Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[drstratton]

You have so much space and a lovely set up. How many chickens do you have?

Thank you...it's a great place for them, they can really spread their wings out here! I currently have 22, 16 hens and 6 roosters! We are going to be thinning out the roosters, 6 is too many!

Here's a video of them spreading their wings for a treat...because running just isn't fast enough!

 

[BY Bob]

Blue........No Green! AAAAAAAAAaaaaaaa......

What is the velocity of European Swallow?

Is it carrying coconut?

 

[BY Bob]

All four were waiting for me on the porch just now. ("Hey daddy, where's Canna?") I took time to talk to them and spelled out the situation. My Beetov-Hen understood my words.the rest wanted treats.

Good man.

 

[featherhead007]

I remembered my other four, and I have my Beethoven-Hen in with me tonight. She seems to want some daddy and me time. I agreed. Actually, couldn’t resist. Big beautiful brown leghorn feathered friend. Re teaching me that I still need to “love the one you are with” yes I love Beethoven-Hen too

 

[BY Bob]

Of course she had to check it out...quality control Bob...quality control!!!

I hope you catch the nasty critter! I say that, but we bought our youngest son a pet rat, he named her pokey, because the first time he held her, she went up on his shoulder and her whiskers got his face...his comment "she's pokety, tickleitey (not a word, I know )", he was 6!

That is very sweet. My oldest found a way to get a pet mouse by using it for a science fair. His name was thistle. He used to clean his hair into a fohawk.

 

[featherhead007]

Blue........No Green! AAAAAAAAAaaaaaaa......

What is the velocity of European Swallow?

Is it carrying coconut?

African or European?

 

[featherhead007]

But, as it seems, I’m wearing a 7 lb brown leghorn hat with attitude!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

The Trap is Set

Thanks to @ChicoryBlue I have deployed the Have-A-Heart trap with a snap rat trap inside. Here is the setup.

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I went to TSC and purchased a "short snap" trap so the arm would not have far to travel = less chance of getting caught up inside the trap.

I placed the trap in the run.
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And Hattie had to check out what I was doing.

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Now I can leave them out in the run with the trap. Here's hoping I start to get some results.

Oh but can the chickens get to that poison through the cage??? I want to trust they can't reach it...

 

[featherhead007]

She keeps tickling my ear. Stop it Beetov-Hen And wow, her nails are sharp!

 

[featherhead007]

Oh but can the chickens get to that poison through the cage??? I want to trust they can't reach it...