Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Old Red has passed away, I am rather relieved, poor old girl. Now the only hen of my BIL’s left is Raven. She seems hearty and hale so far.

Blanche is also the same age I would say, she is moulting at the moment.

And it’s been just pelting down rain all afternoon, I had hoped it would stop but it’s now 7PM and still pelting down. I need to bury the old girl, I guess she isn’t going anywhere and can wait until tomorrow. But I wanted to put her to her final rest.

Bye Red, you are with your sisters now.

Red and Raven - June 2024
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I'm so sorry for your loss. Rest in peace Old Red.

 

[notabitail]

Old Red has passed away, I am rather relieved, poor old girl. Now the only hen of my BIL’s left is Raven. She seems hearty and hale so far.

Blanche is also the same age I would say, she is moulting at the moment.

And it’s been just pelting down rain all afternoon, I had hoped it would stop but it’s now 7PM and still pelting down. I need to bury the old girl, I guess she isn’t going anywhere and can wait until tomorrow. But I wanted to put her to her final rest.

Bye Red, you are with your sisters now.

Red and Raven - June 2024
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[ChicoryBlue]

Old Red has passed away, I am rather relieved, poor old girl. Now the only hen of my BIL’s left is Raven. She seems hearty and hale so far.

Blanche is also the same age I would say, she is moulting at the moment.

And it’s been just pelting down rain all afternoon, I had hoped it would stop but it’s now 7PM and still pelting down. I need to bury the old girl, I guess she isn’t going anywhere and can wait until tomorrow. But I wanted to put her to her final rest.

Bye Red, you are with your sisters now.

Red and Raven - June 2024
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Old Red! Was she eight? She lived a long life. Was she suffering? I don't recall posts about her acting off or sick. Hugs to you and to Raven, who's lost a compatriot. Rest in peace, Old Red.

 

[Ponypoor]

Sleeping Alone

Niamh continues to separate from Nimue at bed time. Nimue goes into the Cluckle Hut to sleep, and Niamh...............

......... well look for yourself.......

She scenic-ing She just an adventurer at heart.

 

[Ponypoor]

Old Red! Was she eight? She lived a long life. Was she suffering? I don't recall posts about her acting off or sick. Hugs to you and to Raven, who's lost a compatriot. Rest in peace, Old Red.

Red has been ‘frail’ for a couple of years. My mother calls her ‘the dying hen’ because I always thought she would die.

She would be unwell and then rally. But her age caught up with her.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Old Red has passed away, I am rather relieved, poor old girl. Now the only hen of my BIL’s left is Raven. She seems hearty and hale so far.

Blanche is also the same age I would say, she is moulting at the moment.

And it’s been just pelting down rain all afternoon, I had hoped it would stop but it’s now 7PM and still pelting down. I need to bury the old girl, I guess she isn’t going anywhere and can wait until tomorrow. But I wanted to put her to her final rest.

Bye Red, you are with your sisters now.

Red and Raven - June 2024
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I'm sorry to hear of Red's passing. She lived a very long life though for a hybrid. I'm sure your BIL took great care of his girls when they were in his care. We do know in her twilight years she had a great life.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

So, those of you with Duck experience, I may be calling on you for advice.

I got a phone call this evening. My boss has a orphaned baby duck. She claims her hubby had spotted this duckling a few days ago at the lake with no momma and siblings around. He went back daily and kept finding it alone. Today he brought it home. It is currently in a cat carrier with food and water and a hay bed. At first I was asked would it be ok if she turned it loose in her chicken coop, would her chickens be mean to it? I cannot answer that over the phone. I was then asked did I think it would do ok here in one of my coops if she brought it to me. Uhh, not tonight. My one coop is a no go with the big girls I do know this. My only option would be the silkie coop. My silkies are psycho's at the moment protecting that little silkie chick. Even if they did tolerate it in the coop, is a week old duckling big enough to survive without a heat lamp? I mean, temps are in the high 80s to 90s right now in the daytime and staying mid 70's at night. It would wreck the water's making them nasty. With a tiny chick I could not leave a swimming container in there with it. I would have to fill one daily and sit and supervise and then empty it. I cannot use the excuse though I do not have the time to raise a duck, time is all I have right now. I do not want to keep a duck though, ducks are messy. I will also probably fall for said duck if I took it on. Maybe it could work if she loaned me the cat carrier as well so I could isolate it at night and give it a nest so it stayed warm. Also, do ducklings require different feed then chick starter or my henhouse reserve? We had ducks 23 years ago, I do not remember what we used to feed them back then. I do remember they were MESSY.

I'm tagging along with mom to work tomorrow. I'm doing absolutely nothing but sitting and talking to people. I'm also planning on heading up to my boss's house for a few hours in the afternoon. She has horses to love on, goats, chickens, including several she has gotten from me that I need to visit. And now a baby duck. I've thought about it some and at this point it is 50/50 on whether or not I will soon have a baby duck. Temporarily, Ducky can go home to her when it is big enough if I take it.

 

[RoyalChick]

She scenic-ing She just an adventurer at heart.

I bet she does it for the special chauffeur treatment!

 

[Ponypoor]

So, those of you with Duck experience, I may be calling on you for advice.

I got a phone call this evening. My boss has a orphaned baby duck. She claims her hubby had spotted this duckling a few days ago at the lake with no momma and siblings around. He went back daily and kept finding it alone. Today he brought it home. It is currently in a cat carrier with food and water and a hay bed. At first I was asked would it be ok if she turned it loose in her chicken coop, would her chickens be mean to it? I cannot answer that over the phone. I was then asked did I think it would do ok here in one of my coops if she brought it to me. Uhh, not tonight. My one coop is a no go with the big girls I do know this. My only option would be the silkie coop. My silkies are psycho's at the moment protecting that little silkie chick. Even if they did tolerate it in the coop, is a week old duckling big enough to survive without a heat lamp? I mean, temps are in the high 80s to 90s right now in the daytime and staying mid 70's at night. It would wreck the water's making them nasty. With a tiny chick I could not leave a swimming container in there with it. I would have to fill one daily and sit and supervise and then empty it. I cannot use the excuse though I do not have the time to raise a duck, time is all I have right now. I do not want to keep a duck though, ducks are messy. I will also probably fall for said duck if I took it on. Maybe it could work if she loaned me the cat carrier as well so I could isolate it at night and give it a nest so it stayed warm. Also, do ducklings require different feed then chick starter or my henhouse reserve? We had ducks 23 years ago, I do not remember what we used to feed them back then. I do remember they were MESSY.

I'm tagging along with mom to work tomorrow. I'm doing absolutely nothing but sitting and talking to people. I'm also planning on heading up to my boss's house for a few hours in the afternoon. She has horses to love on, goats, chickens, including several she has gotten from me that I need to visit. And now a baby duck. I've thought about it some and at this point it is 50/50 on whether or not I will soon have a baby duck. Temporarily, Ducky can go home to her when it is big enough if I take it.

Hmmmm - Ducky now has a name, and it seems a plan is on play to care for this youngster. I think you have your answers

 

[Ponypoor]

I bet she does it for the special chauffeur treatment!

Agreed!