Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

You shouldn't prune it this time of year - it will encourage a lot of sucker growth (not good). Wait until the winter.....

Good to know thanks!

 

[Ponypoor]

That was truly inconsiderate. They need to pick up their mess not move it somewhere else. Yikes!

Holy Dinah that's just rude and bad for animals. I would make them come back and clean up their mess...

 

[RoyalChick]

Oh noooooooo......I will read on, but can't they just do what comes naturally and use the box or not? Chickens will explore, they can't help it, eventually they will. Right now, Maggie's out there during the day.....Dotty attacks in the night.....who knows what other dangers lurk? A cautious chicken is a living chicken!

Don’t worry. I am a big believer in them figuring it out.
They are still sleeping in it at night, but increasingly day naps are in random other places.
Yesterday they unfortunately decided that the nest boxes would make a good HQ. They have since been ‘re-educated’ by the bigger Princesses!

 

[Ponypoor]

These computer photos are cracking me up.

So cute....

 

[featherhead007]

Good morning Alex how is Jaffar today? Is he ok after his little adventure?

Jaffar is doing fine today. Thanks for asking. I’m doing a bit of coop rearranging though.

 

[RoyalChick]

An update on Minnie.
Thank you @MaryJanet and @bgmathteach for asking about Minnie.
She is still with us and the last two nights has roosted on the big roost which is a small good sign.
She comes outside and has a nibble of leaf and a sip of wild water and then sits in the shade watching events. Then she goes into a nest box and collapses for the afternoon.
I have had no luck tempting her to eat eggs, fish, shrimp, beef or cabbage. She will eat a couple of meal worms and she ate a half a slice of kiwi fruit.
The vet suggestion of blood work and the negative fecal sample all happened late Friday and over the weekend so I haven’t made any more progress on that. I will try and get another appointment for her.
It is all very strange.

 

[featherhead007]

An update on Minnie.
Thank you @MaryJanet and @bgmathteach for asking about Minnie.
She is still with us and the last two nights has roosted on the big roost which is a small good sign.
She comes outside and has a nibble of leaf and a sip of wild water and then sits in the shade watching events. Then she goes into a nest box and collapses for the afternoon.
I have had no luck tempting her to eat eggs, fish, shrimp, beef or cabbage. She will eat a couple of meal worms and she ate a half a slice of kiwi fruit.
The vet suggestion of blood work and the negative fecal sample all happened late Friday and over the weekend so I haven’t made any more progress on that. I will try and get another appointment for her.
It is all very strange.

For you and Minnie:

 

[Ponypoor]

I am having one of those days were everything I do or touch is a complete disaster....

So I decided that I should just sit here with Curly and look at chicken videos of baby chicks - that's when I knocked over my cup of tea. Oh brother

I decided I would just post some mug shots after that. Let's hope I can do this properly!

Rose and Penelope trying to decide if it's too cold or not.

Penelope surveying her queendom

Henny Penny looking for treats... Sorry kiddo I have non

And Sophia telling me don't worry human, be happy, it's just spilt tea

Wood shavings are excellent for sopping up wet

 

[BY Bob]

Mugs Monday

Is all about beards and muffs today.

 

[Ponypoor]

An update on Minnie.
Thank you @MaryJanet and @bgmathteach for asking about Minnie.
She is still with us and the last two nights has roosted on the big roost which is a small good sign.
She comes outside and has a nibble of leaf and a sip of wild water and then sits in the shade watching events. Then she goes into a nest box and collapses for the afternoon.
I have had no luck tempting her to eat eggs, fish, shrimp, beef or cabbage. She will eat a couple of meal worms and she ate a half a slice of kiwi fruit.
The vet suggestion of blood work and the negative fecal sample all happened late Friday and over the weekend so I haven’t made any more progress on that. I will try and get another appointment for her.
It is all very strange.

You dont think it's an impacted crop do you? They eat the craziest things...