Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

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 ).

She has been outside here with me for the past couple hours digging in the dirt, so it can’t be that sore.

Everyone is enjoying the nice weather here, even I fell asleep in the sun, woke and had to count everyone

Still haven’t cleaned stalls…. Guess I should get cracking on that…in a bit…

 

[Ponypoor]

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.

Wonder if you can contact a local Zoo to see if they can recommend an avian vet?

 

[Ponypoor]

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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Those are wonderful love the second and third ones esp hahaha such expressions

 

[RoyalChick]

Wonder if you can contact a local Zoo to see if they can recommend an avian vet?

Nice thought. Unfortunately the nearest zoo is in a different state.
Well technically there are zoos near me but they are all farm petting zoo kinds of things - baby goats and bunnies.

 

[BY Bob]

Okay, as promised, here are all the babies. Their father is Pastel. Mom could be Bolt, BBQ, or Splotch. At least one of each egg hatched. I'm guessing that the first picture, the golden-gray chick in the hand is a Bolt baby. View attachment 3436991View attachment 3436992View attachment 3436993View attachment 3436994View attachment 3436995View attachment 3436996View attachment 3436997View attachment 3436998View attachment 3436999View attachment 3437000View attachment 3437001View attachment 3437002View attachment 3437004

Little darlings.

 

[BY Bob]

Yes it is sad with those two

But he has Betty and Phyllis now - I love Betty’s colouring a frizzle barred rock patterned polish

Betty is splendid

 

[featherhead007]

Beakbook…
Blanche!!!

I turn my back for one minute and Blanche is logging into beakbook!!!

She was having issues with the mouse…
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I need to do some cleaning in this office / feed room / tackeoom

The spiders are taking over!

I don’t like spiders and snakes, and that ain’t what it takes to love me!

 

[featherhead007]

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

They stand on one leg, because they all know that it bugs the heck out of me!

 

[featherhead007]

Betty is splendid

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Betty!!!

 

[featherhead007]

Don’t do what I did. After working crazy hard, don’t lay down to rest, or you might not be able to get up again.