Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

It's raining and chilly here only 19c indoors. Time to switch the heating on

It's 22C and sunny, I am sure the and chickies will be liking this weather better than last week...

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Well, as much as I love my 2 remaining cochin girls I have to say they are driving me crazy and soon something is going to have to give. These 2 have been constantly broody which really does not bother me, I can deal with broodiness. The killer is both of them have became for no reason the last 2 months egg eaters. Be it theirs when they are laying, or anyone else's eggs they come across before I collect them if they spot it they eat it. I cannot have that. They have layer feed available and calcium so there is no good reason for this. I'm terrified the rest of the flock will pick up on this behavior. Besides being pampered pets we all know I have chickens for eggs. I'm loosing at least 2 or 3 a day from them now and that is with me running out almost hourly looking for eggs. I cannot keep doing this. Option 1 that has been suggested to me is to cull them. I really do not want to do that, I'd rather rehome them if it comes to that. Then again I do not want to put this problem off on someone else either. I'm going to have to figure out something in the next month or so. The hooligans are quickly approaching laying age and that just means more eggs for them to potentially eat.

 

[rural mouse]

It's amazing how they get dirty to get white but it works.

Now if only it worked on the laundry too .

Tax

 

[Cold-Blood]

Now if only it worked on the laundry too .

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What is "Tax" May I ask?

 

[RoyalChick]

Well, as much as I love my 2 remaining cochin girls I have to say they are driving me crazy and soon something is going to have to give. These 2 have been constantly broody which really does not bother me, I can deal with broodiness. The killer is both of them have became for no reason the last 2 months egg eaters. Be it theirs when they are laying, or anyone else's eggs they come across before I collect them if they spot it they eat it. I cannot have that. They have layer feed available and calcium so there is no good reason for this. I'm terrified the rest of the flock will pick up on this behavior. Besides being pampered pets we all know I have chickens for eggs. I'm loosing at least 2 or 3 a day from them now and that is with me running out almost hourly looking for eggs. I cannot keep doing this. Option 1 that has been suggested to me is to cull them. I really do not want to do that, I'd rather rehome them if it comes to that. Then again I do not want to put this problem off on someone else either. I'm going to have to figure out something in the next month or so. The hooligans are quickly approaching laying age and that just means more eggs for them to potentially eat.

Ouch!
I have read that having a lot of ceramic eggs in the nests teaches them not to do it because a mighty peck on a ceramic egg yields nothing but a sore beak!
I have no idea if it is true - but it is a cheap solve so may be worth trying!

 

[featherhead007]

No photos today sorry.

But I'm so pleased to let you know Tina has grown her feathers back. I think flexi was pecking her because she pecked Agatha when she was eating or relaxing. For some reason flexi seemed too look on Agatha as her chick even though she was bigger.

Now flexi has got sort of attached to Tina.
They both escaped yesterday because the scaffolders left a gap in my fence thankfully they were in next doors garden

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Gap in the fence? Marie, that could have been tragic.

 

[RoyalChick]

@Marie2020 - I think this is the product you were asking about a few posts ago. I have no experience of it but I came across this thread.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/question-about-mites-and-elector-psp.1310904/

 

[featherhead007]

What is "Tax" May I ask?

I would love to tell you, but then I would have to tax you!

 

[Cold-Blood]

I would love to tell you, but then I would have to tax you!

TAX me what?

 

[Cold-Blood]

A photo?