Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Sylvie is back in jail and although Piglet hasn't committed, she is leaning that way.
All this was too much for Tassels who decided to go broody and is absolutely committed.
This is the THIRD time for Tassels this year. @RebeccaBoyd did warn me, but I was still not prepared!
Basically Tassels is only not broody for three weeks at a time. She lays for two weeks and then goes broody again.
I can't cope!
Why did I put all that effort into building a Chicken Palace for my Princesses, when all I need is a cell block?

Yep, I hear ya, I have one of Sophia’s chicks checking out nesting stops and that extra bucket I’m Reenie’s stall seems a good choice for her.

Just wait until I fill that bucket with water

Betty is getting all bok bok boky also.

Seems the only one not broody are the silkies!

 

[Ponypoor]

Breeding pair: keep them. They'll be smaller than your silkies

I don’t really have a place to keep a wee rooster, though I am very concerned about the big Roos trying to breed Mrs Little Chicken.

My plan was to keep her and the silkies together, separate from the big birds.

 

[rural mouse]

I don’t really have a place to keep a wee rooster, though I am very concerned about the big Roos trying to breed Mrs Little Chicken.

My plan was to keep her and the silkies together, separate from the big birds.

Keep him with them

 

[Sylvester017]

Yep, I hear ya, I have one of Sophia’s chicks checking out nesting stops and that extra bucket I’m Reenie’s stall seems a good choice for her.

Just wait until I fill that bucket with water

Betty is getting all bok bok boky also.

Seems the only one not broody are the silkies!

Once my DD had her lid upside-down on her trash can and the upturned lid filled with rain water. As I drove into the driveway the kitty jumped onto the lid and got soaked. That's not the funny part. The next day the lid was still full of water and she shocked herself with another dunking! Do cats have such short memories?

We just broke our two 4-yr-old broody Silkies when one of the new pullets decided to go broody. Silkies go broody year round. If you want a broody Silkie just drop a dime!!!

None of our standard chickens ever went broody. Only our Silkies did.

MIKA the current broody butt

 

[rural mouse]

Mera passed the staying off the egg collections test. She's roosting tonight.

 

[featherhead007]

My poor Xzit is so very hot and uncomfortable. She’s inside the house with me again tonight but we both are having trouble dealing with the heat.

 

[featherhead007]

My poor Xzit is so very hot and uncomfortable. She’s inside the house with me again tonight but we both are having trouble dealing with the heat.

Complaining about the heat and the mosquitoes Tax

 

[Ponypoor]

Keep him with them

Well I really wanted a Silkie Roo for the silkie hens my luck though those two silkie chicks will be pullets - or both Roos haha!

Anyways it’s early days yet.

 

[Marie2020]

So much for hanging out in the garden

 

[Ponypoor]

So much for hanging out in the garden

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My gang does this - they would all rather cram into my office and snooze!