Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

My first fluffy butt post. This is one of my Easter Eggers, Emily. I wanted to show her pretty feathering.

She’s a beauty, I love the feathers - I have a hen like that but she’s more orange. Those EEs are so pretty.

 

[Ponypoor]

I present you a perfect Fluffy butt!
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Very symmetrical and clean! Well done!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Thirsty Thursday

Petra having a drink

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And Jaffarra’s crop was not empty this morning so she is stuck in the crate today, I feel she is eating stuff she shouldn’t. I hate to keep her cooped up (pun intended), but I do not want to do surgery on her again.
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In the up side, Betty’s crop is down thankfully.

Now if I can get Eli sorted out.

Popped in and read this, poor Jaffarra! You are considering it could be her gizzard though, a problem there, not just a crop issue? Not that she's eating bad things but that her gizzard isn't grinding up regular stuff well (after stopping the non-baby-food mush and back on regular feed).

 

[Sylvester017]

My first fluffy butt post. This is one of my Easter Eggers, Emily. I wanted to show her pretty feathering.

I present you a perfect Fluffy butt!
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Fluffy Butt Friday.
BFTP: Josephine on my desk. If you try and move her off she'd fly and wreck the room and get in a panic. The best thing to let her do is fly out the door instead.
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Re sharing Cinnabun for this fluffy butt Friday

GREAT FLUFFY BUTTS

 

[Ponypoor]

Popped in and read this, poor Jaffarra! You are considering it could be her gizzard though, a problem there, not just a crop issue? Not that she's eating bad things but that her gizzard isn't grinding up regular stuff well (after stopping the non-baby-food mush and back on regular feed).

I got home today and her crop was empty I gave her some Ducosate before I left for work this morning.

When I got home tonight I fed her and she gobbled up all sorts of goodies - horse feed, oats, scratch grain, layer pellets.

By the time I put her and Betty to bed her crop was full again. We shall see what happens in the morning.

I did purchase some digestive enzymes and may give her some of that.

As for the gizzard being the issue, I am treating for gizzard worms just in case.

 

[Sylvester017]

I went ahead and bought this brand and will try it out.

So how much does everyone think I should give?

I don't think it is something for which there is an approved dose. I don't remember what I gave - I read what they said for people and gave less!

The bottles recommend adult dosages. An adult is 160 lbs average & a hen is 6 lbs avg. 6 over 160 equals 1/10 so that should give a reasonable measure of 1/10 of an adult dose for a hen?! Dosages are very scarce for birds.

Example: It surprised us how small the dose of Tylosin powder in water was prescribed for our hens. 1/8 tsp in 2 cups water. Don't sneeze over an 1/8 tsp or it will disappear!

 

[Sylvester017]

That was what I was going to do.

Then I came home tonight and her crop was down! Sheesh!

That is encouraging news

 

[Ponypoor]

The bottles recommend adult dosages. An adult is 160 lbs average & a hen is 6 lbs avg. 6 over 160 equals 1/10 so that should give a reasonable measure of 1/10 of an adult dose for a hen?! Dosages are very scarce for birds.

Example: It surprised us how small the dose of Tylosin powder in water was prescribed for our hens. 1/8 tsp in 2 cups water. Don't sneeze over an 1/8 tsp or it will disappear!

I bought a scale that measures for grams.

Clyde regularly get Tylosin when his whatever he has flairs up. 0.1g measures into a pill bottle, 2 cc of warm water put the lid on the bottle and shake the crap out of it.

Give the 1cc, and then in the morning give the other 1cc. Should give .05g twice a day with that dosing.

 

[RoyalChick]

That was what I was going to do.

Then I came home tonight and her crop was down! Sheesh!

These chickens are stressing me so. But at least I don’t have to worry about them kicking me in the head!

That’s great!

 

[BY Bob]

Happy Friday!