Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[bgmathteach]

Fluffy bottoms for FBF:

 

[Marie2020]

Fluffy bottoms for FBF:
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Happy girls

A little cold but they can cope

 

[Marie2020]

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[Marie2020]

Princess Mucky girl still with us all

 

[featherhead007]

Of course, you know and they all safe in your loving care

I trust your judgement

I hope Jaffar feels the same!

 

[BY Bob]

@bgmathteach how is your wounded hen doing?

 

[BY Bob]

My Tax for the past 2 days of chatting:
My poor 'what were you thinking, molting now? GirlView attachment 2991018View attachment 2991020
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This is surely a tough time to be molting. Silly birds.

 

[micstrachan]

I have been discouraging the cockatoos because they are being destructive (as @Ribh predicted) and tearing fly screens and wood trim off the house.
When I went out to shoo them away I noticed that we had another visitor.
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I didn't want to feed the cockies but I'd like to encourage the Rainbow Lorikeet (They don't eat houses do they Ribh?) So I held my hand up and..
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He is much smaller than a Sulphur Crested Cockatoo and will eat from my hand.

Amazing!

 

[rural mouse]

Nope. Don't like spiders living with me. Nope. Not at all.

Ditto. And ditto again.....and ditto again....its not dead enough....if it stays outside, it can live.....as long as it's not webbing a doorway....maybe....

 

[rural mouse]

Your right, it is still positive. This early in the year, and with them being her first eggs after a break I doubted any would be fertile. 3 out of 5 were, that is 60%. I did not have that percentage last year with 4 hens laying when I set the first round of eggs. To top it off, we were in a cold snap when the eggs were laid, the first one really caught me by surprise and was very cold when I found it. It could have been partially frozen. If the one did quit, it is not shocking, it happens, even later on in the year I have come to expect a few quitters. What I do not need to happen is have a single chick hatch. If that happens I will either be scrambling around looking for another chick of similar age, or try to place it with someone else that has chicks. If it was being broody raised a lone chick would not be the end of the world, but not ideal when you are brooding them yourself. I was at both tractor supply and rural king this past weekend, neither one had chicks in yet. I've got everything possible crossed hoping for 2 to hatch.

Here, the chicks are scheduled for Valentine's day. If they did similar there, you may be ok.