Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Kris5902]

They are beautiful and healthy looking Chooks Kris.
I love how they are unworried about the cattle.
Is that the chicken trailer in the background?

Yes, I have had to crack almost all the windows to improve the ventilation, I think I have it at the right spot now, tomorrow will hopefully prove this. Only 5 chickens didn’t make the roosts tonight, I’m thinking I may do some more modifications and allow counter roosting as well...

 

[drstratton]

So cute!

Is this a current hatch dr?

No, this was just one of my girls when they were babies...I was actually taking a picture of the chick behind & this one jumped in my hand for a fluffy butt photo bomb...

 

[drstratton]

What a chicken paradise! Looks like you grow some of the same chicken pasture I do... grass, clover, flax... is there alfalfa and buckwheat, too?

I believe it has everything but the buckwheat...it was a nice mix! I might put some more on in the spring!

 

[drstratton]

AWWW! Baby fluff! Thanks for sharing!

Baby fluff is pretty cute!

 

[drstratton]

I love chickens in tall grass. That is an awesome picture!

I do too! Thank you!

 

[drstratton]

Your flock is beautiful!

Thank you Kat!

 

[drstratton]

I admire you for allowing them freedom. I would have too many losses here (hawks are here every day, plus great horned iwls and ground predators fox, coyote, bobcat, raccoon, mountain lion) and I just can’t bear that. I don’t know if they’d be a threat to chickens, but we also have wild boar. Rare to see. Anyway, the flock will be out EVERY DAY at least for some amount of time the next nine days because I have Wed/Thurs/Fri off and I’m also taking vacation days on Mon/Tues! So excited!

Enjoy your vacation!

 

[drstratton]

Ok, and since I’ve just added three pages of comments, I’ll find some chicken photos!

How about a tribute to those I’ve lost, in order.

Rusty
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Happy Cheeks
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Margo
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Bagheera
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What a great tribute...they were beautiful!

 

[RoyalChick]

I like this new word....."rodenteers"....... I believe I may adopt and use that one.

Do I qualify to be a rodenteer? My season total score so far is quite impressive!

 

[RoyalChick]

Big Girls!

Hi folks! I just got home from work and I’m so excited, I had to share. My after-work routine is to go inside, greet the dog, drop my purse, don a headlamp and head back outside to lock up the girls. I usually check the upper level first, then the main coop, and the babies in the mini coop last. The littles are fully integrated by day, and have shown interest in the big girl coop, but were chased off by Buttercup.

Tonight there were 5 “upstairs,” as follows:
• Bridge, Ester and Dorothy up top
• Ruby and Minnie (besties who always roost together) below
• Mental note: That’s 5 hens.

Then I walked around to count the remaining girls in the main coop, expecting the other five adults. But the first bird I saw, front and center, was Flash. Flash the pullet? Yes, and she was on the same roost as Buttercup! So the main coop was situated as follows:
• Lucky back left, as usual
• Roxy back center, as usual
• Minnie and Cashew back right, as usual
• Buttercup front left, as usual
• Flash center front, a first!

So I grabbed the other two pullets from the mini coop and put them with Flash. Since I’ll be home over the full Thanksgiving week, I figured I’d assist starting tomorrow, but instead got a jump start on it tonight! I’ll just have to be sure to get up at a reasonable time so all 13 aren’t crammed in the coop during daylight for too long. Excuse the mess, but lookie! I’m so excited! (This is the main coop. Roosts are about chest high on me.)

I also wanted to point out to Bob that OF COURSE the pullet with Leghorn was first to decide it’s time to roost with the bigs. ❤

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Such good news!