Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Finally covered

I finally filled in the hole through which the hawk killed Sylvie. For some reason the magnolia tree has never grown in this direction.

They now have safe coverage from the coop to the fence gate around the south and west side of the yard.

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Is that mesh netting?

 

[rural mouse]

Ya I cringe everytime I see one of Sophia's eggs

I can hardly get the lid closed on the egg crate sometimes!!! It freaks me out she pops it out gets up and goes has a snack and carries on like nothing happened !!!! That just can't be normal!!!

It tends to shorten lifespans

 

[Ponypoor]

I know! I keep thinking about that. Bernadette is taller than Minnie now. She isn’t as bulky but she stands over her.
Maybe I will put her or her and Lulu in with Bella overnight.

I think that’s a great idea!

I am just stoked that Bernadette did this - amazing young lady

 

[rural mouse]

It tends to shorten lifespans

Makes me sad cause Twirp is one of my favorite, lays large - xl eggs and is smallest adult

 

[Ponypoor]

It tends to shorten lifespans

Good to know. Of course Penelope also lays whoppers also! But she is 7 and now only lays about once a week.

But she’s not above steeling eggs and sitting on them for an hour or so, I am actually surprised she hasn’t been broody, but she is happy to kick a hen off her egg and sit on it for herself for an hour, and move to the next nest where someone has laid an egg!

 

[Ponypoor]

Makes me sad cause Twirp is one of my favorite, lays large - xl eggs and is smallest adult

What breed is twirp? How old is she now?

 

[Ponypoor]

Awe, no worries, the momma hens will care for the baby chickies.....isn't that the point of having a broody & giving them chicks??

Nope, I'm not an enabler..... I'm not, I'm not, I'm not (is it correct that if you say it enough times, it becomes the truth?)

You’re a very bad influence on me - all of you!

 

[Ponypoor]

This is the thing people do not understand about chickens. They care for their friends.

Not to mention become friends with strange hens and want to roost with them! I found that to be amazing when my cousin brought her hens here. My silkies all of a sudden decided they wanted to do what the big ladies did and if that meant roosting 4’ off the ground then by heck or high water they were gonna get up there with them! And snuggle with them!!! All are accepted

 

[BY Bob]

Good job!

It took me too long but I has other projects and no damage was done

 

[RoyalChick]

Damage assessment.
Both Minnie and Bernadette seem unscathed.
There is definitely something wrong with Bella’s leg, but I was worried about it before so I don’t think we can blame that all on Minnie.
And I have a 2” scratch down the inside of my arm which I think must have come from Bernadette’s toenails.