Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Blazinga]

Monday morning with the teens.

 

[BY Bob]

Plant Updates

It's is spring time and it is time to see what plants survived the winter.

I am thrilled to say that Maleficent's flowers and Daisy's (TGHE) Daisies have survived.

This is the first time that Daisy's Daisies have survived the winter.

I was talking to either @LozzyR or @Aussie-Chookmum about my lilacs. They are still with us but you can see how I have lost most of the bush and I don't know why. I cut out most of the dead stuff last year to try and see what I have left.

 

[featherhead007]

Plant Updates

It's is spring time and it is time to see what plants survived the winter.

I am thrilled to say that Maleficent's flowers and Daisy's (TGHE) Daisies have survived.
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This is the first time that Daisy's Daisies have survived the winter.

I was talking to either @LozzyR or @Aussie-Chookmum about my lilacs. They are still with us but you can see how I have lost most of the bush and I don't know why. I cut out most of the dead stuff last year to try and see what I have left.
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Those, made it through all your snow? that's amazing. (I can't grow much of anything)

 

[RoyalChick]

Aww, that top photo of mum and bub snoozing is adorable!

They are both adorable photos - the chick mimics mom's pose in each one!

 

[RoyalChick]

A while ago we had a discussion on wet ground/dirt baths/ coccidiosis and chooks needing a dry space. My girls don’t really have anywhere to hang in the run if it’s wet; under the two hen-houses or the canteen, not a lot of space. So I decided to put a roof on two-thirds of the run so they can have a dirt-bath on a wet day. Hubby helped putting in some battens so the polycarbonate sheeting didn’t sag and we attached them to the wood underneath. Now I just need a really rainy day to see how dry underneath it is!

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The weekend before, we put some more smaller aperture wire on the first third, so now the sparrows can’t get in when the gate is shut. Not sure how to keep them out when the gate is open and the girls are free-ranging.

Looks like a great idea. I suspect they will love it!

 

[Grandmas Coop]

Our Mugshot Monday pic for today.
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Us too, the last 2 days.

 

[BY Bob]

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You are doing a great job with them. They are adorable.

 

[BY Bob]

Those, made it through all your snow? that's amazing. (I can't grow much of anything)

Almonds I think might work there.

 

[featherhead007]

Almonds I think might work there.

Almonds? We have acres of almonds, walnuts, pistachios, grapes, corn, everywhere. My fruit trees don't produce too well though.

 

[micstrachan]

A while ago we had a discussion on wet ground/dirt baths/ coccidiosis and chooks needing a dry space. My girls don’t really have anywhere to hang in the run if it’s wet; under the two hen-houses or the canteen, not a lot of space. So I decided to put a roof on two-thirds of the run so they can have a dirt-bath on a wet day. Hubby helped putting in some battens so the polycarbonate sheeting didn’t sag and we attached them to the wood underneath. Now I just need a really rainy day to see how dry underneath it is!

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The weekend before, we put some more smaller aperture wire on the first third, so now the sparrows can’t get in when the gate is shut. Not sure how to keep them out when the gate is open and the girls are free-ranging.

Great work!