Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

If its warm, your gonna want wind!!

Nope has to be about 80f and barely a breeze. Hate the cold, hate the wind, hate the rain….

 

[Marie2020]

I used cameras to find where they were getting in and blocked their entrances.
I was lucky - I didn’t have tunnels - they lived in a heap of construction junk next to the Chicken Palace and came in through gaps in my predator skirt to feed.
I used rat zapper and blocked the gaps and we cleared the junk. We found a nest in the junk and I fed the babies to the chickens.
Yes, I am that nasty!

I hate hurting any animals even a rat, but we have no choice when we are protecting our chickens or ourselves for that matter.

 

[RoyalChick]

Oh bless her. Has she hurt her foot or somewhere else on her body??

No I don’t think so.

 

[Ponypoor]

I hear mama hen and the chicks outside my bedroom window

Awwww

 

[Ponypoor]

Eli update
She was strange all day. Sat around on her own a lot. Had some good moments where she wandered around sampling grass seeds, but even then she was very withdrawn and not her usual self.
She seems missing her joie de vivre which makes me sad.
Tonight she has gone back into her nest box.
I don’t know what I can do to help her.

Picture from a good moment today.

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If indeed she is deciding not to be broody then her hormones will be all wonky, and will take a bit to straighten out. Remember she hasn’t ever been broody before so she isn’t sure how to be feeling, she doesn’t have chicks to be herding around, so she has to let the hormones straighten out.

At least that is what I hope it all so about.

 

[Ponypoor]

I've been woken up by some selfish noisy brat banging his car doors, at stupid o'clock in the morning. Then finally speeding off.

I hope someone punctures his tires, he darn well deserves it.

You tell him Marie! I hate when people do that - rude and disrespectful.

 

[RoyalChick]

If indeed she is deciding not to be broody then her hormones will be all wonky, and will take a bit to straighten out. Remember she hasn’t ever been broody before so she isn’t sure how to be feeling, she doesn’t have chicks to be herding around, so she has to let the hormones straighten out.

At least that is what I hope it all so about.

I do so hope you are right.
I have no experience of this so I worry!

 

[Marie2020]

You tell him Marie! I hate when people do that - rude and disrespectful.

Blinking 1am in the morning. I wondered why I was awake then heard the prig still banging his doors.

Thanks for yesterday, I took that paracetamol. It made me very thirtsy and I had too keep getting up but the pain isn't half as bad.

 

[Ponypoor]

I do so hope you are right.
I have no experience of this so I worry!

Mine were grumpy and irritable when they stopped the broody bit, which is why I though shoving chicks under them would help. But with my co-broodies being old cranky pants with the chicks I am not likely to do that again!

Maybe @RebeccaBoyd can say if they get moly and grumpy after coming offf the nest without babies.

Edit: meant mopey not moly…

 

[Ponypoor]

Blinking 1am in the morning. I wondered why I was awake then heard the prig still banging his doors.

Thanks for yesterday, I took that paracetamol. It made me very thirtsy and I had too keep getting up but the pain isn't half as bad.

I want to take something for my headache but too lazy to get up and it’s darn cold so want to stay in my warm bed haha.

I fed the horses put the chickens to bed and came back here to warm up. Brrrrr!

Hopefully tomorrow it isn’t too cold so I can get the new chicks out - not sure how I will manage chasing after 10 of them but I am sure it will be a good laugh for you!

Ok you - back to bed and sleep! It’s after 2 your time!