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  1. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Your adult hens are in control now, yes, but who was top chick when the little ones were in their brooder? Shehnai was an “in charge” chick from the get-go. Totally the boss, chest-bumping everyone daily.
  2. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    By the way, he’s really cute in this picture! 😍😍
  3. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I agree, the algorithm- driven sites are a pain amd I find FB inscrutable sometimes! However, the groups can be a little different because they are in control of their home pages and organization and here they’ve made it easy to find the index, although I’ll have to go there again to describe it...
  4. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    So far I’ve found the most resources on the Rooster Allies Facebook group page, they have indexed the relevant posts - text and videos - nicely organized by topic, and the recommended topic order. They’ve made them into a Guide, very easy to navigate. I’d start now, while you are forming your...
  5. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Check out the Roovolution web site, podcasts and especially their Facebook group called Rooster Allies. They have a bunch of text and video guides about roosters and how we can interact with them there. The Roovolution philosophy is to be a helpful ally to your rooster in his duties, not to...
  6. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Shehnai has been pursuing and "playing" with his sisters. He only jumped one once while I was out there, he seems to be mostly respecting what they want. Twice I've seen him approach and stand near a pullet so that his shoulder is next to her back half. She objected and moved away. He's not...
  7. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I have a 4’+ pallet that I’ve had up on cinder blocks. I like your idea here! The pallet I have is hard to deal with size-wise, and fitting it in the run too….so I’m going to cut it in half, and see about this idea on a smaller scale and make two of them!
  8. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    To me, love and grief for one is not a discount or knock on any other. Each one is so different, unique. The circumstances are unique too. The pain of loss reflects your journey with them. They are our companions in life. :hugs
  9. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    :hugs:hugs :hugs:hugs:hugs:hugs I relate. When I lost Lil' Queenie it really affected me deeply, it felt like I'd lost a family member, but more than that, not an adult family member, but more like a child: someone I was responsible for and had failed to protect. This is a very deep and awful...
  10. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Very interesting, I really liked that you measured while roaming around describing each spot. Thank you for doing that! Such varying heights and slopes. So - at least for your group there they really prefer the ground, and within that area, there are preferred areas. Stand-alone objects of some...
  11. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    :goodpost:
  12. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Frequent crop massage will help, & those poops are a good sign, the last one looks great. If she has a problem further down her digestive tract it’s too soon to tell, so just go with the flow. @bgmathteach did successful crop surgery on one of her hens, Crop Girl, if you want to consult with her.
  13. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Okay good! I’m hoping this goes well.
  14. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Great ideas here, thanks! I have a couple of these camo leafy blinds that have worked really well for the dappled leaf hide. But they aren’t very UV resistant, and haven’t lasted, in two years the material has gotten pretty beat and nylon threads are coming out of the “leaves”. Not available...
  15. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Yesterday worked on the construction (still; the roof) and put down shavings on both sides of the divider. I moved the curtain visual block to a partial middle position, about 1/3-1/4 blocked, hoping that with the distraction and shavings interest and that it was the middle of the day they might...
  16. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    So sorry, what a horrible experience. Rest in peace now, little ones! 😢 :hugs :hugs :hugs :hugs :hugs :hugs :hugs :hugs 😥
  17. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Here's Annie not happy about Shehani right there at their run. He was out of their run with the pullets. She's making this persistent whine at him. This is right after fighting through the fence, they pecked at each other and Shehnai brought his feet up briefly before going back to tidbitting.
  18. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Perches are good, but Mr. Chips will be able to jump even better than they, farther & faster with each leap, right up there too. Here, Hazel & the BO's wouldn't stay on the perch feeling safe, like "Go ahead and try and mate me here, you can't do it!" No, they are just all panicked in escape...
  19. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Very interesting, maybe a high-ish flat spot feels too exposed and not safe from potential aerial predators to them? The pullets here have used the low side table to go under to get away from Shehnai (@bgmathteach and you recommended?) but he's not really pursuing them yet.
  20. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Yes me too, lots more in the Buckeye's run to do. There's a couple low logs on cinder blocks and a couple chair/tables now, need much more. The great vertical stuff is mostly in the Bigs' side right now, where they don't actually need it presently, except to better view what's going on from a...
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