Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Slow Motion Pasta

We all know my girls love pasta. They will do almost anything for it. So today I decided to try using pasta to try out one of the camera modes on my phone that I had never used before. After a lot of missteps I finally got the shot I wanted. Here you go, Hattie leaping for pasta in slow motion! I think it's pretty cool.

 

[LCG Chicken Coop]

I don’t know if this video will work, and it’s not as professional as the chicken roomba, but here is footage of the one successful chicken swing usage in October at our community garden potluck. I haven’t been able to get any pullets to do this, myself!

 

[MaryJanet]

That it's just awesome. Get to it Mary Janet. Let's get those girls trained.

Haha, I can't imagine Mary tolerating it, Janet no... Sandy maaaaybe if she's feeling a bit tired? I think I'll let them continue living their chickeny lives in peace

 

[MaryJanet]

Slow Motion Pasta

We all know my girls love pasta. They will do almost anything for it. So today I decided to try using pasta to try out one of the camera modes on my phone that I had never used before. After a lot of missteps I finally got the shot I wanted. Here you go, Hattie leaping for pasta in slow motion! I think it's pretty cool.

Yeh, that's awesome!

 

[BY Bob]

Yeh, that's awesome!

It was my big girl too. She got some air!

 

[BlueBaby]

@BY Bob I'm going to be going to pick up my 3 new Barnevelder pullet's tomorrow. It will be a couple more months or so before they lay egg's though, as they hatched out on 8/13.

 

[Kris5902]

Out of cellular Data at max speed until next Tuesday... so the videos won’t play I might make it down to the Farm house area and use the WiFi there on Friday... so looking forward to the chicken Roomba, slow mo pasta gobble and Chicken swing in action! Soon...

 

[Shadrach]

Why no eggs?

I think the pink combs tell the story. Look at these sad pink combs.
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And of course 1 red comb is on the old hen that doesn't lay in winter any longer.
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There are lots of suggestions about why chickens stop laying over the winter months.
I think it's just to remind you how lucky you are when they do.

 

[Shadrach]

Begs the question can chickens be litter trained at all? They are smart little creatures, and I know that the girls in the barn sometimes hold their poops until they get out in the morning. They run outside make the “pooping face” (posture thing... just like a human baby!) deposit a big one then they run to the feeder, which may be inside the barn if it’s raining. Broodies hold it and don’t poop on the nest?

I like your reasoning. I think one could probably train a chicken not to poop in particular places. You can train them not to go into certain areas and apparently train them to do lots of other clever stuff.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Beakbook

I came inside today to grab some more coffee and when I came out I caught Lilly using my iPad to access beakbook. I'm not sure what is more disturbing, that she was sharing information or with whom she was communicating. I'm not sure we want these two comparing notes!
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Don't want you to miss this @Aussie-Chookmum

Akk! No! The evil dynamic duo!

We must keep them apart at all costs or they will be hatching an evil plan to take over the world, and all the mealy worms, together!!!