Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

GRrrrrrrrrr!

Chupacabra tax is due from all.

 

[BY Bob]

I have a new layer I just got these 3 eggs this morning and got a very light blue one from a new layer dont know whom though.
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That's a different color......

 

[BY Bob]

Roof situation update: 15 ft of facia siding needs replaced. Rain supposed to come tomorrow. I’m going to cover the whole area with plastic, until I can get some help reroofing the area. It’s not a small job.

That is not a small job. Glad you are getting help.

 

[featherhead007]

Chupacabra tax is due from all.

Chupacabra tax:

 

[featherhead007]

These may be chickycabras:

 

[ValarieF]

 

[ValarieF]

That's a different color......

Yea its a beautiful light blue

 

[ManueB]

@ManueB we rehome the babies but keep the ones we like because of color or gender.

The little roo is barely bigger than the Sebright girls. I'll attach a picture of him with his ladies.View attachment 3373334

He's much smaller than I thought! It is hard getting an idea of scale with a lone chicken on a photo. I'm quite curious now to see how the chicks turn out.

@RebeccaBoyd I also can't wait to see how momma hen's chicks turn out! They should be little warriors with such a momma. Hope they have a better temper though .

I didn't manage to take thirsty Thursday pics, but I have one from two days ago thanks to Merle.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Everyone please keep Dirt in your thoughts and prayers. Vet has been called and will be coming out soon. We are not at a emergency yet but getting close. Think he is in the process of a choke situation.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Ask Aurora

Clucker Training

This is higher level of training where you can use a sound (a cluck) to train your human servant to do most anything. Clucker training is a positive reinforcement training method based on a bridging stimulus (the cluck) in operant conditioning. The system uses conditioned reinforcers, which a trainer can deliver more quickly and more precisely than primary reinforcers such as food. The term "clucker" comes from the noise that a chicken makes which the trainer uses to precisely mark the desired behavior. When training a new behavior, the clucker helps the human to quickly identify the precise behavior that results in the treat.

What is a treat for a human? Why eggs of course. Most humans will do anything which results in eggs. Your challenge with clucker training is to associate the “cluck” with “eggs” so you can then use the cluck to reinforce the behaviors you wish your human servant to exhibit. A really talented hen can train their human servant to wait on them constantly with just a cluck. This is a dream to which we all should aspire.

Aurora is very scientific-sounding here. I know she is a sleuth and is very impressive already but this blew me (and the Buckeyes) away. How does she know this? Did she attend a special chicken science university? So I did some research and though I didn’t find anything about a university I did find another practitioner, unnamed but pictured here in a training session. She is obviously a master practitioner. She has their total attention! They are eagerly awaiting her instructions, ready to jump on command. See the treats right there? Wow!