Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

I might owe SHRA tax but how long was half the drive?

It wound up being 2 hours with traffic. Should have been 90 minutes.

 

[CrazyCochin]

Astrid was the other name I considered. I've always liked that name.

Thank you!

 

[LozzyR]

Squeeeeeeee! So much cute! Be still my heart!

That was my first thought too, squeeeeeeeee!

 

[LozzyR]

It wound up being 2 hours with traffic. Should have been 90 minutes.

That's about how long it took one-way to get Charlie and Bessie.

 

[featherhead007]

I have always wanted a partridge, I love that color!
I only have three bantam Cochin, two reds, and a white.(A red rooster, and the two hens are red, and white)

You must be proud of him! He is quite the looker!

Sometimes in the sunlight his feathers shine so bright, I need sunglasses

 

[LozzyR]

Yup. Now I'm the hovering mum and worry wart. Mrs BY Bob just told me to calm down. They are fine.

Yes, but given the trauma you recently experienced, I'm not surprised you're worried.

 

[featherhead007]

Sometimes in the sunlight his feathers shine so bright, I need sunglasses

Jaffar is good chicken!!!!

 

[LozzyR]

I would feel the same. Oh I know, she is right, but you were totally traumatized recently and it is understandable. You will do well here. You DID well before, it was just not to be, you were heroic and did what could be done. You were dealt a terrible hand there. This is a new hand. Hang in.

SHRA!

 

[RoyalChick]

@RoyalChick
I've never thought about honey. What does it do? Does it extract the infection?

Many ways and not all are understood. It is particularly good on chronic leg ulcers and burns.
A few of the ways it is believed to work are that it is antibacterial (that is why you don’t need to keep it in the fridge and it never goes off). It is also acidic which discourages specific kinds of enzymes that destroy tissue in chronic wounds. It is hyperosmolar which means it draws out fluid and may also directly stimulate the immune response in the wound.
There are clinical and scientific references in it which I could probably dig up. They even make medical grade honey!
Leeches in the other hand are simpler. They remove tiny blood clots that create swelling and so improve blood flow in a wound to promote healing. Weirdly they also secrete a pain killler. You definitely only want to use medical leeches ( which are sterile) on a wound.
Did I earn my witches hat?

 

[CrazyCochin]

BYbob, Royalchick, and MJ have all seen my boy, but I don't think anyone else on here has.

@featherhead007, this is Bootsie. He was the product of my Red bantam Cochin hen, and our standard (giant) buff Brahma rooster! He has longer legs than the bantam cochin rooster, (his uncle) but does not have the brawn and height of his dad.
He is a little taller than the Bantam Cochin rooster.