Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Yup pretty little ladies who still try to stuff themselves under a very stubborn Chiquita at night. If you did have a creek, all it would take would be for one to catch a fish one time by accident. They would actively hunt them from then on and teach everyone else.

That’s hilarious!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

And lastly the Twig man. He is starting to stay a little more where he is supposed to. He will still run from Bubba, but not allow himself to be completely chased off.

 

[Little Miss Millie]

And lastly the Twig man. He is starting to stay a little more where he is supposed to. He will still run from Bubba, but not allow himself to be completely chased off.
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I looove that roo! He reminds me of one of my old ones. What breeds is he? I’m guessing either Brahma/silkie or Brahma/polish, but I could be wrong

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I looove that roo! He reminds me of one of my old ones. What breeds is he? I’m guessing either Brahma/silkie or Brahma/polish, but I could be wrong

Thank you. Twig is a Silkie/Black Copper Marans cross.

 

[Little Miss Millie]

Thank you. Twig is a Silkie/Black Copper Marans cross.

Ahh that makes sense, so beautiful!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I looove that roo! He reminds me of one of my old ones. What breeds is he? I’m guessing either Brahma/silkie or Brahma/polish, but I could be wrong

This is actually sort of a family picture for Twig. The black silkie is his father Branch. The marans hen beside him is his mother Corona.

 

[bgmathteach]

And lastly the Twig man. He is starting to stay a little more where he is supposed to. He will still run from Bubba, but not allow himself to be completely chased off.
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He is such a handsome boy! I'm glad he is growing into his own!

 

[fuentemoon]

Rosie needed an escort to the coop Tuesday.

Checking out the boxes

Nope not quite ready

Wednesday was the day! First egg of the season, 6yrs+ and going strong ☺

 

[knoturavggrl]

This is Why I can't Watch Roosting Anymore

Look at poor Glynda

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I figure it was the brat on the Maleficent roost where Glynda normally roosts.

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Ohhh Sydney! More force then necessary was applied

Thirsty Thursday pictures. Of course they all want wild water.
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Wonderful thirsty photos!!

The Marshmallows are now 7 weeks old.
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Awllll they are adorable and its so cute they are still all together.

And lastly the Twig man. He is starting to stay a little more where he is supposed to. He will still run from Bubba, but not allow himself to be completely chased off.
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Beautiful Roo

 

[RoyalChick]

Little Eli has problems
Eli has been having issues this week and I keep delaying sharing here as I have spent most days unsure if she would pull through.
It has now been almost a week and it is unclear how this will resolve and I am sharing now so you know what she is dealing with and can send good thoughts her way.

About a week ago Eli became egg bound. I spent a day and a half giving calcium, inserting lubricant, and frantically calling vets. Finally she laid an egg and was much better for a whole day.
Then it happened again. This time she spent two days straining and crying out. I have put the video in a spoiler as it is a bit distressing.

Spoiler: Eli having trouble

Then on Tuesday, after a morning of straining, she laid two eggs. TWO eggs!
One of them was regular sized, the other weighed 3 ounces.
The 3 ounce one was a monster of an egg and had two yolks. These photos give a sense of the comparison of the two eggs - the smaller one is a regular size egg.

Poor little girl. No wonder she was in distress!
As well as the straining I also noticed that her legs got weak. She couldn't jump up and spent 2 nights roosting down on the roost. Babs agreed to stay with her and Bernie was very well behaved.

I really hoped that the issue was resolved once that monster egg was out, but sadly she is egg bound again now. She had a good day today running around outside, but yesterday she was in the nest box straining for 2 hours, and at 4:30 this morning she flew down from the rafters in the dark and spent another 2 hours straining in the nest box.

Having talked to multiple vets there is not really anything I can do for her except hope for the best.

Poor little Eli.