Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

More cartons than I will ever have eggs.

I used to be the other way around for me but not any more. Another lady I spoke to today said her chickens are not laying at all.

 

[featherhead007]

People are very kind and can remember to take but more than forgetful on the returning part.

I have no intention of $$$ buying cartons, just to give out free eggs. That’s ridiculous! But I have ideas.
Bring the eggs in plastic bags with my newspaper trash. Then maybe these thoughtless people might wake up?

 

[BY Bob]

Yesterday evening it was time to fully gut and clean the brooder. I decided about 30 minutes prior I would make the chicks happy and give them a handful of hay to scratch around in. Instead of happily digging away I blew their minds and had them all huddled in a corner terrified of it and giving me dirty looks. Not one of them grew brave enough to check it out. When I cleaned it and put in their new sawdust I sprinkled a light layer of hay over the entire brooder. Put everything back in place and the chicks back in. For 10 minutes they panicked and was looking for a space clear of the chick killing hay. Finally Ezzie got brave enough to start pecking at it. Not long after the rest followed suit and before bed all were happily scratching through the hay. I also woke up to a pleasant surprise this morning. The downfall of using sawdust bedding is they are able to fill the waterer full of sawdust. I'm cleaning the basin out every couple hours. This morning.....it is miraculously clean with only a few pieces of hay in it. The next mind blowing new thing will be grass and dirt which I will introduce tomorrow I think. They have to learn that the world is not all carpet before they move outside.

I love the grass and dirt phase. I can't wait for those pictures. I'm glad someone was brave enough to interact with the straw. I was a little worried there.

 

[BY Bob]

At least yours eventually ate it. Mine, nope it will kill you. Gave them a pumpkin, carved it a little bit, tossed the guts and seeds around it along with their feed and corn and raisins. Not one of them grew brave enough to eat any of it.

Mine are always suspicious of pumpkin at first. It's like they don't remember....

 

[Marie2020]

Mine are always suspicious of pumpkin at first. It's like they don't remember....

A bit like me and my neighbours

 

[BY Bob]

I have been waiting to catch one of my favorite chick milestones. The first dust bath. It took adding hay on top of the sawdust for that to happen.
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I just love those moments. Thanks so much for sharing.

Makes me miss having Legertha and Sylvie in my office.

 

[Marie2020]

 

[Marie2020]

I just love those moments. Thanks so much for sharing.

Makes me miss having Legertha and Sylvie in my office.

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[Marie2020]

The girls on a day out

My black furry chicken

 

[featherhead007]

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I don’t Facebook either