Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[notabitail]

@notabitail Also how does her abdomen feel - tight and full, or soft and squishy, easily pushed in without objection from her; does her vent look normal, her comb the right color, eyes normal, any discharge from her nares, & does her breathing seem normal?

Soft and squishy abdomen, and she didn't object. Everything else looks normal. I'm not certain how to check her breathing but she seems to be fine in that sense.

There are two things that stand out to me:
First, she's sitting on my laptop with just a slight push of my hand. Normally she'd not tolerate that.
Second, she seems to be puffing her hackle and tail feathers a lot.

She is molting so could this just be a side effect?

 

[notabitail]

Yep miserable and damp, my arthritis is aching, and had a migraine earlier. Can’t wait for April! And warm sunshine, soft breezes, mosquitoes….

April babies

Tippy, Rico, and Martina/Floyd
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If you need heat and no snow, right now there's no snow here, even though it gets cold in the night, we have a heater. And my arms are being sun baked.

 

[notabitail]

In Albis.

 

[Ponypoor]

Soft and squishy abdomen, and she didn't object. Everything else looks normal. I'm not certain how to check her breathing but she seems to be fine in that sense.

There are two things that stand out to me:
First, she's sitting on my laptop with just a slight push of my hand. Normally she'd not tolerate that.
Second, she seems to be puffing her hackle and tail feathers a lot.

She is molting so could this just be a side effect?

Mine do not want to be touched when moulting so I would say moulting isn’t an issue.

Just keep an eye on her.

 

[CCsGarden]

I can't tell what her poop looks like. I'll have to bait her into doing it. I'm not sure if she's drinking water either, though she might have. My sister says her crop feels empty. I'll ask my sister if she laid today.

The most unusual thing is hearing that she wasn't interested in food earlier. She's usually first one up for food and the only one to eat it since she doesn't believe in sharing.

@notabitail I saw this in the coop this morning.
Not sure if its hers.

 

[notabitail]

Mine do not want to be touched when moulting so I would say moulting isn’t an issue.

Just keep an eye on her.

She's sitting on my lap right now.
My sister posted a photo of some odd poop in the coop right above this post. Take a look and tell me what you think.

 

[CCsGarden]

Soft and squishy abdomen, and she didn't object. Everything else looks normal. I'm not certain how to check her breathing but she seems to be fine in that sense.

There are two things that stand out to me:
First, she's sitting on my laptop with just a slight push of my hand. Normally she'd not tolerate that.
Second, she seems to be puffing her hackle and tail feathers a lot.

She is molting so could this just be a side effect?

I listened to her breathing this morning and it sounded it fine.

 

[featherhead007]

What is the make/model written on the battery.

Snow pony - no this wasn’t today, but last March 2023.
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I need to get to the battery before I can match it up with a new one.

 

[notabitail]

I need to get to the battery before I can match it up with a new one.

That's why if it turns on then follow the instructions I gave you for finding the model of the device.
It might also be on the back somewhere.

 

[Ponypoor]

Martina/Floyd as a newly hatched chick, compared to Bert

Martina/Floyd (3 days old)

Bert (hatch day and day 8)

He doesn’t seem to have as much of a topknot as Martina/Floyd had.