Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Lady Red]

We have had 2 nice sunny days in a row here so this afternoon I decided to fix Snow’s sorry butt. It is so unbecoming on any hen but on a white one with so much pure white fluff it was unbearable.
I decided to go the spray bottle route because although it was sunny it’s not in any way hot. I caught her up in a towel and sat on the chair in their run, flipping a corner of the towel over her head.
Belle was bakawking in worry then stopped and I saw Snow had flicked the towel back off her head (fair enough, I would too ) but she sat with me holding her wings down with the towel over her back and I sprayed and gently clipped dags off, gently stripped the caked in stuff off as best I could with my gloves fingers, then towel dried her and let her down.
SO, what does she instantly decide to do out of spite? (That’s my reasoning anyway, to poo poo my bathing methods, yes pun was intended)
Dust bath under the coop so the damp feathers now are dirty at least it’s not with poop!
I think she’s so large that she physically cannot reach to those feathers, is this possible?
I checked under her wings and vent area for mites while I had her caught up, all good there
She’s so red in her wattles (they are so big they dangle in the water when she drinks) and her comb which is very plump. I wish it was spring already so eggs might be on the way but I think my big girl will now wait until spring. They are about 29 weeks so I think the timing just sucks for maturity vs daylight etc.
Belle is no where near as developed but maybe she will never have the same sized comb etc

she sure showed you!

I laugh every time my girls drink up water and their wattles dunk. Don't know why that amuses me so much

 

[featherhead007]

Doesn't matter what color the car is...dog nose prints have no restrictions

Black Bear nose snotty prints don’t either .

 

[featherhead007]

I weighed that worry too. We clipped both sides, and not all the feathers. I've witnessed them since still getting waist high lift (vs over the head heights).
Frankly, I'm surprised they could get that high at all from the ground (watched on security cameras after the fact to assess). Perhaps bc they are not at full weight yet... wing clipping may be a 1x event only if these wild girls realize the charmed life they live

I don’t get it? I never have to think about clipping my tribe’s wings. They can fly well, but choose not to. (I find my neighbors chickens in my yard sometimes. (I’m betting, I serve excellent cuisine)

 

[featherhead007]

Black Bear nose snotty prints don’t either .

Yes, I get black bears here in the foothills.

 

[Lady Red]

I don’t get it? I never have to think about clipping my tribe’s wings. They can fly well, but choose not to. (I find my neighbors chickens in my yard sometimes. (I’m betting, I serve excellent cuisine)

Our homes do not have the same geographic qualities. I live in a busy area on a busy street. We are fortunate to have a large lot, but it is still under half an acre.

I have to choose what will keep them safe. This is what we chose.

Your circumstances are different, your choices can be different.

 

[featherhead007]

Our homes do not have the same geographic qualities. I live in a busy area on a busy street. We are fortunate to have a large lot, but it is still under half an acre.

I have to choose what will keep them safe. This is what we chose.

Your circumstances are different, your choices can be different.

But I still have snotty bears digging in my garbage cans.

 

[featherhead007]

Our homes do not have the same geographic qualities. I live in a busy area on a busy street. We are fortunate to have a large lot, but it is still under half an acre.

I have to choose what will keep them safe. This is what we chose.

Your circumstances are different, your choices can be different.

Maybe you can retire, and move out to the country?

 

[featherhead007]

Maybe you can retire, and move out to the country?

No, wait... there are lots of mice around here too. It gets ugly sometimes. never mind

 

[Scrambles83]

I would never buy a white car, (Too hard to keep clean) Just saying!

I know!!! Silly oversight on my part

 

[Scrambles83]

she sure showed you!

I laugh every time my girls drink up water and their wattles dunk. Don't know why that amuses me so much

Hahaha, me too. At least they are clean