Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

This girl right here, this innocent looking angel.
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This girl is now infamous at the vets after her last visit 5 weeks ago.
She will not under any circumstance allow us to clip or dremel her toenails. We have tried it all, muzzle, at home sedation to the point of thinking we overdosed her and nope not having it. They do not wear down properly either. When the vet was out for the yearly shots and coggins on the horses he went ahead and gave her the yearly shots and rabies. We explained the toenail situation to him and he just tried to pick up a foot to look and nope not having it. He scheduled her right away to be brought in to be put under sedation the following Tuesday.
We show up and explain what she was being dropped off for. Told them we could not touch her toes no matter how hard we tried. The vet techs gave us a few skeptical looks like they did not believe us. We forgot to mention microchipping when we dropped her off. The receptionist told us they could go ahead and do it before they brought her out. Hah, she comes back 2 minutes later and says she was grouchy and if it was ok they would do it next time she was in for her nails. We also had to go in the back to get her as she was hateful.
2 days later the vet who actually has property above us that he is logging stopped to talk to me as I was walking her. He wanted to know how she was doing and was she sore. I casually mentioned the hateful remark and he started laughing and said they didn't tell you did they.
Miss CeeCee made a name for herself, and not in a good way. They sedated her, or so they thought. When the clipper touched the first nail she came out of it, and came out fighting. She took another full dose and they waited 30 more minutes to make sure she was fully knocked out before they attempted again. There was no way there were going to attempt to microchip without her under.
This morning Keeper is being neutered and CeeCee is back for another nail trim and microchipping. The minute we walk in the door one of the techs said here comes the grizzly bear disguised as a polar bear. Mom started to remind them she needed extra sedation and they were all like "we know, double the dose and make sure she is OUT before we touch her. Pray for us."
It's finally happened after having dogs and cats all my life. I finally have one of red flag labeled animals at the vets.

Tax.
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Awww she’s just ticklish

But glad she gets them trimmed. Many owners would just say ‘the heck with it’ and let them get so bad they go lame.

 

[Sylvester017]

@CCsGarden -- I never knew Doves could be so gorgeous with such hauntingly beautiful coo's!

https://ebird.org/species/emedov2

Asian Emerald Dove


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_emerald_dove

Common Emerald Dove

 

[rural mouse]

Glad Piou-Piou has her fluff back, I have a bunch who have bald bellies too. I guess I will have to wait for them to moult to get their fluff back. Did Piou-Piou have to wait till she moulted to get her stuffing back?

Re: controlled burns, they do occur here, farmers sometimes do this but they have to use a permit.

Forestry persons do this all the time, burn off under brush, and deadfall, and it helps to open seeds to grow saplings.

Your brother is very brave, good for him, his skills are very important.

The california fire apparently started when some idiot pushed a burning car into a ravine.

Jane looks like my Jaffarra - are these Hoover Hatchery chicks? I can’t remember if you mentioned. If so I would hazard a bet that yours and mine are related.

I just get an updated photo of her - she is really leggy and tall!

Not sure on Jane. She and Kate are Rhode Island Reds. Feed store gets front several hatcheries.

 

[CCsGarden]

@CCsGarden -- I never knew Doves could be so gorgeous with such hauntingly beautiful coo's!

https://ebird.org/species/emedov2

Asian Emerald Dove


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_emerald_dove

Common Emerald Dove

Yes! That one is so beautiful! There are so many beautiful ones! One of my favorites is the bleeding heart dove!

 

[Sylvester017]

Yes! That one is so beautiful! There are so many beautiful ones! One of my favorites is the bleeding heart dove!

DH and I play the WINGSPAN game with all 5 expansions of bird cards from around the world and it is breathtaking how many gorgeous birds there are in God's world -- ducks, geese, birds of prey, storks, hummingbirds, doves, parrots, vultures, ibis, herons, gulls, etc etc -- even a prairie CHICKEN and a jungle fowl chicken!

Our Silkie "Suzu" watching us play the Wingspan board game.


DH plays the online Wingspan game with several other bird and chicken enthusiasts!

 

[BY Bob]

Our Buff Leghorn had a crooked tail!
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Sydney’s tail is cocked to the right.

 

[Themellowyellows]

Can we see a fluffy Aurora bottom?

 

[featherhead007]

Princesd wishes everyone a good morning. She said that she's loving this weather so far
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It’s Friday here. Great day for you to enjoy some fish

And


Chips (if you may) +=

 

[featherhead007]

Sydney’s tail is cocked to the right.
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I noticed that on Tudy also. She’s got one that leans towards the left

 

[featherhead007]

Can we see a fluffy Aurora bottom?

Now you’re pushing it!