Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[fuentemoon]

Thosevare probavly the onky clean ones!

Actually, Buttercup’s butt is clean, but she’s molting, so there are bare patches, too.

Speaking of molting, for everyone on this side of the world, are your birds molting right now? I have a lot of molters going on… Seems a bit early. Bridge, Lucky, Ester, Buttercup, Little Mill, and Cashew are all molting!

Not so far

 

[fuentemoon]

Automatic coop doors?

Anyone have one they love?
My area is humid and we get cold winters (almost as much snow as RC ). I'd like a manual override and most definitely want one that doesn't crush a bird if she's being a brat and blocking the door.

I'm leaning to the ADOR1 model because it looks like it fits the needs and isn't scary to look at. The JVC one looks overly complicated.

We have power to the coop, so wired or battery operated is fine.

Would love your inputs!

The one I have always wanted:
https://www.ladiesfirstchickendoor.com/
But I don't have personal experience with it yet.

 

[RoyalChick]

Pity me.. this is the first night that all, yes ALL, the chooks are in the barn/coop, and went inside willingly! My babies are growing up. But now I feel horrible separation anxiety (empty nest syndrome for you slower peeps) now it’s just me, and my books, or YouTube. Early flight tomorrow morning anyways. So I guess that “things just work out for the best “

You could put up a hammock for yourself in the barn.

 

[Marie2020]

The one I have always wanted:
https://www.ladiesfirstchickendoor.com/
But I don't have personal experience with it yet.

I would love this door

 

[Marie2020]

You could put up a hammock for yourself in the barn.

He'd never sleep, jaffar would keep him awake

 

[RoyalChick]

He'd never sleep, jaffar would keep him awake

Does Jaffar crow in the middle of the night? I more or less keep chicken hours myself when left to my own devices!

 

[micstrachan]

Mine are still too young to do a full molt (based on my reading...obviously not my own experience, so you know I'll be proven wrong!)
Is it normally a summer thing?

I thought fall was typical, but I’m seen anywhere from June to February!

 

[Marie2020]

Does Jaffa crow in the middle of the night? I more or less keep chicken hours myself when left to my own devices!

I think that's it is Alex that crows jaffar is the one who snores .

Good night again, i hope I will be snoring soon. .

 

[micstrachan]

More pics taken Wed. Will get more tomorrow when have day off. Some of pics are the 13pullets and little cockerel, Cheetah.

Mama breaking up the frozen blueberry (1st for whole flock)
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Storm clouds change from moment to moment. Storm looks different depending on the light...and BLENDS in shadows!
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Wonderful!

 

[micstrachan]

And a windy side of same RustyView attachment 2797043

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Poor Rusty. Tidbitting Mama over a blueberry....Mama calling Storm over, "Eat! Eat! It's good! You must eat much to grow big strong feathers!"
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Twirp, of the rose comb(?), green legs, no crest, all attitude maybe legbar persuasion?

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See? All attitude!

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Thing 2, aka the Feather-headed Dingbat. Coloring up beautifully!
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One of the white sapphires (hybrid: CCL roo x white leghorn, supposed to lay blue eggs, no POL age listed, so 9-12 more weeks?) And Cuckoo, the barred rock with pencilled breast markings...

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Cheetah, gold pencilled Hamburg, and full of attitude too. (Not heard him trying to crow...yet)

What a beautiful flock you have!