Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

There's something really interesting down here

 

[BY Bob]

Just once yesterday and then I tried again today, but she is not acting well, in fact my guess now is her heart is failing. She did seem to be eating a bit more when foraging today this afternoon, but I mean a tiny bit. She took a little greens - baby's breath - from me, but she alternated between looking fine and trotting with Popcorn a few times to looking tired, and when she stopped to rest she half-closed her eyes. I know she dust-bathed earlier today, because when I checked her at noon she was wonderfully full of dirt. Between 4:30 and 7pm out and about, she just was closing her eyes every time the group stopped to hang and preen. Twice she hung out by me and napped briefly. So when I tried the feeding at 7pm or so what happened there was not good, and really made me think for sure her heart is failing, and the stress of the procedure exacerbated it. Or she's just so skinny she's too weak?

I stopped after about 10-15 ml because she really gave a good wriggle, and with that effort her eyes half-closed, so I immediately got the tube out and it seemed to me her legs failed, she was passing out. I let her down keeping her head and front part supported a little to not push anything in her crop up, she lay sort of on her side, then in 2-3 seconds she was awake and quickly got her feet under her, stayed that way a couple seconds, then stood up. I'm calling the vets tomorrow to see what they think. I hate to travel with her but maybe they can come here on Friday, if she lasts that long.

She pooped a tiny watery poop waiting while I got the tube food ready, so I collected it and got it dissolved in a test tube and got a slide on it before starting the tube feeding. I didn't see anything remarkable.

 

[BY Bob]

3 out of 4???

Did I mess up the math somehow?

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Is that a philosopher or is that a philosopher?
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She is deeeep in her thought. Maybe enter the caption contest!!

She is a Buddha Hen!
@Galaxy_rules

 

[GregnLety]

Our turkeys and their chooks.

Chester photo bombing, lol. The Lav Orpington is part of the turkey tribe along with a few others.

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

@Galaxy_rules

Except Saturday which’s is Caturday

And Sunday is Pony Sunday where post photos of our ponies, horses, iguanas, coooows, goats, dogs, etc you have horses right?



Slightly of topic tax
I miss my fluffy babies

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You could always go get the pullets back, right?!

 

[Ponypoor]

You could always go get the pullets back, right?!

Wish I could, but they are not mine, so back they had to go.

I have enough chooks here to keep me busy They were fun while they were here.

 

[Ponypoor]

I can't tell when there is going to be a thunder storm anymore, we get the signs of one coming in but it rarely happens. I guess that's climate change

It's been all over the place here this year, hot, cold, rain, no rain...

It's a chilly morning here, my office it only 19C brrrr! The chooks are all sunbathing and preening warming up.

 

[Ponypoor]

Our turkeys and their chooks.View attachment 3574534View attachment 3574536Chester photo bombing, lol. The Lav Orpington is part of the turkey tribe along with a few others.

Look at the legs on those kiddos! Are these the ones you will be keeping? That while one is unusually coloured - love the darker marks on it's feathers.

 

[Galaxy_rules]

She is a Buddha Hen!
@Galaxy_rules

What?