Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Twiggy and George are 6 weeks old today. I brought Twiggy in to get some pictures.
Rosie claims that when Twig stands upright she/he looks like a emu. Twig also has one stray feather coming in that is giving off the impression of a tiny mowhawk.
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“And Twiggy !” Yay!

 

[featherhead007]

I realize now, that it’s just impossible to get a nap while I have a rooster on my lap. Just impossible!

 

[MaryJanet]

I believe it's early morning where you live, but do give us some news from your visit to the vet!

I found out why I thought of Dracula. It's not only her look, but her name Bella led me to an unconscious association with this cult song from my youth. It would only speak to someone who grow up as a gothic teenager in the 80s in Europe though !

Goths everywhere MB! I haven't heard Bauhaus in years and years.

 

[MaryJanet]

She hasn't had to much of protein foods as I try to balance with vitamins minerals

She may be sick from not enough protein. How much chicken food does she eat in a day?

 

[MaryJanet]

This might not be the most popular suggestion, but I think that cutting the supplements, and switching to a basic balanced commercial chicken feed would be the best place to start. Let them free range in the yard, but cut out the dairy, greens, and fruits for a while. Add them back slowly and in much smaller quantities after a few months. Then, if there are still any issues it can be treated. I don’t see anything in this supplement that would be an effective treatment for worms or coccidia, or most other chicken health issues. And some of the ingredients wouldn’t be something a chicken would naturally be consuming anyways. Just my two cents. And I completely understand the issues with finding a good and affordable vet that will treat poultry. It’s a huge struggle here as well.

 

[Ponypoor]

I've added more

Ya I hear you both on the Veterinarian thing, my horse vet has semi retired, the vet I then used is now also retiring next month, and my backup-backup vet is incredibly expensive - guess they have to pay for that shiny new office and all the crap (instruments) that really doesn't make my animals live any longer

I hope you don't think I am being unkind or a 'know it all', it's just that I have had animals and livestock over 40 yrs and learnt the hard (meaning expensive) way what works and what doesn't.

I always keep it simple and as true to what they get in the wild as I can...

 

[Ponypoor]

Should I put honey a little salt in the water? I've seen her eat kiwi is banana okay?
Very badly rushed here so much going on

Marie! Deep breath ( secret of life: breath in..... Breath out...... Repeat.... Billion times ).

It's ok - just take a moment to watch your kitty, pup and chooks, while breathing .

Hey so do you do up bangers and mash? If so next time toss them a bit of those sausage (and stand back so you don't get mowed over in the stampede haha). I prefer giving protein here as I have a crap load of green grass (hence those eggs I keep breaking).

My gals love mashed potatoes too but I only give once a week too much starch otherwise. Oh they also love turnip and carrots again only once a week. They absolutely hate broccoli which is ok as I love it so there is not much left over.

Oh I wish you were here! We have Japanese Beetles and I can get 100s of them shaken off my fruit trees! I get them in a bucket and toss them to the gals and stand back while they go after them

(Glad I am not a bug!!! Ha!)

Oh here are my surrogate chicks

 

[Ponypoor]

Thirsty Thursday

Muddy water treat

Sophia is my only chook with wattles

 

[Ponypoor]

She may be sick from not enough protein. How much chicken food does she eat in a day?

I think her chooks look good, I just think she may be molting, my gals poop looks like that when they molt... Got a couple doing that right now, I wouldn't worry unless they stop eating

 

[bgmathteach]

Twiggy and George are 6 weeks old today. I brought Twiggy in to get some pictures.
Rosie claims that when Twig stands upright she/he looks like a emu. Twig also has one stray feather coming in that is giving off the impression of a tiny mowhawk.
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OMG, they are just so darling! And, it looks like Twiggy has Branch's affinity for the camera.