Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RebeccaBoyd]

Everyone, there's someone I want you all to meet. Pickles has made her "crosses everything possible" way into the world. If she is indeed a she, she will be a permanent resident of my flock. And to think, I was worried I wouldn't be able to tell her apart from the pure Marans when they hatched, nope, got some of Momma's color to her after all. During my quick check I think she is clean legged.

 

[BY Bob]

Have I ever said, I love me a legorn on here? Oh yeah, about 20 times now. They're nice feather...

They are just the best.

 

[BY Bob]

Everyone, there's someone I want you all to meet. Pickles has made her "crosses everything possible" way into the world. If she is indeed a she, she will be a permanent resident of my flock. And to think, I was worried I wouldn't be able to tell her apart from the pure Marans when they hatched, nope, got some of Momma's color to her after all. During my quick check I think she is clean legged.
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You are super adorable Pickles! Welcome to our world-wide tribe.

 

[RoyalChick]

That looks like the birds that used to live in @RoyalChick garage last year.

The same thought struck me, I am looking for photos of those to compare.

 

[Marie2020]

Happened twice to me, well more times, but these times had unfortunate results:

#1 Had three eggs in my big sweatjacket pouch. Hung out with the chickens, did some chores around them, had a great time. Left to go in and lifted my knees to get out of my barn boots.
Result: three eggs smashed on the barn floor.

#2 Had one egg in my pants pocket. Better place than the pouch! Played with chickens, decided to do some chores and pulled out the poop tray to clean. Bumped my leg on it. Result: just missed the egg in my pants pocket. Yay! Carried on. Decided to shovel some snow away from the coop on the side. Oops. Roughly bumped my pants pocket with the handle.
Result: Uh-oh. There was an egg in there! Yes, that feels like egg white now. Darn!

Lesson learned: when collecting eggs, bring them in right away. Do it AFTER playing with them!

I put my eggs into my jeans once while picking off some poops. I had to come indoors as I was really hungry, on sitting down i immediately got that feeling of that dreaded crunch followed by with that wet sticky patch.

It didn't stop me eating, first things first food

 

[Shadrach]

Fat Bird is a very wise old hen.
Shortly after her balance problems I believe I mentioned her crop started acting up. I've dealt with quite a few crop problems now and Fat Bird's seemed to me to be very grim. She has a large crop compared and when I first became seriously concerend about it, it was the size of a tennis ball that had been slightly squashed. This was when I took her to see Gloria (vet).
Gloria did get a thin tube past Fat Bird's crop and into thhe digestive tract that leads to the gizzard. I could feel, as could Gloria, when the tube had gone past the exit of the crop and into the tract. I could also feel the tube come to an abrupt halt. This is where Gloria took a chance and pushed against whaever the end of the tube had lodged against. The tube, when Gloria pulled it out was coated in gunk. We, Fat Bird, me and Gloria did this three times, the tube going a little bit further each time. Gloria didn't want to push further because apprently the entrance to the gizzard is very hard to locate.
Tbh, I didn't hold out much hope for this procedure.
Once back home, I've been getting some coconut oil into Fat Bird and massaging her crop intermittantly throughout the days. I've been concerend because I keep finding Fat Bird eating grass and dirt.
It seems she may know what she is doing. Each day now her crop has reduced in size and she is pooping more. The poop isn't quite what one would hope to see in a healthy hen, but it's poop so stuff is going through her system.
Fat Bird still eats some commercial feed, but nothing like her usual amount.
Each day now the content in Fat Bird's crop has reduced in size. This afternoon when I gave her a massage there was just a small ball about the size of a large grape left.
Unfortunately, her balance problem has not improved but take a look at her pictures. She looks wonderfull. Her comb is a good colour and firm. Her plumage has that spring sheen to it. Her wattles are fleshy and healthy looking and her eyes alert.
She manages to keep up with the rest of the tribe. It's really only at supper time when their treat food gets distributed on the ground that one really notices that she has great trouble stepping backwards and making sudden turns. She fell over twice this evening.
The only other thing that gives her away is she sits awkwardly and more than she would normally. However, at ten going on eleven years old one might expect a lot less energy than the younger hens.

 

[Marie2020]

Let's try this again...


https://youtube.com/shorts/52iB0abGl8w

They are so sweet

 

[Marie2020]

Fat Bird is a very wise old hen.
Shortly after her balance problems I believe I mentioned her crop started acting up. I've dealt with quite a few crop problems now and Fat Bird's seemed to me to be very grim. She has a large crop compared and when I first became seriously concerend about it, it was the size of a tennis ball that had been slightly squashed. This was when I took her to see Gloria (vet).
Gloria did get a thin tube past Fat Bird's crop and into thhe digestive tract that leads to the gizzard. I could feel, as could Gloria, when the tube had gone past the exit of the crop and into the tract. I could also feel the tube come to an abrupt halt. This is where Gloria took a chance and pushed against whaever the end of the tube had lodged against. The tube, when Gloria pulled it out was coated in gunk. We, Fat Bird, me and Gloria did this three times, the tube going a little bit further each time. Gloria didn't want to push further because apprently the entrance to the gizzard is very hard to locate.
Tbh, I didn't hold out much hope for this procedure.
Once back home, I've been getting some coconut oil into Fat Bird and massaging her crop intermittantly throughout the days. I've been concerend because I keep finding Fat Bird eating grass and dirt.
It seems she may know what she is doing. Each day now her crop has reduced in size and she is pooping more. The poop isn't quite what one would hope to see in a healthy hen, but it's poop so stuff is going through her system.
Fat Bird still eats some commercial feed, but nothing like her usual amount.
Each day now the content in Fat Bird's crop has reduced in size. This afternoon when I gave her a massage there was just a small ball about the size of a large grape left.
Unfortunately, her balance problem has not improved but take a look at her pictures. She looks wonderfull. Her comb is a good colour and firm. Her plumage has that spring sheen to it. Her wattles are fleshy and healthy looking and her eyes alert.
She manages to keep up with the rest of the tribe. It's really only at supper time when their treat food gets distributed on the ground that one really notices that she has great trouble stepping backwards and making sudden turns. She fell over twice this evening.
The only other thing that gives her away is she sits awkwardly and more than she would normally. However, at ten going on eleven years old one might expect a lot less energy than the younger hens.
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Two of my hens had a bit bit of a blockage.
Since I've been fermenting which I give them each morning and acp into their water once a week, we have had no more problems

 

[Marie2020]

Hi friends. This is a tough week for me to keep up. However, I just wanted to share two things:
1. I finished my first quilt.
2. I just received my second COVID vaccine and I’m in the observation area.

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Chicken tax:
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That quilt is stunning as well as that chicken

 

[Marie2020]

Hello Bob and everyone . Just dropping by to see you all