Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

Drizzly day makes for muddy feet....

Doesn't seem to faze them in the least.

 

[featherhead007]

I arrived home after seeing Chaco, let the birds out to free range in the wet and muddy yard. (Arizona and Dakota don’t know when to get out of the rain) they are all wet. But don’t seem to care.
I returned with a big bowl of spaghetti and the birds went wild over it.

 

[featherhead007]

This close to Halloween, I think that I might need an Eggsorcist, because I believe that I may have a poultryguist in my coop!

 

[bgmathteach]

It's not so much needing to win them over. He's got no competition and whil in the run the hens can't really escape him.
It's his behaviour outside the run that gives an idea of what sort of rooster he is.
While I wouldn't say he works hard for his hens,he's begining to show that he does at least have some idea of what he should be doing.
One of the laying hens gave the escort call this afternoon after laying and egg in the coop and Henry did go to find her.
He also goes and tries to round up the hens that stray out of sight or disappear into the goose run.
His problem is he just has far too many hens.

Well, that can probably be fixed...didn't you say one was looking for a good nesting site? LOL

 

[Grandmas Coop]

I have heard a rooster in person, close-up. It is pretty impressive, ear-splitting and tremendously wondrous! I think that was the desired effect. Talking with one of my neighbor chicken-keeping friends down the road he came up as he was escorting the hens across the road and he checked me out. She told me a bit about him. He hung around a bit, then let one loose. He was right next to me (really, 2 feet away) and was even looking at me while he did it. What was he saying? I thought maybe he was announcing himself and his territory? I told him it was great, that he was beautiful and it was nice, kinda loud, but I was impressed. She said he was her best rooster so far, did a good job protecting the hens, was people-friendly/tolerant enough, and had survived a horrible large weasel/fisher attack, yelling while running up to the house from down by the creek with it on his leg. He doesn't crow all the time.

Another neighbor across the hollow has a rooster that crows about every waking minute in the Spring and Summer, more often in the morning and less in the afternoon. About an eighth of a mile away, so it's not loud, but he's persistent, and if you don't like hearing it (I do like it) it could be annoying. Starting at dawn, going until dusk. Why is that, does anyone know? Last year was the first year we've heard a rooster from over there. I don't hear any crowing anywhere else nearby. To me it becomes just another background seasonal sound so it's okay. Last year when he suddenly stopped in the Fall we thought for sure they had taken him to freezer camp, but it sounded like the same guy again this year (but not sure about that though). So I'm guessing if it is the same guy he's a young rooster without a mentor to guide him. I think he's calming down, it's not been as often this year.

Here is a pic of RIP Bob cutting loose, everyone down the on the bay and up the hill could hear him, he was VERY good at his job, a bit to good, Attacked me just one to many times-- I love Roosters but I have way to many chicken pocks on my legs from Bob-- I am hoping if I get a Brown LG rooster he will do better with humans

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[Grandmas Coop]

@BY Bob I would like to introduce you to, @RockinFlock from Western PA https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hello-all.1498707/page-2#post-25039873

 

[BY Bob]

I have too apologise to you all, because you were right I just had too stop playing caretaker they have settled amongst theirselves with out this big bird oaf (me) hovering over them

Thanks all

I'm so happy to hear that!

 

[RockinFlock]

Thanks for the intro!

Not at all related but funny story. You can tell we are first time chicken owners. We made the mistake of putting two beautiful potted mums (at chicken jumping height) around the coop. Yeah, that lasted for about a day...

 

[featherhead007]

Rain all day, cold winds and snow on the mountains. (And the ladies still took time to lay eggs for me)

 

[BY Bob]

Monday Mug: Penny is all done being broody (for this month!) and is getting back to normal.
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I love the way her comb glows!