Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[bgmathteach]

Can I get a witness!!

 

[Ponypoor]

Well, the nasty white stuff is here. Started snowing about 30 minutes ago. Roads everywhere are shut down and the Hospital has already tried calling my sister in. She told them to try and find someone else as she does not think she can make it. They gave her notice that if they could not get someone they will call her back in a hour and send the sheriff out to get her. This is my backyard currently, supposed to get 8 to 10 inches, if it keeps going, I think we'll hit it.
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Wow, if they told me they were gonna send the police to drive me in to work I would darn well make sure they agreed to drive me home at the end of my shift

 

[Ponypoor]

New Location

Sydney is nest hunting. She built a new nest for today's egg just inside the entrance to the Cluckle Hut and did not use the nest box.
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Phyllis showed it to me so I knew about it. She pointed the egg out to me itself.

I would love to leave an egg in the nest for Sydney but it would freeze at night and then thaw during the day and it would be a real mess.

I need to get new brown ceramic eggs. Everyone who watched my chickens last year took the ceramic ones with them and I think they are too embarrassed to tell me. I am down to 1 white and 1 green from at least 4 of them last year.

Yup my gals r like that today, Henny Penny laid an egg on some old feed sacks out in the open, Whiskers and Buttercup laid their eggs in the round bale hay tunnel they made (good thing I was being careful forking hay this evening ), and no-one is laying in the 'favourite' nest box these days.... Fickle ladies!!!

 

[Marie2020]

Id like to note dolly (the sick chick) is doing lots better, i still am keeping a eye on her, but shes getting better for sure. View attachment 2951635Its going to be snowing about 6-10 inches here soon, so i just let some in to feed them and give them water as the ground is completely solid. Looks like someone chose their spot to lay a egg. my chair.

She's has truly beautiful colours

 

[Chicken poppy]

She's has truly beautiful colours

Thank you!

 

[Ponypoor]

Wow, if they told me they were gonna send the police to drive me in to work I would darn well make sure they agreed to drive me home at the end of my shift

...and here is my tax for whining....

Sophia checking on new places to lay an egg

 

[Ponypoor]

@Bob, re: fake eggs - my niece uses golf balls and her hens will go broody sitting on them

Hmmmm think I need to get some golf balls for my hens to encourage them to go back to using the nest boxes.

 

[Marie2020]

Thank you!

Only stating a fact

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Wow, if they told me they were gonna send the police to drive me in to work I would darn well make sure they agreed to drive me home at the end of my shift

Thankfully she didn't have to go. They talked 2 into staying and called in someone who has a 4-wheel drive. Sis would have went if she needed but she's glad she didn't have to. Already has her 40 hours in this week and not supposed to go back out until Saturday.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Yup my gals r like that today, Henny Penny laid an egg on some old feed sacks out in the open, Whiskers and Buttercup laid their eggs in the round bale hay tunnel they made (good thing I was being careful forking hay this evening ), and no-one is laying in the 'favourite' nest box these days.... Fickle ladies!!!

When mine start hiding, they are gearing up to go broody.