Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

You can't rescue every chicken, but you can advocate for system changes too, which can help many more chickens. As you say these are deeply-ingrained issues and huge businesses. Huge because the market is massive. Change may be slow unless you get the right mix of people and circumstances to make legal changes to how businesses are run. Greater change can come but people have to become aware. I didn't know about a lot of this until recently myself. How about raising awareness of these among your friends and neighbors? Maybe you can get involved with them and help your local farms implement changes?

Certified Humane program https://certifiedhumane.org/ which is a step in the right direction

Same with the Vital Farms program https://vitalfarms.com/?gclid=CjwKC...KwWRbfCovua10H9_rO8t2iMQPKt1KljxoCOUMQAvD_BwE which appears even better but is pretty ambitious in it's whole-farmland approach

This is interesting, hens that lay only pullets. The cynic in me knows that these chickens / the way they achieved this will be patented and incredibly expensive for others to do. I don't know how far along anyone is in actually running a hatchery anywhere in the world with these. But it is an example of potential and hopefully positive change on the industrial side. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bkc3iyioj

The Buckeyes intermittent news: someone, not Popcorn (because I know her cute little round eggs) is laying massive eggs, 72 grams. I suspect Butters, or maybe Peanut. It would be great if it is Hazel because she laid a shell-less egg about ten days ago, after acting fairly uncomfortable and unhappy. Only the membrane. I've upped the calcium yogurt bread bits mix and made sure she gets some. However I just got Nutrena Hearty Hen 18% protein for them which is a layer feed. Hope that will help. I haven't researched calcium in their water yet.
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There was another earlier this week or late last week, exactly the same, 72 grams, light-colored like this latest one. Here it is in the middle of the carton.
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I stopped marking them with the permanent marker last week, because I'm also giving them back the shells crushed to eat. What's a food-grade marker or crayon I could use?

Lots of good stuff in this post - for marking eggs just use a regular pencil. I use a soft HB or #2 pencil but that is just because I have loads of those kicking around for some reason.

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

Lots of good stuff in this post - for marking eggs just use a regular pencil. I use a soft HB or #2 pencil but that is just because I have loads of those kicking around for some reason.

I use pen or pencil. For hatching eggs I do marker or pen.

 

[ValarieF]

You can't rescue every chicken, but you can advocate for system changes too, which can help many more chickens. As you say these are deeply-ingrained issues and huge businesses. Huge because the market is massive. Change may be slow unless you get the right mix of people and circumstances to make legal changes to how businesses are run. Greater change can come but people have to become aware. I didn't know about a lot of this until recently myself. How about raising awareness of these among your friends and neighbors? Maybe you can get involved with them and help your local farms implement changes?

Certified Humane program https://certifiedhumane.org/ which is a step in the right direction

Same with the Vital Farms program https://vitalfarms.com/?gclid=CjwKC...KwWRbfCovua10H9_rO8t2iMQPKt1KljxoCOUMQAvD_BwE which appears even better but is pretty ambitious in it's whole-farmland approach

This is interesting, hens that lay only pullets. The cynic in me knows that these chickens / the way they achieved this will be patented and incredibly expensive for others to do. I don't know how far along anyone is in actually running a hatchery anywhere in the world with these. But it is an example of potential and hopefully positive change on the industrial side. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bkc3iyioj

The Buckeyes intermittent news: someone, not Popcorn (because I know her cute little round eggs) is laying massive eggs, 72 grams. I suspect Butters, or maybe Peanut. It would be great if it is Hazel because she laid a shell-less egg about ten days ago, after acting fairly uncomfortable and unhappy. Only the membrane. I've upped the calcium yogurt bread bits mix and made sure she gets some. However I just got Nutrena Hearty Hen 18% protein for them which is a layer feed. Hope that will help. I haven't researched calcium in their water yet.
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There was another earlier this week or late last week, exactly the same, 72 grams, light-colored like this latest one. Here it is in the middle of the carton.
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I stopped marking them with the permanent marker last week, because I'm also giving them back the shells crushed to eat. What's a food-grade marker or crayon I could use?

Ive had 5 double yolkers in the past week. That poor Ancona is hurtin.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Also on the news, these ladies love broccoli. Raw, chopped in nice bits to grab and eat. They love it!

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

Ive had 5 double yolkers in the past week. That poor Ancona is hurtin.

I've only ever had one double yolker, and it was a while ago. I cant believe that it came out of Bolts bum

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

Also on the news, these ladies love broccoli. Raw, chopped in nice bits to grab and eat. They love it!
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Awe, so pretty! What type are they? I need some! I love their chocolate brown color!!

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

This is Willows eye. She has this stuff on both if her eyes...

Here is BBQ. Her eyes are the same as everyone else.

 

[ValarieF]

Got some photos and fed treats but thats all I can do for now. Too weak

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

This is Willows eye. She has this stuff on both if her eyes...
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Here is BBQ. Her eyes are the same as everyone else. View attachment 3422673

Does anyone know? @Ponypoor, @ChicoryBlue, @RoyalChick, @BY Bob, @ValarieF? Anyone Know? @rural mouse, @featherhead007? Anyone?

 

[ValarieF]

Does anyone know? @Ponypoor, @ChicoryBlue, @RoyalChick, @BY Bob, @ValarieF? Anyone Know? @rural mouse, @featherhead007? Anyone?

Unless its swollen and oozing puss its not a big deal. Chickens get boo boos they eventually go away