Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Went outside and threw some wood together for a box toy for chooks. Everytime an ancona lands on me Zeus attacks me then runs when I try to catch him.

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You need to catch Zeus, and give him a big kiss

 

[ValarieF]

You need to catch Zeus, and give him a big kiss

I tried to catch him, he ran! lol

 

[featherhead007]

Why not?

It’s my mouse, I caught it, and I don’t want to share it!

 

[featherhead007]

The stump/branch chipper truck scared my chooks. Too loud for them I guess. But now they are all out, and doing their chickeny stuff.

 

[Sally PB]

2) Integration: If you can split your run up into 2 sections, they can see but not touch each other. I did this with Mr P, he could see the ladies but not touch them.

That's what I did with my coop/run.

2.) How did you divide the run? Just run a length of chicken wire? Interesting idea.

This is the best picture I have, and it's not great. It's 2x3 fencing. I stapled it to whatever wood frame pieces I could. Then I used some fence poles ( the grey things) woven through and stuck into the ground for support.

I was afraid the littles (left side) might be able to get over the fence, so I used chicken wire from the top of the fence to the roof of the run. That's attached to the 2x3 fence and run roof with zip ties. (Most of my run is held together with zip ties.)

The ramp at the back is the littles' entrance to the coop. The bigs used the people door.

When it was time to take it down, I did it after lock up, using a headlamp. Then I rearranged most of the run, moving as many things around as I could. That way, it was "new! and different! and strange!" for everyone the next morning. I sat out there for a couple hours the next morning when I opened up.

 

[GregnLety]

RIP sweet Gorda, you will be missed fat girl

 

[Ponypoor]

How could they ignore him? He's a rock star!!!

ya seriously! haha!

 

[knoturavggrl]

That's what I did with my coop/run.

This is the best picture I have, and it's not great. It's 2x3 fencing. I stapled it to whatever wood frame pieces I could. Then I used some fence poles ( the grey things) woven through and stuck into the ground for support.
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I was afraid the littles (left side) might be able to get over the fence, so I used chicken wire from the top of the fence to the roof of the run. That's attached to the 2x3 fence and run roof with zip ties. (Most of my run is held together with zip ties.)

The ramp at the back is the littles' entrance to the coop. The bigs used the people door.

When it was time to take it down, I did it after lock up, using a headlamp. Then I rearranged most of the run, moving as many things around as I could. That way, it was "new! and different! and strange!" for everyone the next morning. I sat out there for a couple hours the next morning when I opened up.

I will show this to my husband and see if we can make it happen after the quarantine period elapses. I really like the idea of changing the layout of the run for the BIG day. That would certainly throw everyone for a loop but in a good way in this case. Thank you for the feedback and photos!

 

[Sally PB]

Oh, I should have shown I divided the coop. Duh. Again, not very good picture.

The break on top board is nesting boxes to the left. The chicks had roughly half the coop, floor space-wise.

This was a panel that served as a door, and I used bungee cords to hold it in place.

The cardboard was a "panic door" for the littles. Too small for the adults to get in.

 

[Ponypoor]

That's what I did with my coop/run.

This is the best picture I have, and it's not great. It's 2x3 fencing. I stapled it to whatever wood frame pieces I could. Then I used some fence poles ( the grey things) woven through and stuck into the ground for support.
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I was afraid the littles (left side) might be able to get over the fence, so I used chicken wire from the top of the fence to the roof of the run. That's attached to the 2x3 fence and run roof with zip ties. (Most of my run is held together with zip ties.)

The ramp at the back is the littles' entrance to the coop. The bigs used the people door.

When it was time to take it down, I did it after lock up, using a headlamp. Then I rearranged most of the run, moving as many things around as I could. That way, it was "new! and different! and strange!" for everyone the next morning. I sat out there for a couple hours the next morning when I opened up.

I haven't had any issues with my kiddos with new additions; even Mr P's introduction was quiet - he strutted around a bit, the ladies ignored him, and then they all went and had a lovely sand-bath and sunning session haha!

Even when my cousin brought her 3 hens over - they all just got on with scratching in the dirt and fluffing around, they only different was, her hens roosted in a area for a few weeks, until MY Silkies decided that they could indeed fly/flap up onto a high roost and wanted to be with them hahaha! Prior to this my Silkies were roosting on the ground Now they freak me out wanting to be up on the very highest spot!