Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Imagine a blonde haired, blue eyed girl ?

 

[BY Bob]

Be afraid puppy. Be very afraid!

Imagine waking up to that every morning.

 

[Ponypoor]

I didn't see this so my apologies for the late reply.
This is so horrible to hear. Sweet little Sunny gone too soon. How are you doing now since it has been almost a week?
Side note: this is the first I'm hearing of freezing a chicken.

Yes I also had to do this with Penelope and Petunia. The snow and the frozen ground mean the I couldn’t bury them.

In a few weeks I will be able to bury them.

 

[bgmathteach]

I am thinking of trying that. Do you think it might also work to keep water unfrozen for longer in the winter?

The short answer is "yes, but no". It does keep water unfrozen longer - just by virtue of it being insulated, but at some point the nipples will freeze. The way it is set up, the extension portion freezes easily. I have a different form of Britetap that that is an issue with as well. The extension that the nipples are off of freezes. AND, just adding hot water doesn't work as it doesn't get into the part that extends out.

Conversely, my 2 gal. coleman coolers with the nipples directly through the cooler wall are better for winter. If it is going to be super cold over night (read - low teens or single digits), I do bring them in, but otherwise, just bring out a gal. of hot tap water and add it to the cooler - it is enough to keep everything unfrozen for all but the coldest overnights - even below freezing during the day. (note, my chickens and ducks easily drink 1-1.5 gallons from it daily - so adding the 1 gal (or more) every day of warm water in the winter is needed anyways.) As long as the nipples are through the walls in a level manner - the actual nipples self drain and don't freeze. (unfortunately, I'm not that adept at level drilling, so mine don't ALL self drain, FYI.) These are the nipple extenders I used so the nipples can go through the cooler walls. They are great as is for square coolers (i.e. flat sides), I did need to get a thicker gasket to use for the curved edges of my round coleman coolers. I got the gaskets in the plumbing section of a local hardware store.

I do love my coleman coolers for summer, as well - I freeze a large block of ice and drop it in every morning in the heat - and it keeps the water nice and cool all day long. I do also have a cooler with the brite tap (as I mentioned above), and add ice to that in the summer. That said, I prefer my coolers with the nipples through the wall using the extenders.

My suggestions, if you think about going that route:

Use a square/rectangular cooler with the nipple extenders. Something that you can move easily (re: size). I really LOVE mine! My bucket nipple waterers are away for the winter because they freeze (obviously), but I use my coleman cooler nipple waterer year round.

The even better thing, for you, is that you can, since you have electricity in the palace, drill out a small semi-circle on the side of the cover (for the electricity) and put in a bird-bath water heater and they would be good to go for the entire winter regardless of the temp.

 

[Ponypoor]

So, if I understand this, you under-dosed him?

I went and re-dosed the wee monkey, he wasn’t too thrilled. But this time I mixed 70mg with 1.5cc of water. Hopefully his breathing improves soon.

While I was out there I check Mr P’s left eye which is on the side his topknot hangs over and has created a skin fold, he eye was a wee bit icky and the skin fold had some crud in the crease. So I cleaned the eye and the crease, and put some moxidectin ointment there. And for his head I checked the new feather growth coming in, and put some polysporin on the top of his head to help with the skin keep it moist and help heal some of his picked feathers.

 

[bgmathteach]

Wear the bikini under your long Johns. Wear the thick coat over your long johns. Sheesh, do I have to think of everything?
And today is Friday, so go buy yourself a herring!

? a red one?

 

[ValerieJ]

I went and re-dosed the wee monkey, he wasn’t too thrilled. But this time I mixed 70mg with 1.5cc of water. Hopefully his breathing improves soon.

While I was out there I check Mr P’s left eye which is on the side his topknot hangs over and has created a skin fold, he eye was a wee bit icky and the skin fold had some crud in the crease. So I cleaned the eye and the crease, and put some moxidectin ointment there. And for his head I checked the new feather growth coming in, and put some polysporin on the top of his head to help with the skin keep it moist and help heal some of his picked feathers.

Keep us posted on his progress. I sure hope the Tylosin works!!! And glad you were able to get some good answers on doses!! And no egg withdrawal is great news, if you have to dose the others.

 

[RoyalChick]

The short answer is "yes, but no". It does keep water unfrozen longer - just by virtue of it being insulated, but at some point the nipples will freeze. The way it is set up, the extension portion freezes easily. I have a different form of Britetap that that is an issue with as well. The extension that the nipples are off of freezes. AND, just adding hot water doesn't work as it doesn't get into the part that extends out.

Conversely, my 2 gal. coleman coolers with the nipples directly through the cooler wall are better for winter. If it is going to be super cold over night (read - low teens or single digits), I do bring them in, but otherwise, just bring out a gal. of hot tap water and add it to the cooler - it is enough to keep everything unfrozen for all but the coldest overnights - even below freezing during the day. (note, my chickens and ducks easily drink 1-1.5 gallons from it daily - so adding the 1 gal (or more) every day of warm water in the winter is needed anyways.) As long as the nipples are through the walls in a level manner - the actual nipples self drain and don't freeze. (unfortunately, I'm not that adept at level drilling, so mine don't ALL self drain, FYI.) These are the nipple extenders I used so the nipples can go through the cooler walls. They are great as is for square coolers (i.e. flat sides), I did need to get a thicker gasket to use for the curved edges of my round coleman coolers. I got the gaskets in the plumbing section of a local hardware store.

I do love my coleman coolers for summer, as well - I freeze a large block of ice and drop it in every morning in the heat - and it keeps the water nice and cool all day long. I do also have a cooler with the brite tap (as I mentioned above), and add ice to that in the summer. That said, I prefer my coolers with the nipples through the wall using the extenders.

My suggestions, if you think about going that route:

Use a square/rectangular cooler with the nipple extenders. Something that you can move easily (re: size). I really LOVE mine! My bucket nipple waterers are away for the winter because they freeze (obviously), but I use my coleman cooler nipple waterer year round.

The even better thing, for you, is that you can, since you have electricity in the palace, drill out a small semi-circle on the side of the cover (for the electricity) and put in a bird-bath water heater and they would be good to go for the entire winter regardless of the temp.

Very helpful. Thank you!

 

[BY Bob]

Nope. It is independent of her wings.

How odd! Almost a mini frizzle!

 

[BY Bob]

She looks very serious - hopefully she and the up can get along ok!

The cats and puppy got along fine once Davis smacked the puppy twice. He drew blood the first time but puppy was ok. I guess he was the designated enforcer this time! Enzo would walk right past Reesa with no issues.