Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Thirsty Thursday

Thank you Dorothy for you kindly allowing me to photograph you drinking water..

 

[knoturavggrl]

The SFHs look well adjusted. Poor little Silkies look dwarfed the little sweeties... hope they can hold their own among so many BIG birds

They seem to do just fine. They push and shove and peck the SFH’s on the regular. Pebble is the all black silkie and although smaller isn’t that much smaller than the SFH’s but Nyx is quite small. Maybe this means Pebble is a boy and Nyx is a girl? I just don’t know but there is a marked difference in size between the two and they came from the same breeder. I have no idea how people sex silkies, I will have to wait till they crow or lay an egg to be sure.

 

[knoturavggrl]

I decided to let the babies take a supervised outing into the run and this picture cracked me up.

That’s Rue my smallest SFH pullet, she was the boldest and first to venture out. What makes me laugh is the two baby Roos behind her checking to see if she makes it or not. What brave boys

 

[Sylvester017]

I’m so sorry. This sort of sounds like a low-grade* viral infection, but it sure is lingering a long time.

*low-grade meaning not crazy symptoms of high fever, violent nausea/ vomiting/ diarrhea, etc. But it’s certainly miserable as is!

You’re right, specific exercises don’t do anything for immunity, although general exercise and fitness activities like walking around the block do help your overall health. Your best bet is to eat sensibly, hydrate-hydrate-hydrate until your pee is completely clear and keep it that way, get some general exercise as mentioned above, and just generally practice some self-love. I haven’t been around here long, so I don’t know your story, but if you’re biologically female, are your menstrual periods regular? Mine were all over the place in my younger days, and that definitely affected my wellbeing.

If it doesn’t clear up in another week, I’d go back to your doctor. If she blows you off, think about getting a new doctor. Be careful with the Pedialyte - there can be such a thing as too much of a good thing. You don’t want your electrolytes to get out of balance, because that can cause some of your symptoms (not saying that’s it, but it can be a “confusing factor.”

And your chicks are darling! I started chickening with 7.5 week old pullets, which was the right decision for us, but these pics of baby fluffballs do make me jealous!

Edit to add: I don’t want to get nosy about your private health, but I did want to mention that I hope your doctor did pull blood for lab work, including fasting blood glucose and HgA1C (sometimes called an A1C test or glycated hemoglobin test.) Having well-controlled blood glucose (blood sugar) is incredibly important for your health and well-being.

Yep, we want everyone well on here... including our birdies too

 

[Sylvester017]

Yup, they sure can move dirt!

I have been putting in a garden this year, I have made sure to fence it off! And I have a couple hanging geraniums.

Now to make sure I keep the chooks away from it all!!

Bird netting is fairly cheap for gardens. Fits right over tomato cages. Cut to size.

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[RoyalChick]

I decided to let the babies take a supervised outing into the run and this picture cracked me up.

That’s Rue my smallest SFH pullet, she was the boldest and first to venture out. What makes me laugh is the two baby Roos behind her checking to see if she makes it or not. What brave boys
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That is a very confusing picture. A 4-legged chicken?!

 

[notabitail]

That is a very confusing picture. A 4-legged chicken?!

It ate radioactive material.

 

[featherhead007]

That is a very confusing picture. A 4-legged chicken?!

Better than a one legged chicken!
Just saying

 

[knoturavggrl]

That is a very confusing picture. A 4-legged chicken?!

Ha! I didn’t even notice that. It appears to be another of the Roos probably pushing from behind!

 

[RoyalChick]

Ha! I didn’t even notice that. It appears to be another of the Roos probably pushing from behind!

Those sure are some brave fellas!