Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

Good idea. I have blueberries and will try those tomorrow.

Has she eaten anything yet? Is her crop emptying?

 

[LozzyR]

A Grim(m) Fairy Tale
Once upon a time there was a cricket. This cricket was very big and was living well off the fat of the land.
One day the cricket looked at the long grass and thought that would be a nice place for a vacation.
So off he hopped into the long grass. There he met a chicken called Diana.
The end.

You are a very good storyteller!

 

[Marie2020]

I suspect that part of Foggy's problem was your hubby was so close to the girls. He probably felt him a threat to HIS harem. Plus, the first surge of hormones is the worst with roos, imo. Regardless, sounds like Foggy is now living the dream!

Thank you @lightm & @BY Bob for the fencing info. I will have to check out Lowe's I've been to Home Depot and they didn't have anything I thought would work (spikey top, 4-5' tall, close enough uprights the girls couldn't squeeze through, etc) in their store. I didn't look online because I felt I needed to 'see' it to be sure it would work. I'm sure it will be pricey - as I've got some 150 yards or more to do...but if it will make free ranging safer.....people drive crazy on our back road....and the girls have discovered that neighbor across the street's 'stash' - large platform feeder he fills for deer & turkeys!

Tax: @RoyalChick
One of my fascinator cap friends...she thinks she can grow a tail antennae! It has been like this for a week...I've tried to fix it, and the feather pops back funky...like the shaft grew a bit bent! Fortunately, THIS ONE doesn't know about BeakBook yet!

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My god I knew my eyes were not the best but I'm seeing a purple chicken here what in gods name happened to her tail I think I had better lay down or I might faint. Smelling salts anyone too late

 

[RoyalChick]

Has she eaten anything yet? Is her crop emptying?

Just corn kernels and no, her crop isn't really emptying.

 

[Marie2020]

Listen, I've unintentionally tangled with hornets before, it was not fun and thankfully I'm not allergic. There is no way I would willingly throw a rock at a nest. Honestly though in my opinion yellow jackets are far worse. Those stinging biting devils will chase you farther then a hornet will and seem to get angrier far easier and quicker. I know everything is supposed to have a purpose. I have to question what on earth is a yellowjacket and mosquito's purposes besides causing misery.

I'm so relieved we don't use sugar and water too backcomb our hair anymore. We used to get chased by bees and wasps while going too see a band the good thing is we were never late

 

[Marie2020]

Just corn kernels and no, her crop isn't really emptying.

I never envisaged all these problems with crops It's so sad.
I'm sorry RC

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

This is why the boys are down at the barn. The creek has not broke over the banks and none is running into their stalls. Yet these 2 stalls look like this, water is just seeping up from the ground. Louis's is by far the worst. Dirt's stall across the isle, is dry as a bone.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Oh and Twiggy just because.

 

[Ponypoor]

Listen, I've unintentionally tangled with hornets before, it was not fun and thankfully I'm not allergic. There is no way I would willingly throw a rock at a nest. Honestly though in my opinion yellow jackets are far worse. Those stinging biting devils will chase you farther then a hornet will and seem to get angrier far easier and quicker. I know everything is supposed to have a purpose. I have to question what on earth is a yellowjacket and mosquito's purposes besides causing misery.

Rebecca! There are two yellow jacket nests at the back of the house !!! They are up under the soffets so can't get to the evil critters!

I need to go to the store and get one of those wasp / yellow jacket traps and see if I can control them till the frost kills the off

 

[Ponypoor]

This is why the boys are down at the barn. The creek has not broke over the banks and none is running into their stalls. Yet these 2 stalls look like this, water is just seeping up from the ground. Louis's is by far the worst. Dirt's stall across the isle, is dry as a bone.
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Oh no that's not good please please please be careful .

I feel for you with the stalls, my place here is technically a swamp - this whole area is called the Thornton Swamp. The water table is so high that I can't dig fence post holes till Autumn as I dig down a foot and there is the water!

I had so many issues with the dirt floors in my barn that back in 2016 I flipped out got fed up with the flooded stalls, and put solid floors in. I first had to put in some gravel fill then I put in brick pavers (it was cheaper than cement, and I couldn't get a cement truck back there anyways it's too soft until to ground freezes).

I so sympathize with you such a miserable mess soaked stalls - just icky - how long does it take to dry out you stalls ?