Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Meimei
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Hello pretty ladies, you’re looking good

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Anything sweet will attract fruit flies. Savory (think, meat or decaying vegetables) will attract regular house flies better. If you eat meat with a bone in it, put the bone in with bits of scraps on it. Let it sit for a few days, to start to decay and have odour - that should do it!
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Happy mugs Monday from : Do I really have to stand still while you futz with whatever that thingy is????"

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Thank you for the idea, I was thinking decaying kitchen scraps (vegetables, etc.)

 

[lightm]

Update on Anna (“Yellow”) I posted a short version of this on the Emergencies post -

The vet today thought it’s likely an early case of coccidiosis, by symptoms, the age of the pullets, how they’ve been out with the hens for two weeks now, and how wet it’s been and my troubles with drainage, her pain stance, the poo. She didn’t need a fecal test. Told me to continue the therapeutic dose in their water this week, keeping them from all other sources of water, etc., wherever they are, and if in the run, in a dry spot where they’re not going to eat any spilled crumbles on dirt or wet grass.

She said to stop the drench dose, because of Anna’s likely dehydrated cell volume the two combined would be too high a dose. Said if no improvement in a couple of days to let her know.

She has improved somewhat today - she drank a few times from the nipple waterer and from an offered dish of treated water at the vet’s, and ate the crumbles at least three different times. The vet said eating is painful with coccidiosis, to give her a day or two for things to heal. Chick crumbles, yogurt, scrambled egg okay.

I am in the process of addressing the water issues in the run. I can’t envision any dry spot right now that both the adult hens and the little ones could share but it be divided enough to keep the water sources separate. I think I’ll keep them inside for a few days, could be outside for outings near but not in the run, if I can keep other water unavailable.

PS - I asked if this could be Butters’ problem, and she said no, frankly Butters would be dead by now if it were. She said they have all discussed Butters - we’ve seen three vets so far - and they are all stumped, have never seen a case like hers, that she is a mystery chicken. They are all interested in how she’s doing. I said I’ve notice how Butters wants to adjust her crop a lot after eating just a little, and have wondered if she has some growth or something happening. The vet said her X-ray was so clear before but it’s possible. I updated her that Butters’ molt appears to have halted, but her poo is looking much more like digested food and much closer to normal than it was. But she’s still not eating feed normally, really only interested in yogurt and walnuts, and yet she’s not losing weight (yet).

Rooting for Anna and Butters!

Rooting for you too CB!

 

[Ponypoor]

Keep an eye out for a silkie roo then.

Maybe next year I will try for a silkie too again. If one of the silkies goes broody I will approach my friend to brood a few silkie chicks again, do the gender test see if any are Roos.

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

I flunked the math test. I got a 71. I studied all weekend, so I'm not quite sure how I got that low of a grade.

On the plus side, I put Eli with the others and I'm going that she is still alive tomorrow.
Happy Mugs Monday!

 

[featherhead007]

I flunked the math test. I got a 71. I studied all weekend, so I'm not quite sure how I got that low of a grade.

On the plus side, I put Eli with the others and I'm going that she is still alive tomorrow.
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Sad about the test results, but love the chook

 

[Galaxy_rules]

Happy Mugs Monday!

 

[Ponypoor]

Happy Muggs Monday!
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Hey how are you doing how’s the Buddha chook

 

[Ponypoor]

I flunked the math test. I got a 71. I studied all weekend, so I'm not quite sure how I got that low of a grade.

On the plus side, I put Eli with the others and I'm going that she is still alive tomorrow.
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I am sure she will be fine. What do you consider a pass?

 

[Galaxy_rules]

Hey how are you doing how’s the Buddha chook

Hi! Good how are you? Anxiously waiting on the results for the calendar contest. She actually passed away a few years ago but I just love the phot so much.