Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

You ok Alex?

At the moment, no

 

[Ponypoor]

At the moment, no

What's Rocks-Anne doing?

 

[featherhead007]

Rocks- Anne is holding to life, just for now. There isn’t much more that I can do for her. (Some loving chicken daddy I am) yah right. She won’t even drink a drop of water from me.

 

[featherhead007]

What's Rocks-Anne doing?

She’s laying still, quietly breathing, with her eyes closed. She’s in front of a fan to cool the air she’s still breathing.

 

[Ponypoor]

Rocks- Anne is holding to life, just for now. There isn’t much more that I can do for her. (Some loving chicken daddy I am) yah right. She won’t even drink a drop of water from me.

You are doing the proper thing, keeping her quiet and feeling safe. Don't worry about drinking water, she is feeling safe with you. Thats more important

 

[GregnLety]

Rocks- Anne is holding to life, just for now. There isn’t much more that I can do for her. (Some loving chicken daddy I am) yah right. She won’t even drink a drop of water from me.

Sorry your girl is not well. Have you tried dipping her beak in the water to see if she will drink. Try to get some water in her or possibly some electrolytes.

 

[Ponypoor]

That's good, she should rest.

She’s laying still, quietly breathing, with her eyes closed. She’s in front of a fan to cool the air she’s still breathing.

 

[RoyalChick]

Well glad Minnie is at least taking fluids

Yes. True. But she is supposed to be taking medicated fluids!

 

[RoyalChick]

I don't think Bob will mind if I chip in.

I live on sandy soil, which is quite dessicating.

Each hen has a 6 monthly checkup with an excellent avian vet who keeps his own chickens. The check up always includes a fecal float test for parasites. Their burden has never been high enough to warrant treatment.

We've had detailed discussion on my thread about it, and the conclusion was that the sandy soil dessicates many worm eggs before the hens ingest them.

Yes. Sadly I am on clay (aka red mud)!

 

[goldenfingers]

Sweet little ones! Quite a variety of colour and size

The white one is 2 weeks older than the others. It is supposed to lay blue eggs. We'll see.