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Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock
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Hot and cold ginger and lemon tea as an anti inflammatory
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?Even the squirrels didn't eat it???
Got no pictures today, soooo cold outside, -7.7F (-22C), kept gloves on 99% of time while out tending to the Buckeyes. Yesterday moved all the pellet feeders into the little coop run, the wind was very strong and that is the most sheltered place, and put one right next to the Cozy Coop, so someone (Peanut) can be next to the heater and eat too. She is shivering hard when outside the coop. She looks covered but barely fluffs up, she looks pullet small. Contrast that with Butters, granted she is the biggest, she looks like a walking blimp in this cold. Like one of @RebeccaBoyd 's Marans rescues.
Also upped the temp on the heating pad in the coop to Medium because of the open pop door. I do have a vague concern that too much heat is bad, would it be too big a contrast to the actual temps outside, too unnatural, and could it retard Peanut's molt, the feathering-in? But before roost today checked the pad and it barely felt warm, so decided to leave it that way for the night. It is warmer now, but not great, -2F. This morning I also moved the heating pad closer to the middle of the roosting bars platform, so that there is space behind it and everyone can perch in some way on it or around it and get some part of themselves onto it if they want. Peanut as Alpha has had no problem taking a good spot but I don't want anyone left out. Tonight it looked like everyone was totally on it except Butters, who seemed to be perching on the low divider to the nest box, but her chest feathers seemed to be on it. There's still space to not be on it also.
Gave everyone a small amount of cracked corn right late today. Peanuit got a bunch but then went right back up into the coop. I checked the coop after roost as always and found the auto-door did not close due to frozen poop right there on the threshold. Need a good stick to get it off, probably would break the plastic kitty litter scoop I have, so resorted to the manual pop door. I had the foresight to extend the tarp which covers the top of the little coop run further onto that part of the coop, enough to cover the manual door handle and keep ice out of the shaft of the operating dowel. After I knocked ice off the tarp to get at it (talking to the chickens the whole time, sometimes they talked back), it worked like a dream.
Will try to get pictures tomorrow!
Also upped the temp on the heating pad in the coop to Medium because of the open pop door. I do have a vague concern that too much heat is bad, would it be too big a contrast to the actual temps outside, too unnatural, and could it retard Peanut's molt, the feathering-in? But before roost today checked the pad and it barely felt warm, so decided to leave it that way for the night. It is warmer now, but not great, -2F. This morning I also moved the heating pad closer to the middle of the roosting bars platform, so that there is space behind it and everyone can perch in some way on it or around it and get some part of themselves onto it if they want. Peanut as Alpha has had no problem taking a good spot but I don't want anyone left out. Tonight it looked like everyone was totally on it except Butters, who seemed to be perching on the low divider to the nest box, but her chest feathers seemed to be on it. There's still space to not be on it also.
Gave everyone a small amount of cracked corn right late today. Peanuit got a bunch but then went right back up into the coop. I checked the coop after roost as always and found the auto-door did not close due to frozen poop right there on the threshold. Need a good stick to get it off, probably would break the plastic kitty litter scoop I have, so resorted to the manual pop door. I had the foresight to extend the tarp which covers the top of the little coop run further onto that part of the coop, enough to cover the manual door handle and keep ice out of the shaft of the operating dowel. After I knocked ice off the tarp to get at it (talking to the chickens the whole time, sometimes they talked back), it worked like a dream.
Will try to get pictures tomorrow!
I came across this article and had a chuckle, so my chickens had more to do with civilization than the horse, I can see that!
https://www.horsetalk.co.nz/2014/12/25/chicken-edges-horse-mankind-best-mate/to
https://www.horsetalk.co.nz/2014/12/25/chicken-edges-horse-mankind-best-mate/to
Yep frigid here too, brrrrr!
Guess it's winter and have to deal with it.... Can't change the weather!
Oi boy, I feel for you... Been there.
Today was so cold it was painful, I know the frozen water misery!!!
Adventures of Tom Sawyer and huckleberry Finn
This links to an article about acupuncture and horses....
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