Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[micstrachan]

Lucy, right this second.

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Looks like she’s been playing in the rain?

 

[micstrachan]

Lilly is really stepping up! What a great hen.

I missed this post of Bob’s! It warms my heart!

 

[micstrachan]

Elevated Coop Benfits today

We were discussing elevating the coop yesterday on some thread. I elevated mine for several reasons. One of them is in full effect today. I raised it just enough that they could stand comfortably underneath it. This gives them somewhere to go when the weather is awful. The rain cant really reach them.

This is happening right now.
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Here they are nice and dry under the coop.
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It is so dark right now the camera won't switch from night vision.

There is always dry dirt here for dust bathing as well.

WOOOHOOOO!!! It seems to be very effective in that downpour.

 

[micstrachan]

"It's just a touch of post natal depression. I wasn't expecting so many at once."
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Oh my!

 

[BY Bob]

The sweet part of this story is that Aurora knocked on the door and you let her in.

I cannot deny her. I guess I am beaten.

 

[BY Bob]

"It's just a touch of post natal depression. I wasn't expecting so many at once."
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Awwwwwwwww

 

[BY Bob]

Lilly is really stepping up! What a great hen.

It really was great work on her part. Maybe she will grow into this alpha hen job.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Awww, she looks a bit wet poor hen.

We have had rain for the last couple of days

This is what happens when the ground has been baked dry for months and then you get a heavy downpour

Yep, the water is deep enough to fill my mini gum boots. This should put a damper on our local fires but I hope it lets up for a couple of hours so it has a chance to soak in!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Elevated Coop Benfits today

We were discussing elevating the coop yesterday on some thread. I elevated mine for several reasons. One of them is in full effect today. I raised it just enough that they could stand comfortably underneath it. This gives them somewhere to go when the weather is awful. The rain cant really reach them.

This is happening right now.
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Here they are nice and dry under the coop.
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It is so dark right now the camera won't switch from night vision.

There is always dry dirt here for dust bathing as well.

Concern for Each Other

Yesterday seemed to be a good day for the flock. They seemed to spend more time as a threesome. There was rain off and on all day and they would duck under the coop whenever it got heavy.

Late in the day they were hanging out when the skies really opened. This time they did not respond as a flock. Lilly and Hattie sprinted for the safety of the coop and Aurora came running to the Big Coop. She started pecking at the door and I let her in, of course.
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Once Lilly discovered that Aurora was not with them, she started calling to her. She kept up calling until Aurora, having eaten enough worms, went back outside and ran to join them.

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It's great that Lilly's looking out for Aurora.

With the rain we've been having, I'm thinking that the girls don't have enough shelter for when it gets really wet.

Here are Tsuki, Edwina and Pepper sheltering under the new coop

As you can see, it's not very roomy and they are getting wet from splash back.


Deana and Alice took refuge in the old coop. As it is flooded, they are on the roosts inside, so no portraits I'm afraid!

 

[LozzyR]

Hi Bob and fellow chook-friends

I’ve got a question about chooks that nap a lot. Bob, was it Patsy who was sleeping a lot during the day not long before she passed away? Has anyone noticed any of their chooks who really dig a good nanna-nap without being unwell? Chickie still seems to nap a fair bit, even standing up! I’m wondering if it’s cause for concern, or it’s just how she’s passing the time when there isn’t much free-ranging to be done.