Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

My friend, ( who i am hoping will join us soon) just brought me these eggs.
They are all blue but it's not showing in these photographs
https://audreyslittlefarm.com/how-to-wash-and-store-fresh-eggs/

 

[SimpleJenn]

Ok let's post in the right thread this time
@RebeccaBoyd
CowSpots the splash copper marans



He started crowing this morning. Kind of a hoot sound.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Today I let Whiskers and her 3 terrors roam the Summer House, it was hilarious to watch them roam from one end to the other. And watch the other stay away from them - opposite ends all day.

Marty is doing a wee bit better, but I got a really good look at her last night and she had gone downhill so fast and lost too much weight.

Her abdomen is almost normal sized now. And isn’t leaking anymore. I will keep her on the Sulphatrim trim for 10 days, and this morning I gave her 1/4 tablet of aspirin. She ate a good amount of soaked chick starter topped with some mealworms. Her crop has a good amount in it tonight. Thankfully.

I also have Twister and Flopsy not feeling well, not sure what’s up - did they get into some bad fruit? Or is it something else? Who knows, all one can do is treat the symptoms. Poopy bums and not eating to me is some sort of gastric issue. Twister has been on the sulphatrim for about 6 days, and some aspirin- she perked up by the 2nd day but still not eating as well as I want her to. Flopsy I noted was not well yesterday and very lethargic, so sulphatrim and aspirin this morning when I noted she wasn’t eating.

Likely some enteritis or something going around, I am keeping a close eye on everyone at the moment. Esp the wee ones.

I don’t think coccidiosis, it hasn’t been wet at all, and it’s not that sort of poops. I would almost say moulting but they are not losing any feathers.

Again all one can do is keep an eye on them and treat the symptoms. But the fact that Twister perked up after starting on the meds makes me suspicious of a bug going around.

Tis the season of birds flying everywhere.

I hope they start feeling better! What a worry it is

With Peanut, the ascites was due to cancer. That or infection was what I thought most cases were due to. The color and opacity of drawn fluid is a clue to which. But maybe I just assumed that. Interesting that the link you shared emphasized basically high blood pressure (?)

Not that what’s going on is molting for you but I notice some changes like acting a bit off and different foraging food preferences before molting becomes evident. Poopy butt could be a result. Also not wanting to move could be pain or weirdness of the pins beginning to grow?

 

[TOMTE]

Maybe an insect also….

Oohh, that's a thought. Tons of those around here, and I'm sure a lot of them have at least some toxins.

 

[RoyalChick]

Here is a little Chippy butt to wish everyone a great Friday.

And at 6 weeks and 4 days, still iffy???

 

[Ikslo]

Here is a little Chippy butt to wish everyone a great Friday.
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And at 6 weeks and 4 days, still iffy???
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Yeah I’m still not sure. I’m leaning cockerel, but…

 

[Ikslo]

We’re getting rain from tropical storm Mario. Much needed rain. Before heading out with a friend for dinner yesterday, early evening, we were all standing in the kitchen doorway looking at the rain starting to come down. Little Lacy marched right up the porch steps and walked between us three, and poked her head in over the threshold. Then the brazen little darling, thinking it looked like a good place to hang out, walked inside and sauntered around the kitchen. She came back to the doorway, looked up at us, then saw the open bedroom door and decided she needed to investigate there as well! Which was all very amusing, but as we were on our way out, needs must and we ushered her out the door and closed it behind her. We were off to dinner.

We came back and went to close the run gate, but there was one two few roosting. A quick count. It was Lacy. Damn. So of course it’s still raining, because that makes for the most fun searches, naturally. I searched the garage, the barn, the grounds, wet trees, the garage again, twice. No Lacy. Well I locked up and fretted over her all night as the rain continued. I pictured her cold and wet, all alone, shivering.

Finally dawn comes, and I don my raincoat to go search for her. She was right there in the garage, where I looked multiple times! I am so relieved. I don’t know where she was hiding.

The little pipsqueak giving me a beakfull like it was my fault she spent the night alone!

 

[Sylvester017]

Speaking of ginormous zucchini leaves, our pullet Taffy, a Blue Wheaten Ameraucana, would hide under them in the garden bed. She never bothered w/ the potted cukes but the garden bed w/giant leaves was more fun.

"You don/t see me" ~ 2013

 

[Sylvester017]

GAH!!! Cover's eye's and repeats to myself...."I do NOT need more silkie roosters. I do NOT need more silkie roosters!"

The breeder I got Davy and Barbosa from, just listed 4 boys. A chocolate, black, white and self blue.

I WANT that chocolate, and self blue. Actually, I WANT all 4.

Repeats to self, "I do NOT need more silkie roosters."

I need him
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I need him
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While we are at it...
I want him
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and him
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and him another one just posted, cream
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See if @rural mouse or @Debbie292d has insight on what colors these boys would throw after breeding w/ the pullet colors you have & that might help to narrow your need down to maybe ONE boy ? Otherwise ALL Silkies are adorable as you already know

Violet 2013

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Here is a little Chippy butt to wish everyone a great Friday.
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And at 6 weeks and 4 days, still iffy???
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It must be so breed specific, because I look at Chippy and just see a regular pullet. Is it the stance too? Are there any of the famous pointy feathers anywhere? When compared to this one below, and I mean this kindly, I wonder what you're getting so worked up about, lol!

Okay I'm hijacking your post and saying stop worrying about Chippy and look at this one here!

Also, I'd like to see how Bucky is getting along. Any pictures? Got a bit of her in a Cookie picture...

I give you Shanai. 16 weeks, I think.
Hackles are not pointy yet, though the upper neck feathers are (but so are all of the pullets', to a lesser degree). Saddle is getting significantly defined with drapey & shiny feathers, but not pointy yet. Tail is very seriously roo. But two other pullets are beginning one or two pointy tail feathers now, nothing quite like this though. Leg length & size, game-bird reminiscent when seen from the side, is startling. DH is now stating/asking if she's a rooster. I have not been ready with the camera when there's been the opportunity to show this, but Shanai is 1/3 bigger/ taller than everybody else.

The top of the cinder block is not a stretch for Shanai

Some of the other Buckeye pullets. Demure little ones, they are, compared to Shanai.