Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Monday Mugs

@Ribh @MaryJanet @Aussie-Chookmum @LozzyR @ChicoryBlue @micstrachan

 

[rural mouse]

8000 pages

Congratulations!!!

 

[Kris5902]

Oh, yes, I know that. I’m wondering about sleepy time. I’m going to research sheds.

My chicken trailer comfortably sleeps about 70 with the current roost arrangements, and the current 60 residents include 4 Roosters, and 6 cockerels. I was up to 93 before the mink attack things were getting tight, but I had one additional roosting spot above the nestboxes near the door where most of the littles and juveniles were sleeping. They were hit hardest by the mink

I free Range, completely, only semi supervised, and our weather is usually very temperate (much like California) so they only generally hang out in the coop in really awful weather. Then I just keep adding shavings much more regularly to combat the increased poop loads, because
I’m not going to try shovelling it out in -15C either! When the weather gets that bad they all just literally sit on their roosts and wait it out. That’s also the Only time I put water in the “coop”. They can go overnight without drinking. And usually hit the waterers first thing in the morning.

 

[Kris5902]

He's beautiful. He seems a noble looking bird, how about Charlemagne (Charlie for short) or Roland?

I think we are going with Eleos…? I am trying it out, with him. Papa was what I called my grandpa on my dads side, and we just lost our cat Charlie… so it’s a little too soon for that. Interestingly, Andrew’s Grandfather and Eldest Uncle were both named Jim, and Jimmy

 

[bgmathteach]

Sorry, Bob, about hijacking the thread for my move.

I’m trying to pay tax, but it keeps freezing up on me. Trying to post some girls who are no longer with us.

Bagheera
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Margo
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Margo's comb and wattles are just lovely! Let me guess - she was a brown leghorn, right?

 

[featherhead007]

I was sure that Rocks-Anne would be the first one today to want some attention, but I was surprised to see that little Dakota wanted my attention first. She’s a sweet little Rhode Island Red hen. She’s on my lap as I’m doing this post.

 

[Kris5902]

Sorry. The laugh was for the memory og Gus getting into the caravan. If I remember rightly Kris had to escape upwards.
I know nothing about giant land chickens but I do think Gus is a looker!

The upwards escape was when they all trapped me in the barn! I’m glad he went back to his previous owner. Too good a boy to become hamburger at some auction, that’s for sure… even if he did have a taste for chicken feed. I should have repaired the damage to the caravan doorframe from his snacking stunt sooner, but the list of to do’s just keeps on going and you lose track… the barn incident happened a couple more times, turns out you can herd cattle with interesting little things, like a little tin of mints shaking. I don’t have a picture because I blocked all the in-laws on FB before doing a huge social media purge… but he also got a tire stuck around his neck last year, like a giant rubber choker necklace!it took a little doing to pull it back over, because he is so aggressive and all

 

[featherhead007]

I was sure that Rocks-Anne would be the first one today to want some attention, but I was surprised to see that little Dakota wanted my attention first. She’s a sweet little Rhode Island Red hen. She’s on my lap as I’m doing this post.

Now she’s on my shoulder.

 

[featherhead007]

80000posts! Yahoo

 

[featherhead007]