Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

These are the ones I get on my lemon tree.
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I haven't seen the girls eat them. I wish they would.

I have no idea what that is

 

[featherhead007]

I did a little test today, to see just how ferocious the littles are. I made pork ribs last night, and saved the bones. I set the littles on the chick blanket, and presented them with a bone. Just like Velociraptors, they attacked it. As I watched them shredding the meat off of it, I began to worry. They started looking over at me as if to say “you’re next!”

 

[BY Bob]

I’m pleased to report she absolutely scarfed down all her work scraps today! She even ran off with a quarter of a sandwich and didn’t come back until she scoffed the lot! She ate meat, fruit, cheese and made her excited clucks over the bread!

I’m doing the preventative coccidiosis treatment; in the water every four days during humid periods. They’re due some more tomorrow.

That is wonderful news!

 

[BY Bob]

Storm here in earnest this morning. I managed to get to the Chicken Palace (just) by sliding on a thin layer of snow over sheet ice. If there is enough snow it will be less treacherous tonight I hope.
Managed to get one shot for chicken tax.
“Hey, what ya doing down there?
Double-decker Princesses Maggie and Elizabeth.
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Hope many nest boxes do you have? I don't remember.

 

[BY Bob]

I did a little test today, to see just how ferocious the littles are. I made pork ribs last night, and saved the bones. I set the littles on the chick blanket, and presented them with a bone. Just like Velociraptors, they attacked it. As I watched them shredding the meat off of it, I began to worry. They started looking over at me as if to say “you’re next!”

It can be frightening when they dive into something like that.

 

[drstratton]

I’m pleased to report she absolutely scarfed down all her work scraps today! She even ran off with a quarter of a sandwich and didn’t come back until she scoffed the lot! She ate meat, fruit, cheese and made her excited clucks over the bread!

I’m doing the preventative coccidiosis treatment; in the water every four days during humid periods. They’re due some more tomorrow.

Sounds like she's doing better, that's good news!
I thought you were treating for it, but I couldn't remember!

 

[RoyalChick]

Hope many nest boxes do you have? I don't remember.

In theory I have 6 next boxes. But two of them are open at the front and nobody seems to like that. So they only use 4 of them, and there seems no pattern of who uses which box (up/down, left/right).
One of my worries about getting more chickens is not having enough nest boxes even though people seem to think that you can have 4-5 chickens per box.

 

[RoyalChick]

I did a little test today, to see just how ferocious the littles are. I made pork ribs last night, and saved the bones. I set the littles on the chick blanket, and presented them with a bone. Just like Velociraptors, they attacked it. As I watched them shredding the meat off of it, I began to worry. They started looking over at me as if to say “you’re next!”

For your own safety, never, never, never give them uncooked meat.

 

[drstratton]

It is pretty hard to refluff that bum.

Yeah it took a little while. Lol

 

[drstratton]

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She's so beautiful! Enjoy your time with her and her mom & dad too of course!