Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[LozzyR]

I cannot refrain from commenting about how adorable those tights are!
Sorry

My PJs? Thanks!

 

[LozzyR]

Hi, everyone. Happy Friday. I’m afraid I don’t have fluffy butt photos at share at the moment. I’m sad to say Ruby is definitely dying. I had a board meeting last night, so I never got to see her behavior. I suspected she had stopped eating and drinking, and today I can tell I was right. She’s sitting in a nest with her face in the corner, but her bestie, Millie, is nearby, since Millie is broody. Ruby is skinny, tired and weak.

I think if I tubed fluids and feed, she’d live a little longer, but why? I feel I have done everything I possibly can to give her a happy extended life, but at this point, to extend her life would not be happy and that would not be right. I think I already mentioned that would be cruel at this point. She is going out on her own terms. I am VERY sad, but also at peace. I don’t think I can euthanize her myself, as it was a HORRIBLE experience with Margo. I also will not put her through another car ride to see the avian vet. So I’m hoping she passes peacefully on her own.

 

[Marie2020]

Probably SHRA but silverbeet is a dark leafy green that looks a bit like rhubarb but you eat the leaves. Usually cooked so it’s a soggy mass of green on your plate and tastes like cooked grass.

 

[Marie2020]

Probably SHRA but silverbeet is a dark leafy green that looks a bit like rhubarb but you eat the leaves. Usually cooked so it’s a soggy mass of green on your plate and tastes like cooked grass.

I will probably really enjoy it, I love soggy greens

 

[Marie2020]

We are due hot weather here soon. Now I think it's best I look up a good worker and other things to keep the nasty bugs away.

 

[Marie2020]

Fluffy Butts Monday

 

[Marie2020]

Raining again here. My poor girls are fed up.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

That feather line on her neck is quite striking.

Thanks Bob. That was a particularly good picture of the colour change just there. I think it is becoming more defined with age.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Rich and I would like to thank everyone on here and off here that prayed or sent good thoughts our way.

Rich is feeling the best he has in quite some time. He still has to follow up for the aneurysm but as of now he is happily back to baseline.

We celebrated with a lovely dinner out. He said after eating an entire T-Bone steak that he finally felt alive again.

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That's great to hear. Thanks for the update CCCL. Glad you are feeling better Rich!

 

[Scrambles83]

Wet Wattles
I got slo-mo of Maggie dunking her wattles. It was really hot - around 90 degrees - today and I am surprised she didn't go all out and submerge her comb as well.

Gratitude to @BY Bob for showing me slo-mo - I really love it.

Awesome!