Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[bgmathteach]

Can anyone tell me the point of these ceramic eggs? Does it motivate the chicken to lay eggs?
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Yes, Grandma. I gave you fake brown eggs (didn't actually buy them). I hope this motivates you to lay again so the three others don't do all the work.
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It doesn't necessarily motivate them to lay, it is more that those fake eggs in a nest box indicate to the hens that THIS is a SAFE place to lay.

 

[bgmathteach]

It doesn't necessarily motivate them to lay, it is more that those fake eggs in a nest box indicate to the hens that THIS is a SAFE place to lay.

SHRA:

Hey, ma, when you gonna finish construction and get this lumber out of our home? It's blocking my view of the lovely ladies' derrières when they drink!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Awwww hopefully she will get all broody again.

Do you think she would take on more babies right now? I have had broodmares that took on foals after I weened off their own foals, they were so baby desperate they took another foal!

Meanwhile I am desperately waiting to see if one of my gals will go broody

I'm not going to try it to see. I think health wise it would be in Chiquita's best interest if she would take at least a month break or longer before she attempts to go broody again once she is completely done. She was sitting and trying to hatch sawdust for 5 weeks before I gave her the Marshmallows. They are 7 weeks old now. She needs a break to focus all her energy on herself and regain some body weight. I do not think she really lost a lot of weight, maybe half a pound, but she does feel a little lighter when I pick her up. For a tiny hen though that half a pound is a lot.

 

[knoturavggrl]

Finally got outside today and had time to take some pictures for this week

Caturday - all 9 pullets and a kitty ( One of these is not like the other)

Brownie

Cinnamon

Flour eating some leftover pasta yummm

 

[featherhead007]

Would your chickens prefer this? Or perhaps this.

Does it come in chook size?

 

[micstrachan]

Look who is in the nest box! We still have ‘t changed put these too-small boxes after all these years.

 

[micstrachan]

Alchemist Farms? Thats where my crew came from

Yes!

 

[micstrachan]

Alchemist Farms? Thats where my crew came from

Where are you located?

 

[micstrachan]

Birds like legbars and Bielefelder are auto sexing so that when they hatch the pullets are a different colour than the males maybe you can find some place that has autosexing birds…?

For me, it’s more about what happens to the unwanted males. I no longer want to contribute to the hatchery industry where the little baby male chicks suffer. I’d rather buy from a place that is as humane as possible, even if I can’t get the breeds I want.

 

[knoturavggrl]

Where are you located?

I am in Ohio, they shipped me chicks, I chose a mystery box of ten, they sent me 13. All made it, all were perfectly healthy beautiful birds. I am quite happy with my little flock.