Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Was just mentioning this

SHRA tax please.

 

[GregnLety]

You are not crazy. My ideal Saturday is sitting under the oak tree watching our dogs and chickens. Of course the dogs know their names and nicknames. A few of the chickens know their names and come when called.

Ok, so here’s a big “crazy chicken lady” statement. Call it social isolation, cabin fever, or whatever… but I talk to the animals a lot, perhaps a little too much. When I’m working on the house I’ll call to the goats in the barn, and get a “yes mom” answer back. Well, with the chickens (and especially while Sammy was stuck recovering from his morning squabble with Dean in the human coop) I’ve been “talking” chicken to the chickens… and they have been responding. I do the “whiorrrr” BBB predator call and they go for cover.

 

[BY Bob]

Dust bathing removes the old oils from their feathers so that they can keep them fresh. They can then preen and replace the older oils with fresh.

SHRA tax

 

[GregnLety]

Always, nurture over nature when it comes to roosters. Always. They need to be taught by someone.

I agree. My 2 older roosters teach the younger cockrells and I often see the younger taking on the habits of the older boys.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Before I post my complaint, I want to say I'm enjoying every minute I spend with Ezzie, the Grannies and Nellies. Now, for my complaint, can we hurry up and feather out a little bit please. With the Grannies *chipmunks* I'm having to clean poop stuck to their butt fluff every single day. They have yet to have their cloaca blocked, but it is a struggle to keep clean fluffy butts. Thankfully after the 3rd time cleaning them they quit struggling and just complain. Very loud indignant cheeps followed by some very dirty and judging looks when I'm finished.

 

[GregnLety]

It's not something that is in my mind; it's a fact. Read just about any well informed paper on chickens and it will tell you much the same. Chickens dust bath to soak up the oil they secrete that conditons their feathers and skin.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/why-chickens-bath-in-dust-and-not-in-water.74441/

Very informative and jives with what I have been observing here. My 2 older flocks take turns at the good spot so the younger flock created their own bath under my boat trailer.

 

[featherhead007]

Power outage. All day spent worrying about the ice cream and milk products I bought today!! I hate things that are out of my control!!

 

[BY Bob]

Power outage. All day spent worrying about the ice cream and milk products I bought today!! I hate things that are out of my control!!

What brought the power outage about?

 

[Ponypoor]

SHRA tax please.

Awww come on... It's Chickie related!!!

Ok ok here goes

Tax (I am always paying some sort of tax these days!!!)

As The Egg Turns
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"Hey, hu-mon why is she in my nest box, make her leave or she gets the boot"
"You can't make me leave I got here first, your just an old hen, go lay somewhere else, snooze you lose"

"Fine, have it your way, I will sit on you head and lay my egg"
"Haha go ahead I will steal it as my own"

 

[bgmathteach]

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So true, especially after being saved by the chickens: (@4:22 )
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