Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

The New Roost is Up

I installed the new small roost for Phyllis today. It is up high enough that Aurora cannot reach her from the ground and small enough that if Phyllis is on it, there is no place for anyone else to land. It is also small enough to be uncomfortable for any of the bigger girls to squeeze onto it. Here it is.
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So did Phyllis use it tonight? What do you think?

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You might need to show her where it is. Just thinking at dusk and not being used to looking up, she might not have spotted it.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I really can’t fathom the Aurora blockading Phyllis issue. I haven’t had to really face anything like this myself. I don’t know if it’s my Roosters, or what, but even after my Botched integration/fall rearrangement for breeding and less housing to try to manage, Ive not had too much of a problem at roosting time in most of my coops and flocks. No full on barring from the coop, though some shenanigans and occasional knock downs do happen.

tonight was my biggest concern, I got a days work, but that also meant I was not here for roosting. Sammy again has my #1 Rooster award after tonight. Tuesday night (after sending in the meat birds but keeping) “little red” my oddball cockerel who was a bit of an outsider, looked entirely different from the other meat birds, he would not roost with anyone and kept looking for his missing “flock” that he didn’t like, engage in, and resisted joining every night. He was roosting right next to Sammy! In the proper tractor, and all was peaceful. I’m a little too tired to describe it all properly right now, but after just two nights of see but don’t touch co habitation... Sammy (I assume) collected him for the night like the awesome rooter he is!

realizing this post is probably semi incoherent, I’m going to get to bed. But I will try to give a proper, understandable, update on things with my flocks soon! We got hit with a windstorm at about midnight last night, I had to adjust tarps... then again at 2:30, adjusting tarps and I gave up and shooed little red to cozy up for the night, for better or worried, 6:30 am I was repairing tarps/tractors then worked 9-6:30, got home and closed everyone in... Three ‘coons in the trees nearby! Huge sigh everyone was ok... that’s when I realized 24hrs had passed and just one cup of coffee for sustenance. Ate two sandwiches, so if any of my posts make no sense tonight that’s why! Sorry.... “I had a thought, but it went away” and I have no idea where I was going with this comment but... tomorrow!

I hope tonight is more peaceful for you Kris.

Sleep tight!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

You might need to show her where it is. Just thinking at dusk and not being used to looking up, she might not have spotted it.

Good point RC.

"Up" isn't exactly easy for Phyllis to see.

Is there much head clearance on that perch BYBob? It looked very close to the ceiling.

 

[BY Bob]

Good Morning All

 

[BY Bob]

You might need to show her where it is. Just thinking at dusk and not being used to looking up, she might not have spotted it.

I am expecting that.

 

[BY Bob]

You are right about the platypus.

I did not know that. Wow!

 

[BY Bob]

Oh, Bob! When you said “places her on the roost in the house” I had a momentary though of @featherhead007 and Jaffar! Then you mentioned Hattie and it dawned on my you meant in the chicken house!

Mrs BY Bob has mentioned, "in the House" recently. I think the phrase was, "let's just make her a house chicken". I will not permit this. That is my line in the sand.

 

[BY Bob]

I really can’t fathom the Aurora blockading Phyllis issue. I haven’t had to really face anything like this myself. I don’t know if it’s my Roosters, or what, but even after my Botched integration/fall rearrangement for breeding and less housing to try to manage, Ive not had too much of a problem at roosting time in most of my coops and flocks. No full on barring from the coop, though some shenanigans and occasional knock downs do happen.

tonight was my biggest concern, I got a days work, but that also meant I was not here for roosting. Sammy again has my #1 Rooster award after tonight. Tuesday night (after sending in the meat birds but keeping) “little red” my oddball cockerel who was a bit of an outsider, looked entirely different from the other meat birds, he would not roost with anyone and kept looking for his missing “flock” that he didn’t like, engage in, and resisted joining every night. He was roosting right next to Sammy! In the proper tractor, and all was peaceful. I’m a little too tired to describe it all properly right now, but after just two nights of see but don’t touch co habitation... Sammy (I assume) collected him for the night like the awesome rooter he is!

realizing this post is probably semi incoherent, I’m going to get to bed. But I will try to give a proper, understandable, update on things with my flocks soon! We got hit with a windstorm at about midnight last night, I had to adjust tarps... then again at 2:30, adjusting tarps and I gave up and shooed little red to cozy up for the night, for better or worried, 6:30 am I was repairing tarps/tractors then worked 9-6:30, got home and closed everyone in... Three ‘coons in the trees nearby! Huge sigh everyone was ok... that’s when I realized 24hrs had passed and just one cup of coffee for sustenance. Ate two sandwiches, so if any of my posts make no sense tonight that’s why! Sorry.... “I had a thought, but it went away” and I have no idea where I was going with this comment but... tomorrow!

This was fun to read. I look forward to you clearing some of it up tomorrow.

 

[BY Bob]

You might need to show her where it is. Just thinking at dusk and not being used to looking up, she might not have spotted it.

I'm sure I will need to show her.

 

[BY Bob]

Good point RC.

"Up" isn't exactly easy for Phyllis to see.

Is there much head clearance on that perch BYBob? It looked very close to the ceiling.

It is close to the ceiling. It has to be. I've seen Aurora drag Sydney down off of the other high roost so I put this up a bit higher to get it out of reach. I believe there is still enough clearance for Phyllis but we shall see.