Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[ChicoryBlue]

Opportunities for him to look give her opportunities to realize he can look but not touch. Good for both.

Okay good! I’m hoping this goes well.

 

[kattabelly]

So happy to see Niamh is doing better!

No one is really thirsty this Thursday after the amount of rain we've been getting. A neighbour brought over some giant, slightly slug-chewed cucumbers that'd been growing out of sight but no one was all that interested after a quick peck. They would've gone down a treat in what passes for summer here.

 

[GregnLety]

Coco has watched over me since I got home from the Dr yesterday. There'll be a slight scar on my chest but the doc did a good job stitching it up. Currently on house arrest, at least conditionally. I can't be outside when Duke and Lobo are. They both like to stand up and give me hugs. Once Lety lets the chickens out, I'll snag some pics.

 

[Ponypoor]

Kelly, I searched for Cochins here in the valley. None to be found. I didn’t want to fly to Arizona, just to get one bird

Hard to find them here also…

 

[Ponypoor]

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Coco has watched over me since I got home from the Dr yesterday. There'll be a slight scar on my chest but the doc did a good job stitching it up. Currently on house arrest, at least conditionally. I can't be outside when Duke and Lobo are. They both like to stand up and give me hugs. Once Lety lets the chickens out, I'll snag some pics.

Glad Coco is holding you captive

Just rest with your feet up, you need to put a lawnchair outside and just watch the chickens pecking around

 

[Ponypoor]

Well kiddos, I have a flight in one hour, my bed birds are not traveling with me.

Fly safe!

 

[Ponypoor]

For Thirsty Thursday I bring you the ‘(not so) Littles’.
Apologies to those who saw this already earlier in the week.
12 weeks old. Tassels has finally given up tidbittting for them and has started to lay again (which probably means she is about to go broody!).
Roosting time has been taking some odd turns. Not sure how it will settle.

Whiskers has been back to laying for a couple weeks, the chicks still roost with her at night, and she is good at snuggling them. She has tried to go roost in the nest boxes in the Hen House but I hauled he butt out and told her she had to snuggle the babies at least until December. They are pretty fuzzy now, and they have no problems hopping up onto the roosting ledge, but I still have her on the ground in the small crate. The others are too big and rowdy for the silkies to roost there at night.

Holly and Georgie are done completely with the Noirans, Marty continues to stay with them now.

 

[drstratton]

She is much improved this morning. I still think she has something in her crop. She pooped 7 times and it actually has a little substance to it. She was also very hungry. Gave her some mash and grapes.

Yesterday I gave her a Docusate Sodium 100mg tablet. I massaged her crop for a count of 30 about every 30 minutes. I also have her some scrambled egg with anti fungal cream and baytril in it. She didn't touch it.

I still need to study up on how to flush her crop out, in case we need to do that. Worst case scenario, I've seen where they do surgery to clean it out. I really hope we won't have to do that.

I will put her back out with the flock today, but will keep a close eye on her as I think she still has a problem. I feel like I have bought her some time.

Thank you for all of the help.

A least she made it onto the paper 6 out of 7 times...lol

Edit: make that 8 times.

 

[drstratton]

Back out with her sisters.

 

[RoyalChick]

She is much improved this morning. I still think she has something in her crop. She pooped 7 times and it actually has a little substance to it. She was also very hungry. Gave her some mash and grapes.

Yesterday I gave her a Docusate Sodium 100mg tablet. I massaged her crop for a count of 30 about every 30 minutes. I also have her some scrambled egg with anti fungal cream and baytril in it. She didn't touch it.

I still need to study up on how to flush her crop out, in case we need to do that. Worst case scenario, I've seen where they do surgery to clean it out. I really hope we won't have to do that.

I will put her back out with the flock today, but will keep a close eye on her as I think she still has a problem. I feel like I have bought her some time.

Thank you for all of the help.

A least she made it onto the paper 6 out of 7 times...lol

Edit: make that 8 times.
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Poops looking good!
Another thing you can consider if you think stuff is blocking her crop is cellulase. It is a digestive enzyme that will break up tough plant stems.
I would not give Baytril. You don’t have good evidence of infection and you risk creating resistance as well as being tough in her.
Antifungal cream is good to stop the crop fermenting but getting it moving is the critical thing. Lots of massage has worked at least once for me.