Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Shadrach]

How's it going with your Uncle @mixedUPturk ?

 

[Shadrach]

Barking Bracket finally got her chicks out and about today in a lull in the rain.

Lock, the light coloured pullett, is fascinated by the chicks. When Bracket gets the chicks into the nest box at night to roost, Lock piles in with her and the chicks.

Mag, the rooster facing forward is where the chicks go if Bracket wanders off.

We've had some serious rain here. The house is cut off on both tracks by landslides and rivers. Hundreds of tons of earth has slid. This was a dusty track a couple of days ago.

 

[ValerieJ]

Barking Bracket finally got her chicks out and about today in a lull in the rain.View attachment 2008628
Lock, the light coloured pullett, is fascinated by the chicks. When Bracket gets the chicks into the nest box at night to roost, Lock piles in with her and the chicks.
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Mag, the rooster facing forward is where the chicks go if Bracket wanders off.
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We've had some serious rain here. The house is cut off on both tracks by landslides and rivers. Hundreds of tons of earth has slid. This was a dusty track a couple of days ago.
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I love that your chickens still have some fairly dry ground to wander. My poor flock is learning to swim!!!

 

[LozzyR]

Chickie’s laying soft-shelled eggs again. I’m pretty sure Lucy has stopped laying and it’s not her. I’m thinking I might have to get Chickie well again and then have a Suprelorin implant put in. I’ve read mixed reviews about the implant, some people said it worked well, some said their hen looked miserable and wouldn’t eat, and another person said their hen got obese. I’ll see if I can talk to my vet today and see what she thinks.

If I had access to @MaryJanet ’s Dr Hill, I’d get him to do a hysterectomy!

 

[LozzyR]

Lock, the light coloured pullett, is fascinated by the chicks. When Bracket gets the chicks into the nest box at night to roost, Lock piles in with her and the chicks.

I’d love to see a photo of that!

 

[ValerieJ]

Chickie’s laying soft-shelled eggs again. I’m pretty sure Lucy has stopped laying and it’s not her. I’m thinking I might have to get Chickie well again and then have a Suprelorin implant put in. I’ve read mixed reviews about the implant, some people said it worked well, some said their hen looked miserable and wouldn’t eat, and another person said their hen got obese. I’ll see if I can talk to my vet today and see what she thinks.

If I had access to @MaryJanet ’s Dr Hill, I’d get him to do a hysterectomy!

I hope you are able to save Chickie.

 

[RoyalChick]

I need to put some hens in my garden!

They are not the fastest of workers but they are very thorough and they offer a bug-clearing and fertilizing services along with the tilling. They are also great company during Fall clean-up.

 

[RoyalChick]

Mine do all of my tilling for me, spring and fall.

Yours are clearly harder workers than mine! I would say we shared the tilling this Fall. I have had them less than a year so I will see if I can motivate them to carry more of the load in the Spring.

 

[BY Bob]

Yours are clearly harder workers than mine! I would say we shared the tilling this Fall. I have had them less than a year so I will see if I can motivate them to carry more of the load in the Spring.

Mine also rake leaves, and twigs. They help to break down brush piles as well.

 

[BY Bob]

Barking Bracket finally got her chicks out and about today in a lull in the rain.View attachment 2008628
Lock, the light coloured pullett, is fascinated by the chicks. When Bracket gets the chicks into the nest box at night to roost, Lock piles in with her and the chicks.
View attachment 2008629
Mag, the rooster facing forward is where the chicks go if Bracket wanders off.
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We've had some serious rain here. The house is cut off on both tracks by landslides and rivers. Hundreds of tons of earth has slid. This was a dusty track a couple of days ago.
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I guess you have had some serious rain. How long are you usually cut if for? I am assuming this has happened before of course.

I love the pictures of the chicks out and about. I'm sure they were driving Bracket nuts all stuck in the house like that.

Now this is a phrase of my mother's. I've never heard another soul say it. Here goes.

Those chicks needed to "go outside and blow the stink off".

My brother and I were laughing about this phrase the other day. We were exceptionally stinkier after a day outside!