Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[micstrachan]

Xzit standing here on the fire pit, with no tail feathers View attachment 2900116

Alex, I think she’s molting, starting at her tail. Look at her comb color compared to the Rock behind her. Her behavior is normal, yes?

 

[BY Bob]

Exactly. After all the vet deliberately chose to spend all that time learning (is it 5 years full-time study?) about animals and then birds, so they're bound to know more or better than people who did not make that choice.

I have always known my limitations. Now I finally have some help. I plan to take advantage of it.

 

[DaisyBuff]

I know how to help with the tail problem, but I am sorry not giving out any advice. I am always not helpful.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I dusted my girls today. Hopefully they will stop molting now

I mean this kindly, may I ask why are you dusting for mites? Have you found mites on your chickens? If they are molting as chickens normally do, why do you want to stop it? I'm thinking you may not have understood the idea @Shadrach had about @BY Bob 's hen Sansa's situation. Mites don't cause molting, but can cause issues with feathers beyond regular molting that he suggested might be going with Sansa. Bob checked her for mites and didn't find any, so he did not treat her for mites. She has something else going on, maybe a very extended molt, or something else, and she weighs only 3.1 pounds which seems low for her breed. So it could be a complicated situation for her beyond a molt and she's going to see a vet. Normally, molting is a good thing for chickens, you do not want them to stop their molt. They replace their old worn feathers with new ones. I hope I haven't offended you, I do mean this kindly.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

This lot are four of the seven mobile trip hazards that seem to think that every time I reach into my rucksack food is magically going to appear.View attachment 2900447

It doesn't?
Seriously they know a good thing when they've found it, so they're sticking close. You are a fount of kindness in a very cruel world.

 

[featherhead007]

Alex, I think she’s molting, starting at her tail. Look at her comb color compared to the Rock behind her. Her behavior is normal, yes?

Yes

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Do you speak other languages? (Is it you that speaks Chinese?) I’m so envious of people who are fluent in more than one language!

Tax:
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Is the brown one on the left feeling okay?

 

[micstrachan]

This lot are four of the seven mobile trip hazards that seem to think that every time I reach into my rucksack food is magically going to appear.View attachment 2900447

Oh my frick, that’s cute!!!!

 

[micstrachan]

Twofer Tuesday

 

[LozzyR]

Is the brown one on the left feeling okay?

That's River and I remember her having some health issues recently.

That’s actually Tegan and she stands like that a lot. I was concerned for a while but I don’t think it’s a pain posture, she just stands like that. She’s been broody for the last 3-4 weeks and she did see Dr Nikki just before that who gave her a check-up, and she said she seemed fine.