Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ribh]

ttf yftg.

Oh, good! Then I won’t worry too much about where I post.

That's the spirit! Most of us do the rounds I think so sooner or later we land on everyone's posts wherever they are.

 

[Ribh]

My view is choice can't be a bad thing, althoug it may cause some confusion at first.
I doubt they would split into tribes as such. You really need roosters to do that.
As you know, I'm in favour of multiple coops and just having a spare or two, no matter how basic has been a life saver and convenience boon for me here.
I've had single hens take up permenant residence on their own when they haven't had any relatives in a tribe. Hens will build a tribe ime but it's a very slow process.
I don't know how long a hen only tribe stays stable for because when new cockerels grow up they have tried and often succeded in gettinng the hen only groups to accept them as their rooster.
It's just about my favourite thing to observe here.
So, I would say yes, build a seperate coop and on legs as you mention would be how I would do it. I'll never build another ground based coop. If nobody moves in straight away I wouldn't be concerend or force the issue.

I am following this experiment with great interest...

 

[BY Bob]

I've taken a risk with Mag.
I've bought some asprin 100mg tablets and crushed one then divided it into eight.
I'm goinng to give Mag one of the eight doses once a day for eight days.
The idea is the same as it is for human heart attack sufferers. The asprin thins the blood. I would use garlic but I can't find out how much I need to give to get the equivelant asprin dose.
If he's popped a valve or done some other permenant heart damage the asprin probably wont make any difference. If however, he has a blockage or anorrowing of an artery then it may help.
I haven't been able to get any pictures today because we've got 50mph to 60mph winds here atm and the chickens, if they aren't hanging onto a nearby branch, don't stay visible for long.

It is worth taking the chance. How did you determine the dosage?

 

[Kris5902]

I cannot believe that I can’t find any replacement birds in this Central Valley CA. Hens are being hoarded (I’m down to three hens, and two Roos). Not good

Alex, I think it might be time to consider an incubator... the Covid panic hen and chicken purchasing frenzy here is mostly over, but we are still in short supply for availability due to time of year.

 

[BY Bob]

It happens to us all. Personally, I was delighted to find them on my thread.

Hey are you trying to steal my regulars!

I'm just kidding.

@micstrachan You might miss one or two people by posting on one thread or another but most of the regulars move back and forth. For example, I think that @Kris5902 's limited BYC time is primarily spent here and I don't think that @rjohns39 reads here but @Grammy60 does.

 

[Kris5902]

tomorrow I will look to a 1000 mile radius (breaking every law I hold dear) smuggling chickens isn't my normal M.O

Make a night flight to a remote Canadian Island? We have landed choppers and paragliders in our fields before... I will trade pullets for fish-mox

 

[BY Bob]

Monday Mugshot:
DESDEMONA
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That is quite a look!

 

[Ribh]

Hey are you trying to steal my regulars!

I'm just kidding.

@micstrachan You might miss one or two people by posting on one thread or another but most of the regulars move back and forth. For example, I think that @Kris5902 's limited BYC time is primarily spent here and I don't think that @rjohns39 reads here but @Grammy60 does.

It's only a matter of time before everyone realises they need to read around to keep up... And I wouldn't dream of stealing your readers. I can't help it if they get muddled & forget which thread they're on.

 

[Kris5902]

I'm very glad there is a line you won't cross. That would be an awful thing to do.

He's not the "Nice" neighbor. unfortunately

All depends on how well the birds are being cared for... IMO. Though I would always rather not, I don’t think I would be above stealing a bird if I though it was being badly enough neglected or treated. Define “not nice”?

 

[micstrachan]

New Dishes

For Christmas this year I decided to surprise Mrs BY Bob by replacing the fish plates we have been using since the children were little. Of course I went looking for something chicken themed. I found these on Wayfair.com, otherwise they would have been way out of my price range. Luckily, she loved them.
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My new Son in Law has arrived to celebrate the holidays. He wants to learn how to make pasta by hand and so Mrs BY Bob started his education last night. My daughter and myself are very lucky as we got to enjoy the fruits of that education. Homemade pasta, Mrs BY Bob's sauce (gravy), and her meatballs which the two of them made together on her new Italian plates. Add a little Chianti and it was almost like we were back in Italy last night!
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These are spectacular, Bob!!’