Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Ready or not, they are discharging me from hospital Today.

Hooray!!!!

 

[rural mouse]

Just got back from adding some nails to the coop roof. Put the new roof on a year and a half ago. Wind decided to flip up a corner of the shingles. (Of course the corner that gets hit the most). Hadn't checked inside first, but poor Jessica was inside the whole time, working on an egg. The sweetheart stayed put the whole time and is still there. Thing, on the other hand, was out under the olive trees and scurried off up the hill to hide in the upper trees. Cuckoo settled into Thing's hangout spot to watch the goings on. Meanwhile Silver and Pear staged a raid on Castor's food dish. The fraidy cat was hiding from then on the deck and meowing piteously for us to come save him (and the food).

 

[BY Bob]

I think that they just want me out of here! I’m upsetting the nurses

That's not hard to believe.

 

[BY Bob]

Meanwhile Silver and Pear staged a raid on Castor's food dish. The fraidy cat was hiding from then on the deck and meowing piteously for us to come save him (and the food).

This deserved an

 

[BY Bob]

That’s a thought. River is still not well and has her 6th weekly vet visit in a row this morning. She has been having an antibiotic injection for mycoplasma, which in turn gives her oral thrush. I have been syringing Nilstat mixed with water into her mouth to keep it at bay twice a day for the last six weeks. I have to wrap her in a towel because she fights it. I didn’t think about giving her a treat afterwards, but I don’t think she’d accept it after dark. The vet said 6-8 weeks for the injections and I’m going to ask if we can make today the last one as I reckon her throat is making her feel miserable, as well as the weekly trauma of the vet visit.

Ask if you can just put her on enrofloxin (sp). Doing Sansa twice a day is awful too. We need vet's to alter dosing when dealing with chickens.

 

[RoyalChick]

Ask if you can just put her on enrofloxin (sp). Doing Sansa twice a day is awful too. We need vet's to alter dosing when dealing with chickens.

Yes indeed. I wonder if they could do the depot injections like they finally got for cats. That was a game changer!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I don’t want to get my hopes up quite yet but there are some positive signs that Maggie may be turning the corner.
First off I caught her eating a little bit of commercial feed (starter/grower). Not a lot - just a few mouthfuls - but it is several weeks since she has eaten any commercial feed so even a little bit feels good.
Secondly on the morning coop cam video I saw her confidently jump up to the perch they like to use for preening parties. She made it in one jump and didn’t bother with the step in between that Diana used following her up. I don’t see any wobble! She hasn’t been above ground level for over a week.
Now set against that, her crop did not empty last night and I had to massage it to empty it this morning. We have found a way that works for both of us. She eats the coconut oil herself - she seems to think it is a treat. As long as I let her snack on coconut oil and some scratch and mealy worms between pummeling her she seems OK with the whole thing. It is throwing stuff down her throat she really doesn’t like.
Still, her crop not emptying is very worrying.
I am just hoping her general cussedness helps her pull through again.

Her approach to the log was so purposeful and straight-forward, too. Before now, how has her flying / jump-flying been? Pretty much none at all? Also, did you ever speak to the vet about the inner ear infection idea? Or am I getting confused and that wasn't you?

 

[BY Bob]

Monday mug, it's a blurry Peggy! Getting a focussed shot of her is a rarity.

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Skating on by.

 

[BY Bob]

Yes indeed. I wonder if they could do the depot injections like they finally got for cats. That was a game changer!

I'm sorry but I've not heard of this. What is a depot injection?

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Send them some eggs so they know what REAL eggs are

Yes, but actually no, they would be thrown away, they have to use pasteurized eggs, don't they? I think at least in the U.S. they do.