Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Niamh Update

She did pretty well today. Was up and about all day. That is a huge improvement from yesterday. She ate grapes, blueberries, mealworms, and scratch. She would not eat the scrambled eggs I made for her.

She did want to go out and play with her friends.

But we kept her in all day.

She did enjoy playing with one of the cats' toys.

Roosting was different tonight.

Last night, she did not even try to roost. She just lay down in a corner. She is doing much better today.

She went to bed with a full craw. I think she will be able to rejoin everyone tomorrow provided she continues to improve. Her poo is no longer green though it is still pretty liquid.

She was all over the house today and watched some TV with Mrs BY Bob. Frankly, I'm a little worried that she might now want to leave the house.

 

[Sylvester017]

Thirsty Thursday

BFTP
April 2023
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The original gang, poor Marty was moulting there.

You started w/ 7 birds?

 

[BY Bob]

Thirsty Thursday

 

[BY Bob]

Mrs BY Bob is very generous! Hopefully you don’t have carpet in too many places!

About 8 spots on the carpet needed cleaning today. Not too bad.

 

[BY Bob]

They love them
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That's great! Glad they enjoy them.

 

[BY Bob]

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Princess Marches on in heaven

Such a special lady.

 

[Sylvester017]

Niamh Update

She did pretty well today. Was up and about all day. That is a huge improvement from yesterday. She ate grapes, blueberries, mealworms, and scratch. She would not eat the scrambled eggs I made for her.

She did want to go out and play with her friends.

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But we kept her in all day.

She did enjoy playing with one of the cats' toys.

Roosting was different tonight.

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Last night, she did not even try to roost. She just lay down in a corner. She is doing much better today.

She went to bed with a full craw. I think she will be able to rejoin everyone tomorrow provided she continues to improve. Her poo is no longer green though it is still pretty liquid.

She was all over the house today and watched some TV with Mrs BY Bob. Frankly, I'm a little worried that she might now want to leave the house.

I'd keep her in-house till her tail goes up. She may have eaten something in the yard that didn't agree w/ her?

It's one of the reasons we rabbit fence off our tomato plants so the chickens don't over ingest the leaves or tomato fruit which, though not poisonous, has toxic effects to the digestive tract. We ration a cherry tomato or two but don't allow the hens to overeat anything tomatoey. Some birds have the good instinct to stay away from toxic things while others are just too curious.

Cucumber/tomato garden bed net-covered

 

[BY Bob]

Ummmm, where's #10?

Crap

 

[Ponypoor]

Poor Clyde, he is not feeling well again. Poor fella, he is back to wheezing and coughing/sneezing. I went ahead and dosed him with some prednisone and also back on the Tylosin. I wish I could get these guys vaccinated for MG. It would make their lives much easier (mine also!).

 

[Ponypoor]

Crap

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