Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

What a sensible outcome!

Indeed. Finally common sense rules the day.

 

[BY Bob]

Here's a nuggets update. I have 2 silver based and 1 gold based.

This is the boy (I think)
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These are the girls (I hope)
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They are so cute.

 

[BY Bob]

What are these drug holes you speak of?

There you go.

Dug holes. 🕳🕳🕳🕳

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I am concerned that starting and stopping the machine that is working risks breaking it. If it is not working right, then sure, try and reboot it.

The eggs you need to stop are the 6th and 7th eggs that week.

As an extreme it seems that Naenae is laying 2 eggs/day. That to me would recommend intervention.

In the 2 subsequent winters to her 360 egg year, Daisy took the winter off. It did not save her. When laying she still laid every day. I believe that Tsuki took the winters off, is that right @Aussie-Chookmum? How long was her egg cycle?

Tsuki laid an egg almost every day in her first year or so. That tapered off, I think, to about every second day by the time she was about 2 and a half. By the time she passed away at 5 and a half years she hadn't laid an egg in months.

Queen of the coop

 

[BY Bob]

Sunflowers are so joyful!

I just love it! Especially since it is a volunteer.

 

[BY Bob]

I thought maybe that’s why Aurora gets snippy at times; when her access to said holes are restricted

This is too funny! well played!

 

[BY Bob]

No, there was a shovel involved too, it used to be big clumps of razor grass, I think I showed pics of it all covered in cardboard a few months ago. They helped a lot though, and they are in charge of leveling and mixing in the compost when I get it in the next few weeks.

It's good to have solid helpers.

 

[BY Bob]

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Mine were lap chickens.

 

[featherhead007]

Unbelievable! Everyone is back in the barn/coop now. I only had to herd Coco and Shenandoah back from the other side of the property. Wasn’t too hard, they knew what I wanted, and they reciprocated!

 

[featherhead007]

Mine were lap chickens.

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