Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

All this talk of Dottie’s green kegs makes me think of sweet Sunshine, my little armpit warrior who also had green legs.

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Beautiful lady she was.

 

[BY Bob]

He has just obliterated the stress from his mind now they are all happily together.

I can never forget roosting stress. It is there every stinking night. Aurora's time of terror.

 

[BY Bob]

That would help. Also direction of prevailing wind.

It's coming soon.

 

[BY Bob]

Good morning all - it's a mild start to the day here at -8C - yay!

Still have a bit of a migraine from yesterday, the diesel fumes from the large trucks, and equipment just hangs in the air here - there has been no wind at all here lately. Wish it would start blowing and snowing a bit...

I have a video I will post tomorrow of a few critters our Environmental Inspector captured on Christmas Eve

Meanwhile Misty made an appearance on camera, and Marty once again has thrown herself out into the world and is nesting on the bottom roost. What does everyone think? should I just leave her down there at night? I am worried she will harm herself flying off her little roost at night.

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I really don't know what you can do with Marty other than move her to a bottom roost every night so the hip down is short. She is going to choose to roost high every time it seems.

 

[BY Bob]

Good luck!
My thinking in no ladder is I am sure influenced by the aeronautics I am living with.
But also, I think they find it harder to jump up into a small doorway than jump up on a ledge. I will be interested in seeing how they behave when they have a nice ledge to go to first.
I did think about you wanting to disassemble it. My solve for that would I think be to keep the pieces sandwiching the wire screwed in but either just rest the plywood on them or use a bolt with wing nut.
Either way, I think this will be a great enhancement for them and I think they will love it.

No one uses the ramp to the Cluckle Hut, up or down, since Gucci's passing. They all fly up or down and that includes Hattie. That is 21 to 24 inches high depending on slope. They dig big holes.

 

[RoyalChick]

No one uses the ramp to the Cluckle Hut, up or down, since Gucci's passing. They all fly up or down and that includes Hattie. That is 21 to 24 inches high depending on slope. They dig big holes.

Mine sometimes use the ladders up to the main roost which is 4-5' above ground depending which end you measure at, but more often they jump a couple of feet onto a tree stump and then hop up from there. Even using the ladder they usually jump onto the ladder from the side and miss the first 18" or so.

 

[Lexicon]

Good morning all - it's a mild start to the day here at -8C - yay!

Still have a bit of a migraine from yesterday, the diesel fumes from the large trucks, and equipment just hangs in the air here - there has been no wind at all here lately. Wish it would start blowing and snowing a bit...

I have a video I will post tomorrow of a few critters our Environmental Inspector captured on Christmas Eve

Meanwhile Misty made an appearance on camera, and Marty once again has thrown herself out into the world and is nesting on the bottom roost. What does everyone think? should I just leave her down there at night? I am worried she will harm herself flying off her little roost at night.

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I generally try to not interfere with the choices the hens make, within reason!

If she has flung herself into the abyss numerous times already with no harm done, it's probably fine and will be less stressful for you both if you just let her do what she needs to do.

Some of my hens recently started to sleep on the poop boards and they were very miffed with me for trying to encourage them to sleep on the roosts, so I took the advice that they yelled at me and I just leave them even if they are sleeping in poop range of a bird above them. Three of the Orpingtons actually get up onto the roost later in the night in the pitch dark!

 

[BY Bob]

Caturday

 

[RoyalChick]

Caturday

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That's a lot of cat!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

How is Momma Hen doing - didn't see any news yesterday.

Has your weather been warmer? Back home it has been very mild - thank goodness - I don't want mum to have to worry about the chickies, or drive around in snowy roads her truck doesn't have 4x4.

I have been checking out the hatcherly I found and they have this breed called a Sultan which really interests me - they have feathered feet and a crest - lovely!

Here is what I found out about them:
https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/heritage-breeds-list/sultan-chicken/

Let me get the picture updated and I have a surprise for everyone.