Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

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My Very First 6 Chickens said:
Pics or it didnt happen 👀🐓❤️
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ChicoryBlue said:
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What do you mean barely any fluff? Pooh has beautiful fluff, a perfect little bowl of fluff! Very neat and tidy too.
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This pic got in the wrong post earlier.... This is tonight's roosting, I think that's Tedi on the divider. She's got gumption!
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@BY Bob , @Ponypoor & @RoyalChick I know there will be shenanigans, I was just happy the Spuds knew two nights ago the coop is where to roost. Getting in successfully is the challenge now. Yes, Popcorn has set herself up as the coop bouncer and won't let the Spuds enter when they'd like to as long as it is still dusk. I slightly intervened tonight because I was around working on the run drain trench stones, and since I was between the run and the house the Spuds were wanting to go up to their old brooder perches in the house. I called them back, they readily jumped up on to the veranda. I then opened the back and from there urged them to come in to the coop.

I did stick my hand in once and coaxed Popcorn away from the pop door, she wasn't super intent on pecking them and turned away into the nestbox. Part of me feels I want to teach Popcorn too that this is the arrangement now, shared space. I know, likely a useless idea?

Anyway they eventually crept in far enough for me to close the outer manual pop door to make it darker in there, then I closed the back too and hung out awhile to hear if there was going to be trouble: none. Then I triggered the auto door and opened the manual outer door so it wouldn't block it in the morning.

Last night I watched and it was interesting. Tedi was quite determined and endured several pecks trying to stay in the coop, retreating and coming back in, finally standing her ground in a corner, head down but swinging side to side, refusing to leave, then suddenly making a run for the nestbox, squeezing past Popcorn and diving under her beak. The other two, Ida Diane and Anna, were too afraid and ran back to their run perch. I got them after it got a little more dark and put them in.
 
ChicoryBlue said:
This pic got in the wrong post earlier.... This is tonight's roosting, I think that's Tedi on the divider. She's got gumption!
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@BY Bob , @Ponypoor & @RoyalChick I know there will be shenanigans, I was just happy the Spuds knew two nights ago the coop is where to roost. Getting in successfully is the challenge now. Yes, Popcorn has set herself up as the coop bouncer and won't let the Spuds enter when they'd like to as long as it is still dusk. I slightly intervened tonight because I was around working on the run drain trench stones, and since I was between the run and the house the Spuds were wanting to go up to their old brooder perches in the house. I called them back, they readily jumped up on to the veranda. I then opened the back and from there urged them to come in to the coop.

I did stick my hand in once and coaxed Popcorn away from the pop door, she wasn't super intent on pecking them and turned away into the nestbox. Part of me feels I want to teach Popcorn too that this is the arrangement now, shared space. I know, likely a useless idea?

Anyway they eventually crept in far enough for me to close the outer manual pop door to make it darker in there, then I closed the back too and hung out awhile to hear if there was going to be trouble: none. Then I triggered the auto door and opened the manual outer door so it wouldn't block it in the morning.

Last night I watched and it was interesting. Tedi was quite determined and endured several pecks trying to stay in the coop, retreating and coming back in, finally standing her ground in a corner, head down but swinging side to side, refusing to leave, then suddenly making a run for the nestbox, squeezing past Popcorn and diving under her beak. The other two, Ida Diane and Anna, were too afraid and ran back to their run perch. I got them after it got a little more dark and put them in.
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She sure is cute there roosting with the big ladies 😊

They will figure it out, and sounds like they pretty much have it figured out, Popcorn is just making sure they know who’s boss 😊💕
 

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