Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

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 know if this will reassure or even be true for you but my Roadrunners are real fliers and could easily clear the fence of the new garden area that I am creating outside the Chicken Palace.
But they don't.
I think it may be because it is deer netting so there is no top rail to perch on (just saggy netting) so they haven't even tried.
I did make sure it extended a good 30' past the Chicken Palace because they do fly from the roost at the top of the hill out to the garden when I open the people back door and could easily overshoot a 4' fence just by accident (just like Minnie sometimes crash lands after hitting my back by accident).
So it could be as they grow up they get less interested in flying away and as you say realize they have it pretty good at home!

 

[BY Bob]

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.

My situation is very similar to yours. I have only ever had one hen attempt an escape and that was Phyllis. Mine just have never tried to fly my 6 foot high fence. I can't tell you why but mine just keep their focus down.

 

[BY Bob]

Whip has been doing the egg song very loudly this morning and rearranging the nest boxes.... may be another 1st egg day here!

So exciting!

 

[BY Bob]

I have a cocoa paw print on my nicely cleaned fresh new curtain. I only noticed when we finally after such hard work got it up

Argh!

 

[RoyalChick]

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

It was really hot here yesterday and I put a feed bowl full of water out in the chicken garden for them. Maggie is the only one of mine with really big wattles and she was having a great time getting them completely soaked in the bowl before heading back out to the long grass. I agree it is funny to see but also made me happy she was keeping nice and cool.

 

[BY Bob]

It was really hot here yesterday and I put a feed bowl full of water out in the chicken garden for them. Maggie is the only one of mine with really big wattles and she was having a great time getting them completely soaked in the bowl before heading back out to the long grass. I agree it is funny to see but also made me happy she was keeping nice and cool.

Hattie has this habit of getting a drink, soaking her wattles, then eating corn from my hand. Her wet wattles feel funny against my palm and the corn gets stuck to them. She looks silly and then shakes her head and the corn flies everywhere. It's quite silly.

 

[Marie2020]

Argh!

He kept a low watch on me after, which made me have too giggle. I managed to get some off with bicarb and water.
As we got the curtain up looking at us through the window was this cute grey brown eyed boy. How could I not forgive him. I so wish I had a picture of that.

 

[Marie2020]

Have a good Sunday everyone

 

[RoyalChick]

I had two of mine do this. One was in serious difficulty, luckily it's not happened again. I try to keep the grass short but there is always long parts.

Yikes - I will definitely keep an eye on them.

 

[RoyalChick]

Hattie has this habit of getting a drink, soaking her wattles, then eating corn from my hand. Her wet wattles feel funny against my palm and the corn gets stuck to them. She looks silly and then shakes her head and the corn flies everywhere. It's quite silly.
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I love it!
I actually love how Maggie's wattles feel on my hands when she eats from my hand (wet or dry).