Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Scrambles83]

Hmmm since you want this to be an outside feeder, and I presume they are vulnerable outside to predators, how are they going to be able to see and watch out when they eat with this? I see a lot of setups online using this type of feeder, but it is placed in a secure area usually inside a run or inside a large enough coop.

You might try building or cobbing together something to protect your feeder from the rain. I have a regular round trough-style feeder (actually their chick feeder) that I set up on a block in the big run. The welded wire run is open on the sides to the elements now with the winter tarps off (I added a shade tarp under the overhead rain/snow tarp). Rain comes in the sides and soaked the feeder one day. So I took a cat litter box cover, and attached it up in the air to the welded wire with a tiny bungee cord through the holes for the handle, and it sits on the block. I put a small board under the feeder because of the shape of the top, so it could sit as far back as possible. The box of the litter top provides three protected sides to the feeder, and is facing away from the general direction of the wind and rain. It works pretty well, not perfectly when it's terrible swirling wind and rain, but mostly does the job. If you want a picture I'll get one.

Sorry, I didn’t write that well. The feeder is inside the run but outside the prefab
Thank you though for your post and concern though

 

[featherhead007]

We are done with our movie, now I’m taking my roo back out to his ladies.

 

[BY Bob]

"Excuse me, that's my hole!" Brenna looking on knows better. Melon plants in background.
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"Grass"
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To be green it must be watered and only things I plant are getting watered, or those nearby or in between. Pumpkin, mystery plant (maybe zucchini) and little watermelons I dont think you can see.
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Wow! That is a huge difference.

 

[BY Bob]

Rosie has always laid the most enormous eggs. I will have to weigh the next one. Here are her eggs in between two regular large store bought eggs. And never a double yolker.
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Those are gigantic!

 

[BY Bob]

Oh yes, we've got a lot of armor planned. I'll show once it's done.

I really am excited to see it!

 

[BY Bob]

Jaffar says “ daddy, look how beautiful my ladies are now!” View attachment 2758220

Look at those lovely bums!

 

[BY Bob]

Hmmm since you want this to be an outside feeder, and I presume they are vulnerable outside to predators, how are they going to be able to see and watch out when they eat with this? I see a lot of setups online using this type of feeder, but it is placed in a secure area usually inside a run or inside a large enough coop.

You might try building or cobbing together something to protect your feeder from the rain. I have a regular round trough-style feeder (actually their chick feeder) that I set up on a block in the big run. The welded wire run is open on the sides to the elements now with the winter tarps off (I added a shade tarp under the overhead rain/snow tarp). Rain comes in the sides and soaked the feeder one day. So I took a cat litter box cover, and attached it up in the air to the welded wire with a tiny bungee cord through the holes for the handle, and it sits on the block. I put a small board under the feeder because of the shape of the top, so it could sit as far back as possible. The box of the litter top provides three protected sides to the feeder, and is facing away from the general direction of the wind and rain. It works pretty well, not perfectly when it's terrible swirling wind and rain, but mostly does the job. If you want a picture I'll get one.

I think I need a picture to just plain understand this!

 

[micstrachan]

A case of these just arrived. Just sayin’.

Also, I did not see any more maggots on Ruby, but she does have a couple more tiny sores. I actually never saw a maggot on her at all, just on the turd. I’m wondering why I can’t find them? Her body language is better, even though she is super weak. So I’m hoping I’m on top of it enough. I washed her back end this morning with betadine scrub, towel dried her, and sprayed Veteracyn (sp?) on her. I also washed Little Mill and Bridge’s back ends with water and a little dawn.

 

[Lady Clucks-a-Lot]

Oh! I think we also have that fly trapper. Is it from Home Depot?

 

[featherhead007]

102f outside again today. The birds seem to be doing okay, but, they have cooler places to hide in. (That can’t be said for Arizona or Dakota) they get picked on. They are now in the chicken room. Safe and sound.