Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Lady Red]

So sorry about Amber @Marie2020
Thanks for the instructional vid @micstrachan!
Glad to hear Phyllis had another break with you @BY Bob
@Lady Red how are your girls going?

Hey Scrambles, thanks for asking. Naenae has had a rough go, but is a trooper. She had laid a hard shelled egg in the middle of the yard one afternoon. It looked like a murder scene with mud and blood all over it, but she was acting fine.
The next day she was in the box in the morning and struggling to lay. I watched her and she produced a soft egg (egg 1). Then she was fine.
Later that afternoon I noticed Whip was eyeing Naenae's backside with interest, so I swooped in and brought her into the house. Some poo had collected under her vent, so I bathed her. She then seemed a little out if it, so kept her in to observe and let her rest.
She said a soft egg. (Egg 2) she was complaining and wanted to be out with her sisters, but I didn't like how she was holding her tail.
About an hour later she produced another soft egg (egg 3).
We put her back outside the next morning. She is fine and happy.

I tried researching 3 eggs per day, and people seem to think it is impossible. But I literally watched her lay the first and she was the only bird in the house for eggs 2 and 3.

Regardless...my poor girl will probably have a short laying life... and sadly a short life overall with her tiny little body doing this regularly. At this point this isn't about lack of calcium...it is she releases too many ova too soon.

I haven't been posting bc I'm sad about the whole thing. All we can do is keep a close watch on her and hope her immature little body rights itself quickly and with minimal long term effects on her.

Naenae with Allele and Ms. Meatbird playing in grass clippings

 

[RoyalChick]

Hey Scrambles, thanks for asking. Naenae has had a rough go, but is a trooper. She had laid a hard shelled egg in the middle of the yard one afternoon. It looked like a murder scene with mud and blood all over it, but she was acting fine.
The next day she was in the box in the morning and struggling to lay. I watched her and she produced a soft egg (egg 1). Then she was fine.
Later that afternoon I noticed Whip was eyeing Naenae's backside with interest, so I swooped in and brought her into the house. Some poo had collected under her vent, so I bathed her. She then seemed a little out if it, so kept her in to observe and let her rest.
She said a soft egg. (Egg 2) she was complaining and wanted to be out with her sisters, but I didn't like how she was holding her tail.
About an hour later she produced another soft egg (egg 3).
We put her back outside the next morning. She is fine and happy.

I tried researching 3 eggs per day, and people seem to think it is impossible. But I literally watched her lay the first and she was the only bird in the house for eggs 2 and 3.

Regardless...my poor girl will probably have a short laying life... and sadly a short life overall with her tiny little body doing this regularly. At this point this isn't about lack of calcium...it is she releases too many ova too soon.

I haven't been posting bc I'm sad about the whole thing. All we can do is keep a close watch on her and hope her immature little body rights itself quickly and with minimal long term effects on her.View attachment 2764142
Naenae with Allele and Ms. Meatbird playing in grass clippings

Oh dear. That is too bad. Poor little thing. And big hugs for you too.

 

[BY Bob]

Just saw these on fb
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If I hadn't just bought Mrs BY Bob new sneakers yesterday..........

 

[BY Bob]

I have 35+ pages to catch up on, I'll do my best.

In the mean time I started at the greenhouse last week. The temperature was 121° F (49° C) in the greenhouses. I was in sad shape, but I pushed through it. I was rewarded with a promotion on Friday. I'm starting with the security department and will be working in inventory and quality control.

I'm really excited to be with the company and the people are great to work for. My body is angry but my spirit is free. ❤

That is amazing! Congratulations! That did not take long at all.

 

[BY Bob]

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Look how exciting! And sunbathing too!

 

[BY Bob]

Congrats! I’m 100+ pages behind again, this thread moves too fast!

I need to see how many pages we average a day. I might check that out.

 

[BY Bob]

Hey Scrambles, thanks for asking. Naenae has had a rough go, but is a trooper. She had laid a hard shelled egg in the middle of the yard one afternoon. It looked like a murder scene with mud and blood all over it, but she was acting fine.
The next day she was in the box in the morning and struggling to lay. I watched her and she produced a soft egg (egg 1). Then she was fine.
Later that afternoon I noticed Whip was eyeing Naenae's backside with interest, so I swooped in and brought her into the house. Some poo had collected under her vent, so I bathed her. She then seemed a little out if it, so kept her in to observe and let her rest.
She said a soft egg. (Egg 2) she was complaining and wanted to be out with her sisters, but I didn't like how she was holding her tail.
About an hour later she produced another soft egg (egg 3).
We put her back outside the next morning. She is fine and happy.

I tried researching 3 eggs per day, and people seem to think it is impossible. But I literally watched her lay the first and she was the only bird in the house for eggs 2 and 3.

Regardless...my poor girl will probably have a short laying life... and sadly a short life overall with her tiny little body doing this regularly. At this point this isn't about lack of calcium...it is she releases too many ova too soon.

I haven't been posting bc I'm sad about the whole thing. All we can do is keep a close watch on her and hope her immature little body rights itself quickly and with minimal long term effects on her.View attachment 2764142
Naenae with Allele and Ms. Meatbird playing in grass clippings

I was afraid of this.

Have you considered trying to stop her cycle with darkness as we discussed? As fast as she is producing eggs I'm not certain it would work but it might be worth a try.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

It's going to be hard to tell whose egg is whose. They all vary in size, from tiny, to large. (And all brown in color)

Welcome to my world

 

[BY Bob]

Welcome to my world

I can't tell anymore. Mine are all beige/ light brown. Except Phyllis of course.

 

[featherhead007]

I can't tell anymore. Mine are all beige/ light brown. Except Phyllis of course.

Of course