Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[micstrachan]

DANGER DANGER DANGER !!!!!

Danger Hooman - Danger come quick!

I am just a bit freaked out here, I went outside to see what was up and a Fox was right at the coop fence looking for a way to get in. I of course freaked out and ran screaming bl***dy murder and swear at the thing - it ran off into the paddock.

Of course my panic then set everyone off even more! I ran over and grabbed old Penelope - she really is clueless most of the time and was just standing there all on her lonesome - I am sure that the Fox had her in its sights.

I rounded up everyone and made them come back inside and I did a headcount - 13.

Then I went out to the paddock to see if I could see the little beastie. Time to get that outdoor run completed ASAP and electric fencing up PDQ!

Yikes! That is very scary!

 

[rural mouse]

That’s awesome! Where do they nest?

There are some marshy patches along the creek in both directions. They like that kind of habitat. Some years we see them strolling through the field with a pair of babies alongside

 

[LhickenChicken]

Update on Mike, thanks for the positive thoughts and prayers: The plan for today is to lower settings on the pump, stop heprin, wait for heprin to leave system, then IF Mike's heart is strong enough they will remove the pump maybe early afternoon. All of this is dependent on Mike's reactions to each step.

I hope he gets better soon

 

[micstrachan]

Babies

They are already hopping up onto the brooder plate

The wee poorly little girl drank some of the sugar water and again pecked half heartedly at the crumble. I used a hammer and crushed the bits smaller for them.

So cute. How is the weak one doing? Can you offer her some raw egg yolk? Also maybe a couple drops to the beak of straight nutridrench?

 

[micstrachan]

So yesterdays treats started with a tin of sardines. Niece took picsView attachment 3462067Pippa and Nellie...who's faster?View attachment 3462066Cuckoo and Nellie
View attachment 3462065Twirp, Cuckoo, and Nellie

Everyone got a taste.

Later we went back out. This time I armed her with bananas.View attachment 3462062Silver, not taking from the fingers....yet

View attachment 3462061Twirp decided finger fed bananas are great

View attachment 3462058So did Whiskey (@RoyalChick he never clipped her manicure. Roosters can be such sweethearts)
View attachment 3462074Belladonna (the boys have been incessant with her) loves bananas too.View attachment 3462075Silver did take from the fingers, cautiously.View attachment 3462076Maizie loves them too, but according to Niece, wasn't discriminating on fingers.View attachment 3462077Checking to see if I had any too.View attachment 3462078The boys getting some too while standing watch and/or tidbitting the girls over their pieces (good boys Horus and Hector on the tidbitting, Whiskey ate all of his, Kren did some of both)

Day ended with some sitting in the sunshine sunning my toesView attachment 3462073Storm came to visit (and push Kren around)View attachment 3462056Nellie came to visit with me
View attachment 3462054Kren put in an appearance
View attachment 3462057Cheetah tidbitted around my feet

Temps hit mid 60s (first time this year) wind was blowing hard, but the SUN! Kids enjoyed the scavenger hunt (teen/just beyond teen stomach) of Gatorade, microwave popcorn, gum, jerky, trail mix, etc snack/lunch packets hidden around. However, I think the best moment was this
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OMG, the jumping photo! Amazing!

 

[ValarieF]

 

[ValarieF]

Im so tired of being sick, is it ok to cry now? (going on week 6) Hida Scan The 25th
And Hades has been crowing a lot lately, Zeus isn't crowing as much. But they started at 4 am lol.

 

[RoyalChick]

First chicks

They seem to be doing ok, some are more active then others, so I am making sure no poopy butts and crops with stuff in them

Middle one in these photos is that wee one that was poorly, she seems to be doing ok, but I am still not letting my guard down.

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Adorable. I see at least one little fluffy butt!
I am confused about your setup. You seem to have the brooder plate on its side? I thought it went so they crawl underneath it like it is the momma hen.

 

[ValarieF]

Adorable. I see at least one little fluffy butt!
I am confused about your setup. You seem to have the brooder plate in its side? I thought it went so they crawl underneath it like it is the momma hen.

After a couple of weeks I have mine on its side to but I have a heated room

 

[GregnLety]

Is she a Golden Laced Sebright?

I believe she is.