Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Here you go!
https://poshmark.com/listing/Custom-made-Derby-Feather-hat-58ac6a302599fe9898008584
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Wow! It's on sale too!

Actually maybe you could look somewhere a little less expensive than Poshmark?

 

[featherhead007]

Wow! It's on sale too!

Actually maybe you could look somewhere a little less expensive than Poshmark?

The ad says that hat is a “show stopper”,
I’m thinking more like a heart stopper!

 

[RoyalChick]

I must know what the corked hat is for? Why would someone wear that?

Keep the flies away. Pretty useful really!

 

[RoyalChick]

Wow! It's on sale too!

Actually maybe you could look somewhere a little less expensive than Poshmark?

They had one for $15 but it was too ‘fitted’ to meet the need.
The right hat is out there somewhere !

 

[Lady Red]

Wow! It's on sale too!

Actually maybe you could look somewhere a little less expensive than Poshmark?

Only the best for the babies!

 

[BY Bob]

Keep the flies away. Pretty useful really!

Wow! Who would have guessed?

 

[RoyalChick]

Wow! Who would have guessed?

Well me. I guessed. I have no idea really!

 

[BY Bob]

Well me. I guessed. I have no idea really!

Look at you. Did you look it up then?

 

[ChicoryBlue]

So appreciate all of the information. Can I ask you to just describe her behavior today? If I am understanding correctly she is very skinny but seems to be eating more energetically today. Is that correct?

She needs protein to make feathers and she needs calories for energy. I would advise trying to find 2 things she will eat.

for example: Corn is always great for cheap energy. At this point putting on some weight is a good thing. Fish is great for protein. If you could get her to eat both then you would be in a good place. I would search for a combo that works for her.

How far into her molt is she? Do we have weeks to go or is she almost done?

I am behind and haven't kept up well with the current posts! I think Hazel has rounded the corner on the molt, but not 100% sure. She isn't acting "off" and standoffish like she was, she seems much better. She has not stood and napped that I've observed, and has not acted weird or visibly trembled that I've seen since that post. So I agree, she needs to gain weight back. I don't have more fresh corn but maybe some in the freezer. I have to get more sardines in water, no salt. Maybe tuna in water? We have that. DH is shopping tomorrow. She has not consistently liked a protein I can stick with. Except earthworms.

She did show interest in dried black soldier fly grubs today, which surprised me and I think is a good sign, that's something she showed zero interest in earlier, so her food likings are beginning to come back to normal maybe? She got in the group seeking out and gobbling up when I scattered a couple handfuls. So I scattered more in her direction.

Today she ate earthworms that I saw, and this morning cooked brown rice, and a bit of crumbled hamburger (less interest than yesterday) then later grass and some of these little tubers I've described-- I managed to get a few small ones before they did today and photograph them before giving them back out. These ones are a little bigger than garlic seed head cloves. My fingers were showing about a centimeter. They love these things! They see just a speck of the tuber from above and they grab it. They even can spot the just the roots sticking out from a clump of dirt from the shovel, and pull them out that way.

I haven't seen her eat any pellets or any yogurt calcium mash balls. Tomorrow I'm going to try rolled oats soaked in egg and then cooked like a frittata which they all used to like, and the baby bird crumbles pudding which she did eat a few days ago.

She also dustbathed today, and yesterday, whereas she was avoiding that before, so she must feel more comfortable?

I think her poops are still loose. I have a sample of a more firm poop I saw her make and am going to follow your fecal float instructions, hope to do that tomorrow, along with a fresher sample from the roost tomorrow, if there's another really wet one I'll get it. She's the only one pooping like that.

 

[featherhead007]

I am behind and haven't kept up well with the current posts! I think Hazel has rounded the corner on the molt, but not 100% sure. She isn't acting "off" and standoffish like she was, she seems much better. She has not stood and napped that I've observed, and has not acted weird or visibly trembled that I've seen since that post. So I agree, she needs to gain weight back. I don't have more fresh corn but maybe some in the freezer. I have to get more sardines in water, no salt. Maybe tuna in water? We have that. DH is shopping tomorrow. She has not consistently liked a protein I can stick with. Except earthworms.

She did show interest in dried black soldier fly grubs today, which surprised me and I think is a good sign, that's something she showed zero interest in earlier, so her food likings are beginning to come back to normal maybe? She got in the group seeking out and gobbling up when I scattered a couple handfuls. So I scattered more in her direction.

Today she ate earthworms that I saw, and this morning cooked brown rice, and a bit of crumbled hamburger (less interest than yesterday) then later grass and some of these little tubers I've described-- I managed to get a few small ones before they did today and photograph them before giving them back out. These ones are a little bigger than garlic seed head cloves. My fingers were showing about a centimeter. They love these things! They see just a speck of the tuber from above and they grab it. They even can spot the just the roots sticking out from a clump of dirt from the shovel, and pull them out that way.
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I haven't seen her eat any pellets or any yogurt calcium mash balls. Tomorrow I'm going to try rolled oats soaked in egg and then cooked like a frittata which they all used to like, and the baby bird crumbles pudding which she did eat a few days ago.

She also dustbathed today, and yesterday, whereas she was avoiding that before, so she must feel more comfortable?

I think her poops are still loose. I have a sample of a more firm poop I saw her make and am going to follow your fecal float instructions, hope to do that tomorrow, along with a fresher sample from the roost tomorrow, if there's another really wet one I'll get it. She's the only one pooping like that.

Hope she’s going to be okay.