Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

Yep slippery stuff! Now I keep some sand nearby and sprinkle on the cecal poops and sweep them up, the sand helps to coat the gooey stuff and easier to pick up.

I've just bought them sand so they can bath in it. They haven't gone anywhere near it yet. Us human slaves can never win

 

[featherhead007]

I have a rat in the coop too. Ill try the dry ice its tunneling under the coop

I’d love pictures of that

 

[featherhead007]

The eye surgeon said that it would be strange for a while to see correctly. But now my bad eye is my good eye, not needing glasses. But the bad eye is the one watering and itchy. Difficult to explain I guess . When all else fails, I resort to chickens:::

 

[GregnLety]

I she living up to her late mamas mothering skills?

She's the best mama that we have. If you need a broodie/mama hen then Poofy Jr is your girl.

 

[knoturavggrl]

@knoturavggrl, here is @BY Bob’s description of how he dealt with the rats - there were posts at the time when he was doing it, but this is a good summary of the method.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26040927

I will try that but it will mean opening that wall up or they will just go there as its opened to the air and where their nest is located. Thank you for the link the idea is genius! I hope it get most or all of them.

 

[rural mouse]

So far today has been strange. Not even 9am yet. Had a robin trying repeatedly to fly in the big living room window. From the railing in front of it, so only about 2 feet distance. (Reason for keeping the windows a bit dirty). 5 min later, had a bird (possibly the same one) land on the screen of the kitchen window (other side of the house, middle of the screen). This bird is DETERMINED to come inside. It flew off for the moment, but....?

 

[featherhead007]

So far today has been strange. Not even 9am yet. Had a robin trying repeatedly to fly in the big living room window. From the railing in front of it, so only about 2 feet distance. (Reason for keeping the windows a bit dirty). 5 min later, had a bird (possibly the same one) land on the screen of the kitchen window (other side of the house, middle of the screen). This bird is DETERMINED to come inside. It flew off for the moment, but....?

You must be making something for breakfast that the bird wants!

 

[LhickenChicken]

Let's see a photo of your Aurora.

I'll get one later on today, I promise.

 

[LhickenChicken]

I’d love pictures of that

Dry ice is very fun. If you take it out of the package and put it in hot water it literally explodes. I tried that once when I got dry ice in one of my grocery orders.

 

[ValarieF]

I’d love pictures of that