Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Here is one
Her name is Shanny

Short for shanendoa

 

[featherhead007]

Was there some kind of computer upgrade or something?

They fixed it

 

[Shadrach]

Stacked this lot this afternoon. My back is tired. Chicken tax included. It seems the new format wants tax pre paid.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

Wanna know how bad I want those new chicks coming in today? I have called the feed store 3 times. And with my influence in this town, I also called my local police department friends to be sure they arrive safely to the feed store. I’m not kidding! As a retired deputy Marshal does have its perks! I NEED those chicks!

That’s hysterical!

 

[BY Bob]

True, but for over 2 years she's followed a pattern. Starts laying, lays for a week no problem, then starts hiding her eggs and within 2 1/2 weeks of her first egg laid she's ready to sit. Now if you find her nest and manage to break her, which is a job in of itself, the cycle repeats until you cave and let her hatch chicks. She's a silkie in a game hens body. When she does hatch chicks though she hangs onto them...for a long time. 4 months on average before she's done being a mother. Its just easier on everyone and less stressful to let her hatch. But I'm determined this year to break her until at least the end of March or first of April. If things fall into place I should have Lavender Marans hatching eggs around that time and will let her incubate half of them and stick the rest in the incubator. Then the ones that hatch in the incubator stuff underneath her and let her raise them. Chicks raised by her are well adjusted and predator savy.

Its sounds like a real test but a great journey to be on. I hope to see her raising those lavender chicks.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

Lovely, and I can't help but think of all those fertile eggs! I bought a brand new incubator. I had the heat set perfect. Ran perfect. Babies were coming alive. Shipped eggs at that. I had candled them around 9:30. Thought I would check the temp around 11:30. Hot! The eggs weren't just a bit too warm, they were hot! Then I smelled it. The motor! That motor malfunctioned big time. I hurried and unplugged it. What if I hadn't checked it before bed? Fire? I'm seriously thinking it could have happened. Of course, all of my babies died. To say I was depressed is an understatement. I actually cried a bit. I got hold of the guy I had gotten some if the eggs from because they were mostly fertile, ordered more. Taking that incubator back to the Cal Ranch store when I can. Hope they'll give me a new one, without a receipt. I know the gal pretty good now that helped me. She's in there most of the time when I go in for feed and other things. .

I would have been devastated!

 

[Kris5902]

Oh Kris. I can only imagine. But don’t be too hard on yourself. How could you possibly imagine?
I use those bowls. Many people do. Mine stand on the edge all the time. It is a complete fluke that it flipped right on her. In fact I am still not quite believing that.
Nurse her back to health - she may need electrolytes in water for a few days as her gut absorption may be off because of the stress - and then spoil her rotten for the rest of her life.
Huge HUGS (for some reason my emojis have gone on holiday).

I picked these bowls up specifically for the cows... there are many smaller no flip label ones that they use for the sheep, but watching three adult cows try to fit their heads in is sad. I picked these ones up because they are so lightweight I can easily move them about in the fields... all 5 weigh less than 10lbs together which makes them ideal for quick feedings. My meat girls are 10+ lbs.

 

[BY Bob]

I am so looking forward to share my joyous new family with all of you here on BYC .

I am so excited to travel on this journey with you.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

My babies have arrived!

So adorable!

 

[BY Bob]

Here is one
Her name is Shanny

What a darling!