Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

They get big so fast, little fluff balls one day and then the next:View attachment 3906736View attachment 3906737

Yep soon be laying eggs!

 

[BY Bob]

Bubba is not a boy who likes to be held, he never has been. He does allow and enjoy a good wattle rub and crop massage in the evening time before he gets on the roost. Randy, oh Randy, Friday evening I found someone who wanted you and would take you in a heartbeat. She also wants the black roo at the barn as well if he can be caught. Low and behold it is the lady who runs the horseshows. She asked me if I could catch them as she wants them to be friends for her lone turkey and loves to hear roosters crow. I was down there setting up for Saturdays show when she spotted them. It brought up a heart to heart about my frustrations over the dumped boys and guess what, Saturday there was no chicken chase. She even announced to everyone at the show grounds no more chicken chases at this particular show. I cannot stop them at the other shows, but, this is progress. I have had long discussions with mom, she has started to admire Randy. If Betty gets the boys they are going to a very nice barn, heated in the winter and cooled in the summer. Have 17 horse friends and a turkey friend and I think 10 goats. She does not have hens for them to fight over and does not plan on getting any so the boys could get along. I have came to the conclusion that for now, I will try to tame and catch the black roo for her. Randy has earned a spot here. He is needed here as well. I simply cannot leave my girls without at least 1 rooster for protection and leadership. I hope in time after Bubba is gone Randy will leave momma hens tree at night. I hope he takes up Bubba's spot on the big roost between the girls that roost with him.

These are all good developments. I hope you are feeling better.

 

[BY Bob]

This goober escaped from the brooder and got bit by Kasumi. Managed to get a pic as the bleeding stopped but I used blue food coloring just to be safe.
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How's this for stripes and wattles @Ponypoor ?
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Hubby has renamed this one Ric Flair haha.
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Beautiful blue bars
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Silly blue nosed goober
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"I'll bite them again!"

Pretty pretty chickens all. I hope a lesson was learned. Stay away from Kasumi.

 

[BY Bob]

Abscesses are walled off areas of infection, the antibiotic won’t fix that. The abcess and infected material would need to be debrided to leave healthy tissue. Antibiotics could then be used to prevent further infection.

The problem is when the infection infiltrates too much tissue, then it’s impossible to remove it. This is what sometime we hear of people having a limb removed when it becomes infected

 

[BY Bob]

They get big so fast, little fluff balls one day and then the next:View attachment 3906736View attachment 3906737

Need to treasure those chick days.

 

[BY Bob]

Oh she is a cutie pie - stripes and wattles how adorable. Bobs other polish Betty was a cuckoo pattern frizzle. Very gorgeous.

Betty!

 

[BY Bob]

Mr LC is now terrorizing Laverne! I am surprised Curly didn’t clobber him last night. I think she was confused by him grabbing and dragging poor Laverne, anyways Laverne was able to get away.

He is a terror! He still tries to have his ways with my hand but he hasn’t been aggressive at all towards me.

Whisper the word Capon to him.......

 

[janiedoe]

Need to treasure those chick days.

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Is the one in front a polish? What color is that? Tolbunt?

 

[rural mouse]

View attachment 3906731Enquiring minds want to know!
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She's getting close to laying!

 

[rural mouse]

Rabies booster (good for 3 years)...now to go play

He's reached the point of charging in for "again". Water is officially FUN.

Shan...why is it they move at the right moment?