Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[micstrachan]

And while I am about it a late entry for Thirsty Thursday (I was too nervous that they would die overnight to post this yesterday).

Absolutely precious. There is nothing cuter than chicks drinking. I could watch them all day long!

 

[micstrachan]

Arizona is completely integrated into the coop now. Yay! (Such a relief it is)
She is the last one in, but she goes in by herself. (Perched next to Dakota)

Fantastic!

 

[Ponypoor]

Bridge says hi!
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Oh I do so love a beautiful barred rock

I really should get an even dozen hens and get myself a pretty barred rock -i wonder if satin silkies come in a barred rock pattern???

 

[Ponypoor]

Arizona is completely integrated into the coop now. Yay! (Such a relief it is)
She is the last one in, but she goes in by herself. (Perched next to Dakota)

Of what a relief it must be and she will be safe! Glad she is next to Dakota too!

 

[Ponypoor]

“Bridgie, Bridgie, you are the hen for me. I love Bridgie…………

Come on Alex join mic and I singing we can be a chicken sensation!

 

[Ponypoor]

Rrrrrocks-Anne, you don’t have to turn on the heat light, Rrrrrocks-Anne, you don’t have to sell your feathers through the night…… (for lack of a better song) View attachment 3039071

I used to sing that to my silkie Roo Roxanne oh how I miss those two beauties

 

[Ponypoor]

I got some new pictures of the chicks this evening after I cleaned their brooder. They are growing fast. Ezzie is 5 weeks old and the others are 4 1/2 weeks old. We are in the middle of a cold snap at the moment but Wednesday it is supposed to be back to 70. If it reaches that they are taking their first field trip outside for a hour or so. Soon they will be ready to spend their days outside and come back in at night. They still like to give the camera evil looks.
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Wow time sure flies! They r sooooo cute oh all this talk of babies....

What do you think ezzie is? Pullet or cockerel?

 

[Ponypoor]

Ok… so I’m in a 1997 RV and we have a propane stove/oven. I still have to fix the stove top but I have won the battle for the oven! It took a couple hours of fiddling though because of the awkward space. I have ceded the under sink, oven, and fridge drawers and cabinets to the mice. They also now hold the furnace (though I spray foamed the heck out of the ducts into the RV from it) space under the bathtub, and bathroom lower cabinet. I have won back our sock drawers and the water heater area below them.
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Spoiler: Stove top mess

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I’m going to run the Hardware cloth all along the back. That should do it.

You are an IICW (independant intelligent Canadian woman)!!!

Come on by my place we can mouse proof the barn!!

 

[Ponypoor]

Love the corvid defence strategy! Good crows! You could try giving them treats.

Boiled eggs, hot dogs, corn cobs all placed in the crook of a tree for the crows, and if you get ravens those too.

 

[Ponypoor]

Some of the Roosters know their names and come when called, a few of the Hens too. Jimmy not thinks the “what’s that” is what dandelions are called… oops. But if you need to remove the dandelions from your yard I now have a goat rental service… lol he goes crazy for them! And today Arduinna broke her tie out cable… I’m not sure how or how we are going to fix it until DH goes in Tuesday for shopping. We got some new to us harnesses from a local dog momView attachment 3039197View attachment 3039198View attachment 3039199

Yep about half mine know names, the younger ones working on it!

Oh I am goat crazy now wanting a dozen hahaha and baby chicks too not gonna happen though