Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[CrazyChookChookLady]

I had a bit of a strange visitor this morning.

I belive it's a black vulture. It was playing with Anna's ball.

It was all the way at the end of the yard and completely ignored the chickens. After playing for a little It flew up into that tree and disappeared.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

I'm not sure about most people, but my medical thread has been answered by silence.

@aart is good with most things with chickens https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...d-cant-peep-only-cough.1480842/#post-24678660

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

I live close to the Rockies (mountains) and I love going Campines. Just saying!

Ohhh nooo, you didn’t!

 

[BY Bob]

So,,, Bob, how are they all doing now! yes, I am reminiscing on you thread too, I did mine last night

My history with leghorns is sadly riddled with tragedy. I will provide a brief synopsis of what happened with the first 6 chicks.

The plan was to keep 2 chickens and then donate the other 4 to the farm up the road from my parents house from where my very first chickens came. I regret this especially now as i have 6 chickens currently. With what occurred, we should have kept them all. So once the were old enough, I took the 4 pullets to the farm. Sadly, a fox got all 4 of them. I've been upset with the farmer ever since because he took no efforts to integrate or protect them. They knew nothing of foxes or the like having been raised by humans in a suburban back yard.

The two we kept were named Dolly and Trisha and they were beloved by my wife.

Dolly would pass away in a hawk attack. They were free ranging in the backyard and I heard a ruckus. I came out of the house to find a hawk standing on Dolly's back. I had no idea that hawks could be predators to them as when I was young, there were no hawks.

We sourced a replacement leghorn, Elphie. Her and Trisha were mates for some time.

Trisha would become egg bound and have a prolapse of her cloaca. I did the best I could with her and she would live a few weeks more but eventually we found her passed away in the run.

Trish's passing would lead to Daisy, The Greatest Hen Ever, joining us as Elphie's friend.

 

[BY Bob]

I had a bit of a strange visitor this morning.

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I belive it's a black vulture. It was playing with Anna's ball.

It was all the way at the end of the yard and completely ignored the chickens. After playing for a little It flew up into that tree and disappeared.
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I think you are right. It looks like a black vulture. Very cool.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

I'm sorry I can't help, my what should of been a white chicken thinks she a hippo and is always wallowing in mud

I feel your pain.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I came across this video last night and have rolled laughing since I watched it the first time. I'm sure all my fluffy butt acres friends can appreciate this one more then most of my facebook peeps.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=961966837914985

 

[micstrachan]

How are you going @micstrachan? You are a teacher, did I understand right? I have been on this thread long enough, I feel horrible for not knowing!

No, don’t feel bad. I am not a teacher, but the executive assistant to the superintendent and board. I did work in a school office for six years before this job. I was a molecular biologist, but ended that career when my second child was born and stayed home for five years, being s mom, and volunteering in the school, which led to me working in the district.

So how about you? I don’t know what you do, either. So sorry!

Tax

 

[micstrachan]

And a throwback FBF pic. Snow needs a clean up , white, huge chicken was a silly oversight. I watched and she physically cannot reach her head far enough to get to her butt, thanks Nature . I thinks it’s all old though, since I’ve changed their feed all seems well but the history of old poop remains and I’m not ready to corner and snatch up this3+ kg chook yet. Last time while I held her on the chair in the run to try and fix it, Belle jumped up on my shoulder, trying to protect her/make sure she was ok. They are sisters like Bok and Penny, but they are their own type of sisters and damn I love them. View attachment 2752793
And I miss Penny and Bok

Awww… adorable girls!

My Buttercup ALWAYS has a dirty bum, too. Snow’s looks clean in the photo!

 

[micstrachan]

So I meant to post this yesterday, but it was quite a day. Will post on that separately.

Here is a little demo on some of the chicken cooling methods I use.

This front part of the yard gets all day, hot sun. It’s just too hot and dry here to keep it green. It would take too much water and we are in a severe drought.