Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

There has been a Change in Environment

Ever since the hawk attack and the video I took of the hawk hunting in the trumpet vine, the song birds were non-existant here. I did not see one.

This morning they are back in force. The yard is full of them again.

Does this mean the hawk has moved on? I wonder.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

So needed this morning.

Roger that last cup of the morning

 

[Grandmas Coop]

There has been a Change in Environment

Ever since the hawk attack and the video I took of the hawk hunting in the trumpet vine, the song birds were non-existant here. I did not see one.

This morning they are back in force. The yard is full of them again.

Does this mean the hawk has moved on? I wonder.

Maybe, I noticed a flock of Thrush that came in, I hadnt seen this since , I dont know,? spring. I notice when we have a change in the weather, like a snow storm coming in, I see a ton of birds

 

[Fawnpuppet]

I really need to catch up on all of these threads, now I have 98 pages to catch up on

Try 7200+. I'm going to see how far I get before I give up and just go to the end. Lol!

 

[Blazinga]

Are ducks known to have egg laying and reproductive issues? I know many like to boast about their ducks being heavy layers. And somehow my friends large family get enough eggs from a single hen? ( There's one adolescent hen and three drakes. Yes, I know the ratio is bad.)

 

[micstrachan]

Change in Decision on the Feed

I have posted this on MJs thread but thought I should share here as well.

I think I have decided to put the tribe back onto layer feed including Sansa. It is likely the best way to get higher calcium into her. I may still choose to supplement as well to give her a big boost. I'm going to do this for a month while I keep good watch on her weight. Then we will recheck her labs and see how we have done. I can then adjust as needed.

I'm headed to go get some layer now. I'll do some calculations then to see how much she would be getting. What I can't understand is why I don't see her eating any of the oyster shell. If she was calcium deficient and there was calcium available, why not ingest some?

The concern that the entire tribe might be a little low on calcium is another reason why I'm going to switch to layer.

I think this is a good move.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Happy Fluffy Butt Friday everyone. While she does not have the fluffiest butt on the place, today I'm honoring Butter. She's on the other side of her crazy molt and honestly looks the best she has since her injury back in April. The rate she's going I feel she'll be completely done by the first week of January.

 

[RoyalChick]

Diana tries her very best to have a fluffy butt for Friday.

 

[RoyalChick]

Maggie on the other hand is a fluffy butt pro. She keeps teetering about like a drunk but you can’t criticize the fluff!

 

[LozzyR]

Oh it is clear I do not have the emotional resilience to keep chickens.
Diana came up to the roost and was clearly disturbed at seeing Maggie in ‘her’ spot (traditionally it has been Maggie’s spot in fact).
She paced back and forth for several minutes. Kept eyeing the roost across the way where the Roadrunners have established an alternative base camp and ultimately threw Maggie off
It is a sign that Maggie is not well that she was able to do that.
So, it appears Diana with no feathers prefers to roost alone. At least Maggie isn’t injured.

What’s that under the roost? Is that new?