Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

If I'm not around so much this week and the bank holiday weekend it's because there's a lot on here.

@BY Bob Your celebration thread is kicking off again

Have a good rest of the week folks

@Ponypoor
I really hope you can sort out those maggots

 

[Gigachad poultry]

Got some pics today, with Sherlock next to me, mostly oblivious (making progress)View attachment 36167952 butts and a beak (Storm and Cumulo? With a Quartz beak)

View attachment 36167942 calm babies (Cardhu and Nimbus)
2 babies in a spat (Quartz and Granite)
1 Mama Storm
1 wait for me! (Cumulo, getting a crest, has gold feather shafts)

They are so cute!!!

 

[Gigachad poultry]

So I found some possible hope!!! I think I could make a coop for Darcy like in the photo I will attach! That way he has something big enough to also get some ladies! If I do keep him and the getting him a coop plan works I will get him 3-4 hens and their names would be

Debbie
Deborah
Deny
And Diane

I want to build something kinda like this. I will add two together so the can have some room to be in if it rains and I will make a run do there is no problems between flocks. I do want them to be off the ground so I might need to build a ramp and edit the design for the run attachment but this should be a good reliable and much cheaper solution!

 

[rural mouse]

Oh I am so sad for you, was she a Brahma ? she was such a beauty, such lovely colouring of her feathers.

Colombian wyandotte. One of her sisters was running around at the in-laws. We're heading over today as most left yesterday.

 

[Sally PB]

Silver is now with the wonderful lady who raised her, cuddled her, and let her go to become Queen here.

Fly high and free, beautiful Silver. RIP with that wonderful lady.

 

[Gigachad poultry]

My HUGE worry is that they got inside her body which is why I gave the ivermectin. I am just furious with myself - I was distracted with chasing randy Roos, fixing the barn, etc. I was complacent thinking it would never happen to me. Poor Red

I just checked her and she seems to be sleeping, I saw her flick her head so she is alive. And upright on her sternum sleeping I would say.
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Oh no! I'm so sorry that she is sick. I hope she survives!

 

[Ponypoor]

My HUGE worry is that they got inside her body which is why I gave the ivermectin. I am just furious with myself - I was distracted with chasing randy Roos, fixing the barn, etc. I was complacent thinking it would never happen to me. Poor Red

I just checked her and she seems to be sleeping, I saw her flick her head so she is alive. And upright on her sternum sleeping I would say.
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This morning Red is still with us; I checked her abdomen and didn’t see any maggots. Is that a good thing? I don’t know, but I am going with it that’s it’s a good thing.

I will need to give her a bit of a soak to get some shavings removed that have adhered to her overnight.

She ate a handful of mealworms and some scratch grains I placed on top of some mash.

I also gave her more Tylenol and 1/2 a low dose aspirin.

When I head back out I will give her more antibiotics.

Meanwhile I just checked her on the camera and she is up on a chunk of 4x4 I have in the crate.

 

[Ponypoor]

I am so sorry this happened. It's not your fault! We all do the best we can.

I wonder if it might be a good idea to bring her into your home to eliminate the possibility of a any more flies getting into her wound.

Yes I am thinking I may do this, but I don’t want her lonely.

I think as long as her wound stays dry or covered she should be ok. But I will need to monitor this very closely next few days.

 

[bgmathteach]

So I found some possible hope!!! I think I could make a coop for Darcy like in the photo I will attach! That way he has something big enough to also get some ladies! If I do keep him and the getting him a coop plan works I will get him 3-4 hens and their names would be

Debbie
Deborah
Deny
And Diane

I want to build something kinda like this. I will add two together so the can have some room to be in if it rains and I will make a run do there is no problems between flocks. I do want them to be off the ground so I might need to build a ramp and edit the design for the run attachment but this should be a good reliable and much cheaper solution!
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That looks like it could be a great option - the metal framework of the container repurposed as a run is ingenious!

My one concern about that as a coop is ventilation. You definitely want to add ventilation - but in a way that won't allow water in during a storm. (a traditional coop, the roof overhang would help with that - this one you will need to figure out how to prevent rain for dripping into your vents & from blowing in if there is just a bit of sideways wind.

I'm sure you can figure something out

 

[rural mouse]

That looks like it could be a great option - the metal framework of the container repurposed as a run is ingenious!

My one concern about that as a coop is ventilation. You definitely want to add ventilation - but in a way that won't allow water in during a storm. (a traditional coop, the roof overhang would help with that - this one you will need to figure out how to prevent rain for dripping into your vents & from blowing in if there is just a bit of sideways wind.

I'm sure you can figure something out

I saw a YouTube video about converting one of those. Don't remember who it was, but the link came from byc, I think. Might have been a Papy Nounn (or one that popped as a suggestion after watching some of his).

@Gigachad poultry check out the conversion videos