Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

I feel it needs to be said (and I have said it before), that Fat Bird is a fine old lady who has reached a position in her life where she is absolutely entitled to be carried wherever she wants! She doesn't just 'think it' - it is true!

Agreed!

 

[BY Bob]

So strange the hens didn't bother raising the alarm.

Very disturbing to me. I count on that too keep me in the know.

 

[BY Bob]

Oh thank goodness - I had my heart in my throat. I would never have guessed a chicken would get hypothermia when it is that hot outside. I am so glad you were home. Poor Ned, what an adventure!

I'm not calling it an adventure yet. I'm still a little upset over how close it was. Someday it will turn into an adventure though.

 

[RoyalChick]

Very disturbing to me. I count on that too keep me in the know.

Maybe they understand he is growing up to be the man of the house and so assumed he could take care of himself?

 

[RoyalChick]

I'm not calling it an adventure yet. I'm still a little upset over how close it was. Someday it will turn into an adventure though.

I totally understand that. But looking at that last video you can tell he is fully back to himself.

 

[RoyalChick]

Does anyone have problems with mosquitoes in their coop? I am sure our Ozzie friends must have man-eating mosquitoes to contend with!
I just came in from locking up the Princesses and it is a nasty, hot, humid, sticky night and there are mosquitoes everywhere.
They seem to be bothering the ladies. Not badly, but it looks a bit uncomfortable.
I wondered if any of you have solved this problem.
Thanks for any wisdom!

 

[BY Bob]

I totally understand that. But looking at that last video you can tell he is fully back to himself.

Your children can put a real scare into you and go off and act like nothing ever happened. That is how I feel right now.

I'm certain you are right,. He is telling the ladies how tough he is and how he got me to hold him because he wanted to crap all over me. Heck Aurora might have dared him too crap on me and that was his master plan.

I bet you can't poop on him!

I can!

Can not!

I bet you i can poop on him 3 times and he'll be glad I did it!

No way! Can't be done!

Just you watch!

SPLASH!

Don't anyone help him! He's annoying!

 

[MaryJanet]

Does anyone have problems with mosquitoes in their coop? I am sure our Ozzie friends must have man-eating mosquitoes to contend with!
I just came in from locking up the Princesses and it is a nasty, hot, humid, sticky night and there are mosquitoes everywhere.
They seem to be bothering the ladies. Not badly, but it looks a bit uncomfortable.
I wondered if any of you have solved this problem.
Thanks for any wisdom!

There are lots of mozzies in summer, but I have no advice worth sharing. Sorry.

 

[WhoDatChick]

Final count is 2 chicks. 1 from Henrietta and 1 from my marans pair Drumstick x Daisy. I had to assist the little maran as she was horribly malpositioned and starting to shrink wrap. She's alive and getting stronger but i really wont breath a sigh of relief untill the 48 hour mark. The other egg i thought had pipped was a quitter on the verge of exploding. And since nugget was a angel and very tolerant of me messing with the eggs/chicks last night i was able to candle the other 3 eggs properly. all early quitters. I don't know if the poor hatch rate was due to the fact that she chose to sit in the middle of our hottest time of the year had anything to do with it. Or if i was just due for a poor hatch.
Meet Clover.
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So adorable ❤

 

[goldenfingers]

It was too Close

As I sat there holding him in the hot sun, wrapped in a warm towel on one side and against my chest on the other side I was sure he was going to choose his eyes and not open them again. He was shaking so violently. No one else was here to help me. Maybe if Mrs BY Bob had been home she could have gotten the blow drier or made hot water to feed him or dunk him in, or warmed towels in the drier for me to use, all to help warm him. I had nothing but me and the sun to save him.

I kept rubbing him and talking to him as his eyes closed. Told him to stay with me.

After a while his sister came over to check on him. She peeped for him, he weakly tried to answer her. She was confused but finally saw him, then left and rejoined the flock.

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Here he is in my lap.
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After a while the shivering eased a little and he stoop up. Relief flooded through me. I knew he would make it now.

He eventually crawled up onto my shoulder and sat down.
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He nestled on my shoulder for a long while. That's when Mrs BY Bob got home. Always fashionably late that one.

Eventually Ned would move up to the back of the chair and preen in the sun.
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Wow, that really was a close call! So happy to hear that it ended ok!