Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

Last night, half dark, coop close, head count: 25. Someone's missing. Hard to tell, but I think .... maaaaybe .... Cumulo...?

This morning, wait till full light, open coop, Cumulo is there, head count: 26.

Speculation: she's doing the same thing as Chia: hiding for first egg. (Didn't find egg, either)

They're messing with me!

 

[rural mouse]

For all of you looking at building coops: build something wind proof. You might think my coop is wind proof. Think again. Make sure it has tons of structural rigidity and can withstand being rammed in to. Ours has slight permanent damage (as far as I know) from the wind literally yanking the tarp-roof (don't do that, make a real roof), and as a result pulling the coop together and almost toppling one of the walls. Even if you have to make it shorter (which we are going to have to do to make it more wind proof according to Mom) it's worth it for you, your chickens, and everyone around you.

1000% AGREE!!!!!

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Beautiful chooks

Thanks!

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Wow. That is hurricane force gusts. Nasty. Stay safe.

Thanks, the wind is already starting up...

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Sorry. The temp is in Celsius... so its very warm here...

Good news is crazy wind has passed!

BFTP: 1 month old Foxy
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Oh. Good that your wind passed! I still have to endure it....

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Wow, you let them have an account on beakbook awfully young!

Try stopping them. Stormfeather and the pullets had accounts when they were 3 weeks old.

 

[SimpleJenn]

And we're currently evacuated...the house CO2 alarm was going off after our morning walk. Dad thinks the generator was venting into the house somehow, the exhaust was pointed right at the crawlspace door. We've opened it up to air out, dad is checking now to see if it's okay.
One funny thing from this...our lizard kept escaping so we had to put him in a trash can.

He has a hot pad and a nice towel.

 

[Ponypoor]

One look from Albert (chicken on the left perch), and Perry (on the right perch) says “No, no, no need to come over here- I’ll see myself out!” and proceeds to walk the plank right back out of the run.View attachment 3722239View attachment 3722241
Whiskey also scares Perry, but I scare Whiskey- so she’s usually pretty safe from her if I’m around.
If not for them, the other four girls are totally ready to let her integrate. They peck at her, but just in a plain ole teaching her her place in the flock sort of way. Not with the nasty double-foot high kick I’ve seen Albert land.

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Otherwise, Albert has laid seven eggs total. Of those, only two had shells thick enough to not be broken upon dropping, and only one was laid in a nest. What do I do? The beautiful blue eggs are going to waste! Tums? I started giving her a private snack with ground eggshells in it, and the flock always has oyster shell available.

Update on Marty - this morning she laid a nice perfect pink egg with a good shell.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I just snooped to see what the forecast is on Thursday. Mid 50's and dry. After today's initial visit with hospice and the paperwork is filled out I do not need to be present when she is here. I am going to make sure I have a pot of coffee brewed before she gets here. I am taking the entire pot outside with me and opening up Poppet's coop and I am going to sit in the run between the horse stalls. Just sit, listen to the horses breathing and watch the chickens. I have not been able to do that truthfully for more then 5 minutes at a time here and there since September when Grandma came home from the hospital after covid. The thought of being able to do that just about brings me to tears. How much sitting I will actually get to do we will see. Russ will try to mob me for my coffee. Dirt will beg and demand booty scratches and Branch will need snuggled. I will relish every single second of it.

This sounds perfect!

 

[Ponypoor]

Yep. At least we can share the misery.

It’s 60F and sunny and lovely here……


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