Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

Some sad news -

Roxy passed, no sign of any predation, we found her in the coop. She had that odd neurological thing when she was a very tiny chick though but it cleared up after just a few days. I thought she had overcome that challenge but apparently not something was just not right.

Deep heavy sighhhh, how is it always those you are the most attached to that leave far to soon.

Fly high sweet Roxy
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I'm so sorry

 

[RoyalChick]

Happy Fluffy Butt Friday from tailless Tassels

 

[Ikslo]

Some sad news -

Roxy passed, no sign of any predation, we found her in the coop. She had that odd neurological thing when she was a very tiny chick though but it cleared up after just a few days. I thought she had overcome that challenge but apparently not something was just not right.

Deep heavy sighhhh, how is it always those you are the most attached to that leave far to soon.

Fly high sweet Roxy
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[Ponypoor]

Fluffy Butt Friday

A couple of golden baby butts

Tonight they are going to be moved into Lulu’s stall. They are doing well, I will keep them on the Tylosin for a full 10 days, the Sulphatrim I will do for 7 days.

But they are both breathing well, and have full crops. Now they need to get some exercise and learn how to be a normal chickie. Next weekend as long as they remain on the right track for staying well I will start introducing them to the gang. I will need to think about which group I put them with. I am leaning towards Mr P’s gang since all those girls are fairly quiet and not confrontational like some others in the main gang.

 

[Sally PB]

Fly high and free, beautiful Roxy.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Some sad news -

Roxy passed, no sign of any predation, we found her in the coop. She had that odd neurological thing when she was a very tiny chick though but it cleared up after just a few days. I thought she had overcome that challenge but apparently not something was just not right.

Deep heavy sighhhh, how is it always those you are the most attached to that leave far to soon.

Fly high sweet Roxy
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Yes, it seems that way She enjoyed her time here, now she is flying free Rest in peace Roxy

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Last night's camera door check & head count on the Little's coop. Saw a weird bulge of feathers, or another body (lower left), as if someone was sleeping under somebody else. Couldn't account for it on my tiny phone until I zoomed in!

Crop support! They do like to "belly up" on to the ledge; seen three of them like that at times. It is a square corner, but I can add more hemp to make it more of a slope up to it. Unless they prefer it like this? Any of you notice this kind of thing? I've seen similar in the other coop's nest box front edges, crop right up to or on it, feathers laid over.

 

[janiedoe]

Fluffy butts from long ago. The brahma girls have moved on to the heavenly flock above. I only have my elderly sussex left from this group.

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

Some sad news -

Roxy passed, no sign of any predation, we found her in the coop. She had that odd neurological thing when she was a very tiny chick though but it cleared up after just a few days. I thought she had overcome that challenge but apparently not something was just not right.

Deep heavy sighhhh, how is it always those you are the most attached to that leave far to soon.

Fly high sweet Roxy
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That's very true
Goodbye, Roxy.

 

[RoyalChick]

In the great blueberry wars of 2025, there are few losers but one clear victor. Unfortunately he has very bad manners!
Mr. Chips will take blueberries from my hand without hesitation. He will also take them from Tassels. That is OK, both of us are happy for him to have them.
However, he will also snatch them out of the beaks of any other chicken that scores a blueberry. This earned him lots of blueberries as well as some bad tempered pecks from Calypso.
Mr. Chips may be a boy, but he is certainly no gentleman!
I hope this doesn't bode ill for what is to come.