Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Obviously.... you're a well-traveled tourist of Russia

My folks WERE Russian
c.1930
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Who said I’m just a tourist, Comrade?

 

[featherhead007]

I know... weird! Lykoi Werewolf kittens on purpose!

The Enigmatic Lykoi Cat Breed

Mommy, she’s scaring me again!!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I stood/sat out there filming for the whole half hour. The twittering/purring of mama and babies is soothing...even the "Mama, HEEEEEELLLLLLPPPPPPPP!" Even if my sister wasn't visiting, this would be a great vacation.

The other soothing thing is watching/listening to hummingbirds. Both activities have enough action to be engaging while steady enough sounds to be calming. And being ignored by all the birds helps remind the world doesn't feature me (or any other human) in the center of it.

I’ve read people complaining about the “non-stop peeping” (not even the calls for help) and that’s why they don’t like brooding in their house. They’re nuts!
They aren’t listening closely enough. It’s not a monotone of peeps, it’s a beautiful sonic landscape.

 

[Marie2020]

According to PoultryDVM (not necessarily the most scientifically rigorous source) the dose of aspirin for chickens is 5mg/kg given three times a day. So an individual dose of 15mg is probably right giving a total daily does of 45mg.
So yes, she got too much. Not quite double the correct (per PoultryDVM) dose.
However, she will likely be fine.
I found two relevant studies.
- One gave 10mg/kg every day for many days and monitored blood for adverse signs. They started seeing adverse (not fatal) signs on day 3. You only gave it once.
- Another study was looking at aspirin as a feed additive. It is a badly written paper which claims they gave 100mg/kg of aspirin (along with vitamin C) but it may be that they gave 100mg/chicken. Either way it is more than you gave her and their results concluded that all that aspirin boosted growth (it was a broiler study).

So, I think she will be fine. But if you are fretting you could try giving her some activated charcoal which is the treatment for aspirin overdose.

I am glad you prompted me to look it up because in my head I assumed a whole baby aspirin was the right dose!

Excellent idea.

 

[Marie2020]

Actually I found him today. Down the alley, and he was a bit torn up

Omg. I've been worrying about this.

Is he okay today

 

[rural mouse]

Wow! Babies galore! 12 - so a manageable amt for her. Should be interesting to see if they stick together or brood at separate locations.

She's my broody splash Leghorn (white sapphire)! The SMALLEST of the 3. Focus is a barred rock and Cardhu is a partridge rock mix (Pear with Whiskey).

On the other hand, she's the highest ranked and probably the smartest. I got the impression when I shuffled the babies back from the neighboring nest box that she's recognizing that I'm trying to help, so as long as I respect her space.....

Middle of the night wake up drew my attention to the incubator again. Focus gained another chick, still damp, appearing to be silvery blonde. Everything was good in the coop. Neighbor's cat was around outside hunting mice. Catch the mice, leave the babies, Trouble.



Thirsty pics from the week

the "proper" way to drink from a hose?

and then fully lay in it

Lark/Indigo had a hidden nest....in the carport where Sherlock sleeps...

and Hector: eau de Rubber....tasty!

 

[rural mouse]

Hattie may just be staying outta LF's way. Our youngest birds won't go near a treat if one of the older birds are eating out of our hand.

Hattie is older....6 or 7, I think...

 

[rural mouse]

What I thought was cute... how one of the black chicks helped itself to a drink of wild water w/ no assistance. Chicks really are ready to be self-sufficient right off the hatch

I have to keep moving the hose or it starts to carve a channel....that's too deep for the chicks. As it was, the "current" in that video was fast enough that chicks didn't cross as they would have been swept along. The tire waterers are too deep for them, too. I've got the nipple bucket nest to the coop and will be keeping one of the hoses moving around so there's a steady supply between babies and the not safe water sources. Mamas will educate when they are ready to...thankfully.

 

[rural mouse]

I’ve read people complaining about the “non-stop peeping” (not even the calls for help) and that’s why they don’t like brooding in their house. They’re nuts!
They aren’t listening closely enough. It’s not a monotone of peeps, it’s a beautiful sonic landscape.

100%

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I have to refute this immediately. I don't care that the vet is wrong but people on this thread may not order from them because of the misinformation and that is unfair.

This is slander to My Pet Chicken. (See screen shot below) They even offer papers for the chickens you purchase there.
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I wrote her comment without thinking of this consequence. Just edited it. Or better to delete it?

I didn’t think it was true at the time, and could have calmly proved it online right then, but her next comment, disparaging people looking for cheap birds and this is what happens when you do, sent me over the edge and I got ticked. I had been getting the space to examine Hazel ready nearby while we talked, and as I returned to the truck I said No, I wasn’t after cheap birds, saving money. I waved at the truck. Look, here you all are. This visit is going to be several hundred dollars at least, isn’t it? (The intern nodded.)