Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

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Bottom left is somebody's Buff Orp egg, I think little Annie's, 52 grams. Upper right is Hazel's Buckeye egg, 72 grams. She started laying again five or six days ago. I noticed she was resting a lot, sitting when everybody else was standing, and pumping her tail then. At night too. I worried because she has had a respiratory illness in the past.

She wasn't doing any fast breathing, and when sleeping it was the same rate as the others, just with big motion in the back. Then a couple of days later she was walking differently in some hard to define way, and looked a little low to me. So with a heavy heart I felt her belly and on the left side easily and immediately felt a smooth lump in there. She bokked when I gently moved it a little.

Next day she went into a nest box and stayed there for hours. I checked and she had changed to another nest box. Then she came out, ate and drank, and went to roost, with no egg laid, same pumping tail. This was worrying as Popcorn also kept trying to lay, or feeling like she had to lay, maybe because of tumor? before she just up and died suddenly. Popcorn didn't have a pumping tail though.

Anyway next morning she finally laid it. She was pretty perky that day! Then two days later and here's another one. This seems to have moved along faster, is that a good sign?

Thanks for letting me relay my worry! If only we could take care of these dear animals like we can for cats and dogs. So much is unknown! And out of our hands to do anything about.

Glad she managed to lay it. Is she moving better now?

 

[RoyalChick]

I forgot it was Friday!
Here are some fluffy butts to celebrate the day.
What you see is a moment of peace in a feeding frenzy. I am doing a bit of inventory management with the freezer. Cooking up old stuff etc. I did garlic prawns. There was a whole big bowl of prawn shells and some left over rice and other scraps. I beat a hasty retreat in case they thought I was a big prawn.

 

[Sylvester017]

I don’t think poop color tells you much. It is the urates that Sally was worried about.

Yes, & the urates also come out w/poops ~ usually the white top of a brown poop.

 

[SimpleJenn]

Box of peepycheepies

I'll have pics when we get home. Their daddy is the rooster I wanted to get so much last year, cream legbar/silkie cross Benedict.
Okay...we're sitting in traffic so...bebs. 5 of em

One is special needs she said. Had to assist hatching and it had difficulty with food and water. She gave it to me for free, let's hope I can help it thrive.

 

[Sylvester017]

Box of peepycheepies
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I'll have pics when we get home. Their daddy is the rooster I wanted to get so much last year, cream legbar/silkie cross Benedict. View attachment 4055584
Okay...we're sitting in traffic so...bebs. 5 of em
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One is special needs she said. Had to assist hatching and it had difficulty with food and water. She gave it to me for free, let's hope I can help it thrive.

Our special needs Silkie chick was a poor eater/drinker but her body just didn't absorb nutrients & her feathers grew in poor quality. She wanted nothing but to be held. We committed to raising her as our house chicken but she only lived to 3 months. But I'm still glad we had her.

 

[featherhead007]

My problem is I have two chickens staring at me wanting me to get out of bed. Coco and Dakota will have to wait!! I am retired and I don’t need to be in a hurry!

Make that three!

 

[featherhead007]

Yes, & the urates also come out w/poops ~ usually the white top of a brown poop.

Ah come on, now you’re just talking poop

 

[SimpleJenn]

My bigger girls love the new babies. One is very loudly complaining, and Yeti took it upon herself to push it alllll the way under the brooder so it could warm up. Now it's snoozing away.
Honestly other than being a bit smaller and a solid blue, I can't tell the special needs one apart. I guess the change of scenery helped.
Now for baby spam

 

[Sally PB]

You may spam like that any time!

I'm not getting chicks (again) this year, so I'll be getting my chick fix vicariously through the lucky folks here on BYC.

 

[featherhead007]

You may spam like that any time!

I'm not getting chicks (again) this year, so I'll be getting my chick fix vicariously through the lucky folks here on BYC.