Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

She’s outside with my chooks. I’m just resting. I animal lovers!

Awesome! that's wonderful

 

[Ponypoor]

I don't think Eli is the boss. She ended up there when the music stopped because Eli flew over to the other roost (possibly to chase her or to see if she could get to the rafters) and that left Eli stuck on the main roost.
The only really sure thing is that Babs goes up.
Both Eli and Bernie spend time flying back and forth, but Babs doesn't hesitate she just goes straight up.
Bernie is a Welbar (which is just like a Welsummer).

Oh right Welbar - I am sure I read somewhere that they may not lay until 10 - 12 months old... and being winter right now - I bet Bernie is just in her 'winter slow down' mode.

Yes those were the ones that I was really interested in with their dark brown eggs. The hatchery is saying limited supply though

 

[featherhead007]

Anxious about the company? I am sure they mean well. Just let them pamper you.

It’s really not my style to have company while I’m convalescing but she knows that too. I’ll be back in a few minutes

 

[RoyalChick]

Oh right Welbar - I am sure I read somewhere that they may not lay until 10 - 12 months old... and being winter right now - I bet Bernie is just in her 'winter slow down' mode.

Yes those were the ones that I was really interested in with their dark brown eggs. The hatchery is saying limited supply though

I haven't seen any information on Welbars, but they are essentially Welsummers and everything I read about them is that they lay at around 6 months.

 

[featherhead007]

Okay, she’s heading back home now. I’m just waiting until the chooks come home to roost. I thank all of you for your support and patience with me.
I don’t want to forget anyone.

 

[featherhead007]

Does anyone know how to stop the chooks from digging up the yard? What a disaster area they made of the grass.
I don’t want to keep them locked up.

 

[bgmathteach]

I wonder how my neighbors would like it?

Maybe one that is only 6-8 feet tall, so not too intrusive???? Not sure if it would then have enough 'motion' over a great enough area to scare the hawk, though??? Again:

 

[bgmathteach]

Not even discussed yet.

She might be okay with it if she was allowed to pick the colour scheme of it - so it doesn't clash with FBA or the Cluckle hut....just sayin'

 

[bgmathteach]

Does anyone know how to stop the chooks from digging up the yard? What a disaster area they made of the grass.
I don’t want to keep them locked up.

Yes. The best way to keep chickens from scratching, digging, and generally doing chicken-y things in your yard is to..
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NOT HAVE CHICKENS!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Well, in the next month or so mom has a new project. She just informed me and dad she wants us to build onto the connection of Russ and Louis stall. She has decided that will be a good area for another coop. Why is she doing this you may wonder. Well I now do not have to make the difficult decisions of which 2 of the October girls to keep, they are staying as are all 6 leghorns. Mom has decided our laying hens are the most valuable things we own. Coughs....sorry dirt...coughs. It is nice to know I am not the only victim of chicken math. She also claimed that if Chiquita had been bigger, she would have left the store with all 10 leghorns instead of the 6. I tried to pay her for the 6 chicks, she is not having it, those are her hens. She just needs MY hen to raise them. I have to chuckle, over a year ago she was slightly upset with both me and my farrier. He alerted me to the listing of Chiquita, and I snuck off and got her. I was crazy for going 2 hours and paying 15 for the scruffy orange rat. Who is crazy now I ask.