Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

I can see myself trapping cockroaches at night.

We have something called stink bugs and they are really slow. They invade my house and so I can just gather ‘em up.

 

[LozzyR]

We have something called stink bugs and they are really slow. They invade my house and so I can just gather ‘em up.

Are they citrus bugs? We have those and I don't think the girls show any interest in them.

 

[drstratton]

Mama's ready to go!! I should have babies in March.
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I can't wait to see them!

 

[BY Bob]

Thankfully my boss closed work for the morning already. He wants to wait a make sure it actually snows before closing for the entire day.

Good move on his part. Especially after the last one.

 

[BY Bob]

I’m, (in no way complaining) but.... do all baby chicks feel the need to sit on our heads, snuggle up against our necks, peck at our chins or, poop all over everything?

Why yes the do. What else are you good for?

 

[BY Bob]

Chicken tax & a note on chickens and snow - these guys love to come out if it's packed down. They will walk through a few inches too. They eat snow, ice chunks, wood stove ash scatterings if available, and take the air. Plenty of sunshine, today was a balmy 11 degrees F, up from 4F this morning . They helped as I cleaned out the roost, escorting me to the compost pile and back. They weren't crazy about the occasional breeze, but it was pretty nice out, all things considered.

They are happy in their protected run, working through the litter, scratching and digging around after they got everything they could on top of their snack bar log. Hazel, Butters and Queenie will peck around together fairly peacefully. Hazel will occasionally dominate Queenie. Hazel definitely pecks Popcorn. Popcorn pecks Peanut and Queenie. Queenie was getting consistently lightly pecked and chased away a bit whenever Popcorn thought she'd found something tasty. But Queenie had the last laugh today - Popcorn got an (unintentional) face-full from one of Queenie's powerful and well-aimed strokes (Popcorn' fine so far).
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Looks like the pecking order is well established.

I just love that pop of color that Queenie brings to your flock. Those Buckeye feathers are very pretty in their variety even though at first glance they all look the same.

 

[BY Bob]

I can see myself trapping cockroaches at night.

Whatever you got to do.

 

[RoyalChick]

Are they citrus bugs? We have those and I don't think the girls show any interest in them.

This is what they are - I didn't realize they were such a pest so now I am doubly happy that the chickens eat them. Weirdly I have never seen one outdoors - only in the house.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_marmorated_stink_bug

 

[featherhead007]

Why yes the do. What else are you good for?

Let me think,

 

[BY Bob]

We have something called stink bugs and they are really slow. They invade my house and so I can just gather ‘em up.

Do yours eat those? Mine do not.