Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

The moon is 33,000 miles closer In its orbit. Makes it look huge and close to the earth. The UK sees it the best.

It is a blue super moon.
It is 100% cloud cover here so I won't see anything of it!

 

[lightm]

Amazing job. Well done!
What did you use to scoop it out?
I noticed on the video of the vet he was using a tiny ladle or scoop tool. I feel like that would be a good thing to lay one’s hands on for the medical closet.

You are such a hoarder! But yes I was very interested in the tool in the video too!

If I had to do it, perhaps I will first try the other end of a big needle first.

 

[featherhead007]

It is a blue super moon.
It is 100% cloud cover here so I won't see anything of it!

Cloud cover is not my friend either.

 

[featherhead007]

There’s military action going on in the skies above here today. Some beautiful fighters and helicopters. Also two very large transports. (I’m glad they are on our side!)

 

[BY Bob]

It is a blue super moon.
It is 100% cloud cover here so I won't see anything of it!

Same here, as usual

 

[bgmathteach]

How are you able to get enough calories in her on days you work then? I assume two feedings a day?

Yes, I feed her at night - stuff that crop as full as possible (have to wait until dark to catch her.) Then, as soon as I get up, I give her a couple dozen pellets for her to start digesting - take care of all the other chooks (about an hour) then stuff her crop as full as possible...and put her out with her flock-mates for the day.

They are all at the 'lanky teenage' stage - so are pretty flat in the breast area. She is a bit lighter & slightly less conditioned than the others - but not a huge amount. As long as she seems to be relatively happy and thriving, I will try to keep doing this. On the weekends, I feed her a full breakfast (i.e. STUFFED crop) and take care of everyone else. Weekend mornings the chores take much longer as I do multiple coop cleanouts and refresh the runs as needed (with all the rain we have been having - that means shoveling out part of the run where the water concentrates), plus, I put eggs out in a cooler on weekends - so wash the eggs and put them out - then top up her crop again. So, on weekends, she gets really 2.5 feedings. I am a bit concerned about being able to continue to give her enough nutrients.. but she seems to be okay for now and she clearly is bonded with her siblings. When they free range in the afternoon, all 5 of them are roosted together in my coosa dogwood tree.

She put herself up here - talk about stealing my heart!!!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I am hoping the CBD oil helps and if it does I am getting some for myself.
I spent all day feeling stiff and aching and got hardly anything done I wanted to get done.

Lyme or some other tick illness causing the stiffness and aches possibly?
Tick tax

 

[Ponypoor]

It is a blue super moon.
It is 100% cloud cover here so I won't see anything of it!

Yep it’s raining again here

Oooo great song! It’s rainin again, when will it ever end,,,,

 

[Ponypoor]

Yes, I feed her at night - stuff that crop as full as possible (have to wait until dark to catch her.) Then, as soon as I get up, I give her a couple dozen pellets for her to start digesting - take care of all the other chooks (about an hour) then stuff her crop as full as possible...and put her out with her flock-mates for the day.

They are all at the 'lanky teenage' stage - so are pretty flat in the breast area. She is a bit lighter & slightly less conditioned than the others - but not a huge amount. As long as she seems to be relatively happy and thriving, I will try to keep doing this. On the weekends, I feed her a full breakfast (i.e. STUFFED crop) and take care of everyone else. Weekend mornings the chores take much longer as I do multiple coop cleanouts and refresh the runs as needed (with all the rain we have been having - that means shoveling out part of the run where the water concentrates), plus, I put eggs out in a cooler on weekends - so wash the eggs and put them out - then top up her crop again. So, on weekends, she gets really 2.5 feedings. I am a bit concerned about being able to continue to give her enough nutrients.. but she seems to be okay for now and she clearly is bonded with her siblings. When they free range in the afternoon, all 5 of them are roosted together in my coosa dogwood tree.View attachment 3622815

She put herself up here - talk about stealing my heart!!!
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She is a sweetly And a tabby chicken to boot !

 

[Ponypoor]

There’s military action going on in the skies above here today. Some beautiful fighters and helicopters. Also two very large transports. (I’m glad they are on our side!)

Lots of stuff ramping up at Borden here lately- lots of chopper flying around, live fire exercises - my barn is rattling from the explosions!