Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

When I use the tinfoil hat, I don’t find a single Drop Bear in my shower (Ever)

Also, this is California USA. When the drop bears drop in, they get lazy, and hang out with the governor in the state capital. (Laziest place on earth, and a useless government venue)! Too political? Litigate me.

 

[featherhead007]

Hi Jaffar!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Hi everyone. Ester isn’t feeling well. She’s standing around, has a poopy back end, does not seem to be eating much, and I think she is swollen. Not a good combination. Her posture is good while she is standing, but she is pretty inactive and (barely) scratches heartlessly.

It’s too cold to wash her bum, so I trimmed some feathers, gloved up, and pulled poop off. I also generously dusted her back end with cornstarch in hopes it would help me crumble the poop off (I think it helped).

I checked her crop when she went to roost and it was not empty. I hope that means she’s been eating when I’m not looking and not that it’s slow. I’ll check in the morning.

Her vent was VERY messy and tiny. I may bring her in for a couple hours tomorrow morning so I can properly wash her vent and surrounding area. A few months back she was messy in the back and seemed not to feel well, but was much better after I washed her off. I hope that’s what happened here… messy butt feathers backed her up, but I fear she has a reproductive problem. She never really came back into lay after her ordeal last winter at this exact same time.

I hope cleaning her bum makes her feel better mcstrachan.
Good idea using cornstarch. I'll have to remember that for the next mucky bum.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Found the wagtail nest; it’s in the avocado tree! I’ve tried taking a pic of mummy wagtail in the nest but she keeps flying off.

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What a neat nest.
Any idea if there are eggs or chicks in there Lozzy?

 

[featherhead007]

Ugh.... Ya I see how that would be aggregating. Here it's skidoos in the winter - can hear them at night - often we meet what the heck they r out doing at night running around on skidoos - Sheesh!!

Chicken tax for Bob:

“Skidoo’s can be eliminated by (Airsoft rifles or pistols) the ammunition is painful but not deadly. (not recommended for amateur marksmanship)

 

[featherhead007]

I hope cleaning her bum makes her feel better mcstrachan.
Good idea using cornstarch. I'll have to remember that for the next mucky bum.

 

[featherhead007]

Could then be 'Mrs-Hippie'

Clever pun! (Makes me proud)

 

[featherhead007]

“Skidoo’s can be eliminated by (Airsoft rifles or pistols) the ammunition is painful but not deadly. (not recommended for amateur marksmanship)

And I’m not saying that anyone should shoot toy weapons at other people, “Wink Wink”

 

[featherhead007]

Uh oh, I think I hear a Drop Bear in the closet? (It’s probably a mouse though)

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

Uh oh, I think I hear a Drop Bear in the closet? (It’s probably a mouse though)

Those Drop Bears are sneaky little critters. They rummage through your clothes and eat the hidden chocolates before anyone notices they're there!