Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Lilion]

Do you not have a floor in the nest box?

I have the flooring and a board about 4” high in the front to hold shavings in, when my broodies make a nest and the bedding is not so deep, I have to be careful to not have chicks / eggs resting on the floor of the nestbox.

She is a first time mama so anything goes it seems. Just fix the nest for her and let her resettle, sing to her my chooks enjoy my singing to them. I sing when I am riding the horses - helps calm them. Same with the chooks.

And remember, no experience for her or you is a waste, everything is a learning experience. Worst come to worst in 20 days if the eggs are duds, think about slipping her a couple day old chicks

I have wonderful nest boxes with floors...they have always laid on the floor! They ignore the boxes entirely. Always have. I "boxed" it in with curtains because they wouldn't change their ways. I ended up putting the side board on because they'd push the eggs out the side.

There's a 2x4 in front of the nest area, but the floor is the floor of the coop, concrete. It started with lovely clean mini-shavings. They promptly pulled litter in. It's quite deep. That's how they wanted it, so I left it. Shes at the bottom...under the ladder.

 

[Ponypoor]

Distancing is difficult to do!

Yep it is, I am really concentrating on Petunia, Eli-too, and a couple of the others I think are pullets. Of course can’t keep al them either!

 

[Ponypoor]

I have wonderful nest boxes with floors...they have always laid on the floor! They ignore the boxes entirely. Always have. I "boxed" it in with curtains because they wouldn't change their ways. I ended up putting the side board on because they'd push the eggs out the side.

There's a 2x4 in front of the nest area, but the floor is the floor of the coop, concrete. It started with lovely clean mini-shavings. They promptly pulled litter in. It's quite deep. That's how they wanted it, so I left it. Shes at the bottom...under the ladder.View attachment 3554743

I would just keep an eye on her and the eggs, who knows what goes through their wee noodles, being a first time mama she is also learning

You’re both doing great BTW, it’s hard doing it the first time worried about eggs, and chicks and all But you are both doing well. You don’t think so but you’re doing fine

 

[Ponypoor]

Good vintage I am told…

 

[featherhead007]

I live with the regret that I

Yep it is, I am really concentrating on Petunia, Eli-too, and a couple of the others I think are pullets. Of course can’t keep al them either!

didn’t keep any of BLU and Canna’s babies. Four roosters and three hens.

 

[Ponypoor]

I live with the regret that I

didn’t keep any of BLU and Canna’s babies. Four roosters and three hens.

Yes that’s sad for sure

 

[featherhead007]

I counted three times. 7, 7, 7. ? Where is Coco? . I went to check the yard and there she was, digging to Australia again! But she’s in the coop now.
I need my inhaler, after chasing her back!

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

I live with the regret that I

didn’t keep any of BLU and Canna’s babies. Four roosters and three hens.

Who is BLU? And Canna? I don't think that I've ever heard you talk about them since I've been here.

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

I counted three times. 7, 7, 7. ? Where is Coco? . I went to check the yard and there she was, digging to Australia again! But she’s in the coop now.
I need my inhaler, after chasing her back! View attachment 3554756

Haha, she wants to see the other kind of Roo. Maybe one day she will make it!

 

[featherhead007]

Haha, she wants to see the other kind of Roo. Maybe one day she will make it!

She won’t make it. She’s been digging in the topsoil. She hasn’t reached the riverbed clay substrate yet!