Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[ValarieF]

I found 4 eggs on the floor of the coop this morning and one yesterday which was being eaten. My hubby is finishing the coop this weekend so we will have twice the room for the chooks.

 

[Ponypoor]

Leg is driving me crazy but pain isn’t quite as bad. Hip is still bothering me some.



So glad she is feeling better and that she got some chick time. Love the names.


It is probably a double yolk. Very common when they first start laying. I think almost all my girls laid at least one big double yolk egg their first month.

Sorry to hear that your leg is bothering you, and your hip - ugh - totally empathize on that


Are you able to get about ok with crutches?

 

[Ponypoor]

Your chickens are so beautiful- love them.
I also really like your pallet table as a place to put the feedbowl where it won’t get totally buried in bedding. I might steal that idea!

I had to laugh last Sunday when I was at Peavey Mart (like TSC), they had this chicken picnic table there! I was so tempted to buy it hahahaha, my sister (who was on the phone) told me not to be stupid, I could easily make my own ! Yep she is correct and I will do so

I also want a swing like @lightm has for her chickies

 

[Ponypoor]

Dear Aurora,

Miss Queen Aurora, I know you are a busy lady, what with keeping your flock in fear of you and all. But, I was hoping you could help me with a problem I am having. My HUMAN!!
I am a slight girl (like Phyllis' build, but NO TOP KNOT - I am a REAL CHICKEN), and because of this, I am near the bottom of the pecking order., and there are way too many chickens here (26 in my group alone) to be able to instill fear and trepidation in them all like you do. Recently, my human started giving me private feedings, which I thought was wonderful! However, now she thinks she has the right to hold me! Now, I'm okay with stepping onto her hand so she can give me a lift to my private feeding dish - as I can hop off anytime...but that is where I draw the line. She now thinks she can pick me up!!!! I'm not okay AT ALL with this, and will flap furiously, screech, and try to scratch with my claws. Yet, she will still try it sometimes. How do I train her to understand that private feedings, and occasionally hand lifts to my little feeder are okay....but holding me, petting me, touching me (other than ME stepping ONTO her hand) is just out of the question! I have never tried to preen her, why does she think she can touch and cuddle me?? You and your tribe have been so successful at training your human... any help in training my human would be so welcome! (besides that, she completely ruins my carefully preened feather look when this all happens! Oh, the indignity of it!!)

Sincerely,
A definite NON-teddy bear chicken.
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Hello Young Lady - this might be of interest to you, we humans can be tough to understand at times but you need to like us:

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[Ponypoor]

This one must be related to Mr P!

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[RebeccaBoyd]

No Happy pictures or video's. I was too busy fending off the demon in between beakfuls of food. I love this bird and have been spending every other morning in with my brother when he feeds her. I hoped it would make it easier on me the few mornings I have to feed her. Yeah, no it has not. Within 2 minutes of getting her out she took a bit of carrot and then lunged at me and bit my ear. She then bit the crap out of my finger and drew blood in 2 different spots. With my brother in the mornings she is a completely different bird and never bites. If he is able to feed her after he is gone I can come in any time and handle her and she is a sweetheart. After 30 minutes I gave up and placed her and her plate of food in the cage. I really think he is going to have to teach her to eat in the cage. She always has pellets in her cage, but her breakfast and dinner also consists of vegetables that she needs. She will only eat those outside of the cage. I will give her 30 minutes to a hour and go back and check on her. I will probably get her back out to see if her mood has changed, if she is still as aggressive, back in she will go until he gets home. Once my brother gets home, if I give them 10 minutes I can go in and steal her and she will once again be the loveable sweetheart of a bird.

 

[Ponypoor]

Stop right there... You know that you won't part with 1 feather let alone a chicken

Here is one for you Marie

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[Ponypoor]

No Happy pictures or video's. I was too busy fending off the demon in between beakfuls of food. I love this bird and have been spending every other morning in with my brother when he feeds her. I hoped it would make it easier on me the few mornings I have to feed her. Yeah, no it has not. Within 2 minutes of getting her out she took a bit of carrot and then lunged at me and bit my ear. She then bit the crap out of my finger and drew blood in 2 different spots. With my brother in the mornings she is a completely different bird and never bites. If he is able to feed her after he is gone I can come in any time and handle her and she is a sweetheart. After 30 minutes I gave up and placed her and her plate of food in the cage. I really think he is going to have to teach her to eat in the cage. She always has pellets in her cage, but her breakfast and dinner also consists of vegetables that she needs. She will only eat those outside of the cage. I will give her 30 minutes to a hour and go back and check on her. I will probably get her back out to see if her mood has changed, if she is still as aggressive, back in she will go until he gets home. Once my brother gets home, if I give them 10 minutes I can go in and steal her and she will once again be the loveable sweetheart of a bird.

Oh she has him wrapped around her wing doesn't she! I have heard parrots are like that - they tend to get attached to a certain person and that is it!

 

[Ponypoor]

Unrelated to this forum - but something that is of importance to me:

As most of you know I lost my nephew last summer to a drug overdose - he was a welder working for a huge construction firm. He was a trades person. Like those in this story.

I see many people out here that I know are dug addicts, this past weekend was indicative of what can happen way out here in the bush when there is 'nothing to do'. But this story isn't about 'nothing to do' it's about addiction. I ask everyone out there to watch out for your family, friends and co-workers - if you suspect them having an issue, approach it face on.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/the-way-out-men-trades-overdoses-1.6734856


Tax for being off topic

Who doesn't love babies - something to make you smile

 

[rural mouse]

That might be a world record for a chicken. Ouch!

I had one lay a triple yolk egg. It was a BAD thing for her.