Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Waiting for the bulk order of mealy worms they ordered while you were in town buying the tiny package.

Well played.

 

[BY Bob]

I will have you know, I’m now looking online to find (the worms in question) in larger bulk packages. You are right, the ones I buy are too small!

Amazon. Pecky Neb if I am remembering correctly.

 

[BY Bob]

How can you feed 10 lbs of SFL to your small tribe? It must take a while to go through them. Yes, it’s cheaper in bulk quantities, but I can’t trust my PO Box to have 10 lbs delivered to me. (It’s a very small post office, in an even smaller town)

It's takes a long time to use them up but they are way cheaper in bulk.

 

[MaryJanet]

Fret? You probably should have called her 'CAT' or something similar...she is an Excavator Extraordinaire!! (maybe she frets, too?) Each picture I've seen of her lately, is her hovering over a freshly dug pit.

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I think Fret is a great name for one of Shad's chooks!

He's really good at choosing names that suit the hen.

 

[MaryJanet]

I love it! I’m sorry I have not been on your thread. It’s hard for me to keep up on just this one!

Don't worry, sometimes I don't have time for my own thread either

 

[Lexicon]

We used to have a wonderful pair of guard ravens. They lived here for years. I haven’t seen them in awhile but a flock (murder?) of crows hangs out now and then.

My chickens really don't like ravens. When they were chicks, they would alert for ravens and hide under the willow tree. Now they are definitely on guard when they hear them, especially if they can hear their wings whooshing as they fly over. A neighbour recently posted that ravens were killing her chickens. I think they were pullets.
Maybe ravens are more predatory in the north?!

 

[Ribh]

This is Fret. She's a Legbar/Marans cross.View attachment 2864880View attachment 2864881View attachment 2864886

She's a lovely little hen!

 

[Ribh]

I do believe that they are so much smarter than we give them credit for (animals in general, but specifically birds/chickens)...and this is an excellent example of their 'emotional intelligence' - being able to determine our intent /read the situation(good or bad).
Maybe me anthropomorphizing..and they are just desperate so go with the flow?

I think animals are good @ deciding where to trust when they are in need. I had half the neighbourhood kids arrive one day saying I had to come help. It turned out what I had to help was a very large Black Swan with a large infestation of sea lice. It was in a bad way & allowed me to wrap it up in a large towel & toddle it off to the wildlife lady who was able to treat & release. There there was the mutton bird... I could go on & on. Animals know if they can trust you.

 

[micstrachan]

This is Fret. She's a Legbar/Marans cross.View attachment 2864880View attachment 2864881View attachment 2864886

Hi, Fret!

 

[micstrachan]

I thought Oxalis was meant to be toxic for chickens? I downloaded a plant list (I think from BYC) but I can't find it.

It grows wild all over this property and the chickens love it. Here is Ruby on a hill of it back when she was Adventure Girl.