Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[ValarieF]

lol

 

[Marie2020]

Hi Tina you beauty, and you too Marie hope you’re ok!

Good morning Kelly

 

[Marie2020]

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.

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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.

I've been reading up on marshmallow root. I wondered if this may help our feathered ladies with laying it contains A, Bs, 1 2 3 and 5, potassium calcium and aids with digestion.

 

[Marie2020]

I have to agree, you have something going on. I wish you the very best in your situation. I’m not feeling well either. BP medicine has been changed, and I guess I have that shingles infection again, also
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Have you tried cool showers oils and witch Hazel?

 

[Marie2020]

Tina and Princess enjoying their marshmallow mix in their feed.

Good morning fluffy butt's

 

[Marie2020]

I need to get my kiddos a cabbage - such a treat for all! I love how Lady F tore off a leaf and then wasn’t quite sure what to do with it “here, you have it” and she drops it for Phyllis


Nope no SHRA, I was going to comment and clarify the whole Virus/Bacteria thing. But got side tracked.

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Ok well I am going to make my escape to the barn and play with my chooks…

Kelly back home, pure bliss

 

[Marie2020]

Tina is looking lovely, Marie!

Than you she's a little love these days

 

[Marie2020]

This is crazy. I find myself asking Jaffar for permission to sit in the coop with “HIS “ ladies!

And so you should, he's the top guy

 

[rural mouse]

Mugs

Pippa

Nellie, suspected sneaky brat #2

Long range mugs: WE SEE YOU! GOT TREATS?
Cheetah, Cuckoo, and Indigo (suspected brat #1)


Taken Thursday afternoon

Twirp, bug hunting in the debris under the spruce tree

Whiskey, checking everything out

Enough already! All's well!

 

[Marie2020]