Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

So I can’t get photos of the chickens right now, as they are still sleeping. And it looks like we’re going have a beautiful sunrise. But I can show you this, which is chicken related. I’ve been giving them one small tray’s worth of these wheat sprouts every morning for a little while now.
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I got a set of those. I think after you shared them. I am going to start them up today.

 

[RoyalChick]

The Cluckle Hut is Painted

A color was chosen and painting undertaken. The outside was completed today. Inside the run will be another day. The roof of the nest box will be white like the Big Coop.

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The inspectors kept coming by to make sure Mrs BY Bob was performing up to their standards.
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Beautiful.

 

[Marie2020]

Everyone who comes over is charmed by Phyllis but they all say that Sydney is the best looking of my hens. That red comb and wattles with those wonderful black white stripes is the pinnacle of what people think chicken should look like.

All of your chickens are beautiful

 

[Marie2020]

I find the ones I use are really good. However, this site: https://www.tarpsplus.com/collections/clear-poly-tarps
has clear vinyl ones, too. Super clear and pretty strong (though not as strong as those you currently use) They are also more expensive, but they do last. Greenhouse plastic is good for 1-2 years - maybe 3 (generally - especially with this application), & doesn't have grommets. I have mostly the ones with the string embedded, but have a couple of the others that I tend to use on the south side or maybe on my mobile chicken tractor.

I have also been really happy with the shade 'tarps'/cloths I have gotten from them. My clear tarps with the strings (other than the first set on amazon) have been from them, too. They frequently (if you sign up/create an account) send coupon codes for an additional 10% off your order, and they have such a range of sizes, that you are sure to be able to get sizes that work for you.

Thank you so much for this information, I'm thinking of trying to get the same and cancelling my order.

 

[Marie2020]

Wonderful photos! Somehow I missed a couple pages here this morning.

I miss more than a few pages every day

 

[Marie2020]

So I had the run open from about 10 AM till about 3:30 PM. I finally closed the gate at 3:30, since they weren’t coming out. I don’t know what’s going on with them. There’s been a little bit a breeze on and off and I can hear a chainsaw in the distance. I’m not sure what they’re afraid of today. I will open the gate again in a little bit and see if they come out.

Since daylight savings is tonight, they’re not gonna get to free range this coming week during the weekdays, so I really wanted them to be out a lot this weekend. Oh, well.

My girls were in at 5pm the weather was awful and it was dark. I got them out for 8am this morning as it wasn't bad this morning. The sun is out today and they are having a good time

 

[Marie2020]

Sunny at the top of the garden

Where are the worms girlys

 

[Marie2020]

Where are our treats

 

[Marie2020]

Thems are two tough inspectors!

I wonder what their verdict was.

 

[Shadrach]

I don’t have a fluffy butt photo to share this week… but I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Aloha Friday! Here’s my view at work!

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I'm moving!