Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[ChicoryBlue]

I have 3 boxes and 3 hens, they usually all want they same box on any given day, weirdly which box they want varies.

It's easy to figure that out...they want whichever one the first hen is sitting in...

I've been wondering whether somehow adding a nest box would ease the pressure on the nestbox area. Sounds like it won't. The Omlet setup is a long box divided from the roost area with a solid bottom instead of small roost bars, and it's big enough for two. Sometimes there are two hens in it, one on each end. More often though there is just one in it at a time, and depending on their cycle, one or more are waiting to go in, making wanting sounds, going up in there and checking, and coming out and wailing about it being occupied. Once in a while somebody lays an egg outside of it in the roosting side.

 

[TimberLine Homestead]

It's not quite here yet. We are waiting................how much will there be?

Well here we got 8-14 inches
YIKES!!!! Luckily today its in the low 40s with sushine.

 

[drstratton]

I've been wondering whether somehow adding a nest box would ease the pressure on the nestbox area. Sounds like it won't. The Omlet setup is a long box divided from the roost area with a solid bottom instead of small roost bars, and it's big enough for two. Sometimes there are two hens in it, one on each end. More often though there is just one in it at a time, and depending on their cycle, one or more are waiting to go in, making wanting sounds, going up in there and checking, and coming out and wailing about it being occupied. Once in a while somebody lays an egg outside of it in the roosting side.

They are so funny in their nesting preferences..it truly changes from day to day! How many hens do you have?

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

Hello, BY Bob and friends! I wanted to post before I start catching up,mother wise you won’t hear from me until midnight!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

They are so funny in their nesting preferences..it truly changes from day to day! How many hens do you have?

Five hens; four Buckeyes and one Buff Orpington rescue who joined recently. But I think they are not far apart in age, I know 7 months for the Buckeyes. So they are going gangbusters in egg laying since this is their first year. "Buckeyes lay 3-5 eggs/week" -- NOT! It seems to be 5-6/week, and the Orpington may be laying 6-7/week. I have 37 eggs in my fridge right now. I am giving them away, plus got a number for the food bank here, maybe they will take some.

 

[Scrambles83]

Irregular Poster

I will be an irregular poster the next few days. I have a house guest who is staying with us to avoid the power outages in Virginia.
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So cute! Enjoy your time together

 

[Scrambles83]

Happy Friday everyone from Snow, Belle and Bok

 

[BY Bob]

Some here love a bit of meat. Donk and Mel will happily eat dead mice.
Moon won't touch meat, nor will Punch.

All of mine will eat meat. The taco meat the other day was a big hit.

 

[BY Bob]

I saw my “Rocket “ swallow a whole mouse before too. She just caught it and ate it. Done deal.

I have never seen that. The size of the opening in their beaks is amazing.

 

[BY Bob]

Hi Eve sweetie! Enjoy your time with Grandma and Grandpa. (Pssst... get Grandpa to read you your wombat books.)

Already done. They are wonderful. Thank you so much.