Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

Cute little bugger... but not welcome anywhere!

He has been identified as an Eastern Meadow Vole.

 

[Sylvester017]

Silver partridge pancake ~ Suzu ~ she layed a bunch of December eggs & feels she earned the right to go broody. All her silver gets stained beige from garden bed soil dustbaths

 

[featherhead007]

Update on my school Polish with coccidiosis.
She was doing great. I finished her dosage on Monday and she was better. Her poop was normal, she was acting normal. Yesterday I went out to school with my friend and we wanted to clean the coop and whatnot. Taffy was dead. No clue what happened, but there was mold under the feeder and waterer, so we think it might’ve been respiratory. Blueberry, GreenBean, and the two barred rocks got some VetRX on their beak and under their wings yesterday to hopefully get rid of respiratory issues.
I’m really upset. Taffy didn’t like being caught, but once I had her she was the sweetest. I had hope that I could work with her and get her to be more social. I just wanted a blue polish, and now she is gone. Ugh, owning chickens is the worst sometimes.
Here is a picture I took of Taffy when I found her. Also, to take the picture she was in a flower box, just so no one thinks there is potting soil with the white fertilizer stuff in the coop…

Spoiler: Dead Polish Pullet

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My friend and I moved the run to a new spot (where no chickens have been before), washed off the TSC coop and scrubbed it with soap to get the poop off, and put the coop back into the run. We put barn lime and shavings down in the coop and run to try to get rid of parasites and coccidiosis.
Well, GreanBean has yellow and foamy poop, so I bought some new Corid and am dosing the water. I just hope it isn’t too hard on them.

And here is the new run setup in the new spot, which is pretty far away from the old spot.View attachment 4266238

Now, my chickens I have at home… I think Bolt is sick. I just don’t know how or why or what is wrong with her. Two days ago, I noticed that her feathers were really puffed up, and when I picked her up, she weighed a lot more than normal. Also, she had poop sticking to her butt and something hanging out of her vent. It was flat, long, and kinda yellow. I went into panic mode because I thought it was her intestines or something, but Mom said it was poop (I do NOT think it was poop.) I didn’t get a picture of it though. If Bolt dies though, I am probably going to sell/give away all of my chickens (except for Athens and maybe a few special ones). I’ve had that hen for almost four and a half years, and she is easily my favorite hen. Like, no one else compares to her besides Athens, and he isn’t a hen.
Here was her two days ago. I told Mom to hold her so she could feel how heavy she is.View attachment 4266235

I’m sorry, I had something to say but forgot

 

[Ponypoor]

Silver partridge pancake ~ Suzu ~ she layed a bunch of December eggs & feels she earned the right to go broody. All her silver gets stained beige from garden bed soil dustbaths
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Georgie is once again broody, I give up. They want to be broody I’ll let them be broody. No more babies.

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

Back at it with the cat... Resting his head on my father's leg.

I don't have any photos of the chickens and I didn't even bother looking in the shed. They were in there all day because of how cold it is. Maybe I should get them a heating pad, even one for the cat. It's 15 F but it feels like 1 F. On Thursday, it's supposed to be 52 F. Major change in the temperature.

 

[bgmathteach]

He has been identified as an Eastern Meadow Vole.

One who likes working out to impress the ladies!!

Watch our, @RoyalChick , he probably has a harem he is thinking of moving to some sweet palace with lots of good food!!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Thanks. I'll check them out. I was considering a mimosa but I don't want all the "garbage" in the pool.

Then catalpa might not be ideal either. But it grows fast, has big leaves for shade, sweet blossoms, and caterpillars the chickens can eat like it. The leaves and bean pods might be a mess.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Waiting for Santa

Many of you will recall in that in 2019 3 of my 4 hens got to see Santa. When you got to PetsMart, you had to wait in your car with your "pet" until it was your turn to see Santa. I realized today that I took video of Aurora patiently waiting in the car for her chance to see Santa. You can see the excitement and expectation in her face. Watch along with me.

Here is her photo with the big guy from 2 years ago today.

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Getting a long look at her face, in motion, so much better than a still picture. What a pretty gal!
I think she was happier in the car than with Santa though.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Pony Sunday, for all the horse people, good news out of Eastern Europe…The “original” horse…back in Kazakhstan!

 

[rural mouse]

Pony Sunday, for all the horse people, good news out of Eastern Europe…The “original” horse…back in Kazakhstan!

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing!