Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

I'm sorry you have been in so much pain and also sorry for Rosie! All that happening in so little time must be very stressful .
I hope Rosie's shoulder won't keep her in pain for too long and refrain her from riding...but she must take advices of rest and reeducation seriously, injuries when young can have impacts many years after if they don't heal properly! Remind her of this if she needs to stop riding for several months, I'm sure she wants a long riding career as painless as possible !
And I'm also sorry you have been in so much pain. It's also hard here in France to have hysterectomy under 40, not for insurance reasons but for cultural blockage. It's a problem feminists have been raising up in the media for the last five years. A black and white explanation is that that there are too many men among surgeons and gynecologist who feel pain is not a sufficient reason for a woman to definitely give up on having children.



I'm also very happy to live in a country with a public health service even if it doesn't work as well as it should. And I'm one of those rare people happy to pay taxes, mainly because of this.
I recently had to be taken to the ER by paramedics due to going into anaphylactic shock after a hornet sting (surprise allergy)! I live in a very isolated place so I'm lucky we keep adrenalin at home in case of such a problem with the bees. The paramedic ride to the ER was two hours, I spent the night there and saw the doctor three times, and was given a breakfast before leaving in the morning. And I walked out paying nothing! (I'm unemployed since July and have never been into any unemployment program.)
I've had few emergencies in my life but everytime I've felt really grateful for our care system and for all the people that took care of me. There aren't many thing I feel good about my country but this is one of them.

Holy Dinah - wow what a scare for you! I imagine you now keep an epi pen (epinephrine / Adrenalin) very close by now! And 2 hrs - wow you are remote. are there medical clinics closer for less urgent care like stitches ?

You and @Kris5902 both have quite the travel for urgent care! It’s the price one pays for living such splendid locations.

 

[BY Bob]

You Say it's Your Hatch Day!

Guess who turns 4 today (Saturday)! She is the grand dame of Fluffy Butt Acres!

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I thought we would celebrate with pictures of when she came to live with us.

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Hattie is the bum on the left.

Tomorrow, photos of the teenage years!

I forgot this picture of the two of us from yesterday. Hattie had her weigh in so was inside the really big human coop for her birthday.

 

[Ponypoor]

I forgot this picture of the two of us from yesterday. Hattie had her weigh in so was inside the really big human coop for her birthday.

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Oh I love those wattles I only have one with wattles.

I was wondering yesterday if having wattles gives better heat transfer this body temp control in hot weather than those without wattles? Has anyone noted if one’s hens react differently with and without wattles?

 

[BY Bob]

Sooooo cute, and a beauty now.

Always loved her colour

She was the first chicken I chose for our tribe. Up until then it was Mrs BY Bob's flock. She is very special to me.

 

[Ponypoor]

Well, she broke and displaced her clavicle. See a surgeon first thing Monday morning. They showed me the x-ray, it does not look pretty and explains the bump we were feeling on her shoulder. The ER doc said the surgeon has the final call but 90% sure she's going to need a plate put in.

How are you today Rebecca? You feeling better ?

 

[Ponypoor]

She was the first chicken I chose for our tribe. Up until then it was Mrs BY Bob's flock. She is very special to me.

I remember reading that before I cheated and skipped to the end

 

[BY Bob]

Well, she broke and displaced her clavicle. See a surgeon first thing Monday morning. They showed me the x-ray, it does not look pretty and explains the bump we were feeling on her shoulder. The ER doc said the surgeon has the final call but 90% sure she's going to need a plate put in.

Oh no. Well, thankfully she is young and should heal quickly. Please tell her we are all thinking of her and praying for her.

 

[BY Bob]

I've also been animating and creating all weekend so I've got even more behind!

It was worth it. Very cool what you made.

 

[BY Bob]

(Gasp)!

Poor Rosie oh no! Give her a gentle hug from me.

When she goes to the feedmill don’t let them try to stick cow magnets on her hahaha - they tried that with me and I let them know the plate was stainless steel non magnetic

They then wanted to take me to the airport and send me through security- now this was way back in the early 90s before all the crazy security we now have. Tell Rosie not to fall for that also .

FYI cow magnets were used to put down onto a cows first stomach (on a string) to fish out any hardware a cow might eat (nails, screws, bolts. Apparently they eat these things!) - they call it hardware disease

Chickens eat those things too. I wonder if you can get chicken magnets?

Not like these ones though.

 

[BY Bob]

Oh I love those wattles I only have one with wattles.

I was wondering yesterday if having wattles gives better heat transfer this body temp control in hot weather than those without wattles? Has anyone noted if one’s hens react differently with and without wattles?

Hattie and Aurora act much the same way in the heat. The wattles don't seem to make much difference. They are both larger ladies too.