Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

I’m going next door to check the neighbors yard. Not a sign of her in my yard.

Yep, that’s where I found her. Alive and well , but she’s seen the other roosters in the neighborhood now. She best not make a habit of roaming around the neighborhood (what would people think of that?)

 

[Ponypoor]

I have 11 little wild things and one broody mama bytch running around the yard

Where’s Hen-Rietta ? Is she back ??

 

[Ponypoor]

Where’s Hen-Rietta ? Is she back ??

Ok I need to pay SHRA TAX - so glad she is back

SHRA TAX!
A bunch of wild chicks - hope Ms Rietta won’t be a wild chick

Ok well everyone is ready for bed so I beat get out there and do their bidding

Horses too…

 

[ValarieF]

My chickens make that noise
Edit: My HENS make that noise when they are eating.

Mine make that noise as well. And theres one Ancona female that yells and talks all day!

 

[Ponypoor]

Putting the Tweens to bed is like putting toddlers to bed! You put them down an tell them ok be good now go to sleep, they hop out and run around, chase them down put them back in bed - repeat a few times. Then you tuck them in and keep you hand on them cuddling them, they quiet down and start to sleep so you creep away - d4mn they can run fast!

Put them back in bed, block the exit from the nest box and wait, crouched down, knees screaming in agony, till they quiet down.

Creep away, d4mn you Rico, you cannot roost up there! Grab the screaming brat, turn off all the lights (of course it’s still light outside), cuddle the brat and put him back o to the nest box…. And he goes and tucks in beside his sisters.

Just hope the little monkey stays there - I don’t have my camera on the nest box and the hen house cams don’t see that part of the nest boxes. If he doesn’t he is on his own! I will have to fix the blind spots with this camera tomorrow… always something to do.

 

[bgmathteach]

Gotta ask where all the crap on my boots comes from in that case!

Ummm, must be the horses?????

Roll it around the middle. Cracks it all over, making peeling a breeze.

Nope, THIS is the way to crack a hard or soft boiled egg. ?Right @RoyalChick ?

Tax for off topic:

The 'mum has treats' scrum

Scrum #2:

And the "Hey, wait, are THEY getting treats? From the Rte 66 cluckle-hut crowd:

 

[RoyalChick]

Ummm, must be the horses?????


Nope, THIS is the way to crack a hard or soft boiled egg. ?Right @RoyalChick ?

Tax for off topic:

The 'mum has treats' scrum
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Scrum #2:
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And the "Hey, wait, are THEY getting treats? From the Rte 66 cluckle-hut crowd:
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I love that device but I only use it on soft boiled eggs.
For hard boiled ones I tap them in the countertop all around the middle.
The egg cracking device for soft boiled is a wonderful invention. It was given to me by a friend and I thought she was nuts until I tried using it. There is a bit of a knack to using it but that adds to the fun!

Egg talk tax: Bernie sunbathing

 

[knoturavggrl]

Putting the Tweens to bed is like putting toddlers to bed! You put them down an tell them ok be good now go to sleep, they hop out and run around, chase them down put them back in bed - repeat a few times. Then you tuck them in and keep you hand on them cuddling them, they quiet down and start to sleep so you creep away - d4mn they can run fast!

Put them back in bed, block the exit from the nest box and wait, crouched down, knees screaming in agony, till they quiet down.

Creep away, d4mn you Rico, you cannot roost up there! Grab the screaming brat, turn off all the lights (of course it’s still light outside), cuddle the brat and put him back o to the nest box…. And he goes and tucks in beside his sisters.

Just hope the little monkey stays there - I don’t have my camera on the nest box and the hen house cams don’t see that part of the nest boxes. If he doesn’t he is on his own! I will have to fix the blind spots with this camera tomorrow… always something to do.

Well, Brownie just pecks em in the butt a bit till they settle down. You could try that?

 

[featherhead007]

Cracking an egg. Start with the flat end, then roll the egg to crack it all around and break the membrane. Then using your thumb, gently scrape off the shell. It’ll come right off. Once you get good at it, you can double or triple your time cracking eggs. If you get better results than your friends and family, you could end up the head egg cracker, or “Crackhead” !!

 

[bgmathteach]

Tina is a bit off. I have posted on the disease forum and here is a link if any of you would like to offer suggestions: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/is-it-time-to-treat-my-hen-with-antibiotics.1581760/

My main question is in the first picture of her poop, is that lash material together with her runny poop? You will have to click on the picture since it is blurred with inline spoiler protection. I have only heard lash material coming out by itself like an egg, but is it possible that lash material coming out with poop?

Chickens regularly shed their intestinal lining. So, if it was her first poop of the morning, that is most likely what it is. As far as anything else regarding helping her - I'm not sure - I hope someone is/was able to assist!