Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

I must be somewhat bored. No more fowl play this morning. Just another day of (Under the porch chickens)

I'm sorry. Has it dried out so you can go flying?

 

[Kris5902]

My friend who keeps chickens in the town area of the island has a problem with Rats as do many people in his area, even those without chickens. He has been baiting his trap with peanut butter and scratch, and leaving it near his feed bags. He gets at least one Rat every night, but there are more than that because the trigger is getting licked clean after the trap is sprung daily. He has gotten more than one in a day before as well. 5-7” usually in length, not including the tails.

 

[featherhead007]

I'm sorry. Has it dried out so you can go flying?

No need for flying today. (I could take a drive in the country?)

 

[BY Bob]

My friend who keeps chickens in the town area of the island has a problem with Rats as do many people in his area, even those without chickens. He has been baiting his trap with peanut butter and scratch, and leaving it near his feed bags. He gets at least one Rat every night, but there are more than that because the trigger is getting licked clean after the trap is sprung daily. He has gotten more than one in a day before as well. 5-7” usually in length, not including the tails.

He needs to be more aggressive. They replicate faster than that.

 

[BY Bob]

No need for flying today. (I could take a drive in the country?)

I love doing that!

 

[Kris5902]

He needs to be more aggressive. They replicate faster than that.

I am thinking I may buy him some more rat traps for Christmas...

 

[BY Bob]

I am thinking I may buy him some more rat traps for Christmas...

That would be a fun present.

 

[featherhead007]

I am thinking I may buy him some more rat traps for Christmas...

Makes an interesting Christmas present!

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

You can read an article about the benefits of music for egg-laying and other chickens here>> https://www.canadianpoultrymag.com/musical-barns-have-pay-offs-17249/
and here>>
https://www.producer.com/2014/10/mellow-music-puts-hens-in-the-mood-for-laying/

We got a MP3 player, that is waterproof and has a rechargeable batter, on Amazon and sideloaded with two songs the chickens seem to like.

You can listen to or stream to your coop the Top of the Flock classical music for chickens on soundclound (made by The Egg Co) here>>

https://soundcloud.com/happyeggs%2Fsets%2Ftop-of-the-flocks-relaxing-tracks-to-set-feathers-a-flutter

Chickens are actually very intelligent and can learn to count>
https://www.livescience.com/49633-chicks-count-like-humans.html

I am just about to re-do the walk-in run to make it more interesting for the chickens (with a swing and so forth and a salad bar) so that their lives will be happier.

I can see it all now... your hens in their nest boxes with their little headphones on.

 

[Shadrach]

Need to do some coop repairs. I've just done a refit on the duck house. New side and roof needed on Tribe 3's coop. There was something wrong with two sheets of ply I got and they've just peeled.