Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Anyone doing the Easter Hatch A Long? I am.

Not I. I am max capacity.

 

[BY Bob]

May I join in the conversation? I know I post for FBF and Mugshot Monday, but I haven't really participated fully. I do really enjoy this thread

Of course you may. You are so polite to ask. Jump on in. You will have to tell us stories about your chickens though.

 

[Cynthia12]

Wow, I’m tired today. I went to my neighbors house and cleaned up for her. Fed her animals and mine. Cleaned her coop and mine. Went to town for groceries for her, and myself. Repaired her broken gate. Talked to my other neighbor (the one with the roosters) and found out his intentions. (Raising them for sale and not cockfighting) now I will be working into the night, designing the new coop for the littles. (After I make myself some dinner)

Service is the best!!! Good on you, because it's known to help keep us ..full of love one for another! Yep. Now you can relax about the neighbors roosters.

 

[BY Bob]

It's snowing pretty hard out there right now. Was going out, but changed my mind. My girls seem to be fine this winter. Interesting. I usually use heat lamps. After doing some reading, I decided to give it a go without. Sure enough, they've done fine. I noticed Mable hot a bit of frostbite on part of her comb...my sexlink..but she's laying and eating and happy. Much more safe without the heat lamps.

Definitely more safe without them!. Good for you, learning and changing.

 

[BY Bob]

I won’t speak for @BY Bob bit he is one of the kindest most welcoming people on earth so I am pretty sure he will be very happy for you to join. Particularly as you already post pictures which we all love seeing!

You know me so well.

 

[BY Bob]

I am too mean to share!

Maybe show it to them and eat it in front of them. Kind of like letting cats out in a snowstorm.

 

[BY Bob]

My Minnie has what looks like dry skin on her comb. I gather there is a fungus called favus(?) like athletes foot so it might be that. Though honestly it looks just like my own unmoistutized elbows.
I think athletes foot cream is the treatment so I might try that and it might moisturize as well.
Anyone any experience of that? I will try and get a photo but she is zipping around everywhere because the sun is out and there are worms and bugs so she is a bit hard to pin down!

A photo would surely help. I would start with dry skin and moisturize. It's rarely the zebra.

 

[Cynthia12]

Here’s something else unbelievable. My hen Rocks-Anne, just now swallowed a 5 inch long lizard. I didn’t think that was even possible!

 

[Cynthia12]

I know!

Extra protien!

 

[BY Bob]

Yesterday was a bit grim. Today was better. Fat Bird had the last of her injections today. It's Metacam pills from now on.
She's still got crop problems. I didn't get to do enough massage today and I cant find my flexible tube for tube feeding.
However, she's still eating and what's more she stayed with the tribe all day apart from a fifteen minute bath and she managed to negotiate the bank you can see her on in one of the pictures. She went off to roost with everyone and got up on the high perch.
Not entirely sure what to do about the crop problem. She's been eating a lot of grit and a bit less grass. She's going back to see Gloria on Wednesday. I'll carry on with what I'm doing until then.
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She and Moon have been pretty friendly over the past few days. It's interesting because Moon is almost as easy for me to pick up as Fat Bird is. I've watched Moon watching me treating Fat Bird.
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That is good news. Great recovery from the spinal issue. Hopefully the coop will come around as well.