Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

I would bet good money that the answer is yes!

The pigs gobbled it up!
They act like I don’t feed them enough.

 

[Logar]

If you get but by a snake, always go see a physician. You need an antibiotic. They carry the nastiest bacteria in the planet in their mouths.

that isn't true; if it was I would have been dead. I have gotten bit probably 50+ times in the past couple of years (I was going out of my way to catch them, they were just defending themselves and calmed down once they realized I wasn't going to hurt them). There is very little chance it will even get infected as they have an anticoagulant in their saliva which results in very little bacteria actually getting left behind. they actually have relatively clean mouths to begin with as well.

 

[Ponypoor]

Patches 15 weeks

Just making sure everyone still thinks pullet

 

[Ponypoor]

that isn't true; if it was I would have been dead. I have gotten bit probably 50+ times in the past couple of years (I was going out of my way to catch them, they were just defending themselves and calmed down once they realized I wasn't going to hurt them). There is very little chance it will even get infected as they have an anticoagulant in their saliva which results in very little bacteria actually getting left behind. they actually have relatively clean mouths to begin with as well.

Yup but you’re young - not old(er) like most of us here

Your immune system is better then those of us over 30!

 

[Ponypoor]

I am really hoping that since she is so young her shells will be probably shelled like they have been.

Yes being young it’s likely just her system adjusting.

 

[Ponypoor]

Hello peeps. My flu has really kicked me out of action this week.
Last night was my first night of full sleep and I feel better today.
The young girls are all starting to lay eggs. The Rockettes are in different stages of molt. The roosters are getting bigger every day. I’m glad to hear that Bob’s little rooster is taking a road trip, and I wish him well. Marie’s Princess is looking fine today. All the birds I’ve seen are looking good today.

Sure hope you’re feeling much better soon.

 

[Ponypoor]

I must be missing something? Why would you give her antibiotics? I may have missed it, but I thought she managed to get the egg out. The worry with giving antibiotics if they are not needed is they may be less effective when you do need them.
Sorry if I have misunderstood the situation.

The egg shell was retained inside her, with part of it expelled - an eggcellent conduit for infection. Even an hour like that can incubate bacteria giving an infection.

 

[Ponypoor]

On Our Way....

....to his new home!
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Drive safe!

 

[Ponypoor]

Thirsty Thursday

I was trying to clean Rosario’s waterer yesterday but seems Ruth really wanted the gross water and the blood splattered jug, from Rosario’s injury to his comb.

 

[SimpleJenn]

Mother in law came to meet her new girls, and was gushing over getting to (kinda) have chickens of her own now.
Also we have a new layer, in the ivory colored coop. My guess is Nyx or Shiba-san.

Next to an Ash egg. It's smaller than Morinths, who I caught her laying today and grabbed hers earlier.
Oddly, it's green. Nyx is bantam cochinXsilkie, Shiba-san is OEGBantamXporcelain d'uccle.

Cookie the cochin/easter egger maybe? Would a cochin even lay such a small egg?
Edit cochin mix is a light blue layer, so not her either.