Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

With all the excitement over at @Ribh’s with her gorgeous new pullets, and thinking up Shakespearean names, and of course the grumpiness and first egg, I completely forgot to report on the epic Rodents vs RC wars.
For three nights now there has been no rodent spotted on camera and no trap sprung.
Maybe my exclusion efforts have really worked. Is it possible? Is it too soon to hope?
I am not counting my chickens just yet (well I count my real chickens of course), because maybe the mice are simply on vacation. But I might try not putting the feed away tonight.
I am pretty sure some of the mice have moved into the big coop, so maybe the ‘theater/theatre or war has simply shifted.

 

[BY Bob]

Importing quarantine animals across state lines is illegal Bob. (Or I would have already)

Is this a Covid quarantine?

 

[BY Bob]

I was looking through my videos and thought this one was too cute not to share. It’s from May and it’s possible I’ve shared it before, but here it is, anyway.

Aww. I love that cluck cluck click. She is beautiful. I love you videos!

 

[BY Bob]

Poor hen. I am reminded of the kiwi.

Spoiler: Kiwi skeleton with egg

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Child birth is no joke.
I think the marsupials have a much more sensible way of doing it. A new born kangaroo joey is only as big as the first joint of a thumb.

Spoiler: Warning: kangaroo giving birth!

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Kangaroo birth can be that painful then. Right?

 

[BY Bob]

Hang on Alex. You have roosters. Have none of your hens gone broody or are the roosters not fulfilling all their duties?
There seems to be an epidemic of broodiness in other parts of the world. Notably Queensland.
Hopefully it will infect your flock and you could raise some chicks. (only if you want them of course)

Unlikely for 2 reasons

1. leghorns no longer go broody it has been bred out of them
2. It is winter in these parts of the world. Hens go broody in the spring and summer in these parts

Now he could incubate some eggs in an incubator provided they are so laying. This might be a fun journey of learning something new! What do you think Alex?

 

[BY Bob]

With all the excitement over at @Ribh’s with her gorgeous new pullets, and thinking up Shakespearean names, and of course the grumpiness and first egg, I completely forgot to report on the epic Rodents vs RC wars.
For three nights now there has been no rodent spotted on camera and no trap sprung.
Maybe my exclusion efforts have really worked. Is it possible? Is it too soon to hope?
I am not counting my chickens just yet (well I count my real chickens of course), because maybe the mice are simply on vacation. But I might try not putting the feed away tonight.
I am pretty sure some of the mice have moved into the big coop, so maybe the ‘theater/theatre or war has simply shifted.

New theater of war. I thought you were already fighting a war on 2 fronts! If they can shift to the coop then they can shift back. Good luck.

 

[Tashua]

This scene greeted me at the coffee pot this morning.

Someone is very proud of having partied with his lady friend!

too cute !! I also have a “ baby girl chick “ hasn’t started crowing and is about 20 weeks old so maybe we got lucky ?

 

[RoyalChick]

New theater of war. I thought you were already fighting a war on 2 fronts! If they can shift to the coop then they can shift back. Good luck.

Well I am hoping they can't shift back to the Chicken Palace as I have invested several Saturdays in sealing up any entry opportunity with hardware cloth. But you are probably right, eventually I will be out-witted by a mouse just as I have been outwitted by the chickens and the cats.

 

[BY Bob]

too cute !! I also have a “ baby girl chick “ hasn’t started crowing and is about 20 weeks old so maybe we got lucky ?

What a cutie. If she is 20 weeks, that is certainly a lady. Welcome to the thread!

 

[BY Bob]

Well I am hoping they can't shift back to the Chicken Palace as I have invested several Saturdays in sealing up any entry opportunity with hardware cloth. But you are probably right, eventually I will be out-witted by a mouse just as I have been outwitted by the chickens and the cats.

They see things we just can't being down there at that level and so small in the end. You definitely have them under control though.