Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Untrue here. Here they sing all winter long.

They have been deathly quiet (essentially absent) since a hawk killed my pullet Sylvie. At least 1 Cooper's Hawk is hunting the birds (including chickens) in my yard.

Oh dear - yep Cooper's are very adept at arboreal hunting. Have seen then take a Mourning Dove.

They r my fear here too, I want to put a covered run up in the Spring. One of those hoop coop contraption I am researching netting. I have heavy snow load here though...

 

[featherhead007]

Well I would have found her tonight when I fed that bale

Would have been a shock tho haha. Darn tootin chickens.

I was kinda hoping that you don’t have fodder bales sitting around for long!

 

[bgmathteach]

Maybe you could cut each large pellet in half? Then you could even have twice as much feed.

Oh, yes.. I can see it now. She selects one pellet, places it carefully in a pill cutter...and presto! 2 pellets for the price of one! Then, select, cut, repeat...select, cut repeat...for a whole 40# bag.

 

[Ponypoor]

Mine will eat Chick Starter over any other feed.

YES !! Mine also - I would feed it but too high protein I am told. Do you feed it as a treat? I have them some as treat today after I found Whiskers....

 

[featherhead007]

Oh, yes.. I can see it now. She selects one pellet, places it carefully in a pill cutter...and presto! 2 pellets for the price of one! Then, select, cut, repeat...select, cut repeat...for a whole 40# bag.

Exactly. Also, you have noticed that I tell jokes that need an imagination! Good for you!

 

[Ponypoor]

I was kinda hoping that you don’t have fodder bales sitting around for long!

Well I throw down enough for a week, so she is lucky she crawled in the side I am working through !! Otherwise not sure when she would have been found

 

[bgmathteach]

Now that is a calendar picture for sure!

 

[bgmathteach]

Now that is a calendar picture for sure!

 

[featherhead007]

Well I throw down enough for a week, so she is lucky she crawled in the side I am working through !! Otherwise not sure when she would have been found

Pure luck !

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Oh, yes.. I can see it now. She selects one pellet, places it carefully in a pill cutter...and presto! 2 pellets for the price of one! Then, select, cut, repeat...select, cut repeat...for a whole 40# bag.

No No and No to that method. I was bringing in a coffee cupfull into the house though and putting it in the blender for about 5 seconds. My pretty little Liar needs that calcium if she is ever going to lay that egg. No egg again for her today, tomorrow I'm playing fleetwood mac.