Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Aussie-Chookmum]

A Little Help

@GrandmaDeKorte10 posted on her thread last night asking for my help and I'm a little stumped. Maybe all of you can help.

She has 2 leghorns that laid eggs yesterday while roosted on an outside roost. Each time the flock then enjoyed eating the broken eggs off of the ground. This happened around 6:00 pm, still daylight for almost 2 more hours.

Why would a chicken lay while on a roost, that is not the sleeping roost, when there is plenty of open nest boxes and even ground space? Anyone have any ideas?

Alice and Edwina dropped eggs in random places when they first started laying. I found one under the coop ramp once. It appears Edwina was run out of the nesting box at the crucial moment. ( And guess who the culprit was? )

How many are in the flock? Is there a bossy boots bully amongst them?

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I don't find it easy but I'm nothing like as good as a rooster and a tribe. She needs to live with them and spend her life outside.

You are quite right of course Shad....but I can dream can't I?

 

[BY Bob]

Alice and Edwina dropped eggs in random places when they first started laying. I found one under the coop ramp once. It appears Edwina was run out of the nesting box at the crucial moment. ( And guess who the culprit was? View attachment 2115198 )

How many are in the flock? Is there a bossy boots bully amongst them?

Just another misunderstood leghorn bringing order and structure to everyone's life.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

Well boys & girls,
everything went ok yesterday, 3 hens laid eggs, and all in the nesting box, their favorite box is the top left. I appreciate all the input, we'll see how today goes.

 

[BY Bob]

Baby Pictures

Hattie was born July 16, 2018. I was going through old pictures this morning and I found some of her chick pictures. I'm going to share some today but I think moving forward I'm going to start celebrating everyone's birthday's with baby photos. Therefore I'm going to save some for her actual birthday. I'll have to celebrate Lilly on the anniversary of when she came to live with us.

Here's Hattie

They day she arrived, 7/17/18

First Flight, 8/1/18

A little over 2 week's old. 8/4/18

Feathered hanging out with Jabberwocky, 8/16/18

Moved out of the house to live outside. 8/31/18

And our gorgeous girl today.

 

[BY Bob]

View attachment 2115306Well boys & girls,
everything went ok yesterday, 3 hens laid eggs, and all in the nesting box, their favorite box is the top left. I appreciate all the input, we'll see how today goes.

That is good news. It truly had me stumped. Here's hoping it doesn't happen again.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

Alice and Edwina dropped eggs in random places when they first started laying. I found one under the coop ramp once. It appears Edwina was run out of the nesting box at the crucial moment. ( And guess who the culprit was? View attachment 2115198 )

How many are in the flock? Is there a bossy boots bully amongst them?

well right now there are only 4, they dont boss each other like my Australorp , Barred Rocks and Buff Orphingtons did - these girls are easy.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

That is good news. It truly had me stumped. Here's hoping it doesn't happen again.

Me too, so weird, Ziva had her whole head through the fence (where the blue circle is )
just fussing worried at the not normal activity

 

[WhoDatChick]

Baby Pictures

Hattie was born July 16, 2018. I was going through old pictures this morning and I found some of her chick pictures. I'm going to share some today but I think moving forward I'm going to start celebrating everyone's birthday's with baby photos. Therefore I'm going to save some for her actual birthday. I'll have to celebrate Lilly on the anniversary of when she came to live with us.

Here's Hattie

They day she arrived, 7/17/18
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First Flight, 8/1/20
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A little over 2 week's old. 8/4/20
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Feathered hanging out with Jabberwocky, 8/16/18

Moved out of the house to live outside. 8/31/18

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And our gorgeous girl today.

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So cute! It’s funny cuz just today I was looking at my old phone from two years ago and saw all my gals chick pics from when I just got them ... Hattie looks just like Rosemary!

 

[featherhead007]

I'm hoping everyone has hugged their "fluffy butts" today!