Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

He's got some looks! Your care is doing good things for him. As long as he keeps going, you'll keep on with the best care you can for him.

I think he’s got some beautiful features. Those long blond locks, and magnificent coloring. But he needs that scar like he needs a hole in the head! Bad pun:

 

[Marie2020]

I took some pictures today. This is Chick-fil-a and the hole in his head. To be honest, he should have died from such trauma, but he’s a strong beautiful little guy. Very playful and is trying to get along normally:View attachment 4179051View attachment 4179052

What a brave little soldier

Curse the demon that hurt him

 

[Ponypoor]

I took some pictures today. This is Chick-fil-a and the hole in his head. To be honest, he should have died from such trauma, but he’s a strong beautiful little guy. Very playful and is trying to get along normally:View attachment 4179051View attachment 4179052

He’s a lovely wee little man, very handsome. Love those legs!

 

[Ponypoor]

That photo is AMAZING. I love it, and I agree please submit it for POW.

And just in case, because I haven’t read everything after that post yet, SHRA tax.

Can’t remember if I posted this yet. Sometimes the lavenders are a little TOO friendly.
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I wonder if they are hopping on me the same way they would hop on Coco, the hen who brooded them?

Awwww they trust you! They feel safe there

 

[Ponypoor]

More of the extended tribe:View attachment 4179054View attachment 4179057View attachment 4179059View attachment 4179061

They are very lovely. They look more like Aseel than game birds to me.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/aseel...ed-what-you-need-to-know--878483471042286629/

 

[Ponypoor]

Thank you for this! I have Corid powder on hand, and am thinking I'll try non-medicated in the future.
Well at least they've been getting 18% and will be getting a little more now.
The big girls are getting Kalmbach 20% Full Plume Feather Feed, a layer feed. Somehow, oyster shell and egg shells on the side wasn't enough. I see Hazel (Buckeye) and Diane (Buff Orp, not "heritage" type) both regularly eating both even now. I had so many issues with thin shells with Hazel and the other Buckeyes; I was constantly popping calcium citrate into them and then calcium citrate powder in yogurt. Nutrena Feather Fixer and this feed from Kalmbach (which I can get very fresh from the local True Value store) solve it.

The one thing I learnt last year is that if your chicks are vac’ed for coccidiosis then do not feed amprolium medicated feed - it cancels out the effect of the Vax. This is why my chicks became I’ll last summer I am sure.

I say kick them out and keep a clos e eye on them. Really it’s the only thing we can do - observe and do the best we can.

You are doing a fabulous job with all your chooks

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I took some pictures today. This is Chick-fil-a and the hole in his head. To be honest, he should have died from such trauma, but he’s a strong beautiful little guy. Very playful and is trying to get along normally:View attachment 4179051View attachment 4179052

I know he got badly hurt but missed what caused his injury. What was it, if you know? It’s a deep puncture there? Is it covering over in any way? Is this the dubbed guy? How cruel!

 

[bgmathteach]

Can’t remember if I posted this yet. Sometimes the lavenders are a little TOO friendly.
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I wonder if they are hopping on me the same way they would hop on Coco, the hen who brooded them?

Well, you do make a very nice, warm roost - 'mom'...or is it 'Auntie???

That is a clear showing of love and trust.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

The one thing I learnt last year is that if your chicks are vac’ed for coccidiosis then do not feed amprolium medicated feed - it cancels out the effect of the Vax. This is why my chicks became I’ll last summer I am sure.

I say kick them out and keep a clos e eye on them. Really it’s the only thing we can do - observe and do the best we can.

You are doing a fabulous job with all your chooks

Yup I know about that, these guys aren’t vaccinated for coccidiosis, I don’t think Cackle offers it, as you need to get the particular local strains in your vax. They are vaccinated for Mareks though. That may cover a wider range of known strains?

 

[Sylvester017]

These are so beautiful, you have an amazing talent. So awesome that you use it share God's word!

Sweet of you to say. Funny that the adults appreciated the impromptu storybooks more than the Sunday kids...