Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Kris5902]

Bunnies are also not ok in Australia.

I don’t think they are good in any isolated ecosystem where they don’t belong! They breed like, well… Rabbits and eat everything. And they Always find some way to escape!

 

[RoyalChick]

The turner is removed and I saw movement in all 3 eggs. Now let the incubator stalking begin!

I am taking that as my signal to start chewing my nails!

 

[RoyalChick]

Yes. Got them all!

Well done!

 

[rural mouse]

I don’t let my chooks borrow my tools!

Never said they use tools to do so. Clever beaks...

 

[BY Bob]

I see her tail pumping a bit. Might she be egg bound Bob?

It would be so odd but I suppose it's possible. She is still behaving the same way this morning. I will be checking her for that and weighing her to see if she may be holding water weight. if she is not egg bound it's of to the vet if I can get her in.

 

[BY Bob]

SHRA

Deana and Alice
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Just lovely ladies!

 

[BY Bob]

The puffiness bothers me.

What could the black poo indicate? Apart from something they have eaten. Has she been doing this for a while?

Just started yesterday. She could be puffy just because it's cold out.

 

[BY Bob]

Just to be clear, that's an example.

I'm not suggesting Lily's liver is fractured.

Coccidiosis can also cause black poo. These are not really the symptoms of Coccidiosis though.

 

[BY Bob]

Dinner time

Those really are lovely hens.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Something is Up with Lilly

Check out what she is doing. Part of the time she is a normal chicken and then she just stops and sits like this. She was free ranging like normal a minute before she sat down here.

I am concerned to say the least but she is not leaving her friends and going to roost like Hattie. I will give her tonight but I may need to act tomorrow.

I really hope she was just having a off day yesterday and there is nothing truly wrong with her. Being a older lady and it being winter, could she be beginning to develop a touch of arthritis?