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  1. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    We can expect temps -5F to even -10F (-17C to -24C) or lower regularly during winter here. That’s without the added wind!
  2. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Hamburg line Polish line “tends to roost in trees bushes” Just ask @BY Bob!
  3. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Yes that's readable. Yep those chick costs add up for the more expensive ones. I can see wanting to maximize your efforts, and driving with them in a car is better than shipping. Plus all that peeping is great! I have read to not water them or anything until you get home, when picking up from...
  4. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I like DNA sexing if that’s an option. Local farms here close to me do sell chicks but there’s no sexing, and I think no vaccination either. Hmmm. Of course my plan HAD been to get three chicks every couple/ three years, and have around 9 in total at any one time. Now I’ve got two coops going...
  5. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Also Milka is a chocolate bar brand in Germany. I like that for a female. Toffee also works, often covered in chocolate here (or the hazelnut & nougat & caramel stuff in Germany called Toffifee, could use maybe Toffi for short)!
  6. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Looking at feed costs, supplies, coop, run, etc., a small order fee seems like something to just factor in. Especially if you’re not shipping chicks, which now in the States is an enormous cost relatively speaking. I know lots of people are used to paying only a few dollars for a chick, we think...
  7. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    And also, the “local feed stores” here and in Canada - are they trucking them all in, or shipping them via cargo planes? It’s faster and possibly more healthy to air ship than transport overland. @kattabelly @Ponypoor
  8. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    The hatchery web sites here often have their chick minimums numbers right for this time of year (can’t ship less than X in winter) but technically wrong for orders for later shipment, I had trouble securing chicks early on while wanting a ship date in early summer. Also it varies greatly what...
  9. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I doubt the leg is “dead”. Working the toe muscles is also going to move other muscles related to her whole foot, and those are likely pretty sore and inflamed right now. Not moving them feels better. Is there any pink color around her foot, the skin between her toes, and pad? It doesn’t...
  10. ChicoryBlue

    Open Contest BYC Poultry Caption Contest 01-02-26 Pic by Bawkmeow

    Natural rearview camera
  11. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Oops SHRA…but I have nothing new…it was too cold to take pictures today…. Boring camera pics of this evening’s sleeping chickens. Diane in the back next to the plate warmer, Tedi next to her, Hazel in the nest box, and Annie closest to the camera with her ruffled back Lizbel closest on the...
  12. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I say too, let's see that picture of Phyllis on New Year's Day! :p 🍸🍾🍹 ☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕
  13. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Buy Original Equipment Manufacturer chargers to be safe. I had the Pixel since the end of Jan 2025 with no problems up to now.
  14. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I used a brooding plate, but I had a heating pad on low under the towels for the first couple of hours, and made sure their water & electrolytes first drinks were very warm. All but one were super lively from the get-go though, one was not lethargic but just not a jumping bean. Cackle packed...
  15. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Getting day olds from Performance they would be sexed - safe bet for pullets! (@Ponypoor ) And Shehnai!
  16. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Well Marie I got this phone after having an earlier Pixel, and I like both a lot. This would not deter me from getting another Android. Though Pixels and other phones get boot loops, Pixels may be prone to them, but the severity of my boot loops is not necessarily the norm. What likely happened...
  17. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Infant Tylenol will help her pain. It’s a challenge to deal with uncertainty. You will get better at it, though it’s never comfortable. You’re giving her a chance, granting her some time to heal if it’s possible. I understand your angst in trying to get your vet to see BBQ! My experience with...
  18. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Sounds like Flopsy could use some extra feed, if she’s finishing what she gets and then goes and scrounges for more?
  19. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Me too, I would need more convincing. It’s 6F (-14C) here today! The young Buckeyes are standing around in front of the warming panels. Mr. Shehnai practically hogs one, he seems to need it more, gets right up next to it whereas the pullets hang out nearby. Does his larger size mean he loses...
  20. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Yes, I did a factory reset. It wouldn't let me do anything else in the usual operating window because the boot loop was so short, except get into Safe Mode, which didn't solve anything, so that proved it wasn't an app screwing up. So I think therefore that it was an OS software glitch or...
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