Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

The breeder I got my satins from says that the loudest complaining chicks are always girls. I have a Karen and a Chatty Cathy for sure, and one of the satins was hollering for a while too. I think Cadet maybe.

Nellie got her name that way: Noisy Nellie (I have a cousin Cathy).

 

[Ponypoor]

Rain again today. But all the birds are doing fine. Even with lots of rain, the coop seemed dry this morning. I had to go out and check on them. (And give my rooster a big hug)

I am glad to hear they are doing well. What’s your temps there?

 

[Ponypoor]

The breeder I got my satins from says that the loudest complaining chicks are always girls. I have a Karen and a Chatty Cathy for sure, and one of the satins was hollering for a while too. I think Cadet maybe.

I have heard Roos are the noisiest chicks…. Guess once they crow or lay an egg then we know

 

[rural mouse]

Ok, so I believe these are my two "crested legbar" hatches, the brown one does look like a male legbar chick, the black and white one does not. However, I am 90% sure these were my legbar eggs, aqua blue.
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This one has a cream patch. Either a tan or blue egg, not 100%
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This one 100% came from a blue egg, it hollered the whole dang time it was zipping and coming out. However, it looks a lot like the barred rocks from when I was a kid (that was like 25 years ago or longer so maybe not accurate)

I told hubby to pick up bedding without me. Local Family Farm and Homes apparently are putting out bantam cochins today and I would not be able to pass them up. I NEED cochins goshdangit. Big ones, little ones, I need my bowling balls of love.

Whiskey looked like that as a chick (the red faced one). Doesn't mean anything re: gender at the moment, but if a roo, will probably pop those rusty red shoulders. If it's a pullet, I'm curious to see how the feathers pattern in.

 

[Ponypoor]

Hazel's had another symptomatic episode of whatever she's carrying - probably some kind of mycoplasma. She is back to normal as of two days ago. Here's her right eye, all bubbly but it looks worse because she was foraging for treats and the dust and tiny bits of litter were sticking there too and she couldn't shake it off.
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Seeing this I called the vets but they couldn't take her for three days. I wiped her eyes, the other was only a little bubbly, and within a day she wasn't exhibiting symptoms anymore. Held off on any antibiotics that day, I have some on hand - Amoxy-Tyl for starters, because I was hoping to get a PCR /culture test. Then I was reading that the best time to get an accurate test is when symptoms start, to get the heaviest DNA load swabbed. I'd like to know what I'm dealing with here (pretty sure it's not HPAV), in order to treat the symptoms properly when it gets bad.

I don't want to cull the entire gang, that's out of the question. I also want to add chicks but do it considering this endemic situation. This might be what almost took Annie down when I began intermittent integration at around six weeks. She started behaving unwell around then.

Here's Hazel yesterday, on her game and looking much better
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Possibly the breathing/pumping tail she was doing when at rest, and the extra long eggs with thin shells could have been symptomatic or this flare-up? The weather and temps here have been a stress probably; but other than the drastic temperature changes I'm not sure what else could be a trigger.
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I am blaming the weather on poor Clyde and on poor Lulu. Also blame it for Penelope and Petunia. Cold stress is hard on animals - as hard as heat stress.

 

[SimpleJenn]

Hazel's had another symptomatic episode of whatever she's carrying - probably some kind of mycoplasma. She is back to normal as of two days ago. Here's her right eye, all bubbly but it looks worse because she was foraging for treats and the dust and tiny bits of litter were sticking there too and she couldn't shake it off.
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Seeing this I called the vets but they couldn't take her for three days. I wiped her eyes, the other was only a little bubbly, and within a day she wasn't exhibiting symptoms anymore. Held off on any antibiotics that day, I have some on hand - Amoxy-Tyl for starters, because I was hoping to get a PCR /culture test. Then I was reading that the best time to get an accurate test is when symptoms start, to get the heaviest DNA load swabbed. I'd like to know what I'm dealing with here (pretty sure it's not HPAV), in order to treat the symptoms properly when it gets bad.

I don't want to cull the entire gang, that's out of the question. I also want to add chicks but do it considering this endemic situation. This might be what almost took Annie down when I began intermittent integration at around six weeks. She started behaving unwell around then.

Here's Hazel yesterday, on her game and looking much better
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Possibly the breathing/pumping tail she was doing when at rest, and the extra long eggs with thin shells could have been symptomatic or this flare-up? The weather and temps here have been a stress probably; but other than the drastic temperature changes I'm not sure what else could be a trigger.
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I thought for sure my flock had mycoplasma, youngsters were getting the sickest, weird eggs, bubbly eyes and labored, whistly breathing.
But then everyone died all at once so I guess it was AI instead.
Sorry, this isn't helpful. But your symptoms line up with mycoplasma in my opinion too. It hits fertility and the young the worst.

 

[notabitail]

It's literally raining dust.

 

[notabitail]

It's literally raining dust.

I feel like the sun is going down in the wrong spot or something. It's dark-ish in here.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

After almost 4 1/2 months this was a sight for sore eyes today.

Left is Corona, right is Holly. Top is my mix Squirrel and bottom is my other Marans mix Raven. I love all my girls, and I appreciate every egg they lay and they all taste the same. My heart skips a beat when I get those dark and speckled eggs. If silkies have one downfall, it is that mine lay white eggs.

 

[Sylvester017]

Clyde

His wheezing is a bit better I feel. I am heading to do chores now and will check on him.

I have been watching the rest like a hawk, so far no one else wheezing. Poor Clyde he is quite hoarse though when he is crowing. I am sure he has a sore throat he was very upset when I gave him aspirin this morning and tonight. Thankfully the sulpha-trim is a liquid.

Do you use liquid or tablet baby aspirin? So glad the sulpha trim is working