Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[TX Chick Noob]

You might update the other thread you made for this problem. You could link this post if you'd like more input on possible solutions.

Thanks, th at is a good idea. I just updated it.

Awww she is such a good moggy!

How is the leg? are you a bit better getting around?

Can't wait till it's summer, the grass will be green, the temperatures nice and hot!

Hmm looks like Blanche was molting in this photo.

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Leg is feeling a little better. Not much opportunity to try to get around with it, still stuck in the recliner most of the time. Might try to crawl around a little in another week or so.

RIP sweet Gorda, you will be missed fat girl View attachment 3409211

So very sorry for your loss. She was a beautiful girl. Fingers crossed you get healthy chicks from her eggs and that one will resemble her.

 

[micstrachan]

I've had hawks attack while I was standing with the chickens. You are only somewhat of a deterrent. The hawks here are simply not afraid of humans.

Satan the Hawk let me get this close.
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It’s a grainy photo, but you can see Harold the resident Red Shouldered Hawk on the wires. You are right, Bob; humans are only somewhat of a deterrent. Lexi, however, is a wonderful deterrent.

 

[micstrachan]

How is everyone doing?
Another hawk attack.
Saw a hawk fly up and the chickens freaking out and the rooster making a odd noise. Went outside and saw a pile of feathers and all the chickens were gone. I went looking and found all but two. Quite deep in the woods, i saw Jolene with ruffled feathers. I took them all in the coop and felt bad, Gabby was the one missing and they never left each others side. Earning the nickname ”the twins”

I kept looking just to be sure but no Gabby, i was sure i heard squeaking but i figured it was just my mind hoping she was okay. Then, the one place i hadn’t looked, a leaning pallet where the rooster was in front of. She was perfectly fine, no injuries.


Which meant.. Jolene was the one injured! She had a very good size wound under her wing and no idea how she even managed to survive. A friend of mine is a vet and she offered to suture her for me. She is okay now and everything is normal but phew, that was a rollercoaster!

Oh, how scary! Thank goodness for your vet friend!

 

[RoyalChick]

Oh, I should have shown I divided the coop. Duh. Again, not very good picture.
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The break on top board is nesting boxes to the left. The chicks had roughly half the coop, floor space-wise.
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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.

Love the panic door set up. There is a great thread in that on BYC if only I could find it! But it only works if you are introducing little ones. If you are introducing big ones you need lots of junk that chickens can dodge behind to avoid each other. And no blind ends where someone could get cornered and pecked.
I am not home and not sure I have pictures but my pasture runs each have two chicken doors so nobody can get blocked in there by one attacker. Eli and Babs made good use of that leading Bernie in interminable Benny Hill-like chases around and around!

 

[RoyalChick]

I absolutely LOVE that photo It has a sort of disturbing quality to it, but it is a good catch!

No chickens were harmed in taking that photo. I think it was only me having the heart attack!

 

[RoyalChick]

Did Bernie lay another egg today? I am all balled up today can't keep up!

Only one so far.

 

[RoyalChick]

I used chicken poop chair and like something you should be burning, not donating. Egads the poor people that bought formerly poopy chairs. I hope they never find out.

They weren’t roosting on them so only a few passing poops, and i thoroughly cleaned them. Also two were metal folding chairs so they hose down well. I am sure they were cleaner than when i originally got them.

 

[Marie2020]

How is everyone doing?
Another hawk attack.
Saw a hawk fly up and the chickens freaking out and the rooster making a odd noise. Went outside and saw a pile of feathers and all the chickens were gone. I went looking and found all but two. Quite deep in the woods, i saw Jolene with ruffled feathers. I took them all in the coop and felt bad, Gabby was the one missing and they never left each others side. Earning the nickname ”the twins”

I kept looking just to be sure but no Gabby, i was sure i heard squeaking but i figured it was just my mind hoping she was okay. Then, the one place i hadn’t looked, a leaning pallet where the rooster was in front of. She was perfectly fine, no injuries.


Which meant.. Jolene was the one injured! She had a very good size wound under her wing and no idea how she even managed to survive. A friend of mine is a vet and she offered to suture her for me. She is okay now and everything is normal but phew, that was a rollercoaster!

What huge relief it must have been when you found her

 

[Marie2020]

She only answers letters from chickens, but you are allowed ro help with the typing if the chicken is too busy to type for themselves.

To busy or lazy one or the other

 

[ValarieF]

Well I managed to sleep 8 hours straight! Thats amazing considering I only sleep a few hours at a time. I will let the chooks out around 8 am when its a little warmer. Its supposed to get up to 80 degrees this week. The chooks will love it!