Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

I hate to laugh but at this point what else can we do? Its spring now. She will be fine. Silly bird.

I know - she is silly - I am not worried about the cold - we have one more night of really cold - low teens - and then mostly just about freezing as coldest. And today is lovely and sunny. I just cannot understand the molting schedule!

 

[featherhead007]

More bad news for today. Cost of the fuel I need (AV-Gas) $5.55 gal

Disgusted tax:

 

[lightm]

I look at it like this.
I'm very interested (some may say obssesed by) in chickens.
I hope that more research and knowledge about them will improve their lot in life.
If for example, the reasearch into the chickens beak hadn't been carried out, the barbaric practice of debeaking may not have been reduced and in some countries made illegal.
In the normal flow of conversation I agree, it doesn't matter whether one calls them a flock or a tribe. It does matter when it comes to how you keep them though. Decent environments for a tribal species are rather different to that for a flock species.
In general I would prefer if people at least had reliable information to work with.
If for example you beleive that dust bathing is the chickens way of ridding themselves of parasites then instead of applying the correct chemical for a sever outbreak one might be tempted as many do, to chuck your chicken in a bath of DE and think you've done the right thing.
I've been pleasantly surprised by the reactions to some of the articles I've written.
Some people have taken on board, as they say, the information I've presented. In theory, eventually this trickles down to a better understanding of chickens and hopefully that better understanding will translate into a better life for some chickens.
That's why I bother.

So dust bath do not get rid of parasites? What is its purpose in your mind?

 

[bgmathteach]

For those of you who have dual purpose birds:
How do you prepare your bird?
I do it like this:
1. Put on an old shirt
2. Firmly but cautiously, hold your bird on your chest.
3. Begin stroking your bird (following the feather pattern)
4. Tell your bird it’s going to be a great day.
5. Let them lay their sweet head next to your neck.
6. If they seem interested, let them peck at your socks. Be sure they are thick socks! Ouch.(Don’t show them your bare toes)
Now your bird is prepared for the day!

Any other dual purpose, seems unlikely to me!

Hmmmm, I guess I have 'quad-purpose' breeds, then.:

Eggs, meat, companionship/love & entertainment.

(The latter 2 makes the 'meat' purpose one VERY hard)

 

[featherhead007]

Hmmmm, I guess I have 'quad-purpose' breeds, then.:

Eggs, meat, companionship/love & entertainment.

(The latter 2 makes the 'meat' purpose one VERY hard)

My point is that I don’t eat chicken. (Makes me Sick) pretty sure it’s all in my head, but you won’t find any poultry meat in my stomach.

 

[bgmathteach]

My point is that I don’t eat chicken. (Makes me Sick) pretty sure it’s all in my head, but you won’t find any poultry meat in my stomach.

Fair enough. But cows have feelings, too.
I'll slink away now...

 

[featherhead007]

Fair enough. But cows have feelings, too.
I'll slink away now...

Lately, I haven’t been able to fit a cow in my lap to cuddle up with. (I do believe that all animals have feelings as you say) some taste better than others though.

 

[RoyalChick]

Diana and Maggie are three years old (at least I believe so).
They are celebrating by doing their favorite things.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

Diana and Maggie are three years old (at least I believe so).
They are celebrating by doing their favorite things.

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Happy Birthday, Diana and Maggie!!!
Don’t worry, you are both still Spring Chickens!

 

[Ponypoor]

For those of you who have dual purpose birds:
How do you prepare your bird?
I do it like this:
1. Put on an old shirt
2. Firmly but cautiously, hold your bird on your chest.
3. Begin stroking your bird (following the feather pattern)
4. Tell your bird it’s going to be a great day.
5. Let them lay their sweet head next to your neck.
6. If they seem interested, let them peck at your socks. Be sure they are thick socks! Ouch.(Don’t show them your bare toes)
Now your bird is prepared for the day!

Any other dual purpose, seems unlikely to me!

Holy crap! I was all egg-citied you were going to explain how I could get rid of those bratty cockerels of mine what a let down...



Good one....