Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[ChicoryBlue]

Pour chicken lady is a bit jealous and gets in between me and my turkeys. Chicken Lady is my oldest and dearest hen. She is over 8 years old and still gives me eggs. She let's me know when she needs some loves and cuddles. She doesn't want to be touched until she wants to be touched. and she talks up a storm.

This is great. Love seeing your flock!

 

[featherhead007]

Don't urban people keep exotic birds indoors? Parrots, cockatoos, African finches, etc. So you might try asking the places where those are sold, would that be pet shops? And looking for exotic bird groups in your area on Facebook, and asking them who they take their birds to when they're sick. I've not got a vet yet but the two I found that may take chickens are actually in urban areas, generally two hours from me, and their practice seems based on the exotic birds.

Hopefully

 

[Devils Flower]

Vegetables from California? Hmm. yah, sure you are. HahaI am kidding.

I take out vegetables but I bring in pharmaceuticals.. That's just between you and me..

 

[featherhead007]

Cluckle Hut Update

It is essentially done. I need to sand the bottom hinged board as I installed it upside down and there is glue on it that is preventing the top door and the hinged board from meeting smoothly. Aside from that it is ready for chickens!

Here is the completed nest box. View attachment 2783579

Here is the opened door and hinged board.
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Here is the front porch and door. This door is temporary until the new automated door arrives. I have the hinged board up in this one.
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The view past the porch all the way to the nest box.

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Inside the coop looking into the nest box. Check out the window sill!

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Looking back towards the front porch.

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I could not help myself. I put fresh straw into the nest box for Phyllis and the babies.

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That build turned out beautiful Bob.

 

[featherhead007]

@BY Bob , aren’t you forgetting something?….

I meant the wide screen TV

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

I like that idea.

Pull up a roost and hang out with us.

 

[BY Bob]

I thought about putting olive oil in the water containers. Growing up we would put old motor oil in standing water to control mosquitoes.
Not sure if olive oil is safe.

Use the unfiltered apple cider vinegar. @Ribh is right. It's not so surprising since it can be that long.

 

[featherhead007]

I am not surprised. When people were buying up every last chick at feed stores and at hatcheries last summer, I had a feeling that within a year they would start showing up in rescues and on the street.
Now I bought my chickens last year, too, but it wasn’t totally an impulse (well, maybe a little). I always wanted my own flock of chickens and the time was right. No matter what, my birds were not ever going to be abandoned.
I had hoped that the folks buying all those chicks would find chicken keeping to be enjoyable, and that they would grow attached to their birds, and I’m sure a lot did. But there are always those bone-heads.
Sometimes I don’t like humans at all.

You used the term “bone-heads” You are much too kind!

 

[featherhead007]

Buenos nachos peeps

 

[BY Bob]

Yay @BY Bob I'm so glad the babies are on their way!

I checked in just so I know where to start tomorrow!

You have to follow along now!