Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

I have some really bizarre find. Enjoy!

Words fail me!

 

[featherhead007]

Yes, but I feel like my thread is over run with silkie lovers. Where are my polish peeps?

Don’t you remember the episode of Star Trek “trouble with Tribbles”? It’s the same with Silkies!

 

[featherhead007]

Well, supervised release didn't work so well the last time!!!

and I was a US Marshal, responsible for escaping convicts.
I’m so ashamed

 

[Sylvester017]

Words fail me!

The Japanese yodeler is famous. He always carries a Leghorn, poor bird. Notice how pale the comb is? He has such a firm hold on her legs! As long as he's famous & making $$$ I don't think he cares a rat about her JMO.

 

[featherhead007]

and I was a US Marshal, responsible for escaping convicts.
I’m so ashamed

Anyone who dares laugh at me, I know where you live!
Kidding

 

[featherhead007]

I’m going out and play with my chickenalities! Hopefully take some pictures

 

[Ponypoor]

We are good and everyone in my family are safe. Sadly a tornado hit central Kentucky and killed 18 people. Many are missing or in critical condition so that number may continue to rise.

We got torrential rain for a good 18 hours. Thankfully there were breaks in the heavy rain at times so we did not flood. I cannot say the same about both my coops, the run off flooded both chicken coops. I have gutters so the coops should not really flood like they did in their locations, there was just too much rain for them to handle and divert it away from them. Thankfully at least the horse stalls did not get hit.

This has been a rough late winter, early spring as far as flooding and storms go. I do not think it is over yet. I call flash flood season May to middle to end of June for our area.

I guess it was not a total waste with the coops flooding, I needed to gut the coops a 2nd time anyway this weekend for another treatment but it is disheartening. While treating the birds I found 4 of them had bugs. George, Mrs. E, Spooky and Holly. I also realized it was feather lice and not mites going by the egg clusters on the base of the feathers by their vents. Mrs E was the worst so I think she was patient 0. They whole flock got treated and thankfully I found zero sign of anything on the silkies so I cannot blame Davy or Barbosa.

Glad you’re all safe, sorry about the flooding. I feel your frustration, being in technically a swamp here, water is a huge issue. More for the horses though. The chooks are ok, though they love to dig in the ponding areas, that’s great fun! Tears up the grass though.


Oh creepy crawly lice, ya icky critters! But the spray will take care of them. Repeat in 2 weeks. Birds, nest boxes, coop. That should take care of all the nasties. I was so paranoid I did it all a third time - I was not taking any chances on those things!

 

[Ponypoor]

Anyone who dares laugh at me, I know where you live!
Kidding

Good then get you derrière here and help mow some grass will ya!

The chooks were keen to try and follow me as I was mowing, they know the good bug are easy to get to when I am mowing grass. Don’t worry I kept them locked away.

 

[Ponypoor]

I have some really bizarre find. Enjoy!

Love it! I have seen that one before

 

[Sylvester017]

I have a question for you. Why were you up at midnight asking about Coco? No splint btw

No splint? interesting. Where was the break?

Midnight? I wasn't aware ~ I get engrossed in J. Vernon McGee & Brandon Holthaus lessons so the time flies. Sometimes I'm an insomniac too.

Sleepy tx ~ Suzu, one of the sweetest fluffys