Olly Astro the Happy Chicken
Today Olly Astro went to the vet to have her staples taken out from her surgery last Tuesday.
Her incision healed really well, and all the staples were removed.
She wasn’t too happy about being held down and squished, but she did just fine.
No more staples!
OIly Astro couldn’t wait to get all of the human cooties off of her feathers.
Then she waited patiently while I talked to the vet and we left.
She was happy to be back home, and she’s doing really well. She won’t ever have to deal with eggs again, and that’s just great. She gained some weight after surgery, so she must be feeling better, too.
In other news…
Olly Astro may not be laying eggs again, but Janet the Cannibal is laying eggs. Then she eats them. Blech. George thought he was missing out on some special treat, and Janet was not backing down or sharing her egg with some big lug of a goose.
They had a peaceful standoff and then George went his own way and left Janet the Cannibal to eat her egg in peace.
Bum-leg Benson and his buddy Reggie went outside today and had a swim in the baby pool.
They both enjoyed the time in the pool.
And then they enjoyed some flapping and preening time.
Reggie seems to be doing pretty well. He has another week of antibiotics for his respiratory problems.
Benson’s breathing is not as good, and he has at least two more weeks of antibiotics for both his bum leg and his respiratory problems.
You can hear them both coughing and hacking up junk in this little video where they talk to O’Malley through the glass door.
They are both good boys and seem strong. They are eating well and getting lots of rest. Hopefully they can recover and join George at his forever sanctuary in about a month.
Speaking of George, this is his last week here at Flapper’s house. Next Saturday he goes to his forever sanctuary where he’ll get to live with other rescued geese and also some other animals. We’ll take some photos if we can. George has been a joy and a wonder to have around, and we will miss him dearly. He is a slightly shy, sweet guy who is growing up now and needs some friends. So it’s perfect timing. We hope he settles right in, and we’re happy we’ll get to hopefully see him again in a few more weeks when we take Benson & Reggie to join him.
Our other rescued kid, Lester Leroy, also got to go outside today. He and Flapper had a nice time swimming and preening in the sunshine. Lester can stand up really tall now! He still rests on his butt for balance, but he is doing well and can get around pretty good.
Lastly, Petunia is doing well and thinking of nesting. She is probably 7-years-old now, so she doesn’t lay many eggs at all… maybe one or two in the spring. But she is thinking about nesting now and goes through this daily ritual of picking up stuff and tossing it around. She especially likes to pick up feathers and rearrange them. It’s cute to watch her with her busy, important nest rituals.
That’s a BIG update for this weekend. We hope everyone is having a great, relaxing weekend.
Keep quackin’!
P.S. Oh! We almost forgot! In the window post-it war at the office, the next building over finally posted a response to our Space Invaders post-its.
Check it out!
It’s Dig Dug!
Well played… well played. We’ll have to think seriously about what our next move will be. Until then, keep quackin’.
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Thanks for the update. I know you will miss George. I hope he will adjust to his new home.
I’ll miss hearing about George. Hopefully his new forever home will send updates every once in a while.
Love the video of all the muscovy boys chatting through the window and it’s great to see that Lester is getting up and about a bit.
lovely stories. so glad for all of them that they are loved and looked after well
What a nice update on everyone there. Give George a goodbye pet from me and tell him I wish him well in his new home. Good to see all the kids that needed a little TLC getting better. Happy weekend to you all!
I’m gonna miss George. He looked more curious than anything else with the eggs. I hope Benson & Reggie get better quickly.
Your home is full of happy news – so glad to hear.
The office post-it war made me laugh – what a fun way to live in up work.
Hugs to George and a big thank you to you for caring for him and getting him all the help he needed. Thank you for being there for the waterfowl. You are a true blessing.
Good to see Olly getting back to normal and glad she got the “human cooties” all off. Can’t have those darn old human cooties on such a pretty girl as Olly. Why won’t she be laying anymore eggs ? When she had her surgery…with all of that gooshy stuff that came out…did they perform a chicken hysterectomy as well ? Maybe I missed something…will have to go back and re-read.
Goodbye to George from me too….he was a nice boy. You took excellent care of him, Tiff.
If I ever get sick, I sure want to come to “Tiff’s clinic” where all of my meds will be given to me around the clock, I will be cared for and loved. Oh and yeah, if I ever get to Seattle and you see a permanent lawn chair right outside of your front yard fence, you’ll know it is “me” watching all day long….the fascinating goings on with your beautiful family….inside the fence. I truly think I could watch them “play” and mingle all day. Call me a kid at heart…..but it’s just so wonderful to see.
God Bless you and all of your loves, dear lady. : )
I’m gonna miss that George. He seems like such a sweet little bug!
Happy to hear that everyone is doing so well!
I’m surely going to miss that sweet, shy kazoo. I wish people who view geese as pests would read his story on this blog and come to appreciate how funny, loving, and full of personality geese are.
Glad all are doing well. It is slightly gross that she eats the eggs, but I suppose it makes sense to a chicken — why waste the protein? :O
Yay happy Olly Astro! I am glad she got her staple couture out and can frolic out in the sunshine all happy like.
I made a stuffed Olly Astro as my critter of the day today – http://everydaycritter.blogspot.com/2011/03/olly-astro.html
Good news all around. Good to see everyone is doing so well and is happy.
I applaud you for your care for George, that is one lucky goose and very sweet too.
You’ve brought out the best in him and I will miss hearing about him but I think it’s time he’s with some of his own kind. You have a gift and use it so well. Every kid that ends up in your care couldn’t have found a better (temporary) home.
You’re simply amazing.
What a riot on the office wars. I hope they reuse those post-its. That is way funny with Olly eating those eggs that she lays. I hadn’t seen that before. But it’s good she does that – maybe helps to keep her health up and besides, she doesn’t want someone else to come along and eat them.