Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[LozzyR]

The hero of the hour taking an evening stroll in what is left of the long grass.
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Her colouring is soooooooo beautiful!

 

[LozzyR]

I am fine. I just hate that Bella is so poorly and I am worried about her future.
Thank you for worrying about me!

That's what we're here for.

 

[Ponypoor]

No, never. None of my ISAs did.

I was very surprised when Dorothy went broody last week Penelope is her egg mama but her dada is a barnyard mix. But I would never have guessed she would go all gaga broody like the two other barnyard mutts and all my silkies!!! I am just waiting for Rose to decide she wants to go broody now!

 

[Ponypoor]

I am fine. I just hate that Bella is so poorly and I am worried about her future.
Thank you for worrying about me!

We are all invested in both of you and hoping Bella gets better, you vent here all you want

 

[ValarieF]

Hello

What breeds of chickens do you have? We all have a mix here and enjoy hearing about their exploits

9 3 week old easter eggers

 

[Ponypoor]

From adversity comes strength! Or, as my dad would say 'Builds Character'

Honestly, I think it made her have to plan and adjust more than the others, so it may make her a better strategist (and fighter character wise)

From what I have heard you say,I think she would be a wonderful leader of the flock some day!

Great link Great song

Of course now I have that song in my head haha

 

[Ponypoor]

9 3 week old easter eggers

Oh that’s a great age! You need to post some photos we would love to see them

 

[RoyalChick]

You stated you were giving her tube feedings and that contains fluids so she is likely getting enough but you can always give just water if your not doing that…

Have you tried warm sugar water? I gave that to Sophia last year when she had this huge awful molt and wasn’t eating just hunkered down doing nothing.

On a good day I can get two 35ml feeds into her. Mostly I can only get one feed in. The limitation is that if I tube feed into a very full crop I risk causing aspiration.
According to the great oracle at Google the average chicken drinks a half a liter a day. That is 500mls.
So, if that is true, my tube feeding is getting her roughly 10% of her fluid requirements.
She is getting a bit more from the corn because that is frozen not dried.
What I am tubing is baby bird formula with added Pedialyte (which is basically sugar water with electrolytes). I am adding some extra probiotics and some extra vitamins.

 

[ValarieF]

Oh that’s a great age! You need to post some photos we would love to see them

 

[RoyalChick]

Her colouring is soooooooo beautiful!

Awww - I think so too!