Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

I think I might remove the carpet and put in hardwood flooring in its place. Who has carpeting in their homes these days anyway?

 

[featherhead007]

Oh no! If you can, make something else. Food will probably help ease the frustration of the accident.
Edit: jump in the car and go grab favorite “fast food”

My surgery is in six hours

 

[featherhead007]

Oh no! If you can, make something else. Food will probably help ease the frustration of the accident.
Edit: jump in the car and go grab favorite “fast food”

 

[knoturavggrl]

I think I might remove the carpet and put in hardwood flooring in its place. Who has carpeting in their homes these days anyway?

I did something different that may work especially in California.

Yes, I know the baseboard is scuffed but that appears to be hardwood, yes?

It isn’t it’s porcelain tile planks. Nearly indestructible, doesn’t scuff or scratch, and cleaning is a breeze! Just an unusual idea that has worked for me.

 

[knoturavggrl]

My surgery is in six hours

Ohh thats right! Sandwich it is then. Sorry. Good luck on your surgery, I hope it goes as well as the first one!

 

[Lilion]

You mentioned the tomatoes. I think they would prefer them

They literally fight for those. But I'd kind of like to eat some myself. The rest of my garden is doin nothing this year.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Behold the flop on Peep. They all have varying degree's of floppiness to their combs but Peeps is the best.

Mom decided she is changing all of their names to Dumpling. For the first time in 5 years she is trying to grow tomatoes and peppers to make grandma happy. She has resorted to this.

Peep and her grew of Marshmallows or cough "Dumplings" are defying all attempts to keep chickens out of them.

Grandma who you would think be upset as she wanted us to tear up half the yard for a garden, is actually enjoying watching mom loose the battle to the chickens. She also gets a kick out of the arguments me and mom have had over them.

 

[RoyalChick]

We love Ellie a ridiculous amount. She just turned 1.

As for Sheba, she is still off, though she seems a bit perkier this morning. But her posture is just wrong. Here's the video.

Here's a pretty good still.
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This is not how she looked, even a couple days ago. This was taken the 23rd.
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This is her normal stance. This was taken 3 months ago.
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She acts fine really. She didn't eat the scratch I tossed to get the video, but neither did the others. My husband says they're holding out for tomatoes.

It's been suggested Manny injured her? Maybe I should move him to give her a break? I still have the little coop from when they were small. It's not big enough, but 1 randy rooster would fit fine.

I definitely see what you mean. I think it might be worth posting on the emergency threads. My understanding is that the penguin stance (which is certainly looks like) is because when the abdomen is full of stuff (ascites liquid, tumor, stuck egg, internal laying yolk) that it is a better stance to help with breathing and to reduce pain. All of which makes sense except she doesn't look like she is in pain and is if anything rather perky.
I do hope she is OK.

 

[RoyalChick]

Ouch! I had my breakfast on a plate and I was hoping to sit in the living room and eat, but NO NOT THIS TIME. I tripped over the carpet boarder and the plate ( with eggs, hash browns, steak and muffin) went flying out of my hands. I fell to the floor, but saved the drink I was holding. I can’t eat it now because the gritty stuff in the carpet is not very clean. Bummer that I’m still hungry!

Did you call in the chicken clean-up crew?

 

[Lilion]

I definitely see what you mean. I think it might be worth posting on the emergency threads. My understanding is that the penguin stance (which is certainly looks like) is because when the abdomen is full of stuff (ascites liquid, tumor, stuck egg, internal laying yolk) that it is a better stance to help with breathing and to reduce pain. All of which makes sense except she doesn't look like she is in pain and is if anything rather perky.
I do hope she is OK.

Thanks. I have posted there, which is where it was suggested she was hurting from Manny being so rough. I'll supplement that post with the newer photos.