Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

It will smell nice too

Better than horse poop likely!

I could do with a bit of that horses poop
How about trying to post me some

 

[rural mouse]

I could do with a bit of that horses poop
How about trying to post me some

Your postman will NOT thank you for that.....

 

[BY Bob]

500mls??? They didn’t tell my chickens that! Today they hardly drank anything…

@RoyalChick

I wanted to come back to this with some personal experience a well. I think this may help.

I have 3 pullets right now. None of them are laying. I know this very well as I dose their water with B2. My 3 pullets don't even drink 1 qt of water in 2 days even with the help of evaporation.

1qt = 946 ml. ÷ 2 = 473 ml per day for 3 pullets

473 ml ÷ 3 = ~158 ml each per day on the high side as they don't actually drink a quart.

500 ml / day is ridiculous for a non-laying pullet. Whatever you are currently giving her is clearly more than enough that she is not dehydrated. If she is eating corn if she was dehydrated, she would drink. I would not worry about this particular thing.

 

[lightm]

I could not choose only 3, I chose 4.
Nardole the brave in all his glory. View attachment 3183699

A funny picture of 4 of my polish chicks. View attachment 3183700

The chickens following me down the path below my house, "helping" me move fence for the cows. View attachment 3183702

And Chippy Nuggets snuggling up to Maybe Gracelyn View attachment 3183703

WOW. Love the photos.

 

[RoyalChick]

@RoyalChick

I wanted to come back to this with some personal experience a well. I think this may help.

I have 3 pullets right now. None of them are laying. I know this very well as I dose their water with B2. In 2 days my 3 pullets don't even drink 1 qt of water in 2 days even with the help of evaporation.

1qt = 946 ml. ÷ 2 = 473 ml per day for 3 pullets

473 ml ÷ 3 = ~158 ml each per day on the high side as they don't actually drink a quart.

500 ml / day is ridiculous for a non-laying pullet. Whatever you are currently giving her is clearly more than enough that she is not dehydrated. If she is eating corn if she was dehydrated, she would drink. I would not worry about this particular thing.

Very helpful. Thank you.
I can also assess hydration a little bit from the state of her mouth and tongue.

 

[Ponypoor]

It's so good seeing these two happy together. Princess is top bird until food is about then suddenly Tina rules .

To be perfectly honest with you I can't work it all out
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Tina and Princess muck after ant's the other day
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Oh I bet they enjoyed that

 

[Marie2020]

Oh I bet they enjoyed that

Today they had cold layers with chopped cold chopped cabbage blueberries and cucumber.
Guess who will have lots of as a thanks

 

[Ponypoor]

Your postman will NOT thank you for that.....

Nothing my gals like better that digging through fresh horse poop for flies

 

[Ponypoor]

Today they had cold layers with chopped cold chopped cabbage blueberries and cucumber.
Guess who will have lots of as a thanks

Yup that’s a lot of liquids!

 

[BY Bob]

I have to take issue with this sentence.
Ladylike chickens such as Phyllis and Lulu definitely do not 'perspire'.
Chickens like Maggie and Aurora just don't sweat.


Sorry - in a silly mood for some reason.

That's funny.