Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

Best I can tell is that Lety traded some of the Sebright youngsters for him. He was a total surprise as we already had 2 handsome bantam Roos. I applied for my visa for the UAE yesterday so I'll be heading out next week. Ready to start a pool on how many new chickens/breeds there's going to be when I return.

How long will you be gone, how many incubators do you have and how many eggs do they each hold? What is your current chicken count (reality, not chicken math rules)?

 

[rural mouse]

Is the ‘her’ you are talking about, actually me?
I have a feeling it is.
What is a game roo?
I hardly dare look!

Momma Hen (evil bat) roo.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Could you "dome" her spot under the hay so you don't need to worry about her getting squished? Like the roof of that igloo shaped doghouse, but chicken sized?

Our hay is stacked up on plywood to keep it off the ground and to level it off where the yard slants. To reach it I have to lift up a piece of the plywood to gain access to her.

 

[rural mouse]

Wait. What? Like this?!
Noooo!

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Yes...sort of...

 

[rural mouse]

Remember, feather dusters isle #8

No. Aisles are alpha numeric now. Feather dusters are in housewares so J-something.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Perdita is not a black chicken, she is a green chicken. Looking at her it is no wonder that I think my black ones are the prettiest.

Under different lighting, that green turns purple and sometimes blue.

 

[rural mouse]

For cornmeal, apply twice daily to effected area with a spatula!

And here I thought the proper way to apply was by throwing it with your feet....like this...

 

[rural mouse]

I was treated to these visitors for a few minutes while washing dishes. They did not get to stay long as Grackle and Ducky spotted them and proceeded to chase them off.
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I should know what these are. I can identify several breeds of chickens, but fail miserably at most songbirds.

You should. Their namesake chased them off...

 

[rural mouse]

Our hay is stacked up on plywood to keep it off the ground and to level it off where the yard slants. To reach it I have to lift up a piece of the plywood to gain access to her.

So it's already "domed". Good. Time to start watching for the "right" eggs.

 

[RoyalChick]

Perdita is not a black chicken, she is a green chicken. Looking at her it is no wonder that I think my black ones are the prettiest.

Under different lighting, that green turns purple and sometimes blue.

I love green and purple (aka black) chickens!