Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[LozzyR]

Or any Australian band would work.

In which case, I’m going to put forth Anthony Snape (check out anthonysnape.com) and pay some Snape Tax: (plus he’s touring the US again in August next year)

 

[featherhead007]

In which case, I’m going to put forth Anthony Snape (check out anthonysnape.com) and pay some Snape Tax: (plus he’s touring the US again in August next year)

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Actually, I can play guitar better than him, and I prefer a soft female voice so I can sleep. Note: (you privileged females have beautiful voices)

 

[featherhead007]

In which case, I’m going to put forth Anthony Snape (check out anthonysnape.com) and pay some Snape Tax: (plus he’s touring the US again in August next year)

Actually, I can play guitar better than him, and I prefer a soft female voice so I can sleep. Note: (you privileged females have beautiful voices)

We do also have some great talent here at BYC (Michelle/ Kelly)

 

[LozzyR]

FYI, this is pretty much to scale.

Spider tax:

 

[rural mouse]

Grass must have protein - think of cows living off it!

I was thinking: what other foods have those minerals? Can you add some of the assortment to the inside the coop/run?

Grass hay (not alfalfa)? Mine found my extra bale and went to work on it. It was still tied.

 

[bgmathteach]

Thanks. I have rigged up so I can have a flat panel heater facing their main roost. I will set that up before it gets cold.
Still warm, actually hot, for the next 24 hours.
In terms of food I haven’t found anything yet but I will keep trying.
She is foraging and seems keen on grass and plantain leaves. Also little wriggly worms.
It is getting close to dusk when the foxes are most active so I am sitting out with her so she can tank up on whatever it is she finds.
She still has a fluffy butt and for the wattle-lovers on this thread she isn’t doing too badly.
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You can get live meal worms and or bsfl larvae.

 

[RoyalChick]

I have posted this before somewhere but grass is loaded with protein and calcium. It is almost the perfect chicken food.

Oh that makes me happy. Thank you!
Yup Diana definitely ate a lot of grass before bed.

 

[RoyalChick]

I was thinking: what other foods have those minerals? Can you add some of the assortment to the inside the coop/run?

Grass hay (not alfalfa)? Mine found my extra bale and went to work on it. It was still tied.

Well until it snows she can get grass outside.
I will start some wheat sprouts - though last year I had issues with mold so I am going to try growing them in dirt rather than the usual way of doing sprouts.

 

[bgmathteach]

Grass must have protein - think of cows living off it!

They have small amounts...some, like peas, clover, alfalfa have more than others.
Fescue: ~5-9%
Timothy ~ 7-11%
Alfalfa ~ 15-20%
Orchard Grass~ 7-11%
Red Clover ~ 13-16%

Note 2 things:
1) I got this from a general feed site, though I do think these are generally accepted values. Meaning @RoyalChick that it wasn't from a research paper.

2) Chickens are omnivours for a reason. Certain proteins (like us) they can't create/synthesize and need to consume them directly. I think that they aren't in many grasses at a sufficient quantity. [ I don't know this for a fact nor exactly where to find that info (?RC?)], but even soy based feeds are supplemented with the 2 proteins: lysine and methionine.

 

[RoyalChick]

They have small amounts...some, like peas, clover, alfalfa have more than others.
Fescue: ~5-9%
Timothy ~ 7-11%
Alfalfa ~ 15-20%
Orchard Grass~ 7-11%
Red Clover ~ 13-16%

Note 2 things:
1) I got this from a general feed site, though I do think these are generally accepted values. Meaning @RoyalChick that it wasn't from a research paper.

2) Chickens are omnivours for a reason. Certain proteins (like us) they can't create/synthesize and need to consume them directly. I think that they aren't in many grasses at a sufficient quantity. [ I don't know this for a fact nor exactly where to find that info (?RC?)], but even soy based feeds are supplemented with the 2 proteins: lysine and methionine.

I have no idea what kind of grass. Just the kind that grows when you don’t maintain an area!
It is raining now so there will be lots of worms for her today which is good.

Diana’s food tax