Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

It is still light out here!!! I mean really?

It's been dark for hours here!

 

[BY Bob]

My youngest took Lacey, their Cornish Rex cat into the garden for outside time while the chooks were free ranging.

Alice had to have a closer look. They actually both reached out and "booped" noses.

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The other hens trooped down in a line to check her out too but weren't interested in any "booping"

Is that my besty back there lurking? I'd recognize that girl anywhere!

 

[featherhead007]

I almost blew dry her feathers tonight. I can't stand to see her soaked like that.

Almost??? You should have.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Way to go Alice! She's mighty brave.

Alice and Lacey aren't much different in size. Neither of them seemed particularly worried.

Is that my besty back there lurking? I'd recognize that girl anywhere!

I was wondering if you'd noticed Tsuki.

If I have a choice between 2 photos and Tsuki is in one of them you know which one I post on your thread Bob!

 

[ValerieJ]

Almost??? You should have.

I would too. We do pamper our girls.

 

[Neggative]

chickens are tough... they survive out in the wild somplaces and some people dont even feed their chickens (my neighbors as they thot they werent laying) and they lived for years... chickens dont need to be dried.... lol

 

[featherhead007]

chickens are tough... they survive out in the wild somplaces and some people dont even feed their chickens (my neighbors as they thot they werent laying) and they lived for years... chickens dont need to be dried.... lol

So, having their nails done is out of the question?

 

[Neggative]

dont tell me youve done that!!! lololololol

 

[Neggative]

now what is it called peticure or somethin..... i should ask my local message shop if they work on chickens

 

[LozzyR]

Ok. I understand the confusion. It is dunking a sick hen in water that can shock and kill them. It has nothing to do with broodiness. The issue for me is that many times they are sick and hide it from us. There is no way I'm going to risk killing one of my hens in that way.

Also, broody hens tend to have deprived themselves. Who knows if they are more susceptible or not. I can't imagine it is really safe to dunk them.

I found a thread on this site where the OP said he gave his Broodies a tepid bath and if he caught them early, they didn’t have to go to broody jail. I’ve given Charlie a cool bath when she was broody, but just the one and it didn’t really stop her. I may have been too late.