Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

I wonder if we have mosquitoes here, they have never bothered us, I must as Aurora.

People don't realise that the things are here either

 

[Marie2020]

Butts not cooperating again.

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Bob will love these fluffy butt's

 

[Miss_BEE]

I have also seen her flip herself rearranging her feathers after a grooming session.

We have decided that Phyllis has flipped herself and we should wait to see what the next flip brings. If it doesn't happen soon though a flipping may have to be done, but only after the required payment has been received in full.

 

[RoyalChick]

She was gone when I came home.

I didn't give her any more fluids, when I checked before leaving she was just out of the plate flat on her chest and I think her crop had disgorged some, her beak was in a wet spot of towel and she did not look good. I moved her off there, saw she was getting trampled some by the others racing about, so I cut down a square Kleenex box to fit under the plate with the bottom of the oval hole facing out, she could leave if she wanted but the higher back and sides prevented the others from climbing over her while under the plate. I put a folded washcloth in it and laid her there slightly angled up so that her head was higher when she laid down her beak.

I'd like to know what if anything I could have done better. Is two hours after getting fluids too soon for food? They supposedly hatched on Monday, and arrived here Wednesday morning, by 8am they had a little nutridrench and then the sav-a-chick electrolytes & dextrose water, and 11am a few crumbles, noon or 1pm access to more crumbles. They each seemed fine all day. Something happened in the night. They have two nightlights with light paper over them for some ambient light during the night. The other four are seemingly doing great so far (knock on wood). 20% dying is the track record so far.

Five Buckeyes hatched on a Sunday, all got here alive on Tuesday, looked fine through Wednesday, and on Thursday one died similarly, just went downhill faster, found suddenly weak and not breathing well. Just like this then, there were four. This little buff Orpington lasted longer, suffered much longer than the Buckeye.

I am so sorry.

I don't know if this helps, but most likely there was something wrong with it and there was nothing more you could do.
Mother hens sometimes reject eggs and boot them out of the nest before they hatch. I don't know that there are any studies to prove this, but I assume that is because they know somehow that the chick developing inside is not perfect and likely won't survive. Mammals do this with newborns.
Of course the mothers aren't always 100% right in their judgement, but I bet they prevent a number of chicks from hatching who would not live for long.
In a world of incubators and hatcheries we don't get the benefit of the mother hen's knowledge and as a result some chicks that hatch are not physically able to live.

You cared for it and kept it warm. It never knew what it was like to be healthy so I am not sure you can say it suffered. It was a short sad life, but it was the best it could have.

 

[Ponypoor]

?How does covering the chair seat help with not getting scratched by chickens when wearing shorts?

Ya need to be cut some slack here, the Claritin and Pregabalin are causing me to be extremely dozy and a bit stunned today, I was walking in a fog doing chores this morning. I could go back to bed right now. I may just sleep in the officer here - likely wake up to 32 chickens roosting on me!

BUT the itching on my ankle/foot is subsiding.

What I meant was cover the chair so bad chickies who jump up there don't poop on it.

My lack of good grammar just ran into another train of thought surrounding scratching nails! Back to wearing leggings today. So chickies can hop all they like, up onto my lap.

Dingaling tax
Blanche’s fluffy butt

 

[Ponypoor]

Fluffy Butt Friday

A fine collection of stylish derrières

 

[Ponypoor]

You are SOOO hen-pecked!

Ya pretty much - seems they think I am their personal servant or something... Get out of my office darn it!

 

[Marie2020]

@GregnLety

Is this paste what you were looking for?

Now I need more ginger so have to get back to town tomorrow

 

[notabitail]

Do they not knock the waterer off those bricks?

No

 

[Marie2020]

No

Oh yes they do and they blighters knock their feeders over to