Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[MaryJanet]

How many participants does this thread have?

I have no idea any more. 20 or so? Bob might know, it's his thread.

 

[Ponypoor]

SHRA Tax
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Bob trains his ladies - it like a chorus show

 

[Ponypoor]

Geez. If it is that sore I think you should see someone. You don’t want a scar on your cornea.

Too late - I have had a horrendous tear already - long ago I pulled a hay bale down towards me in the dark and stuck a hay twig in my eye - spent each day over Christmas going into emerg getting it measured to ensure it healed properly. My eye dr was on vacation over the holidays in the UK.

Now I have a cataract in that eye from the scar.

 

[Ponypoor]

Look who decided to come out and enjoy the lawn. I hope she finds something to tempt her appetite.

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Oh hello beautiful lady oh I am soooo happy to see you, you gorgeous girl

 

[Ponypoor]

She is definitely not right but she is nibbling a few leaves. And she managed to stand in one leg and scratch her head without falling over.
I don’t know what to make of it but I am all teary with happiness that she decided to come out onto the lawn.

I am send huge bear hugs to both you and Eli

 

[Ponypoor]

She got pecked in the eye, so how can she go “see” someone?

Using her other eye.

See what happens when I make a blind assumption that she only has one eye !
(Sorry Kelly) I hope the injured eye heals quickly.

Hahaha don’t make me laugh! Silly Little Pecker he has good aim.

 

[bgmathteach]

I get bit all the time (usually by Xzit) but lately, Jaffar has been biting me “not hard” but enough to make a point!

Um, all beaks 'have a point'

That said, it is one of the more common ways for them to get your attention and communicate...so, maybe if you paid attention to their communication more...it would be just vocal...no pecking involved. Sounds like you are as bad as @RebeccaBoyd

 

[Ponypoor]

Escape Artists

They only try to escape when I am in the room with them - they want to be out with mama Kelly

 

[RoyalChick]

An update on Eli
I know some of you are aware already from PM conversations but I just want to update everyone on Eli's situation.
Last you all heard I was mad as all hell with UPS for losing her blood sample, trying to deliver it at a weird time etc.
Well, I got on the phone with UPS and gave them a piece of my mind (while opening a FedEx account). I have no idea if it had any impact or if it is just coincidence, but they delivered within the hour.
In fact I was on the phone to the lab explaining the situation when the UPS guy arrived and handed in the package so the lab guys were able to test it within (just) the timeframe it would last.

The results however are a bit puzzling:
- Eli herself tested negative for both Marek's and Avian Leukosis virus
- A swab of the coop however tested positive for Marek's
I have asked about false positives and negatives and as far as I can tell I really do have infections Marek's virus in the environment, and Eli really doesn't have it. Of course both Eli and Babs could get it at any time as they live in the environment.

@BY Bob helpfully reminded me that Marek's is not always fatal so maybe everyone will live a long and happy life even though Marek's is around and about.
That still leaves me with medical mystery Eli.
Her balance seems to be improving (or she is learning to cope with it) but she is down in the dumps and not eating much. That is a general symptom that doesn't really help narrow it down.
I am consulting the vet on whether we should try anything else and meanwhile I am trying to tempt little Eli with all sorts of yummy snacks to get her to eat.
That is why I was so delighted she came out onto the lawn and nibbled at some leaves.
So, I think we take one day at a time and hope my girl picks up on her own.
She definitely enjoyed her time out with her buddies, but now she has retreated again to her nest box. Somehow she has appropriated both the ceramic eggs.

 

[featherhead007]

Um, all beaks 'have a point'

That said, it is one of the more common ways for them to get you attention an communicate...so, maybe if you paid attention to their communication more...it would be just vocal...no pecking involved. Sounds like you are as bad as @RebeccaBoyd

It doesn’t matter anyways, I can only understand true barred rock. Not my fake ones!