Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[bgmathteach]

Thank you!

@RoyalChick You are so good at searching - I tried to find my post to you with the link to the info about superlion AND the human estrogen/progesterone/ Estrogen & progestrone 3 way test with leghorns & reduction of laying.

Are you able to find that post/link for @lightm 's benefit?

I searched for over an hour today, and couldn't find it..not sure what I'm doing (or not doing) with the search feature

Thank you for your most excellent search abilities. No rush - as I know you are on a whirlwind work mission -

 

[bgmathteach]

That has to be the worst feeling. As a parent knowing you could help your sick child but not being able to. How about some Patsy mugs to remind you why you got your beloved Marans.

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She was such a lovely LADY! Beautiful, strong, gracious....

 

[BY Bob]

Tonight's Update
We brought Lady Featherington in tonight. At first I was pretty excited because I could hear no wheezing. Her lungs and throat are clear. As I was carrying her back to the roost I thought I heard something. So I checked closer and she has a rattle up high, likely in her nose. It is a wet noise.

Good News: She is clearly better than she was when every breath was a wheeze.

I do think this may have been bacterial infection. Everyone else seems just fine at this point.

tonight's Cluckle Hut

 

[rural mouse]

Once again I've missed way too many pages. I can't thank @Ponypoor enough for that synopsis. It's awesome!

Have a question for you folks. Our rather eccentric (to be charitable) neighbor has 11 cats. He leaves a window (and often his door) open year round for them and complains about his electric bill. (Insert eye roll) My question is...should I actually worry about domestic, but half wild, cats as predators? I'm pretty sure that Manny is bigger than any of them. We are starting to get a bit of a mouse problem and so I really wouldn't mind them hanging around and cutting down on the rodents. Our run isn't predator proof, but the coop is. We lock them in at night.

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And snack time of fried Okra. Only Sheba refused to take one from my hand.

adult chickens are not usually threatened by cats. It does depend upon the size of the chicken and the size of the cat. It also depends upon the hunger of the cat. A starving cat would likely be a threat while a well fed cat likely wouldn't. Chicks could certainly be viewed as dinner, much less so with an alert mama/papa. A stray cat struggling to feed her kittens could decide a chicken is worth the risk. Generally speaking though, cats will leave anything around the size of a pigeon (or larger) alone due to the size/potential threat to the cat. (Based upon average size cat, scale the bird size relative to the size of the cat).

 

[bgmathteach]

Well I am hedging my bets for any future hatching. Right now I am all planned out with chicks:

- 10 I have on order (5, Brahma & 5, Bielefelder)
- 6 already i the bator…..
- 2 eggs from Penelope go in tomorrow
- 1 hopeful silkie Roo…

So if even 2 of the 6 in the bator hatch that’s a dozen chicks in a couple weeks.
And if 1 of Penelope’s hatches now I am at 13, and let’s not forget that little Silkie Roo, hmmmm 14?

And what happens if they all hatch? And they are all Roos??

Hmm, if all Roos, guess you will be enjoying some roasters. (rooster roasters, yummy)

 

[bgmathteach]

Why oh why can’t they just space themselves out? Is that comfortable?

On the upside Fluffy and Marty are in Their nest boxes.
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Well, I don't know about you, but I like to snuggle with the ones I love!

 

[TX Chick Noob]

Ok, so since y’all liked one of my pics so much, need your advice. Which of these three do you like the best to submit to POW?

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[knoturavggrl]

Ok, so since y’all liked one of my pics so much, need your advice. Which of these three do you like the best to submit to POW?

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They are all beautiful but I think #2 shows her pretty face the best.

 

[knoturavggrl]

Tonight's Update
We brought Lady Featherington in tonight. At first I was pretty excited because I could hear no wheezing. Her lungs and throat are clear. As I was carrying her back to the roost I thought I heard something. So I checked closer and she has a rattle up high, likely in her nose. It is a wet noise.

Good News: She is clearly better than she was when every breath was a wheeze.

I do think this may have been bacterial infection. Everyone else seems just fine at this point.

tonight's Cluckle Hut

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Oh thank goodness they are recovering swiftly!

 

[bgmathteach]

Ok, so since y’all liked one of my pics so much, need your advice. Which of these three do you like the best to submit to POW?

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So, it was a tough decision, but I like the middle/second one best. She still has that very lady-like look, but has a wonderful profile shot of her head/face.!