Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Aussie-Chookmum]

We are entering Summer over here. Plenty of good weather left for chicks to be hatched and raised outside within the flock.

I was actually referring to Spring in a "Spring is in the air" kind of way, ie babies... .
I hadn't actually thought about the weather required for chicks.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Jaffar is happily crowing again this morning (close call averted by love and care)

 

[Ali James]

Ladies of the Evening

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This is a candidate for Picture of the Week Bob - really lovely

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

One short tonight. Young Tack didn't show at roost time. Her brother did and the are usually together. I haven't heard a general alarm call and the rest of the tribe look calm and unworried.
I'm assuming she has a nest somewhere. She has been laying in the coop though so I'm concerned. It's possible she has sat on a community pile......
I hope she'll turn up tomorrow and I'll try to follow her.

Hopefully she is as smart as @featherhead007 's Rocket and has found a nice safe spot under a building somewhere.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Day 8: Smoking Hot!

Sydney waited until after lunch today to come out and she took a long time off the nest today.

Way longer than ever before.

By a lot.

She was off the nest over 2 hours today. Of course the ambient temperature was 88°F (31°C). She did not seem concerned. The eggs however.....

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Did I mention the new Broody Cam has sound?

I was able to break from work for a quick visit with Mom to be.
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About when do the chicks in the eggs start making sounds?

 

[LozzyR]

Crows are a chickens best friend. They drive the hawks off. Crows and hawks are mortal enemies. A crow will eat a chick but never a full grown chicken.

There’s a pair of crows that visit our garden, I think they live in the Eucalyptus behind us. One gets adventurous and checks out the back yard. The girls give it the stink-eye but it doesn’t seem aggressive.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Yall... a bird got eaten right here in my backyard! Of course this happens when I left for one hour ... I am constantly in and out the back with the chickens, parakeets, or fish.. doing whatever... and I had just put the babies up thank goodness cuz I had them in this little cage on the grass for awhile... poor things would have been traumatized! The only thing I could think it would be is a crow.. I’m wondering if the bird was down eating the seeds I throw out and got caught there..? It’s a little unsettling... View attachment 2185995View attachment 2185996View attachment 2185997

Wait was this a wild bird? Not one of your hens or parakeets was it? (no, no, no )
Very unsettling anyway.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Ladies of the Evening

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The lighting is just beautiful Bob. Sets the girls off to perfection.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Oh, it isn't one of the chickens? My mind went to a bad place!

Mine too

No.. thank God! It was a bird.. but it makes me nervous to see it got eaten right there!

Darn you WhoDat! My tummy dropped to my feet for a minute!

I'm very glad it wasn't one of your girls though ❤

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I had a random chicken seed sprout on my deck! What am I going to with that now!

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90° F (32°C) and she is laying in the sun. Black Chicken. CRAZY!

That chicken looks a bit limp ByBob.

I think she needs to be given lots of water and get staked.