Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

I agree, and concur, but that’s only my speculation

All we really can do is speculate. They are creatures with free will. We can only encourage. They decide.

 

[Ponypoor]

We had chickens that would stay out really late, and in the summer when I used to shut them in I got fed up waiting for em! Used a stick and herded in them for a couple days they got used to it, now they all go to bed way earlier at a nice time. Now all I have to do is bang a stick on the floor or a rope and they all start running in!

I dream of this!

To be fair my older ladies and the Roos are really good, they go to bed around 6pm even at the height of summer; it’s just the 5 wall sitters that drive me batty.

 

[Ponypoor]

Let me ask Mrs BY Bob where we got ours that I have on hand just in case. I'm guessing a physician friend may have been involved.

I didn’t want to order a box of them


My Vet is looking into it, so hopefully he can source some. He’s flying out to a show this weekend so I am glad I caught him before then. It’s not so easy what with the time changes between here and Europe!

Though to be fair I spend half the night awake anyways…..

 

[Ponypoor]

I got mine on Amazon.

Don’t ask me about what it is supposed to be for - I have no idea what it even means.
https://a.co/d/cPH8WjO

Generally those are used for enema use. 20fr is a bit large for an esophageal catheter, 18fr would be a general size, but it’s not overly large. Just be careful when using on a smaller bird, a 14 or 18fr for a smaller bird.

 

[BY Bob]

The door is working surprisingly well. Position of the small door latches may need to shift, but I think it will hold up well through winter. Gives me time to figure out where the parts might need to be moved to.

The burst forth to see the day is always a pleasure....when the first snow is on the ground, it's hilarious. The young'ns ALWAYS stop short, creating a pile up....until the experienced old hands either push through to head out or push a few out to panic over the strange ground. Have a chance of snow this weekend, so hoping for a fresh video of the experience.

Oh please share if you do get snow.

 

[Ponypoor]

Hi all posting this copy of my post on Shad’s thread. Anyone have ideas what I can do, or should? Please post over there if you do.

I am sure she should be ok. If the Vet couldn’t see anything then she likely didn’t eat it.

 

[BY Bob]

Is there any way you could screen/roof that section of the run?

Bonus if roofed (thinking some sort of plexiglass sort of thing that will let light in): relatively snow free area for all of them through the winter.

That's not in the run, it's in the courtyard between the 2 coops, where the birch tree stood.

 

[BY Bob]

It technically did go through a rock tumbler

This is correct.

 

[Ponypoor]

That's what I was hoping. That we could find one on Amazon or similar. Thanks so much.

Cannot get any on Amazon here. Very difficult to get any medical items without a doctor script.

Thankfully my horse Vet is available.

 

[Sylvester017]

Maybe if all alone she could be a house chicken and live with you!

Wouldn't be the 1st time we've done a house chicken & we'll cross that bridge when we get there w / a lone Silkie. Silkies are great no matter where they reside. We've allowed dogs, cats, parrots, cockatiels, budgies, & chickens have free roam in certain areas of the house so we're no strangers to your great suggestion. Just a very few of our house residents pictured over the years