Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

About a 112 Mph, yes? Bonkers.
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What sweet tax!

 

[Marie2020]

Wow. That is one big caterpillar! Very cool!

That's certainly big, it maybe land up being a vampire.

 

[Marie2020]

It's time to give a update on the taming of the Karen. My initial plan was going well, did it for 3 nights. Night 4 Bunny threw a wrench in it. She decided it was time for her chicks to roost on the big roost with her. In doing that she feels they need the entire bottom board. She threw Karen, Lilly and Cricket off the roost. After that she gets up onto the top board and George and Twig settled in the middle underneath her. Well thanks Bunny, now its dark and I have 3 chicks not knowing where to go to sleep and one of them is still semi-feral. It was time to resort to plan B. I easily caught Cricket and Lilly and took them out to the coop and put them in with the Hooligans and Branch. I then spent 15 minutes chasing Karen, in the dark with her darting in the horse stalls before I could snatch her. Into the coop she goes as well. Once inside I put her beside Lilly and she settled down. I then proceed to rub their crops for a minute on the roost. They were enjoying it. Of course this triggered the hooligans, more specifically the orps who had already had their nightly cuddling. So here I am rubbing karen when I have a fat orp hop on my shoulder and start pecking at my arm and growling at the 3 newcomers. I back up, and pet her for a few more minutes and put her back on the roost. Before I left I quickly rubbed the younger ones again. Now I do not start night time cuddles until everyone is up on the roost for bed. It only took Karen 2 days to learn to go to the coop on her own. I'm still having to pack Lilly and Cricket off the porch to the coop, spoiled chicks. Once everyone is in, I shut the door and proceed with rubbing and petting. Karen really loves her crop rubbed, but does not care to be touched anywhere else. It is ok, I can touch her now without her shrieking in panic and shaking so progress. I've also found that if I focus on the hooligans, the other 3 get curious and slightly jealous and come to me for cuddles. It is no surprise though. that between Cricket, Lilly and Karen, Lilly is the friendliest. I can always count on my Marans to be sweethearts.

I really wish you could have filmed and recorded all that, it would have made a really funny comedy

 

[Marie2020]

Well I made it to Toronto with only one minor turn about and for the most part told Roberta (my GPS) to shut up hahaha.

Seems I am the only person in this course taking it for work purposes, the other 9 people all had court orders to take remedial driver training

5 for driving over 180km/hr

I personally thanked them for making my vehicle insurance higher (yes I did!) With their bad driving... I think they all hate me. Too bad!

Ok well lunch time almost over finish this course do the driving component and get the heck back home!!

Tax for Whining...

I miss my gals and the horses

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Whine away lovely
Now enjoy your time with the animals

 

[Marie2020]

About a 112 Mph, yes? Bonkers.
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Omg she is beautiful ❤

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I'm not surprised that you would need a vet to get it. This then tracks back to the issue with getting quality vet care for chickens. To restrict without assuring that people who need can get access is ever the way of government agencies.

Government rant tax
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Oh my, Emu Betty!

Yes, mycoplasma is a particularly insidious bacteria, not a virus. You cam only treat the outbreak you cannot eliminate its presence. It is one of the reasons I will suffer through 1 more week of quarantine with the Rascals.

What would you do if they did show signs of mycoplasma? Treat, and then what?
Well, I guess my question is do you think there is or is not already mycoplasma in your tribe? It's everywhere anyway, and becomes evident, or can overpower a chicken, in periods of stress? I'm not sure what I would do.

You must submit this for POW....the silhouetting is superb!! (The angle also makes her look like a giant!!! (but then, her personality is such, so it is fitting!

100% agree!

 

[BY Bob]

The Hut is Ready

I have a lot of angry hens. I'll explain in a moment.

I cleaned out the Cluckle Hut in preparation for the Rascals transfer on Wednesday.

I took this opportunity to mount the infrared heater so it pointed right down the roost. The better to heat them as they sleep this winter and it is a way better way to store the heater.

I then added fresh chopped straw and closed the automated door to the coop. Nice and clean and ready to go.

Closing the coop door and disabling the automated opener is what got me in trouble with all the ladies.

They love fresh straw. Now they can't get to it. Lots of bawking and complaining going on around here.

No matter, they are not getting in. If they are lucky I'll do the main coop for them tomorrow.

 

[featherhead007]

Here she is. 2014 Toyota Corolla Matrix.
(I think there’s some room inside for the chooks!

 

[BY Bob]

What would you do if they did show signs of mycoplasma?

This is a really good question.
First I would treat the Rascals until it had subsided. Then I would have a choice.

I could rehome the Rascals to someone who already had mycoplasma in their tribe or who had no chickens and did not care.

Or

I could keep them and let them mix together knowing that I some point I could have a mycoplasma outbreak.

Commercial chicken owners would cull and disinfect. I would not do that to the Rascals.

 

[BY Bob]

Here she is. 2014 Toyota Corolla Matrix.
(I think there’s some room inside for the chooks! View attachment 3179652View attachment 3179653View attachment 3179656View attachment 3179657

She's a beauty!