Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

What is BY Bob up to Now?!

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How are you going to cut that roofing steel?

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Everyone this hen who drives me up the wall did it. She has at least 2 but I think several more. I can hear those sweet little peeps when I step out onto the back porch. I honestly thought that with the bone chilling cold she was wasting her time, but not my Momma Hen. Now I'm really nervous, how am I going to get this group safely off the hill and across the creek.
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Yay!

 

[knoturavggrl]

Love Brownie’s face!

Marvelous!

Thank you RC she is a pretty girl

BY Bob it was marvelous! When she was a chick she would come see me but ever since they went outside she is to cool to visit me, being the head girl and all. So, it was quite the treat!

 

[bgmathteach]

Betty wants to roost and wants to roost high.

Its strange but no one will share a roost here. When Aurora was on Daisy's roost that left the high roost for Sydney and the Maleficent's roost over the window free for Betty.

Here is what is going on. Let's start with how the roosts are set up.
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With the recent remodel I broke up the one continuous roost and added Mal's roost over the window.

What has been happening was this arrangement.

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And Hattie slept on the floor. I've given up on Hattie. She just gets down to eat every night. Why bother trying to get her to roost?

I was thrilled by this arrangement as Betty was finally able to roost in peace. This is because Mal's roost it too high for Aurora to reach. To understand the significance of that you need to know what happens every night.

Aurora is the last to roost. Prior to her roosting she terrorizes everyone who is trying to roost. So Betty being able to get up high and away from Aurora was essential to her ability to roost. When Betty tries to roost on Daisy's roost it is low enough for Aurora to grab her and pull her off while standing on the coop floor. No one will roost on the door roost because that is Aurora's step up to the high roost and therefore the last thing she does is pass through that roost. If anyone is there, like Phyllis who tries sometimes, she throws them off before going on to the high roost.

This is what we are now back to.

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Why is this happening?

Betty and Sydney are roosting like before but Aurora is now going back to the high roost. This moves Sydney to Mal's roost and she knocks Betty to the floor. By the time this happens it is too dark for Betty to get on Daisy's roost and so she goes to a nest box.

So I have 4 roosts and only 2 chickens can use them. This frustrates me to no end but I am giving up again. I have to leave them to it.

While I love integration, I hate roosting. I causes me no end of angst. I have to accept that I can't solve it. Meanwhile three hens share 1 roost in the Cluckle Hut. The roost is split by wire but the three of them do share to a point.

Can you remove the door roost so Aurora can't get to the high roost? That would force her to Daisy's roost, and thereby allowing Betty to roost!?!?

 

[knoturavggrl]

They also have this interesting looking breed: Cream Brabanter

Might need a bigger barn....

I feel this entirely, I keep going to Greenfire farms website to stare at at all the cool breeds they have. Especially tempting to me are the Swedish Flower Hens, soooo many speckles!!

 

[Ponypoor]

What is BY Bob up to Now?!

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Oooo ! Is he gonna build me an indoor riding area ?

Looks like he is expanding again!

 

[featherhead007]

I can’t get out of my house. I’m trapped, the chooks have the porch.

 

[Ponypoor]

I feel this entirely, I keep going to Greenfire farms website to stare at at all the cool breeds they have. Especially tempting to me are the Swedish Flower Hens, soooo many speckles!!

Every spring I would look at the stallions to breed to my mares, thank good they are all too old now to breed!

Now it’s the chickens turn to get me all fired up for Spring…

My Mother is going to clobber me hahaha!

 

[Ponypoor]

@Grandma The Chicken & @Pastel The Rooster

Have you seen Rebecca’s new chicks?

Post in thread 'Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock'
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26437092

 

[knoturavggrl]

What is BY Bob up to Now?!

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I have that on my house, we reroofed the house and garage shortly after buying our place. It’s a awesome choice last a very long time.