Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[micstrachan]

Free Range

Despite the ever present hawks, there was free range tonight.
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Yay. I’m glad you found a safe window of time. I’m looking forward to longer days so I can do the same.

 

[BY Bob]

Speaking of songs for our chickens, I have a few that I sing lately…

Bridgey’s Song (to the tune of Bicycle Built for Two)

Buttercup (to the tune of Lollipop)

You Are My Sunshine

Sunshine on My Shoulders

Wonderful. Do they love when you sing to them? Mine do.

Hattie Hattie bo battie, be by bo battie, Hattie!

 

[micstrachan]

I have a Whole Foods in town.. thanks

My Whole Foods stopped selling bin food with COVID, though, so I haven’t seen it there in awhile. You might have to ask.

 

[micstrachan]

Wonderful. Do they love when you sing to them? Mine do.

Hattie Hattie bo battie, be by bo battie, Hattie!

Yes, they do! I have a clip somewhere of Bridge singing back to me… I think I posted it.

Love Hattie’s song! I have a sister named Janna and my mom used to sing it to her.

 

[featherhead007]

My Whole Foods stopped selling bin food with COVID, though, so I haven’t seen it there in awhile. You might have to ask.

True. Covid kinda messed with everything

 

[BY Bob]

Yay. I’m glad you found a safe window of time. I’m looking forward to longer days so I can do the same.

I just let them out and stood guard. No sign of the hawks. Phyllis would not come out of the complex. Hattie stayed around the complex. She would not cross the yard. Aurora led the other two over to the pool shed and they enjoyed sunflower seeds together.

 

[BY Bob]

Yes, they do! I have a clip somewhere of Bridge singing back to me… I think I posted it.

Love Hattie’s song! I have a sister named Janna and my mom used to sing it to her.

I thought I remembered that. So sweet.

 

[featherhead007]

I can’t sing to my chickens. When I try, (and I try all the time) they get nervous and squawk at me “Daddy don’t sing”

 

[micstrachan]

I do not. There are other minerals that are not quite right for layers too. You would need to supplement minerals if you fed it to adults as their main food. I wish there was a higher protein layer feed.

Yes! A higher protein layer feed! I’ve been doing anywhere from 1/2 to 2/3 layer mixed with starter/grower. I’ve said this before, but it’s so hard to know what’s right with the feed.

 

[micstrachan]

I thought I remembered that. So sweet.

Found it!