Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Kris5902]

I would have tried to make a video this morning, but one of Gracie's four babies was found dead no idea how or why, it was just fine yesterday, no marks, no symptoms of anything on any of them. Ugh, just one of those things that happens with chicks I guess, but why did it have to be the only frizzled chick out of the bunch?! Anyway, so I had to go bury it, so no video of a crow-off today, but I'll get one eventually. I'm gonna be paranoid about the chicks for a week now.

Sorry for your loss, the babies are alway hard to bear losing for me.

 

[TopazMaster91]

Sorry for your loss, the babies are alway hard to bear losing for me.

Thank you;
it's not so hard as the last time she hatched, she lost both babies then,
one to a snake and one just flopped over dead, that was horrible, she was making
a very sad screaming sound looking for her chicks. She got over it eventually,
and then went broody again just two months after.
Things are more secure now and she has more chicks this time,
so at least some should survive, I really hope!

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

He is a big fella for them to support.

Yes he is!

 

[BY Bob]

The Honorary Phyllis Nesting Box

I may live to regret this but I broke down and put a nesting box in the big run. Phyllis has laid her eggs I n this corner of the run in the last two days. I am hoping this will settle down all of the weird egg laying locations which have popped up in ernest since Sydney went broody.

My fear us that someone will start trying to sleep out here but I could always block it off in the evening if they start that nonsense. I need more straw and I assume a fake egg to encourage them. Of C ourse everyone had to see what i was up to.

The primary construction was done with recycled pieces from the old 2 hen nesting box that I expanded to 3.

 

[biophiliac]

The Honorary Phyllis Nesting Box

I may live to regret this but I broke down and put a nesting box in the big run. Phyllis has laid her eggs I n this corner of the run in the last two days. I am hoping this will settle down all of the weird egg laying locations which have popped up in ernest since Sydney went broody.

My fear us that someone will start trying to sleep out here but I could always block it off in the evening if they start that nonsense. I need more straw and I assume a fake egg to encourage them. Of C ourse everyone had to see what i was up to.

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The primary construction was done with recycled pieces from the old 2 hen nesting box that I expanded to 3.

From the way they are checking it out, I don't think you'll need fake eggs!

 

[featherhead007]

The Honorary Phyllis Nesting Box

I may live to regret this but I broke down and put a nesting box in the big run. Phyllis has laid her eggs I n this corner of the run in the last two days. I am hoping this will settle down all of the weird egg laying locations which have popped up in ernest since Sydney went broody.

My fear us that someone will start trying to sleep out here but I could always block it off in the evening if they start that nonsense. I need more straw and I assume a fake egg to encourage them. Of C ourse everyone had to see what i was up to.

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The primary construction was done with recycled pieces from the old 2 hen nesting box that I expanded to 3.

They are saying "What? no TV, No internet? How are we supposed to BeakBook?"

 

[BY Bob]

They are saying "What? no TV, No internet? How are we supposed to BeakBook?"

They had many suggestions during construction including Lucky and Ned! They start young around here!

 

[featherhead007]

They had many suggestions during construction including Lucky and Ned! They start young around here!

I don't doubt that one bit!

 

[featherhead007]

I don't doubt that one bit!

Did Ned ask for a urinal?

 

[RoyalChick]

The Honorary Phyllis Nesting Box

I may live to regret this but I broke down and put a nesting box in the big run. Phyllis has laid her eggs I n this corner of the run in the last two days. I am hoping this will settle down all of the weird egg laying locations which have popped up in ernest since Sydney went broody.

My fear us that someone will start trying to sleep out here but I could always block it off in the evening if they start that nonsense. I need more straw and I assume a fake egg to encourage them. Of C ourse everyone had to see what i was up to.

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The primary construction was done with recycled pieces from the old 2 hen nesting box that I expanded to 3.

Very nice! Looks like it may get several customers.
You had a lot more success than I did on coop improvement this week. Today I got help undermining the foundation of my step.
Thank you ladies!

But I think I get the last laugh because I created a ‘fake wall’ so they could undermine that foundation and not mess with my step.
Fingers crossed that my ruse worked!
And now just because she is cute, here is Minnie inspecting construction from the top of her ladder.