Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[LozzyR]

Sharing!!

 

[BY Bob]

A friend of mine gave me a wonderful gift. It is an old book - printed in 1881 in NY. It is called 'Barn Plans and Out-buildings'.
It is full of diagrams and building plans. There is a whole chapter on chicken houses. This is one of the more unusual designs.
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And here is a design for providing heat during extremely cold nights using an underground stove.
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That is very cool!

 

[Marie2020]

I think I have posted before that I use a couple of those. They are very effective and instantaneous. They aren't cheap though.
I originally bought them when I had a terrible mouse probem in the house, and more recently I used them as part of the eradication of rodents from the Chicken Palace. One really good thing about them is that the chickens can't get in them! To be safe I pointed the open end towards a wall so the incuisitive Princesses couldn't even get their beaks in.
The snap traps which are my other main weapon have to be put down after the chickens are locked up and taken back up before letting them out to play.

Yes we have chatted about these before but I lost the information
I seriously have to get at least 3 of these for the chicken area and two other places in my garden . I already bought two humain tiny ones but they are useless.

Would the rat trap work for mice? Or are mice to light for them? I'm wondering if the "victor traps are best for quality and it's purpose

 

[Marie2020]

I will have to look back on what I've missed today tomorrow. I'm tired

 

[BY Bob]

And for me the best part of this story is that I am not the only crazy person who goes out digging for worms for my chickens!

Worms are in vogue again. There was a time around here in February where if I found a worm on a warm day no one would touch it. Today we did worm rounds with me turning over bricks and pieces of wood that held bunches of worms. Everyone was fighting over them.

 

[BY Bob]

How about this one by juice:

It's been a very long time since I saw that one.

 

[BY Bob]

Mix rain and snow here but hey it's not -20 so it's all good! And the chickies have been having a blast digging in the mud and crud....

The horses have been hanging out in the front paddock picking at old grass and checking for any new shoots coming up.

I need to get my paddocks sprayed with a herbicide to kill off the white clover, golden rod, and buttercup plants in the next month or so. Unfortunately I can't get any herbicides here unless you have a license to purchase. We have the same issue getting mouse and rat poison, the stuff they sell to the public is useless and a complete waste of money....

So road trip to the US next month so I can get some Dicamba - need to get rid of those weed plants as they are bad for my horses. The white clover causes founder and buttercup plants are poisonous to horses. Golden rod while not poisonous is just a nuisance plant.

First though need to fill the ruts I created yesterday... Oh joy. Gotta love Spring!

The work never ends. Sometimes you even make more for yourself!

 

[BY Bob]

I think I have posted before that I use a couple of those. They are very effective and instantaneous. They aren't cheap though.
I originally bought them when I had a terrible mouse probem in the house, and more recently I used them as part of the eradication of rodents from the Chicken Palace. One really good thing about them is that the chickens can't get in them! To be safe I pointed the open end towards a wall so the incuisitive Princesses couldn't even get their beaks in.
The snap traps which are my other main weapon have to be put down after the chickens are locked up and taken back up before letting them out to play.

With a many cats as you have how can you ever have a mouse problem in the house?????

 

[featherhead007]

I will have to look back on what I've missed today tomorrow. I'm tired View attachment 3031320

Jealousy isn’t my nature, but I would love to have a nap now too!

 

[featherhead007]

Anybody know why my “BoPeeps” eggs are lighter in color lately? They are very light colored brown. All the rest of the ladies lay darker brown.