Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

I think a tax payment is in order for triple posting.

Oh come on guys!

I even tried to post my taxes in triplicate just like do with the CRA,
But like their site it gave me an error!!!!

 

[RoyalChick]

I will call her tomorrow. I never thought to find out.

 

[LozzyR]

It was worth it. Very cool what you made.

Thanks Bob! I guess new knowledge and skills are always worth it.

 

[LozzyR]

Oh wonderful- will we see any of your work maybe

Sure! I’ll link you to Ribh’s post where I linked to the portrait portrait posts…. Unless you meant outside of BYC?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ribhs-dcoopage.1295189/post-25952922

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[LozzyR]

Are you entering anything in the HUGE BYC contest? I immediately thought of you and @Blazinga when I saw the arts categories!! So talented...I'm hoping you both do & both win!!!!

Speaking of that, has anyone heard from blazinga lately?? It's been a while since they've been on....

Blazinga was on uni break the last I heard from her, I believe she is still being creative which is why she’s not around. I’ll have to check out the contest? Is there a link?

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[Ponypoor]

Yes indeed. That is why I tried the chelating agent because of zinc.

Wow I did not think they would eat such things

I will be extra careful with things for me now on! Thanks for the info!

 

[LozzyR]

I keep telling myself it is worth persevering because we know what she has and it will get better, but in spite of tube feeding multiple times a day she is getting weaker and weaker.
Honestly it is breaking my heart.

Oh no!! I’m so sad to hear that Bella is getting worse!

 

[Ponypoor]

Sure! I’ll link you to Ribh’s post where I linked to the portrait portrait posts…. Unless you meant outside of BYC?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ribhs-dcoopage.1295189/post-25952922

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Thanks ! I will check it out in a bit, right now I get to ride around in circles for a couple hrs on the lawn tractor.

My chickens like to watch me hard at work making things nice for them

Curly says get your butt back to work!

 

[RoyalChick]

Wow I did not think they would eat such things

I will be extra careful with things for me now on! Thanks for the info!

Yes. Like Bob I count screws in and out and go over everything with a magnet broom.
But they find stuff lord alone knows where and sometimes I find very old stuff like a bottle of whisky from the 1930s and a horseshoe that must be of similar vintage. So however careful you are there is a risk.
That said, I think at least one bit of Maggie’s hardware collection is mine!

 

[bgmathteach]

I don't know how to do that multi-quote thing for you and @bgmathteach. Yes, it takes time, but I am not seeing any improvement yet.
She is still gaping and still coughing. The virus is supposed to go dormant on average in 2 weeks. I get an average is just an average but we are really pushing the bounds of the range.
Off out for the next feed. I got some fancy syringes from a squirrel rescue on line and they are easier to use. I am also looking for bigger tubes to see if I can get more nutrients into her on each feed.

I know it is frustrating, but read this through. Might give you both a distraction, and some food for thought!

@RoyalChick : you are good with research, see if you can find the study. A 'mean' doesn't really tell you a whole lot. If you can find actual data, and the standard deviation, that will give you a MUCH more useful timeline. general rule of thumb: within 1 standard dev. of mean is about 68% of data values, within 2 st. dev. of mean is about 95% of data values, and within 3 St. dev. of the mean is about 99.7% of the data values. The long and short of this is: If the mean is 14 days and the standard deviation is 3 days, then you could be looking at up to 20 days (95% of data, within 2 St. Dev.), as generally, the 'outer 5%' of data is looked at as 'outliers' so to speak.

So, you could be looking at nearly an extra week, without it being 'unusual' in this case. (this is a hypothetical example, I have no idea what the true data is except for your previously stated 'mean of 14 days.)