Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

I need to say this one again:

 

[RoyalChick]

Good morning all! It's Pony Sunday

Yesterday morning when I checked the barn cams before doing morning chores I had to play 'Find Waldo', I forgot to put the snap on Truly's stall door latch and of course she know how to open the door and escaped....

At least she has stopped dragging everything around the barn when she escapes

Ok Truly were are you?
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There you are! Get back in your stall!
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I had no idea horses could open their stalls and go walkabout in the night. I love her!

 

[RoyalChick]

Wow one has to be so careful - and they move so fast!

I have come to the conclusion that most anything they eat in small quantities is likely not going to hurt them, as long as it not ongoing. Of course there are those things that are toxic in small quantities that freak me out.

I found a table on how much chocolate is toxic to a cat (it is more toxic the darker the chocolate). Anyway, according to The Spruce Pets it takes an ounce of milk chocolate to be toxic to a cat and a half an ounce of semi-sweet and only 0.2oz for baking chocolate.
I was able to figure out how much a single Ghiradelli chocolate chip weighs and I was well within the safety margin.
And in the real world, Nightshade is just fine this morning.

 

[BY Bob]

Feather Loss

One of the things that has frustrated Sydney snd Phyllis was an inability to effectively peck and thereby bully Betty. With all the fluff she has they had trouble locating a spot where they could effectively hit her body.

Like all enterprising chickens, sadly, they have found a way. Look at these photos and you can see the vulnerable spot which they have located.

Dominance Event

Betty is primarily pecked at while snacks are being distributed. Sydney will run her off anytime but mostly it is the usual bottom of the pecking order stuff. Well yesterday during a snack session, just about everyone including Aurora had been harassing her. I think she had enough. As the snacks were finished there was an incident between Betty and Hattie. It was so unexpected that I have no film or photos.

Betty was looking over the top of everyone, I think looking for Éowyn. Therefore he neck was extended. I believe that battery life Hattie day her and mistook it for a potential attack. Hattie immediately turned to face Betty, flared her neck feathers, and made some sound I have not heard before.

Betty did not back down. She flared her neck feathers, as best she can, and vocalized back at Hattie.

There was a pause as they stared at each other. Then they broke eye contact and each went their separate ways.

I liked that Betty stood up for herself and my guess is she somehow explained herself and Hattie accepted it. I wonder if Betty will be pushed so far that she might stand up to Phyllis or Sydney at some point. I'd like for them to settle down with all the pecking. I don't like seeing a bald spot on my Betty.

 

[Ponypoor]

I found a table on how much chocolate is toxic to a cat (it is more toxic the darker the chocolate). Anyway, according to The Spruce Pets it takes an ounce of milk chocolate to be toxic to a cat and a half an ounce of semi-sweet and only 0.2oz for baking chocolate.
I was able to figure out how much a single Ghiradelli chocolate chip weighs and I was well within the safety margin.
And in the real world, Nightshade is just fine this morning.

Good to know thanks for researching for us all

I was more careful this time around

 

[Ponypoor]

Feather Loss

One of the things that has frustrated Sydney snd Phyllis was an inability to effectively peck and thereby bully Betty. With all the fluff she has they had trouble locating a spot where they could effectively hit her body.

Like all enterprising chickens, sadly, they have found a way. Look at these photos and you can see the vulnerable spot which they have located.

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Dominance Event

Betty is primarily pecked at while snacks are being distributed. Sydney will run her off anytime but mostly it is the usual bottom of the pecking order stuff. Well yesterday during a snack session, just about everyone including Aurora had been harassing her. I think she had enough. As the snacks were finished there was an incident between Betty and Hattie. It was so unexpected that I have no film or photos.

Betty was looking over the top of everyone, I think looking for Éowyn. Therefore he neck was extended. I believe that battery life Hattie day her and mistook it for a potential attack. Hattie immediately turned to face Betty, flared her neck feathers, and made some sound I have not heard before.

Betty did not back down. She flared her neck feathers, as best she can, and vocalized back at Hattie.

There was a pause as they stared at each other. Then they broke eye contact and each went their separate ways.

I liked that Betty stood up for herself and my guess is she somehow explained herself and Hattie accepted it. I wonder if Betty will be pushed so far that she might stand up to Phyllis or Sydney at some point. I'd like for them to settle down with all the pecking. I don't like seeing a bald spot on my Betty.

Oh that's sounds like what little Marty did! And now she is just one of the gang

I think they just need to say hey stop bugging me, and then everyone moves on.

 

[Ponypoor]

I had no idea horses could open their stalls and go walkabout in the night. I love her!

She is a character, she can open the barn door also, and has been found out front of the barn grazing!

She sometimes also lets the others out!!! I have. Snap on her latch so she can't get out. But last night I got side tracked by the hens and their bedtime drama

 

[Ponypoor]

I need to say this one again:
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Another good one!

 

[Ponypoor]

Holy Dinah, I am not getting anything done, so far all day have done is clean stall. Still have water to do, and mow the grass, throw down hay, need to spray my paddocks weeds, get the other window removed from the hen house, fix some fencing Reenie damaged....

And it's lunchtime already !!!!

Chickens and horses are time thieves all I have done is play with the chickens brush horses chase chickens, play with horses, chase chickens again.....

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Thank you all for your thoughts and opinions on the moldy hay debate which I agree with. When I've heard people say that I've thought to myself that they were lazy or just did not care about their animals. But when I have no personal experience with that species I never said anything. If and when we come across moldy hay it hits the garbage rack, I will not even use it for bedding for the chickens. Twice a year, normally first warm day in spring and late fall we unstack all the hay, remove the boards they are stacked on and rake up and toss all the scattered hay on the ground. Some of it can be salvaged for bedding in the coop during winter, but if it is questionable it is thrown away. Then everything is restacked. Those are fun days depending on how much hay is left at the time. It is funny how Kris said cows will pick through and leave bad hay. With my 3 boys I can safely say Dirt would not touch it, he is picky with his good hay and picks through and only eats what he considers the good bits and pees on what he deems unsuitable. Louis and Russ, they would kill themselves, they leave nothing.
Now since I started a hay debate I feel I owe some tax. I will repay it with this video I took yesterday of the chicks out in the coop. This was taken for their new owner who picks them up Thursday.