Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[ValarieF]

I did not need a attack rooster after all. All it took was a ultra-sound followed by a oh my god and surgery is scheduled. Thanks to 2 cysts on one ovary, 1 6cm and 1 8cm I have to have a total hysterectomy December 13. This is on top of at least 7 fibroid tumors.

Those are big and painful I know because I used to get them on top of endometriosis and hemoragia. So glad you finally got the surgery scheduled.

 

[Marie2020]

Chooks
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The pictures you take should be classed as professional. Have you ever tried selling this work?

 

[Marie2020]

Peanut doing okay so far

Peanut has not been heaving and straining like she was yesterday evening. There seemed to be a little of it but it was hard to discern. Still diarrhea. I am at PT but will observe again when we get home. She appeared to be happily foraging just before we left

If she's better, then: she passed an egg, but there's no trace of egg anywhere. They ate it, leaving no trace? Or the egg broke in her and she feels better for the time being? Or it's something else altogether?

I got half a calcium pill into her, eventually using a long towel to do a chicken burrito so I had both hands free. It was as easy as you said @RoyalChick ! She trusts me enough that after feeling around her beak for awhile she was not clamping it shut and I got it open easily, held it there briefly with my finger in it so with the other hand I popped the pill in. Then she ate more yogurt so I don't think she was traumatized.

Got her inside for an Epsom soak, and first I dampened her bum slightly without splashing water up there and cleaned off the poo with a bit of baby shampoo, and trimmed more feathers. Then drained that, and began filling the sink with warm water and Epsom salts. She was fairly talkative but calm, and stood in one place, looking around. I had warmed the KY jelly and gently, slowly, put a gloved finger in her vent, no objections from her. It all felt soft and squishy with nothing in there. I went in to just the full first knuckle, an inch or inch and a quarter.

She stands tall and the sink was almost as full as it can be before it reached her belly. She seemed to enjoy it, and even ate more yogurt. 20 mins in the soak.

Drained the sink, toweled her off, applied coconut oil to her vent area & feather stubs. Also the sores, from picking at mites and poo there, and where mites had been gathering (feeding?) were scabbed over and healing and everything looked nice and pink. Blow dried and fluffed, and then put her back out in the yard. It was only then she walked about 20 feet and stopped to poop, it sounded like diarrhea. She didn't have it poop at all while inside.

Dear Peanut in her soak:

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She is just adorable ❤

I gave mine some low fat yogurt today and Tina is having problems, she had lash egg last week and a little passed again after the fireworks night here.

 

[Marie2020]

I did not need a attack rooster after all. All it took was a ultra-sound followed by a oh my god and surgery is scheduled. Thanks to 2 cysts on one ovary, 1 6cm and 1 8cm I have to have a total hysterectomy December 13. This is on top of at least 7 fibroid tumors.

I'm so sad to read this and you are so young
Inbox me if you need to chat

 

[ValarieF]

The pictures you take should be classed as professional. Have you ever tried selling this work?

Oh wow ty. No I haven't I just used my camera phone until I get a real camera

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I'm so sad to read this and you are so young
Inbox me if you need to chat

I know 38 is young for this but it is something that has needed to be done for several years now. Due to my family history it also does not shock me. My mom had to wait with the same problems until she was 40. My grandmother and everyone of her sisters had it done either right at 40 or a year or two before. I had a first cousin have it done at 31 due to cervical cancer and 2 more have 1 ovary removed due to cysts. I am tired of the no energy, constant pain and other issues. I have not felt human so to say in a good 5 years and have been told I have to wait because I was young. I am very angry that to even get to this point I had to have the IUD torture device before insurance would approve. When they placed it 2 years ago next month both cysts were there, but were only 1 and 3 cm. The IUD was "supposed" to keep them the same size or hopefully shrink them. That obviously did not happen. I already got a call back for the pre-surgery labs, guess who is slightly anemic, me. Does it surprise me, not in the least.

 

[Ponypoor]

And dottie was a love bug this morning
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What an absolute beauty I love her colouring

 

[Ponypoor]

I did not need a attack rooster after all. All it took was a ultra-sound followed by a oh my god and surgery is scheduled. Thanks to 2 cysts on one ovary, 1 6cm and 1 8cm I have to have a total hysterectomy December 13. This is on top of at least 7 fibroid tumors.

Oh I am so dreadful sorry you must be in utter misery! You are a trooper to handle that I just want to tuck you into a warm hug

Soooo glad you will get your relief so very very glad.

 

[Ponypoor]

Peanut doing okay so far

Peanut has not been heaving and straining like she was yesterday evening. There seemed to be a little of it but it was hard to discern. Still diarrhea. I am at PT but will observe again when we get home. She appeared to be happily foraging just before we left

If she's better, then: she passed an egg, but there's no trace of egg anywhere. They ate it, leaving no trace? Or the egg broke in her and she feels better for the time being? Or it's something else altogether?

I got half a calcium pill into her, eventually using a long towel to do a chicken burrito so I had both hands free. It was as easy as you said @RoyalChick ! She trusts me enough that after feeling around her beak for awhile she was not clamping it shut and I got it open easily, held it there briefly with my finger in it so with the other hand I popped the pill in. Then she ate more yogurt so I don't think she was traumatized.

Got her inside for an Epsom soak, and first I dampened her bum slightly without splashing water up there and cleaned off the poo with a bit of baby shampoo, and trimmed more feathers. Then drained that, and began filling the sink with warm water and Epsom salts. She was fairly talkative but calm, and stood in one place, looking around. I had warmed the KY jelly and gently, slowly, put a gloved finger in her vent, no objections from her. It all felt soft and squishy with nothing in there. I went in to just the full first knuckle, an inch or inch and a quarter.

She stands tall and the sink was almost as full as it can be before it reached her belly. She seemed to enjoy it, and even ate more yogurt. 20 mins in the soak.

Drained the sink, toweled her off, applied coconut oil to her vent area & feather stubs. Also the sores, from picking at mites and poo there, and where mites had been gathering (feeding?) were scabbed over and healing and everything looked nice and pink. Blow dried and fluffed, and then put her back out in the yard. It was only then she walked about 20 feet and stopped to poop, it sounded like diarrhea. She didn't have it poop at all while inside.

Dear Peanut in her soak:

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She certainly looked like she was enjoying her spa treatment. Maybe she just has a belly ache and the runs wonder if a treatment of some antibiotics in case she has gastritis

 

[Ponypoor]

It's powder. Great for skiing, like getting sand blasted when the wind kicks in. Another 40 min or so of shoveling, upper deck mostly cleared, paver patio mostly cleared (Castor trying to rub against me, the snow shovel and follow EVERYWHERE was "helpful"). Path down the stone steps partially cleared to the 3rd(?). Between the wind and Castor meowing, time to come warm up. More food to Castor, check the fire, collapse for a bit, then go for lunch.


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Oh wow it’s. Winter wonderland out there! It’s like that in Alberta, and the Prairies here, this looks like a long winter for you - stay warm an DONT OVER DO IT!