Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[MaryJanet]

Sad to write that my sisters hen Chick who I was very fond of died last week. Vet thinks liver failure possible brought about by feeding layers pellets at to earlier age.
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Do you happen to know how young she was when she was eating layers food?

 

[MaryJanet]

Not a lot wrong with this young hen apart from a small split in her lower beak.
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I have a soft spot for humble laying hens. They love to be loved.

 

[RoyalChick]

I considered that but the feather shredding has progressed to her bum. I'm starting to think that it is super old feathers as she did not molt last year

That is interesting. Diana has some feathers that look very ratty - not as bad as those but pretty bad - and I wondered the same as she did not molt her tail last year.

 

[MaryJanet]

Awww… I’m so sorry, Shad! May I ask at what age she was started on layer feed?

SHRA!

Ivy and Janet are helping Mary reconsider her lifestyle choices.

 

[RoyalChick]

This sounds like a great update! Videos are filtered out at work, so I’ll check later. I think you handled it beautifully. Like I said on Shad’s poll thread… what is up with all these crop issues with molting hens? Your situation sounds like MY Minnie, along with Flash. Anyway, it seems things are improving for your Minnie.

I would really welcome your interpretation of the videos if you can spare the time to watch them.

 

[Lady Red]

Not a lot wrong with this young hen apart from a small split in her lower beak.
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That should rectify itself, if not too deep of a split, correct?
Naenae had done something to her top beak and the tip went missing...it grew back quickly.not sure if top and bottom beak have different growth/repair rates. Without looking into it, my *guess* would be the lower beak is slower, otherwise we'd probably see more overbites!

 

[Lady Red]

I may need to Google that!

Youtube is where they learned it from.

 

[Lady Red]

SHRA!

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Ivy and Janet are helping Mary reconsider her lifestyle choices.

I think you need to caption all of the photos I post from this moment forward.

 

[MaryJanet]

I think you need to caption all of the photos I post from this moment forward.

It's not often the caption muse visits me but when she does, he usually gives me a corker of an inspiration.

 

[micstrachan]

More about Lima.
I just feel so somethingfor this poor little hen. She has improved and is still improving.
After lookiing at the last picture you can't tell me chickens don't feel empathy.
I've got three on the danger list. I'm hopeful but...
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They DO! I am 100% sure of this.