Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Bella took a turn yesterday. I got home around midnight and she could barely raise her head. Around 10 this morning as we were fixing to put her in the truck to go to the vet, she passed away in our home. We had a viewing so all of the pups could say goodbye. They watched as we covered her, they know where their sister sleeps

My eyes are raining and my heart is sad.

It’s tough having pets, but to enjoy the fun and laughter one must also be prepared for the sorrow and tears

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Bella took a turn yesterday. I got home around midnight and she could barely raise her head. Around 10 this morning as we were fixing to put her in the truck to go to the vet, she passed away in our home. We had a viewing so all of the pups could say goodbye. They watched as we covered her, they know where their sister sleeps

Oh my, I'm so sorry for your loss.

 

[GregnLety]

Can you grow paw paw? Somehow I thought it was a tropical tree!

Definitely not tropical. We had em in east KY. My dad loved them.

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Can you grow paw paw? Somehow I thought it was a tropical tree!

Don't confuse Pawpaw with the tropical fruit, Papaya!

 

[notabitail]

Last time being on here unless it’s another emergency. And this time my mom knows that I’m on my phone.

Madame Pearl came back last night after hiding for six hours. I put her in the coop and gave everyone food.
Today I went out there and she was laying down in a corner. She is always very energetic when I try to grab her, doing whatever she can to get away from me.
I grabbed her with ease and brought her into the house. I have her some Corid, but I don’t think that she is going to make it.
I convinced my mom to let me put her back out into her coop so that her flock is with her when her time comes. Yesterday there were no tears when she disappeared, and so I have vowed to try to not cry today.
I just feel bad because she was among my first birds, and she was Eclipse’s mother. Luckily her son is well so I will still have some of her with me when she passes. I will have some of Eclipse with me too in her brother.
I am hoping that she will pull through, but I doubt it. I wish that the hawk did take her, because then I wouldn’t need to be fretting over her suffering.
This isn’t a tribute, but I’m sure that there will be one soon. The problem is, she is very stubborn. She has a broken toe and she hardly even limps. Her toe is bent up and when I just felt it a few minutes ago, I couldn’t feel a bone where it bent up.

I’m sure that I’ll be one here soon telling you that she is dead. I’ll only be on here with my mom’s permission unless I’m in dire need of advice.
I’m not going to bother making an emergency thread. I know that she will pass.
Have a good day everyone. If it’s her time to go, I respect that. I want her to go if it’s her time. I’m sad, but not sad. She won’t have the threat of being killed each and every day and she will be in peace when she passes.

 

[bgmathteach]

Bella took a turn yesterday. I got home around midnight and she could barely raise her head. Around 10 this morning as we were fixing to put her in the truck to go to the vet, she passed away in our home. We had a viewing so all of the pups could say goodbye. They watched as we covered her, they know where their sister sleeps

 

[notabitail]

Bella took a turn yesterday. I got home around midnight and she could barely raise her head. Around 10 this morning as we were fixing to put her in the truck to go to the vet, she passed away in our home. We had a viewing so all of the pups could say goodbye. They watched as we covered her, they know where their sister sleeps

 

[featherhead007]

Don't confuse Pawpaw with the tropical fruit, Papaya!

And don’t confuse papaya with NewYork’s Gray’s Papaya hot dogs either!

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Of course!

 

[bgmathteach]

Results of fruits from the garden the chickens worked so hard to turn this spring.View attachment 3638119


And the recipe. (It's new for us too. Still have the big and half the medium squash left too...)

https://creative-culinary.com/lemon-summer-squash-bread-recipe/#wprm-recipe-container-56526


The hard work

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That looks delicious!
The recipe has an awful lot of sugar, let me know, after trying it, if you think you could cut the sugar in half and still have a decent outcome (being diabetic, I am overly conscious about that - and I am suspicious of most of the sugar alternatives...though I can't seem to give up sugar (or splenda) in my tea - which I usually drink iced. Though I have cut back a lot!)

Sugar coating things, tax:

A box full of peeps!