Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

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

Hate to say it, but you’re a hater!

 

[featherhead007]

My California sun dance will send our weather up to you !

 

[featherhead007]

My California sun dance will send our weather up to you !

Is it there yet?

 

[Ponypoor]

Some tax I am owing…

Stopped up to my sisters to check my nieces (I mean my BIL’s) hens, my niece said her dad told her that Tuff didn’t seem well. So up I swanked to check them out.

First up: A late addition to the thirsty Thursday
Ducks Daisy and Sunny

Tuff - looks like she had frost bite and her comb is grey tipped, I also noted she had a poppy butt and told niece to wash that butt.

Larry the BR, and Raven the black hen, and Tuff.

Tuff again

Or maybe it isnt Tuff - I don’t know. But other than the comb and a poopy butt she seems fine, they all like cantaloupe!

 

[Ponypoor]

Is it there yet?

Nope but it’s night time so can’t tell!

Whining tax

I switched up the chicks, I put the Tweens in the dog crate so all I have to do is open the door on the morning, and the new arrivals are in the bin I had the Tweens in, I can reach in from the top and collect them

I don’t think the tweens are too happy; Rico and his sisters are roasting at the door. I see Rico is wide awake.

 

[featherhead007]

Nope but it’s night time so can’t tell!

Whining tax

I switched up the chicks, I put the Tweens in the dog crate so all I have to do is open the door on the morning, and the new arrivals are in the bin I had the Tweens in, I can reach in from the top and collect them

I don’t think the tweens are too happy; Rico and his sisters are roasting at the door. I see Rico is wide awake.

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You are messing with their pecking order.

 

[featherhead007]

I’m not happy about the way the other chickens are treating Dakota. She was having meally worms from me, and Flash came up and bit her on the back. Pulling out feathers, and Dakota ran away screaming. I took her inside away from the others. She was startled but has calmed down now. This has been going on since Arizona died. Dakota has no one to hang out with anymore. Makes me sad.

 

[featherhead007]

I’m not happy about the way the other chickens are treating Dakota. She was having meally worms from me, and Flash came up and bit her on the back. Pulling out feathers, and Dakota ran away screaming. I took her inside away from the others. She was startled but has calmed down now. This has been going on since Arizona died. Dakota has no one to hang out with anymore. Makes me sad.

Better times tax:
RIP Arizona

 

[lightm]

What a day, it started with hearing weird noises coming from inside the back wall of the coop. It ended with finding a rat doing a complete clean out of the coop a few days before intended.
I have mostly bare floor for tonight, till I can get some fresh wood chips tomorrow.
As for the rat uggg, I knew it was probably only a matter of time. There are alot of tunnels under my coop I found today Also after deep diving into posts on BYC I am fair certain its a Norwegian rats, I saw one but I have no doubt there are more.

The battle has begun! Stripping the coop was step one. I also flooded the area I saw one in, Inspection of the hardware cloth and moving the food and water out into run is step 2. If they don’t depart I will get an electric trap and use one bite poison as a lure.

Needless to say I am exhausted after all the shenanigans today. I also don’t know what to do about the timeline for putting Brownie and the babies back out into coop. This throws quite the wrench in the works.

If anyone has any suggestions I am all ears for now I think I am going to find my pillow.

Rat tax:
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Wish you all the luck on rats elimination.

 

[LhickenChicken]

Hattie picture
So, @BY Bob instead of a mug I'd like a full-body shot of Hattie. I have taken two tries at trying this picture:

(Sorry, photo courtesy of Bob)
First time I tried it too small and today, the second time it was better. I did her eyes reallly well.