Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

See you later Bob my dear friend

Later Marie.

 

[Marie2020]

By the way Bob I'm on all your clips

 

[BY Bob]

Out of the Box Thinking

Here is the video of me coaching Sylvie out of the nest box. I had no food with me, just my voice to comfort her.

I am heading to examine Legertha's body. I will let you all know what I find if anything.

 

[BY Bob]

By the way Bob I'm on all your clips

You will see them before everyone else that way. Good for you!

 

[featherhead007]

Oops, my mistake. It’s Dakota in the coop laying the egg. (They do look similar)

 

[RoyalChick]

I fear that she will never be my chatty little girl again. She is having to grow up very suddenly.

I think chatty will return. Maybe she needs you to talk to her for a bit.

 

[RoyalChick]

Out of the Box Thinking

Here is the video of me coaching Sylvie out of the nest box. I had no food with me, just my voice to comfort her.

I am heading to examine Legertha's body. I will let you all know what I find if anything.

We should be able to double that video!

 

[Lexicon]

That cold. I hope they know what they are doing!

Me too!
This has been my first adult moult with my hens and I have found it a bit stressful. I have been giving them sardines and eggs for extra protein and keeping a close watch on them, but I wish that they had moulted earlier in the season.

 

[BY Bob]

Me too!
This has been my first adult moult with my hens and I have found it a bit stressful. I have been giving them sardines and eggs for extra protein and keeping a close watch on them, but I wish that they had moulted earlier in the season.

If only we could control their molts for their own good.

 

[BY Bob]

Not a Hawk

I think it is very likely that it was something other than a hawk that killed Legertha. I will be taking her for a necropsy. There are absolutely no signs of trauma that I can find. Not a feather seems out of place. I can find no wounds. Whatever happened, I think the red tails are off the hook.

Check out her wing in this photo. Everything is where it should be.

Spoiler: Legertha's Wing

She weighed 1.83 lbs. Still so young.