Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

I think someone might be thinking about going broody. Instead of pecking when annoyed or startled she is fluffing up and screeching randomly.
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The roses are starting to bloom
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So both the chickens and flowers are in bloom.

 

[Scrambles83]

Sweet little video
Look at his ears! Give him noodles!

I know, his ears are my heart, he’s my baby boy (yet old man)

 

[Scrambles83]

You may want to rethink that phrasing.

Oh I knew what I was writing, I found it amusing

 

[Grandmas Coop]

I am up, the dog ,Tony, was flip-flopping at 3:45, I am up. Heading in for cup #2,

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[BY Bob]

Mine have food available all the time and I am interested in your question too as I have allowed them to self-control.
When Maggie was molting she had no interest in commercial food. Now, she has a small commercial food appetizer and then spends several hours hunting around outside for whatever takes her fancy and finishes with a commercial food dessert before settling down to the serious business of a round of preening parties.
They seem to like having choices.

I believe they know how to best fulfill their dietary needs. I always have food for them to supplement their diet with but once the yard blooms they use very little commercial feed.

 

[BY Bob]

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My new cat wants me up at 5 am now. Way too early for me. I am not a morning person.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

My new cat wants me up at 5 am now. Way too early for me. I am not a morning person.

It take me a few hours to snap to, I am working on it

 

[BY Bob]

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I am slowly waking up, several hours and cups of coffee later.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

I am slowly waking up, several hours and cups of coffee later.

Roger that!

 

[BY Bob]

Every Day

Every day right now Phyllis is laying an egg. This is unusual because Polish are known as indifferent layers.

Every day she lays said egg in a nest box in the coop. This is good news because last year she laid her eggs all over the yard. It was like an Easter Egg Hunt every few days to find them.

Every day Phyllis goes through this panic stage before she lays the egg. Squeaking and racing about the yard looking for some place to lay said egg that is better than the coop.

Every day she still checks out the old wood pile despite never having found it satisfactory before.