Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Sally PB]

This is very worrisome. I hope everything turned out OK.

Yes, everything, and every chick, is fine. Thank you.

 

[knoturavggrl]

Be careful with dry ice. The lack of oxygen, low lying air on the ground can suffocate the chicks too. (If they are close enough)

Thank you for the heads up!

The babies are not out there yet. They are in a brooder tent with Brownie in my garage.
I will lock all my chickens out in the run for the duration of the dry ice extermination process.

 

[featherhead007]

I just made a huge plate of spaghetti and sauce with meatballs! That’ll keep my chooks happy for a while.

 

[Ponypoor]

Dear Aurora,
I am a huge fan and have followed all the advice you have given me before. I also study all your writings and responses to others so I can continue to learn from you.
This has all been a great help to me and I have risen to become the undisputed leader of my small tribe.
I remember your teachings about bringing new chicks into the group and so I was excited when my servant deposited 5 small fluff balls into the Chicken Palace. Oh boy do they make a lot of noise going peep-peep-peep all the time! And I have to watch my step as I could very easily squash one - I will admit I have outsized feet - but they are also ridiculously small. So in practical terms it is all a bit trying.
But I am OK with all that because, as you have taught me, they will increase the number of chickens I will get to boss around and that makes me happy.
However, here is my issue, and I feel more than a bit foolish admitting this, but I am a bit nervous around them.
There are so many of them, and they are so fast! Only this morning all five of them (did I mention there are FIVE?!) flew from the roost right at my head. I confess that I ducked and moved to one side rather than be hit five times (FIVE times!). And then when I went to teach them some respect they all took off in different directions so I didn't land a hit on any of them.
Fortunately I don't think either Eli or Babs saw this humiliating event, and my servant is of course completely loyal, so word will not spread. But still, I need to figure how to stop this nonsense ever happening again.
Any suggestions would be most welcome. I am including a picture of them, and yes, I know they look very cute and all that, but when they all fly at your head it is quite scary!

I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Respectfully yours,
Bernadette

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Poor Bern - she looks like she is quite annoyed with not being able to ‘land one’ on the little minions

 

[featherhead007]

I just made a huge plate of spaghetti and sauce with meatballs! That’ll keep my chooks happy for a while.

That’s Italian!

 

[featherhead007]

That’s Italian!

It’s already gone! Wow do they love spaghetti

 

[Ponypoor]

Tina is a bit off. I have posted on the disease forum and here is a link if any of you would like to offer suggestions: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/is-it-time-to-treat-my-hen-with-antibiotics.1581760/

My main question is in the first picture of her poop, is that lash material together with her runny poop? You will have to click on the picture since it is blurred with inline spoiler protection. I have only heard lash material coming out by itself like an egg, but is it possible that lash material coming out with poop?

The pinky fleshy stuff is normal intestinal shedding - apparently chickens do that.

Do you think she is getting ready to molt? A few of mine look really poorly, stop eating and get liquid poops.

 

[notabitail]

I just made a huge plate of spaghetti and sauce with meatballs! That’ll keep my chooks happy for a while.

I had some for dinner.

You can try to guess where I am.

 

[featherhead007]

I had some for dinner.
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You can try to guess where I am.

Dennys or Pizza Hut

 

[notabitail]

Dennys or Pizza Hut

Wrong. It is a big box type store.