Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[MaryJanet]

Good to know, it's usually humid here with our heat, but occasionally it will be very dry.

I have been considering the possibility of a water fountain for the hens to drink from.

It would keep the water cooler.

I know water fountains for cats are very effective and about the right size for chickens.

 

[Ponypoor]

Wave on your way by!

Oh, great, now I have the song stuck in my head...

...I left my heart in San Francisco.....

 

[RoyalChick]

I have been considering the possibility of a water fountain for the hens to drink from.

It would keep the water cooler.

I know water fountains for cats are very effective and about the right size for chickens.

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My cats love theirs. My chickens continue to prefer muddy puddles.

 

[micstrachan]

Bob, did you ever get rice hulls? This is the second weekend in a row that I’ve tried at my feed store and their shipments just aren’t coming.

 

[BY Bob]

In a

Mal was such a good hen

In a way, everything that happened in 2021 was a result of Mal's death. If she was still with us, the tribe would be at 4 and I would not have added any others. I would have let Mal hatch the next time she was broody. I could have even kept any ladies that she raised.

That however was not in the plan. I lost her and I have been creating problems for myself, the ladies, and numerous chicks ever since.

Maleficent would not be surprised that Aurora has reached #2. Not surprised at all.

 

[BY Bob]

@Bob - good one

Thanks! Thought she might be molting and in need of coverage.

 

[BY Bob]

I have been considering the possibility of a water fountain for the hens to drink from.

It would keep the water cooler.

I know water fountains for cats are very effective and about the right size for chickens.

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My daughter brought hers home at Christmas and all the cats loved it. I need to get one for mine now.

Chicken tax

 

[BY Bob]

Bob, did you ever get rice hulls? This is the second weekend in a row that I’ve tried at my feed store and their shipments just aren’t coming.

I have not. Can't find them.

 

[MaryJanet]

In a

In a way, everything that happened in 2021 was a result of Mal's death. If she was still with us, the tribe would be at 4 and I would not have added any others. I would have let Mal hatch the next time she was broody. I could have even kept any ladies that she raised.

That however was not in the plan. I lost her and I have been creating problems for myself, the ladies, and numerous chicks ever since.

Maleficent would not be surprised that Aurora has reached #2. Not surprised at all.

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You've had a genuinely awful year

 

[Ribh]

Unpleasant Finding

I went inside for about 10 minutes to make myself a cuppa coffee. I knew all the girls were either in or behind the run, pretty well protected, and Lexi the dog was out there as well. When I came out, everyone was still hiding in the run, except for Roxy and Flash. I found them behind the run and Flash was standing a bit like a penguin. I can’t remember if I posted the video, but yesterday I took a video and commented that I did not like the yellow color in her face. I caught her and walked her over to the sun. I held her in my lap and warmed her up and she seem to enjoy it. Then she suddenly got nervous and ran for cover. There must’ve been a hawk or something that I did not see. So I went back inside, crushed up a calcium citrate, and put it into baby bird formula with a little bit of Nutridrench. I caught her again, brought her back out into the sun and offered her the treat. She gobbled it right up. However, as I watched her with her treat, I noticed that her left pupil is irregularly shaped. I am beyond bummed. I think most of you know that that is a sign of ocular Mareks. That combined with her yellow skin has me very concerned. I’ll try to get a photo.

Oh, Michelle! Bummer.