Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[SimpleJenn]

Periwinkle is laying...mossy green!


And one of the tan-pink eggs is Navy Beans hard work.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

So glad the vet is coming. Fingers crossed they are helpful. I assume you are going to ask their advice about when to mix the new ones in. Please share what they say. I have some thoughts but I want to hold onto them until the vet weighs in.

I will try to get clarity.

I believe that the same doc that initially I spoke with for this is on this housecalls trip, "Dr Jill". On the phone call she said two confusing things, or I didn't hear her correctly. Complicating this conversation was the little ones having had a sniffles episode too right after arriving, maybe viral, maybe came with them, who knows. A person here claiming the be a vet if you go by their user name on BYC on my Diseases thread offered that me treating them with Tiagard wasn't a bad idea even if it is viral, to head off a bacterial secondary infection which can often happen. I believe I told the history of the littles to Dr. Jill.

Sorry to go long, but it's background for my situation, what she said here and what she'll say later.

She said she would not blend these two groups (now or ever? Not clear), and then said she never adds chickens until they are 18 months old. I'm sure I heard months. She says it takes them maturing and well into laying for symptoms of mycoplasma to develop if they have it. She integrates adult birds only.

By this idea, Queenie could have been carrying it, if this is what Hazel has, and not showing any symptoms. She didn't lay until well after integration, a few months later I think. Besides the possibility that the gang picked it up from wild birds. I'd have to look at the timeline of Hazel's first episode.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

This morning

Isabel in a brief doze

Off again, just opened her eyes

She doesn't seem to have any difficulty blasting around, like under exertion she's okay. It's just at rest she wants to doze off.
What could this be?
One second she's preening and looking around, that's her on the right

Then the next she's dozing

Soon after this pic below she tucked her head under her wing.

 

[RoyalChick]

@BY Bob @RoyalChick @Ponypoor @RebeccaBoyd

Can broodies get bigger?!

Very impressive!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Don't need top knots when you have bottom knots!

This is Isabel's bottom fluff

 

[SimpleJenn]

Blue laid her egg! That gives me 6 for the day so far!!! That's only in the nests at the tall coop, I'm afraid if eggs were laid in the short brown coop Nosy Posy has eaten them.
He's going to a roo-only fun flock soon.

"Yum yum, eggs!"

 

[BY Bob]

Here he is after I tried to clean him up some this morning. He stayed in the yard somewhere last night. I swore to get him help, and put in a call to get a veterinarian appointment today. View attachment 4163969View attachment 4163970

Poor guy.

 

[rural mouse]

Update

I think the littles are going to force the issue.

The popping sound was one of the eggs...instant protest from all the occupants. STINKS! No idea if the one that hopped in with PITA went back to Cardhu. I retrieved the stray yellow and dumped back in with PITA. Between the smell and the energy, I think Cardhu at least will be abandoning the nest today.

 

[BY Bob]

Do you think someone grabbed him and dubbed him?

Why?! Why would you do that?

 

[BY Bob]

@BY Bob @RoyalChick @Ponypoor @RebeccaBoyd

Can broodies get bigger?!

Wow! That's impressive.

How do they get their chicks down from those boxes? Is there a ramp somewhere? There must be.