Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

I'm not surprised. He's a polish. That's how they sleep. I'm so glad he found a roosting spot with the ladies. Who is that sleeping next to him?

Bob - he can fly like crazy! He flew from the window, and out through the hen house doorway, he had to twist right, then left to not crash into the wall!

 

[Ponypoor]

Bob is the Tax man

Beetles - chickens love beetles! All sort of beetles, British and Japanese beetles!

 

[Marie2020]

Good morning pretty ladies, you too Marie!

Good afternoon sweet lady

 

[Marie2020]

I have the same chicken as your profile picture has. I have four chickens (3 with creative names and one with a normal name). Having chickens gave me inspiration to start my own business someday, building chicken coops and making medication.

I wished you lived near me. You would certainly have business building extensions and runs for me in the coming years

Good to meet you here

 

[RoyalChick]

I have a sick chicken (my poor Light :-( )

I am going to give her a warm epsom salt bath. Do you know how deep the water needs to be? Just surpassing her vent?

I also posted a thread on the emergency forum: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-chicken-is-having-egg-bound-or-constipated.1543528/

Thanks!

Oh I am sorry to hear that. Hopefully some more experienced folk will respond to your thread in the emergency forum.
I have only done it once - the idea is to get their undercarriage in the warm water - so that sort of depth. Everyone says, and my experience too is that they rather like it and relax.
Good luck and I hope it works - the idea is to help her relax so do it somewhere familiar if you can. Also, give her some calcium - again most people on here say calcium citrate is absorbed faster than calcium carbonate, but either will do. I just use human pills from the pharmacy.

 

[Marie2020]

I can BAWK louder than you can. Yes I can. No you can’t.

Maggie and Bernadette have been doing this all morning. I need a volume control button.

I'll be playing this to my girls later when it cools down

 

[Marie2020]

Awww. Thanks. I am OK. You know, one foot in front of the other and carry on.
Actually my feet are propped up on a rubber feed bowl while I enjoy the gloriously cool sunny day in the chicken field. Canadian air - and it is lovely.
I suppose I should go get something done but it is just soooo lovely here and Lulu has been sitting with me having a snooze.

That's wonderful I'm so pleased you are okay. You did everything possible ❤

 

[lightm]

Oh I am sorry to hear that. Hopefully some more experienced folk will respond to your thread in the emergency forum.
I have only done it once - the idea is to get their undercarriage in the warm water - so that sort of depth. Everyone says, and my experience too is that they rather like it and relax.
Good luck and I hope it works - the idea is to help her relax so do it somewhere familiar if you can. Also, give her some calcium - again most people on here say calcium citrate is absorbed faster than calcium carbonate, but either will do. I just use human pills from the pharmacy.

Thank you! We just did this and she seems really like it, and is now sitting in the water.

 

[Marie2020]

Marty is very interested in what Pompei has to say about nest boxes.

I think she has a crush

 

[BY Bob]

Integration Post #1

There are going to be several. First here is something that may help smooth out Integration. Someone at FBA has gone broody. It is not Hattie

As always, honestly post your guess before opening the spoiler.

Spoiler: Who is broody this time