Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

Should I try to remove part of Jerry's bad wing. Like should I cut off the blood supply with what they use for goats...you know, “golf balls"

If it's not causing problems, I wouldnt.

 

[RoyalChick]

Hello friends. I need to ask for your prayers/good thoughts/ positive energy what ever you do. Things are a bit dire here financially. I really need a solid buyer for my property in the next week. Without a buyer my choices are the county takes it or i take out a loan i can't afford.

At least Alinta has lots of berries to eat!
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Oh I am sorry to hear that - it must be very stressful for you. I really hope you find a buyer or some other solution that works for you.

 

[RoyalChick]

If it's not causing problems, I wouldnt.

 

[rural mouse]

I am sad to hear about your financial issues - that stress is never fun. I hope it doesn't come down to you losing your property, and I do hope you have a place to go regardless of whether the property is bought or taken.

I'm not sure I should ask - I hope this doesn't cause more grief...but do you have a place you can go if the property gets sold, and can you take your chickens with you? I know for me when I have really bad days, my chickens provide some serenity, joy, and entertainment. I am sure you are even closer to yours, given you have a nice, friendly small flock (not around 100 like me).

Alinta - no wonder you have such nice, dark feathers - eating those blackberries!!

@fuentemoon

 

[bgmathteach]

At what flock size/keeping conditions do you think it's better to have two males?

I secretly would love to let one of my crazy broodies hatch a small number of eggs next summer if Cesario is still doing well.

Some others, like @RebeccaBoyd and @rural mouse , probably others, can chime in here as well.

In my experience, you generally need 4-5 hens for 2 or more roos. That said, I have had hen hatch 4 chicks, 2 & 2, and they were absolutely fine together. In short: it depends! It depends on the temperament of the roosters, the keeping arrangements, and the hens themselves. Each rooster really needs at least 1 hen that has accepted him - otherwise he will always be fighting the other rooster (mainly because the other rooster will be 'protecting' HIS hens from the mating advances of the rooster with no hens).

With a young boy, expect him to go through his hormonal idiot stage. As long as he isn't harming you - and somebody (hen or other roo) teaches him the ropes and gives him a smack-down when he is inappropriate...AND he learns from the 'smack-down', it should be fine. Some, as @rural mouse learned, just don't have the tempermant to accept multiple roosters/settle down/smarten up. Yet she has others that are perfectly fine in a multiple Rooster flock.

 

[bgmathteach]

If it's not causing problems, I wouldnt.

100% agree!

 

[Gigachad poultry]

If it's not causing problems, I wouldnt.

Ok, I will continue watching him and if it's causing him problems I will remove it safely. I'm just worried about it getting caught on things if he falls as its like a feathery hook.

 

[Gigachad poultry]

Why would you do that? From your prior post it sounds that things are stable, so I would say leave well alone.

I'm worried about it being a possible reason for other birds to bully him or him trying to jump somewhere and it getting caught on it like a feathery hook.

 

[Lexicon]

Some others, like @RebeccaBoyd and @rural mouse , probably others, can chime in here as well.

In my experience, you generally need 4-5 hens for 2 or more roos. That said, I have had hen hatch 4 chicks, 2 & 2, and they were absolutely fine together. In short: it depends! It depends on the temperament of the roosters, the keeping arrangements, and the hens themselves. Each rooster really needs at least 1 hen that has accepted him - otherwise he will always be fighting the other rooster (mainly because the other rooster will be 'protecting' HIS hens from the mating advances of the rooster with no hens).

With a young boy, expect him to go through his hormonal idiot stage. As long as he isn't harming you - and somebody (hen or other roo) teaches him the ropes and gives him a smack-down when he is inappropriate...AND he learns from the 'smack-down', it should be fine. Some, as @rural mouse learned, just don't have the tempermant to accept multiple roosters/settle down/smarten up. Yet she has others that are perfectly fine in a multiple Rooster flock.

We have nine hens and five pullets right now, plus one cockerel.

The flock has two large secure runs, a large and a small coop (that can be separated with their own run) and supervised free range time when we don't have snow. I think that this set-up made the integration process go smoothly this summer.

Thanks for your reply regarding my question. Like all things chicken, it sounds like "it depends!"

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Outside now and immediately sunbathing, can barely decide between that or eating, two bites and suddenly boneless chicks.

One was eating while lying down, then passing out so I thought I'd help

Two minutes later another spot