Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Another Dreary Drizzly Day at Fluffy Butt Acres

Why do all My Sick or Injured Hens.....

 

[WhoDatChick]

Here is my youngest's Plague Doctor mask and an unwilling victim

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(Tsuki did not want to pose for me. She is now sulking under a bush )

Waaaay cool

 

[WhoDatChick]

It's Autumn here now but I thought I'd share how the Chicken garden I planted last year is going. The idea is that I plant the most chook friendly/attractive plants nearest the run and the girls can help themselves to what grows through. They like the comfrey best, but have also enjoyed the nasturtiums and wormwood.

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Oh ma ga! I love this

 

[BY Bob]

Sharing Eggs

Rather than taking extra eggs around the neighborhood as we normally do, I have asked our friends and neighbors to reach out when they were in need. That way those that need could have. We have developed quite a stock pile for us (3 dozen or so = a lot for us) We got our first request for a dozen today.

Of course, once I worm them tomorrow, egg production will essentially cease. I am going to have to put the word out that we are out of the egg business for a while.



Bad timing all the way around.

 

[LozzyR]

If they are @ POL you shouldn't. I buy deliberately @ the beginning of Autumn as it means I usually get eggs throughout winter. Unfortunately one of my new layers went broody on me after only a week or so & is still going. My favorelles are Xs but once they started laying they've been regular & consistent layers of a nice big brown egg. At least one is still laying.

Tegan and River’s combs aren’t as red as Nyssa’s and they’re all meant to be around the same age; about 12 months (add a month since they’ve been here). Whilst I’ve said I would keep chooks without eggs, it would be nice if they laid something once in a while!

 

[Ribh]

Tegan and River’s combs aren’t as red as Nyssa’s and they’re all meant to be around the same age; about 12 months (add a month since they’ve been here). Whilst I’ve said I would keep chooks without eggs, it would be nice if they laid something once in a while!

So not POL. Like the rest of us you'll more likely be facing a molt & a few eggless months but I have found the favorelles more prosaic & less Prima Donnas than some of my other girls. All my Drama Queens make a song & dance out of everything whether it's molting or laying an egg.

 

[Ribh]

Ribh is referring to the nuno felted crochet hook roll I made for her I think. I'm more crafty than artsy.

If I ever felt a chicken I'll post it for my chicken friends to enjoy!

@LozzyR : this is the crochet roll ACM made me, if you haven't seen it before.

It's pretty as well as practical & has been very well used.

 

[MaryJanet]

Thank you, thank you *bows*

I was going for a cottage gardeny feel with chook garden Shad. Scatter the seeds at the front and see what pops up. I'm hoping things will self seed in the future.

I put a self-seeding flower meadow in the front yard! It's been delightful but sometimes sparsely planted. I need to reconsider the irrigation pipe because the spray heads don't provide the right coverage.

Did you get the seeds from the diggers club?

 

[BY Bob]

@LozzyR : this is the crochet roll ACM made me, if you haven't seen it before.
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It's pretty as well as practical & has been very well used.
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Very nice!

 

[BY Bob]

Phyllis got Hurt Today

The middle toe on her left foot got caught in the back door today as she rushed to come in as I was closing the door. It bled badly. I tried to keep her still so it could stop bleeding but as soon as I let her back out it started bleeding again. We did watch some TV together today.

She stared both cats down as well.