Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Bubba kept his bandage on overnight. I have watched him today and both he and the hens are also leaving it alone thankfully. He was walking around gingerly so he had to have pain meds. I thought I would be smart and sneak half the pill in a leftover macaroni noodle. Yeah, no, I had to end up shoving it down his throat. He is worse than the dogs and cats combined to medicate.

He’s probably okay now without needing medication. Just fyi

 

[BY Bob]

Bessie lays purplish pink eggs, however, she is not an EE, nor is she queen of the flock, or even close...

It's still a blessed thing to lay pink eggs.

 

[SimpleJenn]

Installed the new grit and oyster feeders. Spilled everywhere filling it too.

Bucket water time


My little daughter and my big hen

Always a good day when it's nice enough to go give the girls scratchies!

This pic of Morinth was begging for a caption.

 

[RoyalChick]

Bernie laid another egg today. So while it will never be an every day thing for her she seems to have decided that she will lay eggs in the spring.
It is a shade darker compared to the one from the other day.
I wonder if anyone else will start laying soon.

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

She'd make a better lawyer than the billboard ones.

"Just call (insert cheesy phone number here) and Grandma will peck for you!"

I might consider making a poster or a billboard about this later today.

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

You silly Piccadilly goose, I don’t buy things with holes in them. Well maybe Swiss cheese

(No offense intended)

Piccadilly goose... Oi.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

He’s probably okay now without needing medication. Just fyi

You are right, he probably would be fine without pain meds. He was hurting though. I watched him closely this morning. Very reluctant to come off the roost. It is warm today so he is not using cold weather as a excuse to be lazy. Since it warmed up he has been one of the first off. His gait was also off, slightly stilted and he just was not as active as he should normally be. Bubba was giving every indication he was in pain so I went out to grab him to medicate. He stood perfectly still to let me pick him up. He normally side steps a step or two when I go to get him. I have the ability to ease his pain so I will do it as needed.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Wow is it ever weird and strange having a green egg in the carton. I find it weird having white eggs after working so hard to get all the shades of brown. Never did I think I would set out after a blue/green egg yet here we are. I find it beautiful, I just never thought I would have my own.

 

[LhickenChicken]

Pomegranates! I haven't seen one since last summer!

I haven't seen one in three years!

 

[featherhead007]

You are right, he probably would be fine without pain meds. He was hurting though. I watched him closely this morning. Very reluctant to come off the roost. It is warm today so he is not using cold weather as an excuse to be lazy. Since it warmed up he has been one of the first off. His gait was also off, slightly stilted and he just was not as active as he should normally be. Bubba was giving every indication he was in pain so I went out to grab him to medicate. He stood perfectly still to let me pick him up. He normally side steps a step or two when I go to get him. I have the ability to ease his pain so I will do it as needed.

You know your rooster best. Do what you need to.