Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Sorry, Bob, I have my hands rather full here but here's a double header for you:​

Olivia & Titania.
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Magnificent! You really delivered. Thanks!

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

Mug Monday!!

This is Mocha, she has the fluffiest cheeks!

 

[featherhead007]

Chick tax: Coco says “I’m free, but I’m still not sure about this “

 

[BY Bob]

Mug Monday!!

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This is Mocha, she has the fluffiest cheeks!

So sweet.

 

[BY Bob]

Chick tax: Coco says “I’m free, but I’m still not sure about this “
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Look at the curiosity in that little face.

 

[featherhead007]

Look at the curiosity in that little face.

Probably looking out for predators:

 

[drstratton]

Mug Monday!!

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This is Mocha, she has the fluffiest cheeks!

She's adorable! I'm going to love watching your new babies grow up!

 

[drstratton]

Chick tax: Coco says “I’m free, but I’m still not sure about this “
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And a mugshot too, quite fitting!!! Love your chicks Alex, they are growing so fast!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I also have not heard of this. Do you then through the stuff in your garden?

Yes, send it to the compost or garden or the garbage, depending on what else - chicken poops or cat poops, or whatever - is in with it.

Used for coops, as a soil amendment, a stall refresher, and litter boxes also (it could be dusty depending on how your cat scratches after going. I use clumping litter, not pdz)

NOT necessarily the same as "stall dry" which often is clay and/or lime and/or diatomaceous earth (which I want to avoid, DE is dangerous to respiratory systems, chicken and human).

Clinoptilolite is the scientific name for it. Zeolite is a common name? It is volcanic rock.

https://sweetpdz.com/what-is-sweet-pdz/
https://sweetpdz.com/horse-stall-refresher

You want to get Sweet PDZ in granular form - don't get the powder form for chickens as it is super dusty (granular pdz is also dusty in large amounts and depending on how you use it - throwing piles of it around, scooping quickly not slowly, etc.).

There's a billion threads on it in BYC. I read a lot about it and particularly trust @aart 's advice on these things.

No I didn't think of that. It sounds very similar to the Lime we use for the horse stalls when they are gutted. Sprinkle a coffee can full on their pee spot after its scraped out and cover with sawdust bedding. Even in the heat of summer, no stinky stalls. When the chicks in the incubator hatch, I'm going to see how just a tiny sprinkle of lime does.

I would be wary of pure lime in contact with chicken feet. Also, is it okay to eat? Not sure why I have this idea, may not be rational, so excuse me on that, but I don't handle lime when gardening with bare hands if I can help it, or if I do, I wash and moisturize right away because it seems so harsh. It's such a basic (I mean pH) substance I wonder if it could be a problem. However there are different forms of lime, maybe some forms are better than others. I have used both powder and pelletized lime and wouldn't want skin to be in continuous contact with either.

So the PDZ, with the Buckeye chicks I put it as a layer below the paper towels the first week, then as the first layer below the pine shavings. Even sprinkled on top of the shavings, it sifts down eventually anyway. The chicks had no interest in it after inspecting a few bits. It worked really, really well for odor. I kept a covered bucket near the brooder for poops since it was in an upstairs room and sprinkled it in there too, it's amazing how well it worked.

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

Here's a couple more babies.

Mocha again

Coffee Bean or Bean for short

Latte

Cappuccino

Shiloh also has super fluffy cheeks.