Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

That is so nice!

Well now I am all worried. Will they starve to death because it is a swimming pool? Will the raccoon eat them? Will the skimmer suck them in and they will drown.
I have been catapulted into being a new duckling tender with no preparation!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

So far so good. It is 94 at the weather station nearby; 90 in the shaded run; 88 inside the actual coop part of the Chicken Palace.
I have hosed down the dirt inside the coop part and put a big bowl of ice in the run. I also put ice cubes inside the hanging drinker.
They are open mouth breathing but not holding their wings out and they are very energetic when scrambled eggs or sunflower seeds are offered.
We have another couple of days of this and I have a big block of freshly made kefir in the freezer for an ice-cream treat tomorrow.
I wonder if I should try to hang wet sheets or towels in front of the open windows - that can have a dramatic cooling effect both by shading any sun that comes in the window and evaporating in the breeze.

Wherever the breeze - or a fan - blows across it will be cooler. And the shade is a bonus!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Mites like wood, it isn't just the crevices.

Why do they like wood?

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

Ok with the calendar contest in mind I have some of Drummie I took today. They are all similar looking. Which one is your favorite.

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#1 or #4

 

[ChicoryBlue]

1 picture = 1 SHRA payment (as long as it has 2 chickens in it)

Extraneous chickens do not create credits towards future tax payment

A picture without the minimum 2 chickens present is considered a gift and also does not create credit towards any tax payment

No debit in the SHRA category still when there's no minimum chickens?

Popcorn today

 

[WhoDatChick]

5:00 pm Heat.

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How do they beat the heat, dog a hole in the most ground and lay around in the shade.


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We could only dream of having humidity in the forty’s!! That is our winter humidity!

 

[WhoDatChick]

Ok with the calendar contest in mind I have some of Drummie I took today. They are all similar looking. Which one is your favorite.

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He is simply perfect!!! WOW!!

 

[Kawi_girl]

I am going to stick my neck out on the topic of chicken breeds and guess that Cluck is a Barred Rock.
Did I get that right?

Yes, Cluck is a Barred Rock. And if you asked my ‘bottom’ hen, Beaker, also a PITA

 

[MaryJanet]

It's all part of their master plan. They discuss these things you know.

In the itty bitty kitty committee.

 

[MaryJanet]

Oops, sorry folks, that came out way bigger than I expected

No, it's perfect!