Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

It's that rubber grippy under-rug stuff, held on with electrical tape which better than duct tape because it is kind of stretchy and doesn't have threads in it. Poop comes off the gripper stuff pretty easily too, and holds up against pecking for a long time. When they would launch themselves up to a perch it really helped them "stick the landing", not to mention maneuvering around on it.
That perch moved right to the 1/4" front edge of the bicycle box/fir strip within a few weeks, because when they got bolder they dared hop off of it and would teeter on the narrow edge in order to hang out closer. I had wrapped all the fir stripping with box tape to avoid any splinters and it was really slippery for chick feet.

In case you're wondering, the get-up in the back is a vertical waterer set through an under-the-desk wire shelf hung from above. Hanging it and the chick feeder was good because the heights were easily adjustable as they grew.

Very clever!

 

[BY Bob]

No...fruit. Google it.

Ack! No fruit/vegetable debates. I don't want things to get uncivilized. People are more passionate about this than politics.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

Ack! No fruit/vegetable debates. I don't want things to get uncivilized. People are more passionate about this than politics.

Really? That’s refreshing!

 

[BY Bob]

Really? That’s refreshing!

So is a good tomato.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Thankfully rain is supposed to be over with, dealing with backwater now. Took a walk a few minutes ago and one of the volunteers of our fire and rescue squad was at my bridge. He told me the water is going to continue to rise until 10 a.m. tomorrow. It looks like another sleepless night for me watching the water level. I really hope I'm not moving horses in the middle of the night. I took the camera with me to get a few pictures, high water has brought a few visitors who earlier made a trip in my yard. My chickens were not happy and Drummie quickly ran them off.

 

[LozzyR]

Mugshot Monday

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She looks cross...

 

[LozzyR]

ShIt makes me think I should get them a mirror but am a bit worried about them breaking a mirror and eating glass shards.

Can you get acrylic ones? That’s what my girls have.

 

[BY Bob]

Thankfully rain is supposed to be over with, dealing with backwater now. Took a walk a few minutes ago and one of the volunteers of our fire and rescue squad was at my bridge. He told me the water is going to continue to rise until 10 a.m. tomorrow. It looks like another sleepless night for me watching the water level. I really hope I'm not moving horses in the middle of the night. I took the camera with me to get a few pictures, high water has brought a few visitors who earlier made a trip in my yard. My chickens were not happy and Drummie quickly ran them off.
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Whatever happens stay safe. Your farm looks beautiful. I can't wait to see it once evening is green again.

 

[LozzyR]

Let's not start this fight. Please. There are no winners.

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit and wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

 

[RoyalChick]

She looks cross...

I think she is perpetually annoyed that the world is not exactly how she thinks it should be. And she has a lot of opinions!