Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Another choice is Tylenol - I use the infant liquid stuff. Dose is 10mg/kg.

The infant stuff is 80mg in 1cc (that’s 1ml), the syringe has a 1/4ml (.25ml or .25cc). I would think you wee fella would take a bit less than the .25ml - I give the silkies less than the .25ml about half way between empty and the .25ml mark.

Twice daily. The aspirin may increase bleeding, Tylenol won’t do that.

How is the wee fella doing?

“The Wee Fella” as you exclaimed, is doing wonderfully. His response to the baby aspirin is quite promising. He seems happy:
He’s interested in how Gizmo crows

 

[featherhead007]

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

It’s a requirement here to wash eggs that are sold. I don’t wash eggs that are clean, but any of the icky ones I do. Don’t want anyone to complain!

Mum keeps the small eggs from Mrs LC and the silkies for her baking, if they are dirty she doesn’t wash them until she uses them.

Do you refrigerate yours?

I know you didn't ask me but when it comes to eggs from my own chickens, I don't refrigerate them, but I don't keep them in a very warm place. I put them in a container in the kitchen. Unrefrigerated eggs will, of course, be unsafe but the eggs from our chickens don't last long since we eat them for breakfast every morning, so I have never considered them as "unsafe". Just my two cents. I haven't gotten ill from unrefrigerated eggs that have never been refrigerated.

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

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Ah! Jump scare! This better not be in my face when I wake up...
(But I do like the feathers).

 

[TX Chick Noob]

All are cute! Spotted chick ~ Pongo or Perdita or any one of the other Disney pups... or just "Spot" like Data's kitty in Star Trek...

My sister had a cat named Kiko when we were little, which is Hawaiian for Spot. (We lived in Hawaii at the time.)

Lovely!
Just curious, do you always wash the eggs or only when soiled?
And do you dry each one with a towel?
I don’t usually wash mine but wonder if perhaps I should.

Washing the plume off drastically reduces shelf life. Resist the temptation of rinsing your eggs

I don't wash until ready to use...unless I have really mucky one. Then it gets washed...and used immediately.

It depends on how dirty they look, or if it's raining when I collect them. I wash, scrub with a dedicated scrubdaddy, and towel dry them before refrigerating.
I wash every single egg, even store bought before cooking with them. Just a quirk my mom always did too.

It’s a requirement here to wash eggs that are sold. I don’t wash eggs that are clean, but any of the icky ones I do. Don’t want anyone to complain!

Mum keeps the small eggs from Mrs LC and the silkies for her baking, if they are dirty she doesn’t wash them until she uses them.

Do you refrigerate yours?

My take on washed vs unwashed, etc.
Based on research I did when I first got chickens, it is unnecessary to wash them when first laid/collected. They will actually last longer if you do not wash them, because the bloom is a natural anti microbial. That is what keep developing chicks safe while being incubated and hatched.
The laws vary from one country to another. In some places it is actually illegal to wash/refrigerate them before they are sold. I think this because once you wash them, then you do have to keep them refrigerated or they can go bad, and some places still don’t have reliable refrigeration. The US decided to require them to be washed, since that can eliminate salmonella or other bacteria on the outside, so that means they also have to require they stay refrigerated. I guess they don’t trust people to wash them before using.
I don’t wash mine when I first collect/store, not even the ones I give away. I do make sure to tell people they should rinse them with warm water before using. Water should always be warmer than the temperature of the egg to eliminate the shells allowing the bacteria to cross inside the egg. (I never understood that part, but pretty much every reliable source says it to be true.) I also don’t refrigerate them until they get to be at least 2-3 months old. And have safely eaten many, many eggs that sat out 3 months, then were refrigerated a few months, then given a quick rinse and eaten.

Another comment: I find cleaned sand unnecessary for a chicken bath.

I actually understand what the vet meant in this case. “Washed sand” is a term used for sand that is courser and has had the fine particles removed, usually through “washing”. It is considered safer for chickens, especially for dustbathing, since it greatly reduces the amount of dust like grains they might inhale. This is to reduce silicosis and other respiratory issues. So it isn’t about being “clean”. And is much less of a concern when chickens dustbath in naturally occurring dirt they isn’t as likely to contain silica.

Today was the day
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Bye boys, have fun with your new family.
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Here they were cuddling and complaining

I'm not crying, you're crying


Also they gave me nearly 4 DOZEN eggs and want to ship more to me in the fall. Hubby and I thought we were getting a dozen silkie eggs.....
Hubby says he's going to find us a shed for a new coop.

Goodbye beautiful boys. We will all miss you and hope for some updates in the future.

 

[knoturavggrl]

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.

I have had chicks in my living room twice now. Neither time was it unpleasant at all. Both times I missed their peeps when it was time to put them outside. It is a sonic landscape, great description.

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.)

Cheap?? Sighs not accurate at all:
Meyers (lg hatchery) - silkie chicks 16.31
Very fancy well know and well respected show silkies - chicks 20.00
Meyers SFH - chicks 28.31
Well known, well respected show breeder preservation project SFH - chicks 25.00

Meyers offers sexed chicks and is the only one vaccinating for Mareks on this list.

So, in my mind as a backyard chicken keeper, you have two primary choices you Chan choose a small breeder dedicated to preservation and/or show genetics or you have lg scale hatcheries that may not care as much about physical perfection but reduce your culls by offering sexed chicks and vaccination.

Saying the hatchery choice is less expensive simply isn’t true and if so not by much. Implying it is less responsible also isn’t true. It’s a trade off either way and in my opinion neither way is better than the other.

Yes, Nosy Posy is fine...but the poor dear is feeling the ego bruise...

@featherhead007 here, get a giggle to help with the stress.

Omg, that you caught this on video is hilarious. I know the thread contest for captions is for photos but I would suggest entering it anyway for giggles.

 

[knoturavggrl]

Mugs Monday

Chervil: I do not approve of your new hammock chair it makes me slide while using you as a perch.

What’s this … a wine berry and blackberry peace offering?

Well, maybe I’ll consider forgiving you, but I am keeping my eye on you!

 

[rural mouse]

2 broodies

 

[featherhead007]

Mugs Monday

Chervil: I do not approve of your new hammock chair oit makes me slide while using you as a perch.
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What’s this … a wine berry and blackberry peace offering?
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Well, maybe I’ll consider forgiving you, but I am keeping my eye on you!
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How sweet the humor in this post!

 

[rural mouse]

Morning broody pics