Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

have you changed your name yet Bob?

I have gone with the following:

I'm your huckleberry and you're no Daisy!

 

[BY Bob]

This might help - have you tried not approaching them from above? If they can't fall out, have the brooder up on something so you aren't looming over them when you're around. Or at least sit down alongside the brooder if it's on the floor. Put your hand in and down along a side far away from them, and rest your arm on the brooder floor. Leave it there for a long time, not moving, for them to approach and eventually explore. Let them jump and crawl (and poop) on it. Start moving your hand only a little bit - like slowly moving fingers - after a while. Eventually do things food-oriented with it - tap on the food to draw them to it, tap on the water dish. Hold a bit of chick starter in between your fingers, showing it to them. Hope that helps. You are NOT somehow unlikeable in the chicken world, I can't believe that!

This does work. It's how I got to here.

 

[BY Bob]

To be clear. I didn’t disturb them; they, well really just Bernadette, disturbed me!

I understood that. I just never really even looked at them on the camera after they settled in for the night.

 

[RoyalChick]

No power outage! I’m hoping.

Power stayed on - or if not it was out for a short time - everyone is happily causing chaos this morning.

 

[BY Bob]

Happy Fluffy Butt Friday
Three little fluffy butts. Well, as @MaryJanet says, there is always one!

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Just darling

 

[BY Bob]

View attachment 3045481Profile butts: Primula and Hector, Aspodel down in front

Egg laying butt, Blanche with Nellie's temper tantrumView attachment 3045482

Double butt from the feather profile, Silver and StormView attachment 3045483

They wandered awfully close: JessicaView attachment 3045484

More baby pics just causeView attachment 3045486View attachment 3045488Colors are coming in FAST!

Marvelous! Wonderful pics!

 

[BY Bob]

The Hooligans have resolved the issue of navigating across the brooder in the dark to find the food bowl. They threw all the food out of the bowl and kicked it around all over the floor. Now they can snack anywhere.

Smart little ladies!

 

[BY Bob]

In a sign of things to come they now prefer to eat off the floor so they can dig for their food. This morning they are only going to the food dish in order to replenish supplies in the shavings.
And when they are scared they go up not under. They don’t flee under the heat plate - they go up as high as they can get.

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Wonderful learning. I love hearing about and seeing their progress.

 

[BY Bob]

Power stayed on - or if not it was out for a short time - everyone is happily causing chaos this morning.

Great news!

 

[Perris]

Nope. I need to go see. Must be good.

he's a cheeky chappie