Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[MaryJanet]

I do think weather impacts them - I do notice different levels of energy and enthusiasm and even food preferences based on the weather.

I was chatting to a junior colleague last week whose family have kept OEGBs since long before he was born. He said the weather is the biggest single factor in chicken's attitudes.

 

[MaryJanet]

I'm the same. I start something off on Netflix then quickly lose interest because as a series goes on it becomes ridiculous. I don't know about this code, because I never had the chance to see the last series.

I find it even harder to catch a good film.

Do you watch the film reviews thread on byc?

Here it is: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/current-movies-thumbs-up-or-thumbs-down.745142/

 

[featherhead007]

My two littlest didn’t make it out today. All they wanted to do is to be safely with me.
they had a large 2.5 acre place to roam in, but now I have to wash my shirts ( these crazy chickens prefer to perch to my head and my shoulders! Yes they had 6 hours out there today

 

[BY Bob]

Bob I'm really worried, have you ever had problems with Raccoons?

https://amp.theguardian.com/environ...dogs-britain-non-native-pest-invasive-species

I have not had raccoons here. Real raccoons are quite dexterous and can work simple latches. It's why I use carabiners to lock the coop and run. Here raccoons will reach through chicken wire and kill chickens even if they can't eat them.

This article is not about raccoons though, it is about Raccoon DOGS. This is a kind of canine that is not native to England. I would not be too concerned as there is not a lot of them in England yet, it is just a concern. Your neighborhood dog is a more likely villain than this raccoon dog.

 

[BY Bob]

Have a good night everyone

Good night Marie

 

[BY Bob]

And I count myself lucky to have a relatively large chicken run for only four hens. Soon the whole backyard will be enclosed and then they'll have even more space to roam about.

What a great chickeneer you are to give your yard over to them.

 

[Blazinga]

I'll be getting my pullets tomorrow afternoon!

 

[BY Bob]

I'll be getting my pullets tomorrow afternoon!

I can't wait to meet them!

 

[RoyalChick]

Bob I'm really worried, have you ever had problems with Raccoons?

https://amp.theguardian.com/environ...dogs-britain-non-native-pest-invasive-species

I think I am raccoon central in the group though I don’t doubt most of the US-based folk have them.

 

[BY Bob]

I think I am raccoon central in the group though I don’t doubt most of the US-based folk have them.

You have had them on camera. They are dangerous.