Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Desertvalleychickens]

Happy 1 week hatch day Turkey. All is well after our brief scare earlier.

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Mother and chick, beautiful.

 

[Ponypoor]

He really is!

I am so thrilled - I was really down at first that he was a cockerel, but he is such a good boy!

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Ok, all you smart and experienced chickeneers. I have something odd going on. Still have birds moulting (they do it in rotations). However, 2 of this year's pullets have joined in: Hyacinth and Rose are both moulting: rumpled feathers, neck/head/tail feathers clearly have new feathers coming. Anyone have experience with this?

I'm having this problem with my Australorps... ?

 

[Ponypoor]

My knee has been aching the past few days. I was supposed to shovel the porches but I can hardly walk. Guess I'll wheel hubby's computer chair over to the sink and attempt to do dishes while sitting down.
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Yesterday's snowman. He's buried in new snowfall now

Try Aleve works great for me.

Also try a brace for it.

 

[Ponypoor]

Ok, all you smart and experienced chickeneers. I have something odd going on. Still have birds moulting (they do it in rotations). However, 2 of this year's pullets have joined in: Hyacinth and Rose are both moulting: rumpled feathers, neck/head/tail feathers clearly have new feathers coming. Anyone have experience with this?

Hmmmmm that is odd! Nope I have not had this experience personally.

 

[Ponypoor]

I have one of those. Calypso.

Yes I wish the Azurs would moult. Esp Topsy, she is missing feathers on her back from over breeding.

 

[Sally PB]

The first winter I had my chickens, I thought their heads shrank. Nope, just a partial molt around their head/neck when they were 9-10 months old.

 

[Ponypoor]

The first winter I had my chickens, I thought their heads shrank. Nope, just a partial molt around their head/neck when they were 9-10 months old.

I will take a closer look at the kiddos this weekend to see if they are moulting.

 

[SimpleJenn]

Try Aleve works great for me.

Also try a brace for it.

Yep, took some ibuprofen (motrin) and did dishes. Then cooked dinner for everyone.
I hate wearing the brace, I have wrist ones to wear too and I just...don't. They're so uncomfortable.

 

[featherhead007]

I am so thrilled - I was really down at first that he was a cockerel, but he is such a good boy!

Roosters are like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get!