Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Scrambles83]

Eve got a Present

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We just have the Heeler family

 

[Scrambles83]

Sharing

Since they were locked into the complex for a few days, Phyllis has abandoned her nest in the planter and is using the nest box again. I caught her on nest cam sharing a nest box with someone. Imagine my surprise when I saw who it was!

Lilly Delivers
While we are the topic of egglaying. Lilly laid an egg yesterday!

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Wow, you’re pretty brave Phyllis!
And sweet Lilly

 

[LozzyR]

Well done you!

That's probably a good thing. If you start feeling RS tonight/tomorrow he can look after you (and the chickens) . Take it easy Lozzy

RS?

 

[Scrambles83]

RS?

Rat

 

[LozzyR]

Definitely hoping not! My second dose was awful and took me down about 3 days.
Hope you're moving through with ease, Lozzy!

I’m a bit sore this morning, I’ll have some pain-killers when I’ve caught up.

 

[RoyalChick]

Here's the photo of Buttercup that won the Best Hen category!
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That was definitely worth looking at again. All those baby feet!

 

[LozzyR]

There is something too that as I saw a fragile shelled egg thrown out of the nest and break and everyone had a good feed.
I just wish they were less fragile shelled. I get that they are coming to the end of their laying life but I would rather they just stopped!
It is not egg eating that worries me it is the weak shells and risk of one breaking inside.

That’s what I worried about with my ISAs. That happened to Penny and most likely Chickie too.

Here’s one of my favourite photos of them.

 

[MaryJanet]

Well better camera position and more observation is the first thing. Though I am now very sure it is Elizabeth whose eggs break. Intense calcium supplements may have helped Diana in that she definitely had a no shell egg break inside her and she is now laying eggs with full albeit not very thick shell.
Of course that may just be coincidence. But it is all I have to go on so I am going to try that with Elizabeth.
But, I am going to be careful not to pick her up to pop a pill down her throat until I am sure she has laid. I think maybe that is why the egg broke inside Diana - I picked her up to give her a calcium pill and it all came splitting out on my shirt.
When I am not sure she has laid she gets her calcium ground up in kefir or scrambled egg. Lots of calcium in kefir/yoghurt and they love it frozen like ice cream.

That would have been awful. I'm sorry that happened.

I think you're doing the right thing with the calcium. What else do hens need for shells?

 

[Blazinga]

Summer fun

If you look closely you can see they all have different patterns of juvenile feathers.

Gold mug

 

[MaryJanet]

I think she did. Like "stop hanging around if you're done". But to Sansa! Her nemesis!

She did great!

So did Lily!

A big day at Fluffy Butt Acres.