Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[TX Chick Noob]

Brrrrr

But they seem ok….

 

[BY Bob]

Well, the good news is the forecast high this weekend is 70+ degrees warmer than now. The bad news.....it's -36F. In other good news, the wood stove is doing its job...WELL!

I have been wondering how the stove was doing. Glad to hear it is handling the cold snap well.

 

[rural mouse]

30 degrees warmer than yesterday feels positively balmy! (And still sub zero)
Some fluff from warmer days.

 

[TX Chick Noob]

Great photos with rough news. I'm so sorry. Here's hoping that things turn out well for you both.

Thanks.

 

[BY Bob]

Yesterday's photo shoot

Peanut and Hazel. Peanut's hairdo is quite interesting. She has an island of fluff up there making a little bump. When she raises and fluffs her head and neck feathers you can really see it but it happens too quickly to get a picture.
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Here's a closer look at it. She was eating snow from my boots...
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Butters being not very impressed. She is having a soft molt.
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Hazel and Popcorn, transfixed by the flash on the camera which seems to be on. Popcorn usually won't stay that still.
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It's been too long since we have seen them. Such beautiful ladies.

 

[BY Bob]

Ok so not sure the issue but I have been having a hard time post even a simple comment!

So while I can here are a few of the gang just now!
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Great to see live photos of your crowd again!

 

[BY Bob]

Shower curtains! I use them as windbreaks around my run. The ones I have are on their third winter now.

They are amazingly effective.

 

[featherhead007]

I’m surrounded by chooks, but I don’t care! They are all in the mood to snuggle! Yay

 

[Grandmas Coop]

I had a ton of hay twine so I tied a bunch together and strung it across the run to help keep hawks from trying to get in and catch the chickens. It will likely not last with this heavy snow and ice but it’s easy to fix.View attachment 3356667View attachment 3356665View attachment 3356668

Eventually I want to put a solid cover on parts of the run and the open sections I will put netting across the top.

Thank you for the pics now I see what was going on,,, in the spring we have to do some run redo, our snow is wet and very heavy, Dobilover messaged me some good idea I send you,

These pics are from Dec. 3
It was very very hard pulling all of the snow off the top of the run


We have beams/posts on each side we will need to replace, but we can do

 

[BY Bob]

Silkie Polish cross in my case I keep trying to visualize what they would look like.

Don't worry, they are coming your way.