Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

I did get your message ty for checking on me. I am seeing the ortho about mt back for injections and ablations but I saw a spine specialist who is doing a MRI on spine and neck. I have osteoarthritus, spondolosis, osteopynia, scoliosis and stenosis and bulging discs and degenerative disc disease in both the stenosis in my neck and spine and making it hard to walk. The neuro tested my nerves and muscles and the muscle is not functioning like it should because of my back.
Also seeing cardio next month and have seen all the other drs. lol Im sick of medicines and drs.

Do you add pepper to your food I found cayenne pepper helpful with my missing heart beats. I don't know if it helps but I really got into squeezed fresh lemon into filtered water. I crave that when I've missed out for a couple of days

Meanwhile Clyde got bad but after weeks of meds and special love and going outside he is much better. But he will always be in my care because of special needs.

 

[rural mouse]

Special "mugs"

Walking Sherlock last night. These started calling, then flew over

Sandhill cranes

The little marked yellow is sporting some good camouflage.

Tuff, Pear with Enigma's tail bomb. Sherlock was at my feet when I took this. He was busy attempting to dig up a tree root to chew on.

Castor is in eating breakfast this morning. Sherlock is laying under my chair while his breakfast sits in his bowl.....

 

[BY Bob]

Dead.
Abigail.
I am still crying.

Oh no.

 

[BackroadGirl57]

Butters update - still hanging in, weighing now 2 lbs 12 oz, versus 15 oz last week, so maybe she's holding on. She is acting much more hungry and and wanting to eat more, and telling Popcorn to keep away from whatever she's eating, but still not ending up eating very much. I am still tube feeding her 30ml once a day now, with added coconut oil.

I set up a little feed bowl for her after I saw her standing in the treadle and looking unsure about eating, or leaning in to eat. She likes the bowl. Since then I've observed her using the treadle okay. She is very picky about eating. Might try a mash with her today, from your and @BY Bob 's recommendation earlier today.

I found more fibrous pieces, but dried this time, in the poop tray and roost bars the other day (Edit - Aug 3), took pics and I hope she's done with that, if that's what was or is the problem. Her spirit was very much improved that day, so it helped at least to pass them. The one I didn't get a picture of, picture a woman's pinky about two inches long, then it quickly narrowed to six inches of stringy fiber.

Three groups of poop on the poop tray, though there was stringy fiber in two places as if she moved, and I put that together for the picture. Two angles.
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Looks like she ate some wood or something of the like. Glad she's doing better.

 

[BY Bob]

The nectar doesn't taste as "minty" or "garlicy" as you would think. Usually honey is a mix of all kinds of nectar.

I have goldenrod about to bloom, and I'm told that the honey from goldenrod will have a particular odor and taste. The description is anywhere from "dirty socks" (?!) to licorice (yum!).

This is my first year, my first hive, so we'll see.

I really wish I could keep be. I would love to hear about your bee keeping experiences.

 

[BY Bob]

The dryer vent points at the coop. I couldn't free range then yet. And the dryer was on. There usually is a piece of wood directing it away from the coop but someone moved it. The heat went in and killed Abigail.

I'm so sorry. That's very sad.

 

[BY Bob]

I think I owe some honey-talk tax.
Here are the odd couple coming in after a nice afternoon foraging. I have no idea how they stay upright with all that food in their crops (bugs and leaves mainly).
And at least Babs, possibly both of them, will turn right around and go back out and stuff some more in.
And then Babs, but only Babs, will then tank up with commercial food.
I swear she believes she is at risk of imminent starvation.
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Is Babs dual purpose? Because that is Hattie behavior.

 

[BackroadGirl57]

Oh no.

Who was Abigail? Sorry I'm a little teeny bit behind . I'm sorry.

 

[BackroadGirl57]

Who was Abigail? Sorry I'm a little teeny bit behind . I'm sorry.

Oh wait i see. A hen. I'm so sorrryyyy......

 

[BY Bob]

Bees are generally very docile (other than Africanized bees), unless the queen or the hive is threatened.

Hornets also are generally fairly docile.

Wasps are extremely aggressive, and very easily provoked - something as simple and running a lawnmower overtop of their home will send them into a frenzy!!

Roosters are usually idiots when they are under 2 yrs of age - like wasps…

Penne
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Yellow jackets are bad news. Very bad news.