Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Desertvalleychickens]

Soon it will be summer again

Soon?!
Let's see, December (tommorow), January, February, March, April, May.....
Is that really close?
Well at the same time, time flies....

 

[Ponypoor]

Nope Hattie is done molting and she takes offense to the term ratty.

Here she is today and there is not a feather out of place.
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She’s a beauty

 

[RoyalChick]

Her crop felt like this yesterday. I brushed it off thinking, "She's huge. No big deal". It has gotten bigger and feels like a giant fat squishy liquid ball. Her breath smells like stinky feed.

What does it feel like first thing in the morning before she gets off the roost?

I am not sure what stinky feed smells like. Does it smell like anything else you can think of?

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Thirsty Thursday
Since I don't have any chook drinking pics right now I'll just do a BFTP wild water pic.
This was from Hurricane Hilary in August.

 

[featherhead007]

Soon?!
Let's see, December (tommorow), January, February, March, April, May.....
Is that really close?
Well at the same time, time flies....

Time flies? I have a spider who loves flies:

 

[Ponypoor]

I'm not a fan either. Why do I live in Michigan...? inertia, maybe.

Nah, really, I can put up with what Michigan throws at us for 3-4 months of the year, to get what she hands to us the other 8-9 months.

Mosquitoes and black flies?

I will see my chooks and geegees tomorrow night

 

[featherhead007]

What does it feel like first thing in the morning before she gets off the roost?

I am not sure what stinky feed smells like. Does it smell like anything else you can think of?

Hopefully not rotten cheese. That’s a bad sign

 

[RoyalChick]

What does it feel like first thing in the morning before she gets off the roost?

I am not sure what stinky feed smells like. Does it smell like anything else you can think of?

And make sure you have antifungal cream in your first aid kit. Miconazole or Clotrimazole. Ideally with as few extra ingredients as possible.

 

[Ponypoor]

I'm Seeing Spots. Lots More Spots.

I was wrong a few weeks ago when I said I thought Lady Featherington was done molting. Only her neck had molted. About 2 weeks ago she started dropping feathers everywhere below her neck. Check out what she looked like.

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Spoiler: Her Bum hidden for RC

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She already has feathers coming out and check out all the white! It looks like she is going to be "superspotted" after this molt!

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Shake those feathers for us girl!

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I am so excited to see what her new feathers bring her. I'm glad they are coming in fast as it was only 20°F (-6.7°C) this morning.

Shake it baby, shake it! Woohoo!

Oh she is going to look splendid in another month

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Time flies? I have a spider who loves flies:View attachment 3695016

Time flies tax: