Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Anonymous Chicken]

Can you feel any sort of firm nugget in there? How full is her crop? Would adding to it aggravate things? Do you know how to administer coconut oil? It can be helpful with impactions. You just freeze it so it’s hard, then chop up into pills to feed the bird. I hear some chickens love it and will eat it readily, but the couple times I’ve tried, I did not see that. I HAVE, however, hidden it in liquid form (it turns liquid when warm) in bsby bird formuka, which is a treat for my flock.

I haven't felt anything in her crop yet, but I'll check again tomorrow. Her crop was very full this morning, but went down to half that size this evening. Blossom's not eating on her own right now. We have to syringe raw egg and kefir into her beak to make sure that she's getting some nutrition. We tried coconut oil a couple weeks ago, but we'll try again tomorrow. I'm very grateful for your advice

 

[featherhead007]

I missed what happened in your sad day, Alex. Are you ok?

Tax

Ok, so I’ve been feeling the tube in Minnie’s crop since this post, just to be sure. It’s amazing how different the anatomy is from hen to hen. I can firlt AT LEAST a full incb more of tube into Ruby and not feel it in her crop, where Minnie’s tube is super easy to feel. I can’t really compare to Ester, as I did not feel for the tube when I was tubing her. It’s great to be a lifelong learner, right?! (sorry… edu-speak buzz word)

My bad day consisted of finding out that a friend is in hospital with Covid, and another friends son is very sick overseas.

 

[featherhead007]

Um, I’m not sure what happened with this post. Did i never post the Alex post?

You need to pay some SHRA taxes dear Michelle

 

[featherhead007]

My night is going well. All the birds behaved when it turned coop time. Arizona and Dakota were waiting on the porch for me (earlier than expected) it’s watermelon day tomorrow for the chooks, and I bought some apples for Chaco (going to see her tomorrow as well) ps. I’m planning on having an “All you can eat “ Chinese buffet tomorrow evening

 

[featherhead007]

No, not familiar with that one.

You ain’t missing anything! Sha-Ana-Na

 

[Scrambles83]

Can you feel any sort of firm nugget in there? How full is her crop? Would adding to it aggravate things? Do you know how to administer coconut oil? It can be helpful with impactions. You just freeze it so it’s hard, then chop up into pills to feed the bird. I hear some chickens love it and will eat it readily, but the couple times I’ve tried, I did not see that. I HAVE, however, hidden it in liquid form (it turns liquid when warm) in bsby bird formuka, which is a treat for my flock.

My girls gobble it, they love it!

 

[featherhead007]

Feathered vending machine Tax.View attachment 2841839

Seriously, “ Hen-Rietta “ has never stopped laying,(for going on six years) she’s been sick before, but obviously pulled through. And she’s a great hen.
Her sister Beetov-Hen on the other hand

 

[AfiafiAfi]

Idk why but today I just noticed something a bit different.Lila is seeming a bit more small for a week old and unlike her growing quail mates.is it ok?

 

[MaryJanet]

Idk why but today I just noticed something a bit different.Lila is seeming a bit more small for a week old and unlike her growing quail mates.is it ok?

Hi Afi, try asking people who know about quail. On this thread, most of us have chickens.

 

[MaryJanet]

Idk why but today I just noticed something a bit different.Lila is seeming a bit more small for a week old and unlike her growing quail mates.is it ok?

I found an article for you. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/quail-for-beginners.76942/