Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

I am so glad to have you with us to help with this. I have book marked this for myself!

Me too - even giving the calcium pills I keep forgetting left vs right for trachea vs esophagus.

 

[RoyalChick]

Is anyone else having Pasta video issues?

Only that they are sooo cute it makes me want to get baby chicks again.
I had no technical issues with the Pasta video.

 

[BY Bob]

New trial with my turkeys and rooster. My Bramha rooster and my two Tom's are starting to fight. I just stood there and watched to make sure the turkeys don't kill my rooster. Obviously it's two against one. I got scared and picked up my rooster to get it to stop but he wasn't having any of that. As soon as I put him back down on the ground he went after the turkeys again. So the watching continued. The turkeys hit the rooster a few times with there wings and tried to use a bit of feet action but they used there wings more then anything. My rooster was not impressed with there ninja skills. So he showed the two turkeys what a real ninja looks like. It was amazing. The rooster knocked both of them on there feathery butts and the turkeys came running to me to protect them. was funny in away. Anyway the turkeys backed down and now know not to mess with Roscoe the rooster. Thor and Odin the turkeys are giving Roscoe his dew respect .

It's good they can sort things out with no one getting hurt.

 

[BY Bob]

Wow, that is insane. Have you thought of deploying a patio umbrella to give the whole complex more shade?
Over this summer I have really grown to appreciate how fortunate I am that the Chicken Palace is situated in some quite good shade from a tulip tree - it seems to be worth about 10 degrees which is amazing.

It used to be a lot better but the front side of the birch tree has died off and the coop is no longer shaded as late in the day. It is not normally a problem as no one is in the coop during that part of the day. Phyllis setting makes it a bigger problem.

 

[BY Bob]

I got a fan (not a misting one) but can't figure out how to use it. Doesn't yours stir up a lot of dust?
Whenever Maggie does one of her 'see I can fly too' imitations there is a lot of dust and when the Roadrunners actually fly for real there are clouds of it. I am struggling to see how I can get the benefit of a fan without a dust cloud.
Maybe the mister is the key and I should get one of those. I like the fan a lot and have it on me when I sit out in the chicken yard with them but I haven't actually used it for the Princesses yet.

There is no dirt in my coop. It has a solid floor. So no dust from the floor. The window fan blows up through the coop not directly at the straw in the floor. I put the missing fan on the roost so it also does not blow on the straw. Remembering that the air up higher is hotter, I am cooling that so it sinks to the floor. I think that will be the most efficient way to cool the coop.

 

[LozzyR]

What a great laugh to start my day. Thanks!

Did you get Kenny in the States? He was bats*** crazy! He was also instrumental in helping Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ a hit.

 

[LozzyR]

Stay Away!

Phyllis is getting more protective. This video shows how she reacts when any other hen comes within 3 feet (1 meter) of her.

She’s proper broody, isn’t she!

 

[LozzyR]

Me too - even giving the calcium pills I keep forgetting left vs right for trachea vs esophagus.

I’m pretty sure you can syringe feed either left or right, just not down the middle.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Proof!!! View attachment 2774318View attachment 2774319View attachment 2774320
And I’ll just go ahead and submit these for mugshot Monday

Hah hah! But there is such a thing as brutally handsome (male & female). I like these. I think it's a matter of personality coming through. Which is what makes animals (and people) beautiful or ugly to me.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Family sticks togetherView attachment 2774325

That chick's posture still isn't right though, what do you think?