Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

She did come to me on her own, laid down on my chest and gave me gentle kisses on my mustache.

She's a good girl

 

[BY Bob]

Sadly, inflation.

Alternatively, a vector without a direction.



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Well played.

 

[BY Bob]

Put in six more, and they will still all use the same one!

The Way of the Chicken

 

[BY Bob]

Ah hell, what’s a few lice among friends anyway? I once caught mononucleosis from a woman it a hot tub! Sorry, TMI

This requires a tax payment.

 

[BY Bob]

Fluffy Butt Friday!!!
This is the black chick I hatched, hopefully a hen so I can continue my breeding project with Darcy! It has cheeks
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That is too adorable.

 

[BY Bob]

I know this is dark humor, but if I get all demented and start talking to people not there, it is kind of reassuring to know that I'll never lack for company!l

Update on Anna She wouldn't drink much this morning, but she did eat. Her eating has gotten better, late last night and then this morning she did some high-speed peckings hadn't see her do before. Like faster than a normal seeing matching style. Still has to find the cup, goes by sound I think. But amazing rapid pecking. Very hungry? At least able to coordinate it. She still wouldn't drink very much, so eventually syringe fed her 2ml of treated water and an hour later she perked up. Call in to the vet as to whether this is normal at day five/six of treatment & could a bacterial secondary infection be a possibility.

Thinking better to go seven days, not end treatment after today. Thoughts, you all? I recall @BY Bob said he would go seven, but I have to search.

She's way sick, not sure she will actually recover, and I'm sick at the run drainage issues being the culprit and me not addressing them soon enough.


This afternoon out on the deck area with them. Anna decided to wiggle under my arm
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Then DH fired up the lawnmower and everybody startled or ran
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Under the outer shirt seems best now
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Earlier, a little while out and about, she got up on the tomato bean box edge herself because the others were around there. She looked around, then closed her eyes. Here's her look, usually a bit more wide-eyed, but still....
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The gang checks on her regularly and find things to explore near her.
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Nap on my stomach
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But of course the other Spuds have to pile on and disturb it and start excavating my clothes, but it's a good thing. This is Tedi, and Ida on my knees in the back
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Here Anna is grooming briefly, that she's doing that is good.
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OK they found their spots
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With mycoplasma sometimes you need to do a long as 10 days. Usually the coughing and sneezing will tell you. I'm sorry I'm not up on the symptoms that led to the use of Baytril so I'm not certain what abide to provide. PM me if you need my advice.

 

[BY Bob]

I know I have not posted a lot of updates on this lot, bad me but remember Corona's chicks?
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Well, they turned 13 weeks old Tuesday. You would think their momma would long be done with them right? Yeah, you would be wrong. Corona is still hanging tightly onto them and showing no sign of letting them go any time soon. The chicks themselves are not naturally leaving her either. At least she has taught them to roost thankfully. They take up a entire roost in the coop and NO ONE is allowed to roost next to her chicks without consequences. I swear Corona has overheard me say the moment she is done with them I have them sold and is hanging onto them for spite. Momma hen has never hung onto her this long before.
Here they are this morning after everyone was let out. Corona, they are half your size girl let them go.....soon. 6 out of the 8 are pullets and dang it, I am starting to look at a few of them closely. They are also all but 1 Twig chicks, which makes them Branch's grandbabies.
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They are awful big to still be living at home but this with this new generation they may never leave!

 

[BY Bob]

I helped as a hand on a fishing boat when I was younger. I got so good at it that the captain called me a “master baiter!” Wow what an honor.

Careful. You are getting close to the line again. I need tax for this one.

 

[BY Bob]

Better you than me, I plucked my share of birds over the years…

Me too. I have no wish to ever do that again.

 

[BY Bob]

@Ponypoor perhaps you could delete this as well. Please