Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

Where did that bit of apple go Agatha
I think that greedy Tina grabbed it flex

 

[featherhead007]

My neighbor just gave me a box of apples . (For my horse)
I quickly pony phone called my horse Chaco and told her about the apples. (She can hardly wait until tomorrow)

 

[BY Bob]

I need some advice.
This is one of my SLW chicks, age 6 to 7 weeks old.
Do you think it’s a boy or girl?
It’s supposed to be a pullet but this one is more developed than the other it’s age.View attachment 3103748View attachment 3103749View attachment 3103750
These are the best pics I could get, they are always in motion.

I'd like to see some of the others but this looks like a cockerel to me. The stance, the wattles, the comb, and the hackle feathers all lead me to cockerel but I have nothing to compare it to for wattles and comb.

 

[BY Bob]

Nah, some of us you’re never getting rid of Bob… we might disappear for a bit, but we always come back! (That’s how I define my “real” friendships… we might not speak for a few months, or a year or two, but when we get back together it’s just like always!)

You have no idea how much it means to have you both back. You are both some of my first friends here and are very dear to me.

 

[RoyalChick]

My neighbor just gave me a box of apples . (For my horse)
I quickly pony phone called my horse Chaco and told her about the apples. (She can hardly wait until tomorrow)

Will the chickens get any?

 

[BY Bob]

Nice Aurora

She was grooming Betty's headdress today. The Polish need help there as they can't groom themselves. It was very sweet to watch.

 

[WhoDatChick]

Looks like she is enjoying the view, though! And - she didn't jump out!!

Just don't let @RebeccaBoyd 's grandmother see this. She might get ideas with her walker & Butters!

Haha! She was trying to until she chilled just enough for some pics... she did not actually get a ride

 

[BY Bob]

Me and mom worked with Daisy yesterday evening and in all honesty, I do not think we are going to have a good outcome. The swelling starts at her keel bone and extends to her vent. At first I thought it might be water belly, but it is very firm. We soaked her for a hour in a warm epsom salt bath and she went to sleep. To relax her when she first got in I was gently massaging the swelled area. We gently checked to see if she is egg bound, and if she is we cannot feel a egg. What could be felt is not at all promising. Feels like there is a huge mass outside her reproductive tract. I'm monitoring her today, she is moving around some, not nearly as active as normal and is eating. She did feel like taking a hour long dust bath session. Her comb and face is as red as it can be which should be a good sign. I do have antibiotic powder for the horses that can also be given to chickens on hand. I think mom said it is Bactrim but I am not positive. She did call the vet to get a correct dose to give her if we decide to try that. How we proceed from here is going to depend entirely on how Daisy is behaving. I will not prolong any suffering and if the swelling persists and grows or she starts acting worse I will end it right now. I'm really focusing on how she is moving as the mass is protruding around her legs and from what I saw yesterday and at times this morning looks to be making walking uncomfortable.

I'm sorry. That does not sound promising at all.

 

[BY Bob]

When I initially noticed it last night I thought it was hot, but then after feeling the skin on the rest of her body it is the same temperature. The mass is solid, I've felt abscesses before and this does not feel like one. I should have spotted this before now and hate myself that I did not. The only reason I picked up something was wrong yesterday was because she was not bullying her way in with the others when I was tearing up buns for her fair share. Then I noticed her posture and looked closely and had my heart sink. I am being pulled in too many directions feel like I'm drowning. What should have been a happy day yesterday was spoiled by grandma which I had a feeling it would. For a month all I heard from Rosie was all she wanted for her birthday was her favorite dinner and cake. She wanted Honey mustard chicken and a carrot cake with the homemade cream cheese icing we use for the pumpkin rolls. Grandma had tried relentlessly to change her mind on both options but we held firm that it was Rosie's day. Then at dinner she made a big fuss that the chicken tasted terrible, insisted her piece have the sauce washed off and that carrot cake was her least favorite cake. Towards the end all Rosie was trying to do was apologize but we stopped her. I am really not happy that she went to bed crying last night and let grandma know it after she had fallen asleep.

Boy you did have a bad day. I'm sorry. I hope today is better but I guessing with what you found it isn't.

 

[BY Bob]

If she is internally laying then there is nothing I could do for that is there? I have been terrified for this girl to have reproductive issues. She has not been right since she laid this monster egg.
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This was laid in September of 2020, her first season of laying. Those were 2 of her previous eggs in the photo. After that egg she stopped, laid less then 7 eggs last year to my knowledge. She did lay for about a month this year starting towards the end of February but then stopped again. She always goes through the motions of laying, visiting the nest box, and then leaving after a hour cackling like she laid one but nothing.

As for Rosie, it is a matter of contention, but show season is starting up this month. There will not be any shows this year down at the barn. Grandma is dead set against it, but every chance I get Rosie and Russ are being loaded up with her best friend and taken to the shows. I'm going to get her hurt or killed allowing her to ride the horse and I should sell all 3. I'm also going to get her kidnapped by allowing her to ride the horse out of sight.

With internal laying you are looking at a build up of yolk inside the body cavity which can lead to infection. You could treat the infection but you need to stop the laying and that would involve an implant of some kind.

If it is not warm and she does not have a temperature I would lean towards a mass of some kind.