Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

You better hope it stays that way.

I think Blanche sent her chooks the particulars on beakbook this morning

 

[RoyalChick]

Oh that’s wonderful! Hopefully this is just Something that will work itself out, have to say Blanche freaked me out last year with all those soft eggs, but this past week I have recieved 2 nice eggs from her.

I really thought she was done laying. Seems her hiatus from laying maybe did her good…?

Did you find out anything about hormone treatment for her?

I have read a bunch of stuff and there are different views. Still reading.
But I can’t yet find a vet who will do it for me. Still looking.

 

[BY Bob]

This fine man is Russell. I don't know how, but he slit his toe open completely. It was dripping blood.
I was going to let him and a few of his sibling out, and then let the originals out after, and I saw him holding his foot up.
It took about 20 minutes to slow the bleeding down, even slightly.
Poor little guy. I hope he makes it. He is quite weak. He lost a lit of blood.
I gave him some sugar water, along with some normal water.
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I sure hope he pulls through.

 

[Lexicon]

Always the same leg?
Mine often stand like that because …. Well I have no idea really! Maybe because they can!

Mine do when it's cold outside. I think they hold them against their bodies to warm them up.

My Brahma once hurt her foot though and she held up her foot at that time. She is not the most coordinated and I think she hurt it jumping off the roost. I have a nice soft hay bale for her to jump onto now.

At the time, I didn't know about giving aspirin and just soaked her legs in Epsom salts. It eventually got better. I still lift Isabella off the roost if I get out there before the sun is up (not possible during summer in the Land of the Midnight ).

 

[rural mouse]

I envision about 20 eggs and three broodies taking up residence there

1 broody (will attack anyone else trying to lay). 20+ eggs with at least half being too cold to develop before they start incubating.

 

[Little Miss Millie]

Mugshot Monday!! Here are some good ones I’ve gotten

Also, a photo of Percy committing an actual crime: bread theft

 

[lightm]

That's what a lot of us call BYC.

Social media for us chicken peoples.

I am afraid you failed the quiz, Sally.

 

[ValarieF]

Sitting outside with my fluffy butts

 

[RoyalChick]

Mugshot Monday!! Here are some good ones I’ve gotten

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Also, a photo of Percy committing an actual crime: bread theft
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I love them all!

 

[Ponypoor]

1 broody (will attack anyone else trying to lay). 20+ eggs with at least half being too cold to develop before they start incubating.

Scary how one can predict these things! But maybe tell her 8 is a good number to hatch