Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[ValarieF]

Why is it so quiet!

 

[ValarieF]

Pictures just taken a few moments ago. Freya and Autumn at the water bowl.

 

[ValarieF]

Friday feeding treats frenzy. Yes I have a video

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Yup. Not able to charge at all. It is a bit over two years old and I was cursing it going out so soon but maybe that is expected.
Sigh.
I don’t know how to charge it indoors - what would I use to connect it?

Here's what I have. I used to take the battery out of the housing and use a trickle charger directly on the battery terminals, before a Premier rep reminded me a charger came with it...

See the little cover over an input

This charger (that I neglected was in the box with it) plugs into regular house AC. It's 14 volts DC, 2 amps.

Here's the trickle charger I used before. It's a useful thing to have around, DH has had it forever for different things and taught me how to use it.

I'm now going to look into taking the battery out for storage. I have lately recalled its not supposed to stay in the housing when not in use, also I think you're supposed to keep it charged every couple of months! Both epic. fails on my part. Hope I've not damaged the housing connections. I would keep it in case I set something up far from AC, but that's pretty unlikely, so it may be just back up, or I'll give it away if my farmer friends can use it, but I think a new battery would be needed anyway. The plug-in system I've got now has been so much better. Less maintenance and more strong steady zap, more reliable.

 

[featherhead007]

5'9" 170 blood type O

Noted!

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

Hello! I am new here, but I saw that today is Fluffy Butt Friday. Here are three of my chickens best Fluffy Butts from this morning! My rooster, Pastel and his adorable lady Bolt next to him. Then the one that wanted to be alone, Splotch, with a fine Fluffy Butt, as she did not lay yet today I have a RIR named BBQ, but she didn't want a picture of her fine Fluffy Butt today...I have four chickens: Pastel- a Bared Rock mixed with a Black Australorp- Bolt- A Buff Ameracuna mix- BBQ- Rhode Island Red mix- Splotch- Bared Rock mixed with Black Australorp. I also have 16 guinea fowl

 

[ValarieF]

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Hello! I am new here, but I saw that today is Fluffy Butt Friday. Here are three of my chickens best Fluffy Butts from this morning! My rooster, Pastel and his adorable lady Bolt next to him. Then the one that wanted to be alone, Splotch, with a fine Fluffy Butt, as she did not lay yet today I have a RIR named BBQ, but she didn't want a picture of her fine Fluffy Butt today...I have four chickens: Pastel- a Bared Rock mixed with a Black Australorp- Bolt- A Buff Ameracuna mix- BBQ- Rhode Island Red mix- Splotch- Bared Rock mixed with Black Australorp. I also have 16 guinea fowl

Your rooster is gorgeous! And I love your names .

 

[RoyalChick]

Here's what I have. I used to take the battery out of the housing and use a trickle charger directly on the battery terminals, before a Premier rep reminded me a charger came with it...
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See the little cover over an input
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This charger (that I neglected was in the box with it) plugs into regular house AC. It's 14 volts DC, 2 amps.
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Here's the trickle charger I used before. It's a useful thing to have around, DH has had it forever for different things and taught me how to use it.
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I'm now going to look into taking the battery out for storage. I have lately recalled its not supposed to stay in the housing when not in use, also I think you're supposed to keep it charged every couple of months! Both epic. fails on my part. Hope I've not damaged the housing connections. I would keep it in case I set something up far from AC, but that's pretty unlikely, so it may be just back up, or I'll give it away if my farmer friends can use it, but I think a new battery would be needed anyway. The plug-in system I've got now has been so much better. Less maintenance and more strong steady zap, more reliable.

Oh wow. That is a tad fancier than what I have.
I could use a trickle charger but it has 4 terminals and I don’t understand that!
If the replacement battery doesn’t solve the problem and I end up buying a new energizer I may have to go for something like that.
I do have mains electric but I was told that is an issue for electric fences because the GFI trips and cuts off the power whenever an animal grounds the fence.
That is why I went battery, and then solar felt more ‘set and forget’ than needing to bring the battery indoors to charge.

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

Your rooster is gorgeous! And I love your names .

Thank you! My mom needed to show the roo who was boss because he attacked her.... he is fine with me though. I just walk all around with him and he is fine he is the weirdest thing ever... love him to bits though. Your birds are also very pretty those are my dream birds

 

[RoyalChick]

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Hello! I am new here, but I saw that today is Fluffy Butt Friday. Here are three of my chickens best Fluffy Butts from this morning! My rooster, Pastel and his adorable lady Bolt next to him. Then the one that wanted to be alone, Splotch, with a fine Fluffy Butt, as she did not lay yet today I have a RIR named BBQ, but she didn't want a picture of her fine Fluffy Butt today...I have four chickens: Pastel- a Bared Rock mixed with a Black Australorp- Bolt- A Buff Ameracuna mix- BBQ- Rhode Island Red mix- Splotch- Bared Rock mixed with Black Australorp. I also have 16 guinea fowl

Pastel is very handsome and Bolt has a lovely fluffy butt. Thanks for sharing and welcome!