Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Kris5902]

Most everybody in town, likes the little rooster, and usually stop and look at the chickens. But I haven’t seen this guy before. I would like to have a talk with him.

Build a better fence… solid wood high enough to stop anyone from bothering the sweet little guy

 

[Kris5902]

Chicken help again on the house building…

They make it SO easy… really

 

[Kris5902]

Build a better fence… solid wood high enough to stop anyone from bothering the sweet little guy

@featherhead007 it will suck for the kind chicken friendly neighbours, but I cannot stand those who torment or tease animals this is why I replaced the chain link in our yard for the city house, well that and so we would have a little more privacy as we were a corner lot on a somewhat busy by pedestrians street.

 

[featherhead007]

Build a better fence… solid wood high enough to stop anyone from bothering the sweet little guy

Very cost prohibitive! $$$

 

[featherhead007]

Very cost prohibitive! $$$

I’m actually entertaining the idea of moving to my other property. (Where Chaco is) and I have no neighbors close by there. Except that I have a renter on that property. I don’t know, I’m confused about the whole situation.

 

[Kris5902]

Very cost prohibitive! $$$

If we could, we would mill you some lumber for it, but they also don’t like that travelling across the border. We have a friend in Seattle that built a fence with lumber from our mill, but had a heck of a time going through Customs with it, they are quite picky about wood species because of the pine beetles, which then makes any lumber suspect

 

[micstrachan]

Marie, I’m a little concerned about the chicken in that first picture. I believe it’s your “Princess”? Forgive me if I get their names wrong, I was gone for so long. I know you have some rescues and she looks a lot like a meat breed in her conformation… which I also keep for breeding, and far longer than their intended “lifespan” of 8-12 weeks! Her comb looks very purple there, and I am worried about her heart. It looks much like Roostie’s Did right before his heart attack. Was She recently exerting herself quite a bit? I also sometimes see this, usually in my roosters, if they have been chasing hens or each other vigorusly.

Good catch. That is a very purple comb.

 

[micstrachan]

I’m actually entertaining the idea of moving to my other property. (Where Chaco is) and I have no neighbors close by there. Except that I have a renter on that property. I don’t know, I’m confused about the whole situation.

I assume you’d move your chickens over if you did that?

 

[micstrachan]

The chickens scratch around all day, they find bugs, worms and grubs.
Q. Are we eating eggs that are made of such things?

Yep. In a sense. Their bodies break the nutrients down into a little building blocks before making the eggs, but still…

 

[micstrachan]

You know @GregnLety , Kris ( @Kris5902 ) and it are both in the same boat being Canuck hillbillies and nflders to boot!

My DH is Canadian, too.