Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[ChicoryBlue]

She looks like a “fat Buddha” but meditating!
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Just compare!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Status update on Butters, she seems unchanged, she is out foraging and napping when she returns, and I’m happy one of the traveling vets is coming here tomorrow, to see Butters and do a “flock check” on the two that haven’t really been examined, Popcorn and Hazel.

 

[GregnLety]

Threw out some wild bird seed mix for the rascals and some of the tweens joined in.

this girl is an escape artist, I've given up up on figuring out how she does it

 

[Lilion]

Well all...101 is the temp of the day. My husband is about to go check the chickens, get the fan in place, etc. Supposed to be 84 and under after that. I'm working from home...but like I said, I actually have to work!

Hatch day is tomorrow! I'm going to be patient though. She did bury then once, so maybe they'll be an extra day or two. I'll just check every little bit. I have to go in the office tomorrow though, so I'll be gone part of the day. I also just realized I haven't bought any chick starter feed! I'm not ready for babies!!!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Thanks! This is my first time being here, I kept on seeing it and I decided that I just HAD to look at it! Here are some pictures of my chickens. And I’ll take a pic of my cockerels later. View attachment 3574124View attachment 3574125View attachment 3574127View attachment 3574126View attachment 3574128View attachment 3574129View attachment 3574128View attachment 3574130View attachment 3574131View attachment 3574132

Welcome to the thread. You have some very beautiful chickens.

 

[Galaxy_rules]

Welcome to the thread. You have some very beautiful chickens.

Thank you! Is that your horse on your profile picture.

 

[Galaxy_rules]

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Beautiful chickens

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

@Ponypoor
I saw a day or two ago you had a new egg customer wanting 20 dozen eggs every few weeks. Congrats that is a feat and good luck meeting his request. If you girls cannot provide all 20 maybe make a deal with him to supply what you can and point him to another local chicken person who may fill in the gap. 20 dozen is a lot and I could not even meet that request. I have 2 loyal customers who request 5 dozen every 2 weeks. Thankfully things lined up that they do not need them on the same week. I only sell the big eggs so the smaller ones are kept for me, family and neighbors. Not going to lie, winter can be rough when the girls go on strike. This is where chronic broodies comes in handy. I have found that if I let the girls set to where they hatch out from the end of August to first of October they are actually back on line and laying again by the end of November and do not take the winter off. Combine that with young pullets if I have them in their first season I can make it work to where I have enough eggs for my customers and myself. I could put lights on the girls to where they do not take the winter break but I really do not mind it and the girls need it. Truth be told I really do not mind them going broody even though they drive me crazy. The amount of time they spend setting and then raising chicks gives their bodies roughly the same amount of a break that they take in the winter. I fully believe that is one reason why Momma Hen is still laying and as healthy as she is at 9+ years old. Besides winter breaks that hen goes broody and raises chicks at least 3 times each year.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Thank you! Is that your horse on your profile picture.

Yes that is Dirt, my dads Rocky Mountain Horse.
Here they are with my daughter and her Tennessee Walking Horse Russ 2 horseshows ago.

 

[rural mouse]

Well all...101 is the temp of the day. My husband is about to go check the chickens, get the fan in place, etc. Supposed to be 84 and under after that. I'm working from home...but like I said, I actually have to work!

Hatch day is tomorrow! I'm going to be patient though. She did bury then once, so maybe they'll be an extra day or two. I'll just check every little bit. I have to go in the office tomorrow though, so I'll be gone part of the day. I also just realized I haven't bought any chick starter feed! I'm not ready for babies!!!

Mama will stay put for 24-48 hours, and she will break up pellets (or any other food) for the babies.