Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

I've seen that behaviour too!

Thanks for the memory! I had forgotten that one.

 

[rural mouse]

I was trying to use the deep litter method but mom decided that my coop needed to be cleaned out. I just let her do it instead of arguing. I'll keep that in mind about the pile though. That might be a better option.

Make a pile of anything where they can get to it....hours of entertainment.....

 

[BY Bob]

They are behaving normally apart from the egg laying, Minnie having watery poop, and Minnie roosting alone.
In the day they seem full of beans. Actually all the Princesses are a sort of amped up by digging up everything in their yard. They are on a mission and are tackling it with vigor. Only a few breaks for sunbathing. Otherwise they were on round the clock digging detail!

I love when they are energetic in whatever they are doing. I'm actually hoping that we see the sun here for the first time in 2 weeks today. I want to see how everyone behaves with the warm sun out.

 

[BY Bob]

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

Just imagine what I'm looking at after 2 days away. It can be intimidating. It's why I'm so impressed when someone reads it from the start.

 

[BY Bob]

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?!

I have never heard of ravens killing chickens. That is news to me. Mine love the crows when they start coming by in fall and winter.

 

[rural mouse]

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?

They can tell when someone is helping (provided they're not lost in blind panic). Check out those vids of people untangling wild animals from fences.
We had a hummingbird go up into the skylight window of the patio roof. she couldmy find her way out but could find a rough patch to perch on. We could get her to perch on a bristle in the corn broom, but she'd fly right back up when we'd get the broom down to 3 inches above the opening. Finally got smart. The window crank has a long handle with a hook on it. Hung the feeder on that, lifted it up. Poor little thing (caliope female: smallest hummingbird in US) fell upon it like a starving wolf. Rode the feeder down, and was still feeding when we had it back by the hook it usually hangs from (10-15 feet away). The hummers have all stayed away from those windows since. doesn't stop them from whizzing through the patio in their quest to defend the feeder from all others though.

 

[BY Bob]

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.
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Nice to see a memory of Ruby.

Does oxalis grow in the shade?

 

[BY Bob]

I slept really well. Thank you Bob

They spent the whole night on their perch.

I'm hoping to take out the wire that separates them soon as they are all mingling well.

It is going really well. I am very pleased for both you and them.

 

[rural mouse]

Just imagine what I'm looking at after 2 days away. It can be intimidating. It's why I'm so impressed when someone reads it from the start.

I'm wanting to read through some of the other threads.....not sure I'll be able to keep up with this one. After all the catch up, I don't want to fall behind again either....

 

[RoyalChick]

They just don't like changes.

I find they like small changes. The best way to get mine to eat more oyster shell is to simply put it in a new container. It is available to them all the time, but pour some into a new bowl and they will come and sample it!