Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

3 Hens in the Grape Jungle

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Rat

Thanks Scrambles. That is a good way to say it without being too rude!

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[Grandmas Coop]

3 Hens in the Grape Jungle

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what a great place to sit!

 

[Grandmas Coop]

My

I actually served in the US Navy. So I really am a sailor.

DH was also in the Navy

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

This is the best I could do for my Monday mugs today.

Ginger
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Maryanne
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Mrs. Howell
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The best you could do? These are really good photos.

But I'm not envious...oh no...

 

[featherhead007]

Question of the Day

Is Hattie starting to frizzle? Look at her feathers on the back towards her bum. I don't rremember that from before.
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It’s natural

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Note I started this post early Monday, but my internet connection is bad at the moment so:

Well, I have found a downside to the Chicken Trailer. Northern Fowl Mites… I candled some eggs under my broody bully girl on Sunday, and she, and I’m assuming the whole free range flock, have them. Going to make a “late night run” into the Barn as soon as Haying is done and just dose everyone with Ivomec. The eggs, from Little Red and my late “favorite” Girl of Roostie were all infertile. I have replaced them with eggs from my Friends flock, “BarnAucanas” from his not quite up to breed standards Barnvelder Rooster who looks amazing for 6+ years old, and some Ameraucana girls get took in from the person who has the farm I brooded at, where I’ve been gardening, and where we get our water from.

Saturday we had a great market day, our first real market since summer 2019. We netted $200 in about 4 hours, our friend cross marketed their amazing Sauerkraut and grossed $136.

And unfortunately I have some more really sad news. Today we lost Roostie. Early afternoon while we were moving the meat birds in preparation for tomorrow’s road trip to freezer camp, he squared off with Cass. No apparent physical damage was done, their hackles were raised and there were a few brief bits of sparring before I ran around the fence and broke them up. Not a drop of blood was spilled but Roostie was clearly strained he was droopy and listless. I worry about his heart as he’s well over 13lbs again (as a two and a bit year old Meat bird Rooster that’s not as overweight as it seems) I moved him and his ladies back to the proper side of the fence, fed him some egg yolk by hand and made sure he drank water. They were doing fine when I left for dinner at 6. Everything seemed back to normal. When we got home at 9:40 (some chickens were still even outside, as it was mostly light out!) he was gone. Very purple comb and wattles, so I am thinking this heat wave and the stress combined just pushed him past his limits. He had put all his ladies up for the night, so I tucked them in… and now I just don’t know what to do. Roostie my “free” Rooster with his adorable waddle, gentle Nature, and ability to parent the younglings is irreplaceable. I am quite heartbroken, he has two babies. One cockerel and one of unknown gender.

Sorry to hear about wonderful Roostie. He was a real trooper and a true gem.

I hope the mites don't prove stubborn and that your hatch goes well. Araucana crosses! What fun!

So glad you were able to have markets again. What a satisfying result.

 

[featherhead007]

Thanks Scrambles. That is a good way to say it without being too rude!

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I love those girls, and your vocal accent! Just saying.

 

[Marie2020]

Thanks Scrambles. That is a good way to say it without being too rude!

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Soooooo cute

 

[Scrambles83]

3 Hens in the Grape Jungle

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Gorgeous