Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Can you peg some chicken wire over the area they are digging in around the tree...that will at least help stop damaging the roots and removing the soil. Pines are fairly shallow rooted....you don't want it undermined too much as it WILL fall

Little lumberjacks are they!

 

[BY Bob]

A very late west coast mug:
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Wonderful.

 

[BY Bob]

Agatha has completely gone back too what she was and her comb has paled
I don't think she will survive now . I had her wrapped in a sheet and gave her a cuddle she fell asleep in my arms. My sweet little darling is leaving me soon I just know it

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Oh Matie, I'm so sorry.

 

[Ponypoor]

Agatha has completely gone back too what she was and her comb has paled
I don't think she will survive now . I had her wrapped in a sheet and gave her a cuddle she fell asleep in my arms. My sweet little darling is leaving me soon I just know it

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Sorry to hear that Marie

 

[BY Bob]

Things have completely gone off the plan regarding a cautious introduction with the cats behind the mesh. As I wrote elsewhere, Chipie the mama has always been semi feral and since a few days she and her chicks have found numerous ways to escape from the pen they were kept in.
Basically they are outside almost all day now and all I can do is try to stay near by and check on them as often as possible. Luckily the cats sleep during the day, as we're having a heat wave.

Yesterday the little family had a big scare when one of the chicks couldn't follow the others and find the way back in and everyone got in a panic.
Half an hour after that happened, I caught Chipie in the pen showing them how to climb on a 60 cm trunk, and jump / fly off.
Then when it was time to sleep she tried to take them inside the coop and up the ladder to the smallest roost (which is 1m40 / 4 ft 5 high). Of course this didn't work.
I'm thinking either she's training them for the Olympics, either she wants to get rid of them. They are 8 days old.
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It is essential that they learn to fly. I was able to observe Sydney teaching Ned and Lucky to fly and roost in trees very early in their life. I'm sure I posted on it when it happened. Let me look for it.

 

[bgmathteach]

My 2-fer Tuesday pics:

My co-broody ducks::

Here the soon to be mommas are bathing quickly....

My 2 broody chicken:

Mommas!!!!!

 

[Ponypoor]

Could you elaborate more on that? How do you safely catch and relocate a skunk?

Around here they use live traps, and cover them with sheets when captured...

I too would like to hear the story!

 

[Ponypoor]

My 2-fer Tuesday pics:

My co-broody ducks::
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Here the soon to be mommas are bathing quickly....
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My 2 broody chicken:
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More babies

 

[Ponypoor]

Things have completely gone off the plan regarding a cautious introduction with the cats behind the mesh. As I wrote elsewhere, Chipie the mama has always been semi feral and since a few days she and her chicks have found numerous ways to escape from the pen they were kept in.
Basically they are outside almost all day now and all I can do is try to stay near by and check on them as often as possible. Luckily the cats sleep during the day, as we're having a heat wave.

Yesterday the little family had a big scare when one of the chicks couldn't follow the others and find the way back in and everyone got in a panic.
Half an hour after that happened, I caught Chipie in the pen showing them how to climb on a 60 cm trunk, and jump / fly off.
Then when it was time to sleep she tried to take them inside the coop and up the ladder to the smallest roost (which is 1m40 / 4 ft 5 high). Of course this didn't work.
I'm thinking either she's training them for the Olympics, either she wants to get rid of them. They are 8 days old.
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Wow that's scary!

In another week though I bet they will be flying everywhere!

 

[BY Bob]

It is essential that they learn to fly. I was able to observe Sydney teaching Ned and Lucky to fly and roost in trees very early in their life. I'm sure I posted on it when it happened. Let me look for it.

@ManueB here it is. The chicks were 14 days old at the time.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-22862522