Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Goodness it feels like the brooder is getting too small for the Hooligans. They have discovered that if they run fast enough and flap hard enough their little wings will lift their feet off the ground.

Bella in particular has mastered doing this deliberately rather than by accident. Bella was practicing flapping from day one and it is paying off. But the brooder is only 29” in each direction which seems not quite enough for flying. When I move them to the brooder box in the coop they will have 36+ inches. But that still feels small!

I am not sure whether to try and make something bigger or just wait until they are big enough to be free roaming in the Chicken Palace.

I don’t remember this being an issue with the Roadrunners. Maybe because there was only two of them.

Of course they are not always flying. Sometimes they take a rest and pretend to look grown-up. And sometimes they can barely keep their eyes open!

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They are so darling. What a great job you are doing with them.

 

[RoyalChick]

This is getting scary.

I have been following this on the APHIS site. There are very few cases in NJ (all ducks at Cape May) and only one in PA (dead bald eagle). None in commercial or backyard flocks in either state.
But it feels to me like that may be because if less aggressive sampling and monitoring. It is inconceivable to me that it is rife both to the North and to the South and just skip our two states.
Of course there is not much that can be done. I want to get the pool up and running before the ducks try and nest in it like last year as they are an important carrier, but beyond that just hope for the best.
It is very scary.

 

[bgmathteach]

So a 3 piece McNugget? I thought there had to be 6.

Kid's meal

 

[bgmathteach]

An assortment of fluffy butts for your viewing pleasure.​

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Ooooohhh, what are those buff/gold-ish bodied girls with black neck/head & tail. Lovely girls - very striking contrast

 

[RoyalChick]

A few seconds of mayhem to make you smile.

 

[BY Bob]

I have been following this on the APHIS site. There are very few cases in NJ (all ducks at Cape May) and only one in PA (dead bald eagle). None in commercial or backyard flocks in either state.
But it feels to me like that may be because if less aggressive sampling and monitoring. It is inconceivable to me that it is rife both to the North and to the South and just skip our two states.
Of course there is not much that can be done. I want to get the pool up and running before the ducks try and nest in it like last year as they are an important carrier, but beyond that just hope for the best.
It is very scary.

I am a little glad that I took down all of the feeders to keep the hawks away now. I won't be putting them back up. Very sad but necessary right now.

 

[BY Bob]

Kid's meal

I thought that was 4?

 

[GregnLety]

No cats but here's some pics of our rescued pups.

 

[Ponypoor]

This is getting scary.

I tried to keep the gang inside but they took off and I couldn't find them!

Finally located them down by the house... I chased their butts back to the barn.

 

[Ponypoor]

No cats but here's some pics of our rescued pups.

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Awww hey puppies!