken leg, a severe cannibalism/attack injury, and a prolapse and bumblefoot for anyone without a reference point. I just wanted to make them happy, lessen their suffering and pain, and give them a chance to be real chickens... maybe one day I’ll have some time and get my butt back to my own thread eh? )

This continues to be frustrating to watch. I am not in the situation but my frustration at the limitations that are placed on the care of these animals always pops me up on a soap box.

And Kris has it worse than us!

 

[BY Bob]

This continues to be frustrating to watch. I am not in the situation but my frustration at the limitations that are placed on the care of these animals always pops me up on a soap box.

And Kris has it worse than us!

Chicken tax