Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[ValerieJ]

Bizarrely, Chickie seems a lot more animated today! She’s moving quicker, seems more interested in things, I even saw her having a peck at the commercial feed! I gave her a breakfast of shredded cheese, blueberries, grapes and rockmelon cut up and some oats. She ate most of it. If she seems more normal today I will cancel my appointment with Dr Nikki tomorrow morning.

That is really great news! Happy to hear Chickie is doing a lot better!!!

Well that definitely fits their behavior. They chow down before dusk and drink a lot too. Then they all march up the ladder to the big branch roost and hang out there looking out of the window and chattering to each other about the days activities. It feels like it is sort of 'family time' just before bed. I hung out with them this evening. It is nice and comforting and the view is nice!

I think they just love their new palace.

 

[BY Bob]

Lilly's Day

You all saw Lilly walking on the deck today. Let me tell you about the rest of her day.

I was able to be "rooster" today and spent the day in the backyard with them. So I was able to observe everything.

The morning was mostly normal until I found Sydney trying to make a nest here.

I flushed her out and blocked it off. I then went to find out why her and Sansa were roaming the yard for a nesting spot.

I opened the coop and found this.

This turned into a real mess. Aurora, Hattie, Sydney and apparently Lilly all needed to lay at the same time. I have 2 nest boxes. That would be half af many as I needed at that moment and Lilly takes forever to lay. Sydney and Aurora were ready to go now and Lilly was blocking both boxes, she did not want anyone laying next her.

In and out Aurora and Sydney went. BAKAWK, BAKAWK, BAKAWK! It was deafening. Finally Hattie solved the problem. Into the coop she went super loud Bakawking, BAKAWK! BAKAWK! BAKAWK!, She got up on the roost. BAKAWK! BAKAWK! BAKAWK!.

I was stunned. I just stood there and a few minutes later, out came Lilly complaining, almost muttering, bawk, bawk, bawk bawk.....

In scooted Sydney and Aurora. Hattie took Lilly to the brush pile and they started climbing. My one legged hen was climbing on the brush pile. I shook my head and let them be.

I went back to trimming bushes that are already getting little leaves.

A few minutes later Sansa is bawking away. I look over and my crippled hen is now on the wood pile!

Tell me again that she has a bad leg! Now no way I was letting her jump down from there so I ran over and scooped her up and put her on the ground.

Lilly starts muttering again, bawk, bawk, bawk, bawk.

Then two hens come rolling out of the coop. Relief on their faces. Sydney and Aurora have laid their eggs.

Hattie gathers up Lilly and in they go. Silence finally Almost two hours later they emerged. Hattie has laid an egg, Lilly has spent 2 hours in the nesting box. No egg.

At least There was silence in the yard.

Lilly got up on the deck begged Mrs Bob for treats, ate them and then took a sunbath.

As the sun goes down the flock moves into the side yard with the brush pile. So Lilly went with them. She was done for the day. While the rest scratched around, she found a spot and sat down.

A little later, a nap

After the nap, everything was calm. A quick snack of corn, some grass grazing with Hattie and then off to bed.

A full day for any hen, especially one with a lame leg.

 

[WhoDatChick]

Lilly's Day

You all saw Lilly walking on the deck today. Let me tell you about the rest of her day.

I was able to be "rooster" today and spent the day in the backyard with them. So I was able to observe everything.

The morning was mostly normal until I found Sydney trying to make a nest here.
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I flushed her out and blocked it off. I then went to find out why her and Sansa were roaming the yard for a nesting spot.

I opened the coop and found this.
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This turned into a real mess. Aurora, Hattie, Sydney and apparently Lilly all needed to lay at the same time. I have 2 nest boxes. That would be half af many as I needed at that moment and Lilly takes forever to lay. Sydney and Aurora were ready to go now and Lilly was blocking both boxes, she did not want anyone laying next her.

In and out Aurora and Sydney went. BAKAWK, BAKAWK, BAKAWK! It was deafening. Finally Hattie solved the problem. Into the coop she went super loud Bakawking, BAKAWK! BAKAWK! BAKAWK!, She got up on the roost. BAKAWK! BAKAWK! BAKAWK!.

I was stunned. I just stood there and a few minutes later, out came Lilly complaining, almost muttering, bawk, bawk, bawk bawk.....

In scooted Sydney and Aurors. Hattie took Lilly to the brush pile and they started climbing. My one legged hen was climbing on the brush pile. I shook my head and let them be.

I went back to trimming bushes that are already getting little leaves.

A few minutes later Sansa is bawking away. I look over and my crippled hen is now on the wood pile!
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Tell me again that she has a bad leg! Now no way I was letting her jump down from there so I ran over and scooped her up and put her on the ground.

Lilly starts muttering again, bawk, bawk, bawk, bawk.

Then two hens come rolling out of the coop. Relief on their faces. Sydney and Aurora have laid their eggs.

Hattie gathers up Lilly and in they go. Silence finally Almost two hours later they emerged. Hattie has laid an egg, Lilly has spent 2 hours in the nesting box. No egg.

At least There was silence in the yard.

Lilly got up on the deck begged Mrs Bob for treats, ate them and then took a sunbath.

As the sun goes down the flock misses into the side yard with the brush pile. So Lilly went with them. She was done for the day. While the rest scratched around, she found a spot and sat down.
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A little later, a nap
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After the nap, everything was calm. A quick snack of corn, some grass grazing with Hattie and then off to bed.
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A full day for any hen, especially one with a lame leg.

What is it that I say.... chickens be what!?

 

[BY Bob]

What is it that I say.... chickens be what!?

CRAZY!

 

[ValerieJ]

That was a great day, indeed, @BY Bob.

 

[BY Bob]

This is Why You can't Sleep on the Floor

Last night the floor, tonight the nesting box.

 

[ValerieJ]

This is Why You can't Sleep on the Floor

Last night the floor, tonight the nesting box.

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She wants a private bedroom.

 

[BY Bob]

She wants a private bedroom.

I get it no one pecks you there. It feels safe I'm sure.

 

[LozzyR]

That is great news. Thanks for sharing it with us.

She was having a snooze in the garden by the back door before and she was trilling softly. I figure she wouldn’t be doing that if she was in pain.

 

[LozzyR]

Lovey, soaking up some raysView attachment 2058280

Cuddle lap-chickens!!