Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

It's very interesting. She's a clever girl, taking a snack when she needed it.

I have more respect for her every day. Her needs are definately different than my other lighter girls and she is figuring out how to get what she needs in her own.

 

[MaryJanet]

Hungry Hungry Hattie

I was checking on the ladies early this morning and I saw this at 1:00 am.

So I finally started doing the math. I'm a little slow in realizing what might be going on.

The sun sets here now around 5 pm. At 1:00 am, Hattie had been roosted for apx 7.5 hours. Her craw must be empty. The poor girl is hungry.

I don't normally keep food in the coop except in the winter. She is taking advantage of it and snacking. She can't get back on the roost but at least she's not hungry. I may need to keep food in the coop a little longer into the spring now until the nights are shorter so she can snack.

Who knew?

I need to mention Mal's head nodding in the first few seconds, so sweet!

zzzzZZZZ

 

[BY Bob]

I need to mention Mal's head nodding in the first few seconds, so sweet!

zzzzZZZZ

I'm sure Hattie woke her up when she jumped down. Disturbing e everyone else's sleep because she's hungry.

 

[RoyalChick]

I have had a lot of fun over the holiday reading all 328 pages of this thread and hope you don't mind me joining in. Thank you all for such a lovely thread - I have laughed and cried at all the ups and downs of Bob's chicken family and appreciate this group for its wisdom and humor, and for being such nice chicken-people. Sadly, as I got to page 326, a tragedy of my own struck. Through the window I saw a big fox heading towards the chicken coop. I rushed outside to scare it away I can't have been more than 2 mins behind the fox, but now one of my lovely family of four is gone. Shortly after, a neighbor came by to say he just saw a fox run by with a chicken in its mouth. It is dark so I can't even tell if it is Maggie or Scary that is gone. I also cannot figure out how the fox got into the run or the chicken got out. I am so sad, I feel like I let her down. I was going to introduce myself and my flock of 4 (now 3) but right now I am too sad.

 

[MaryJanet]

I'm so sorry the fox took one of your hens

 

[WhoDatChick]

I have had a lot of fun over the holiday reading all 328 pages of this thread and hope you don't mind me joining in. Thank you all for such a lovely thread - I have laughed and cried at all the ups and downs of Bob's chicken family and appreciate this group for its wisdom and humor, and for being such nice chicken-people. Sadly, as I got to page 326, a tragedy of my own struck. Through the window I saw a big fox heading towards the chicken coop. I rushed outside to scare it away I can't have been more than 2 mins behind the fox, but now one of my lovely family of four is gone. Shortly after, a neighbor came by to say he just saw a fox run by with a chicken in its mouth. It is dark so I can't even tell if it is Maggie or Scary that is gone. I also cannot figure out how the fox got into the run or the chicken got out. I am so sad, I feel like I let her down. I was going to introduce myself and my flock of 4 (now 3) but right now I am too sad.

Aaww, I am so sad for you... I am glad you are here.. hope to “see” you soon...

 

[LozzyR]

I have had a lot of fun over the holiday reading all 328 pages of this thread and hope you don't mind me joining in. Thank you all for such a lovely thread - I have laughed and cried at all the ups and downs of Bob's chicken family and appreciate this group for its wisdom and humor, and for being such nice chicken-people. Sadly, as I got to page 326, a tragedy of my own struck. Through the window I saw a big fox heading towards the chicken coop. I rushed outside to scare it away I can't have been more than 2 mins behind the fox, but now one of my lovely family of four is gone. Shortly after, a neighbor came by to say he just saw a fox run by with a chicken in its mouth. It is dark so I can't even tell if it is Maggie or Scary that is gone. I also cannot figure out how the fox got into the run or the chicken got out. I am so sad, I feel like I let her down. I was going to introduce myself and my flock of 4 (now 3) but right now I am too sad.

Hi @RoyalChick , lovely to make your acquaintance, but so sad to hear of your terrible loss. I joined this thread after I lost Bessie, my Barred Rock pullet; I wish I had found this lovely community of people before that as they are all so supportive. We would love to get to know you and respect your need to process your grief. I think all of us have experienced loss and know where you are coming from. Take care, be kind to yourself and there’s usually someone to chat to 24/7 as we are multi-national.

 

[Ribh]

I have had a lot of fun over the holiday reading all 328 pages of this thread and hope you don't mind me joining in. Thank you all for such a lovely thread - I have laughed and cried at all the ups and downs of Bob's chicken family and appreciate this group for its wisdom and humor, and for being such nice chicken-people. Sadly, as I got to page 326, a tragedy of my own struck. Through the window I saw a big fox heading towards the chicken coop. I rushed outside to scare it away I can't have been more than 2 mins behind the fox, but now one of my lovely family of four is gone. Shortly after, a neighbor came by to say he just saw a fox run by with a chicken in its mouth. It is dark so I can't even tell if it is Maggie or Scary that is gone. I also cannot figure out how the fox got into the run or the chicken got out. I am so sad, I feel like I let her down. I was going to introduce myself and my flock of 4 (now 3) but right now I am too sad.

Hugs. It's hard to lose one when you have such a small flock. They leave a terribly big chickeny hole.

Feel free to chat about your grief when you are able. We have all lost chickens to various things & understand how hard it is.

 

[BY Bob]

I have had a lot of fun over the holiday reading all 328 pages of this thread and hope you don't mind me joining in. Thank you all for such a lovely thread - I have laughed and cried at all the ups and downs of Bob's chicken family and appreciate this group for its wisdom and humor, and for being such nice chicken-people. Sadly, as I got to page 326, a tragedy of my own struck. Through the window I saw a big fox heading towards the chicken coop. I rushed outside to scare it away I can't have been more than 2 mins behind the fox, but now one of my lovely family of four is gone. Shortly after, a neighbor came by to say he just saw a fox run by with a chicken in its mouth. It is dark so I can't even tell if it is Maggie or Scary that is gone. I also cannot figure out how the fox got into the run or the chicken got out. I am so sad, I feel like I let her down. I was going to introduce myself and my flock of 4 (now 3) but right now I am too sad.

Dear lord! I am so sorry for your loss. You must be heartbroken right now. Please join in when you are ready. We would love to have you as part of our group.

For now please accept these virtual hugs.

If nothing else let us try to be a support group for you.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Hope everyone has an amazing 2020.. we celebrated with our usual fireworks and I couldn’t resist this one... ...View attachment 1992037View attachment 1992038View attachment 1992039View attachment 1992040View attachment 1992041chicken shooting fire out her bum! Sorry no video but I still haven’t figured that out ... we also got the pooping dog ... I know.. I’m 10