Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

Sorry Bella is still having trouble, RC. Have you offered meat? I once had a very sick hen who would also eat corn. As you know, my chickens find baby bird formula an absolute treat. However, if I’ve had one that just wouldn’t eat, live mealworms or even super worms got them going. Yes, they are fatty, but since Bella is underweight, it might be worth a try.

I have tried. I can try again. Her tastes change. She ate two shrimp the other day. Now she won’t eat shrimp.

 

[Marie2020]

It's so good seeing these two happy together. Princess is top bird until food is about then suddenly Tina rules .

To be perfectly honest with you I can't work it all out

Tina and Princess muck after ant's the other day

 

[Marie2020]

I have tried. I can try again. Her tastes change. She ate two shrimp the other day. Now she won’t eat shrimp.

That sounds a lot like princess, one day she loves strawberries the next day she doesn't

 

[RoyalChick]

A Grim(m) Fairy Tale
Once upon a time there was a cricket. This cricket was very big and was living well off the fat of the land.
One day the cricket looked at the long grass and thought that would be a nice place for a vacation.
So off he hopped into the long grass. There he met a chicken called Diana.
The end.

 

[Marie2020]

A Grim(m) Fairy Tale
Once upon a time there was a cricket. This cricket was very big and was living well off the fat of the land.
One day the cricket looked at the long grass and thought that would be a nice place for a vacation.
So off he hopped into the long grass. There he met a chicken called Diana.
The end.

 

[Ponypoor]

Chuck buckets if peppmint oil and liquid soap over the blighters then plant some catmint there

It will smell nice too

Better than horse poop likely!

 

[Ponypoor]

A Grim(m) Fairy Tale
Once upon a time there was a cricket. This cricket was very big and was living well off the fat of the land.
One day the cricket looked at the long grass and thought that would be a nice place for a vacation.
So off he hopped into the long grass. There he met a chicken called Diana.
The end.

Glad I am not a cricket!!

Yesterday I gathered Japanese beetles for the gals - that went over splendidly



….. for the chickens! Not so much the beetles!

 

[Ponypoor]

Sorry Bella is still having trouble, RC. Have you offered meat? I once had a very sick hen who would also eat corn. As you know, my chickens find baby bird formula an absolute treat. However, if I’ve had one that just wouldn’t eat, live mealworms or even super worms got them going. Yes, they are fatty, but since Bella is underweight, it might be worth a try.

Have you tried a raw egg (or the orb of power as kris calls them )?

 

[Marie2020]

Cat is sulking

It's suddenly got hot here so he's not going out to play

 

[RoyalChick]

Have you tried a raw egg (or the orb of power as kris calls them )?

Yes of course - first thing I tred!
I have also tried scrambled egg, starter mash, meal worms, sardines, cat food, cooked shrimp, beef liver, and melon guts.
Some of those (eggs) she has ignored competely, others (melon guts, shrimp) she seems keen on for a couple of days and then goes off them.
She is only consistently interested in corn and she isn't digesting much of that as it sits in her crop.