Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[GregnLety]

You get your chicken wire up?

It's wicked stuff to work with, I tried to bribe my niece to come help me but she would rather hang out with her chickies haha.

Almost finished, had to stop for a beer break

Luckily my help works for food and beer, lol

 

[GregnLety]

Started putting up the 1" chicken wire along the horse fence.

I first put a footer board of 1x4 hemlock along the ground.
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Then I rolled the wire fencing out, I used a board and some baling twine as a pulley to pull the wire as taught as I could.
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Then I tacked to top of the wire in place at each post. I will use strapping to secure it to the top board on the fence, and the footer board.
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You're hired! Come on over.

 

[Ponypoor]

Almost finished, had to stop for a beer break

Luckily my help works for food and beer, lol

Definitely must be a newfoundlander haha

Drink water also!

 

[Ponypoor]

You're hired! Come on over.

The mosquitoes are enough to eat you alive here. The horses have been tearing around, guess I better get the bug dope out for tomorrow....

Too bad chickens don't eat mosquitoes haha!

 

[RoyalChick]

Did you tube them or just syringe the fluid?

I syringed about 1ml of Safe-Guard goat dewormer direct into their gullet.
I was a nervous wreck about avoiding the trachea. I pushed the syringe almost all the way in before plunging and I had images that I was filling their lungs with fluid as I plunged.
But I think if I had done that I would know by now. All three are foraging around. Maggie is a strong bird - geez she really did not want that to happen and she fought with every ounce of her strength! Diana’s throat is the easiest to visualize so I was most sure with her that I had avoided the windpipe but she has an unnerving trick of walking backwards in the towel burrito so I was left holding the perfectly placed syringe with no chicken in the vicinity!
I am leaving Dotty until after dark tonight. I fully expect to lose a finger.
I am not yet counting this as a new skill - but maybe by their second dose I will feel less scared.
As I typed this Maggie got her revenge - she just pecked a little bug bite scab I have on my elbow. OUCH!!!!

 

[RoyalChick]

Started putting up the 1" chicken wire along the horse fence.

I first put a footer board of 1x4 hemlock along the ground.
View attachment 3128609

Then I rolled the wire fencing out, I used a board and some baling twine as a pulley to pull the wire as taught as I could.
View attachment 3128610

Then I tacked to top of the wire in place at each post. I will use strapping to secure it to the top board on the fence, and the footer board.
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I am deeply and profoundly impressed.
Nice job!

 

[GregnLety]

Definitely must be a newfoundlander haha

Drink water also!

I had 3 waters before I started so I am balancing it out with beer, lol. Hillbilly/Newfie

The mosquitoes are enough to eat you alive here. The horses have been tearing around, guess I better get the bug dope out for tomorrow....

Too bad chickens don't eat mosquitoes haha!

Here, the skeeters ain't bad until sunset then the little vampires come out to feed.

 

[Ponypoor]

I had 3 waters before I started so I am balancing it out with beer, lol. Hillbilly/Newfie

Here, the skeeters ain't bad until sunset then the little vampires come out to feed.

The horse flies are out now too, my poor thoroughbred is just full of egg sized lumps. Poor old girl.

Ok well I better get cracking.

 

[GregnLety]

The horse flies are out now too, my poor thoroughbred is just full of egg sized lumps. Poor old girl.

Ok well I better get cracking.

Poor girl..

 

[lightm]

Random ramble:

The movie "Chicken Run" was not great... Why can't they make chickens look like chickens in an animation?? Come on.

On a happy note, I accidentally watched "Cry Macho" yesterday and it is a better chicken movie than "Chicken Run". I recommend @featherhead007 watch it with Jaffer.