Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[knoturavggrl]

I have a sad situation with Eli.
She lost her balance and fell off the roost in the night. This morning she is clearly having trouble walking.
I don't think she is egg bound this time.
As you can imagine I am devastated. I will swab for Marek's, it has to be considered a possibility.

Oh no! I am truly sorry she is ill RC. She couldn’t be in better or more caring hands. Hugs for you both.

 

[rural mouse]

I have a sad situation with Eli.
She lost her balance and fell off the roost in the night. This morning she is clearly having trouble walking.
I don't think she is egg bound this time.
As you can imagine I am devastated. I will swab for Marek's, it has to be considered a possibility.

 

[Ponypoor]

Finally caught up again. Lol.



Hope it heals quickly for you. I can definitely relate, and agree with making sure you take the time to recover properly.






The really small wire ties (about 4-5”
long and 1/8” wide) make it so much easier to tell them apart. You can frequently find colored assortment packs in the electrical department. When they are small be sure to leave them a little loose (but tight enough they can’t pull them off). You will have to replace them every now and then as they grow.

Coconut Oil also works well to help soften it so you can get it off, just massage it in a little at a time.


See above comment about using colored wire ties to tell them apart.

So sorry about Big Boy. And I know what a pain it can be to clean up everything after finding out a puppy has parvovirus. I lost one to that many years ago, right before he was old enough to vaccinate for it. Spent days disinfecting things, including the bedroom carpet and the front seat of the truck. Will you have to wait a certain amount of time before bringing in any new dogs? We were told to wait at least six months, and make sure our next one had gotten vaccinated before bringing it home.

Good morning TX

How are you doing? How is your leg?

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

I'm very happy my photo got chosen for the caption contest. I absolutely loved @Sally PB's caption.

"Are you SURE you got home on time last night? Look me in the eye, young cockerel!"

 

[Sally PB]

Thank you!

 

[Ponypoor]

I have a sad situation with Eli.
She lost her balance and fell off the roost in the night. This morning she is clearly having trouble walking.
I don't think she is egg bound this time.
As you can imagine I am devastated. I will swab for Marek's, it has to be considered a possibility.

Oh my gosh oh no, ok well I would be more likely to think it’s her egg binding not mareks

I just read this article
https://www.backyardchickencoops.com.au/blogs/learning-centre/mareks-disease-in-chickens

And made note of this in particular

And this

 

[Ponypoor]

I'm very happy my photo got chosen for the caption contest. I absolutely loved @Sally PB's caption.

I will have to go and put my two cents worth in also

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Count the chickens (Hint: not meant to be hard)
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[bgmathteach]

I have a sad situation with Eli.
She lost her balance and fell off the roost in the night. This morning she is clearly having trouble walking.
I don't think she is egg bound this time.
As you can imagine I am devastated. I will swab for Marek's, it has to be considered a possibility.

 

[Ponypoor]

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How is the ankle today?

How are your chooks? I imagine you have been spending more time with them…?

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I want to break free…