Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

I hope my girls are okay. The ruddy bangers and fireworks upsets the animals around here.

 

[Chicken poppy]

So, today, i cooked some tofu and a homegrown potato, put some cheese and pepporini bits on it, then finished it off with parmesan. With the scale being so tiny, it took about a hour.

So what have i learned today? Never put effort into making a good meal for your chickens. They literally shook their heads. They were so picky about the few bites they took, to. If it was to cooked they didn’t want it and all in all only one chicken ended up swallowing *some* of it.

Yeah im not cooking for my chickens again.

 

[BY Bob]

SO my electric door to the coop hasn't been working right and doesn't charge anymore; locking the chooks in the coop. So hubby is taking it off and putting on a door I can open myself.

That is inconvenient. They can be very expensive. I hope you did not pay too much for it.

 

[BY Bob]

From the bit I’ve read, no remains of poor Asphodel found yet? Then I would first suspect a ground predator like a fox or coyote, something that typically carries their prey away. I’m so sorry @rural mouse

Yes, I use electric poultry netting with a plug-in charger around a big area in a rough oval, about 90 ft x 50 ft. The ground grasses where @rural mouse is seem sparse and poultry netting wouldn’t be a lot if maintenance. The dry ground would be the challenge, to get a good grounding and zap. Plenty of cattle farmers there have it figured out though. If it’s larger predators like coyote or fox, three line hot fencing might be enough and it would be cheaper. Same dry ground issues though. For small predators like mink, raccoons and weasels, poultry netting would be more effective.

Within that ground predator perimeter I have aviary netting against attacks from the air held up with greenhouse frames, poles, etc., and it drapes down on the edges to the ground, held down with ricks and logs. So everyone is confined within the aviary netting, it’s overall about 50 ft x 30 ft, not including the wired runs and coop area it’s attached to.

Hip is coming along…physical therapy is still helping to keep the pain kind of up though! Very tired of the pain but it is at a much lower level than before. Mobility is way better however. Having to resist the urge to push the PT even more to speed things up and be done with the pain, but it doesn’t work that way, it’s not ready yet.

I’m getting ready to treat everyone and the coop with the permethrin solution today (arrived last night). Have knocked down mite numbers with the cleaning and have treated certain places they don’t go (poop tray) with DE, elsewhere with First Saturday Lime (citric acid special non-caustic lime). It’s very difficult for me with this hip thing to maneuver inside the low-ceiling area of the little coop run to clear it out, it’s only 43 inches high? I am thinking of trying just a very liberal dusting with First Saturday Lime for there, when mite eggs hatch they will encounter it, it is weather protected.

First, it is just nice to hear from you.

Second, I'm so glad the hip is improving. That is good to hear.

Third, thanks for sharing your experience.

Miss you. Get better soon.

 

[BY Bob]

Ive had it all summer not under warranty just a cheap door.

In case you are planning to replace it at some point. I use Ador coop doors. I go through 1 9 volt battery a year but you can get a solar adapter, I believe.

I have had my original at least 5 years with no problems. Knock on wood. They sell them on Amazon but I think they are cheaper direct from the manufacturer.

https://adorstore.com/

 

[BY Bob]

Updated pics of chooks and tweenies the babies are big. Hades is biggest and is obsessed with biting me in the butt! Dottie jumps on me and acts like shes gonna peck my eyes out. They are blue.

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They are growing up beautifully.

 

[BY Bob]

This is my Dottie. I can hold her pet her and she let me grab her to pick her up. She is queen of the coop.

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Love that beard!

 

[BY Bob]

Same here. It is really hot but too windy for the Proncesses to enjoy. They are not fans of having their feathers ruffled!
I filled one of the pasture run bins with leaves. Fortunately it is acting as a bit of a wind break. So they are staying inside that part of the Chicken Palace.

Mine were out all day. They had a lot of fun from what I could see despite the wind.

 

[TX Chick Noob]

Oh, in case I owe “deer pics” tax….

 

[Ponypoor]

I hope he's okay . I love Mr. P

He is good, everyone has been doing well!