Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Sally PB]

Update on Pip...

I thought I did see blood in some poop in the the run. But she's running around, MUCH more active than I saw on Tuesday. I'm treating everyone with Corid, and today is day 3. I planned to go 5 days, as I'd read 5 days is how long to treat.

Is that the conventional wisdom, or in my haste to find out how much Corid to put in a gallon, did I miss something? I'm using 1.5 teaspoons/gallon, as I read in more than one place. Anyone, please weigh in on this...

Pip was up on my lap yesterday, when I sat in the the run. Joined by Sunny, then Squeak, then Button. Robin will sit on the log nearby, but is not a lap chicken. At one point, all of them were preening at the same time. I couldn't get a picture, as Squeak was sitting on my arm and it would have been a major disruption for me to move.

 

[BY Bob]

Ok, thanks!
Fluffy but Friday is pretty self explanatory and I'm assuming Thirsty Thursday is pictures of chickens drinking water? What are Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday?

You really should read the primer if you are going to hang out here. It explains everything.

Fluffy Butt Acres: A Primer

 

[BY Bob]

Wow she is a beautiful hen!

Gold laced chickens are spectacular.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Update on Pip...

I thought I did see blood in some poop in the the run. But she's running around, MUCH more active than I saw on Tuesday. I'm treating everyone with Corid, and today is day 3. I planned to go 5 days, as I'd read 5 days is how long to treat.

Is that the conventional wisdom, or in my haste to find out how much Corid to put in a gallon, did I miss something? I'm using 1.5 teaspoons/gallon, as I read in more than one place. Anyone, please weigh in on this...

Pip was up on my lap yesterday, when I sat in the the run. Joined by Sunny, then Squeak, then Button. Robin will sit on the log nearby, but is not a lap chicken. At one point, all of them were preening at the same time. I couldn't get a picture, as Squeak was sitting on my arm and it would have been a major disruption for me to move.

I found this, so the dose seems dependent on how “severe” the outbreak is. Then there is a follow-up period, but both severe or moderate have the same number of days in treatment and follow up.

 

[BY Bob]

My little champion came through really well. It was only a 45 minute operation, and there was only skin covering his tear duct, so no where nearly as bad as we thought. He has a nose drain in at the moment and his smitten daddy is about to take him to his home to recover. Along with the twenty pie cartoon I added here earlier.

I am so relieved. I hope to see him next month to spoil him rotten

Thanks for you support I truly appreciated it

That is just wonderful to hear. I'm so glad it was a simple fix.

 

[Ponypoor]

Miserable Miserable Miserable

Overnight the weather change yet again dramatically; I knew it was calling for rain but I didn’t know it would be like a Witches of November type storm, with cold temps, high winds and torrents of rain.

I had such a miserable night with my RLS waking every hour.

I was going to check cameras outside but I didn’t.

I awoke at 04:45 and disabled the 5am alarm and the 5:30am alarm, I fell back asleep till 6am. Then got up to go to the barn.

That is when my heart sank. There was Truly down on the ground in the mud, she couldn’t get up, I grabbed her halter and a leadshank to use for stability and tried to get her up. It was a struggle but I was able to get her up on three legs. It was so slippery she wasn’t able to get up on her own.

Heaven knows how long she was down on the ground, and likely she fell over and couldn’t get up again. It was just my luck that it was miserable weather, and I didn’t check my cameras and I slept in. Poor Truly I failed her by not keeping a better eye on her.

Anyways I put everyone in the barn wrapped her in a blanket, shut her stall window, to keep drafts away, and gave her some pain meds, and a hot morning mash.

And now the sun is coming out and it’s supposed to be HOT & HUMID today with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.

This up and down with the weather is crazy, I don’t know if I should keep horses in at night; it put the AC on on the house… the chooks are hiding out in the barn a lot - it’s either stupid hot and humid, or pelting down rain.

BFTP

Mr P says stop the rain

 

[RoyalChick]

Miserable Miserable Miserable

Overnight the weather change yet again dramatically; I knew it was calling for rain but I didn’t know it would be like a Witches of November type storm, with cold temps, high winds and torrents of rain.

I had such a miserable night with my RLS waking every hour.

I was going to check cameras outside but I didn’t.

I awoke at 04:45 and disabled the 5am alarm and the 5:30am alarm, I fell back asleep till 6am. Then got up to go to the barn.

That is when my heart sank. There was Truly down on the ground in the mud, she couldn’t get up, I grabbed her halter and a leadshank to use for stability and tried to get her up. It was a struggle but I was able to get her up on three legs. It was so slippery she wasn’t able to get up on her own.

Heaven knows how long she was down on the ground, and likely she fell over and couldn’t get up again. It was just my luck that it was miserable weather, and I didn’t check my cameras and I slept in. Poor Truly I failed her by not keeping a better eye on her.

Anyways I put everyone in the barn wrapped her in a blanket, shut her stall window, to keep drafts away, and gave her some pain meds, and a hot morning mash.

And now the sun is coming out and it’s supposed to be HOT & HUMID today with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.

This up and down with the weather is crazy, I don’t know if I should keep horses in at night; it put the AC on on the house… the chooks are hiding out in the barn a lot - it’s either stupid hot and humid, or pelting down rain.

BFTP

Mr P says stop the rain
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Oh no! Will Truly be OK?

 

[BY Bob]

I found this, so it seems dependent on how “severe” the outbreak is. Then there is a follow-up period.
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@Sally PB unless you have young ones I would go to 7 days to be safe. No need to risk a relapse as it's so easy to treat.

 

[BY Bob]

Miserable Miserable Miserable

Overnight the weather change yet again dramatically; I knew it was calling for rain but I didn’t know it would be like a Witches of November type storm, with cold temps, high winds and torrents of rain.

I had such a miserable night with my RLS waking every hour.

I was going to check cameras outside but I didn’t.

I awoke at 04:45 and disabled the 5am alarm and the 5:30am alarm, I fell back asleep till 6am. Then got up to go to the barn.

That is when my heart sank. There was Truly down on the ground in the mud, she couldn’t get up, I grabbed her halter and a leadshank to use for stability and tried to get her up. It was a struggle but I was able to get her up on three legs. It was so slippery she wasn’t able to get up on her own.

Heaven knows how long she was down on the ground, and likely she fell over and couldn’t get up again. It was just my luck that it was miserable weather, and I didn’t check my cameras and I slept in. Poor Truly I failed her by not keeping a better eye on her.

Anyways I put everyone in the barn wrapped her in a blanket, shut her stall window, to keep drafts away, and gave her some pain meds, and a hot morning mash.

And now the sun is coming out and it’s supposed to be HOT & HUMID today with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.

This up and down with the weather is crazy, I don’t know if I should keep horses in at night; it put the AC on on the house… the chooks are hiding out in the barn a lot - it’s either stupid hot and humid, or pelting down rain.

BFTP

Mr P says stop the rain
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So scary. I hope she is OK.

 

[Sally PB]

@ChicoryBlue, thank you. Should I give some Nutridrench afterward? I'd read that chicks, especially, need the thiamine.

@Sally PB unless you have young ones I would go to 7 days to be safe. No need to risk a relapse as it's so easy to treat.

Thank you! The chicks (Pip is one of them) are 8.5 weeks old. Same advice? I should have said how old the littles are.