Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Wow nice big egg!

Normal for Hattie in total size but just longer than usual.

 

[BY Bob]

Hahaha that’s was darn tootin cute hahaha!

I love her grumbling and the looks she was giving you

She grumbles all the time. Reminds me of a big old crabby T Rex.

 

[Ponypoor]

That is ridiculous.

Ya someone has a lot of time on their hands to edit that !!!

 

[Ponypoor]

Normal for Hattie in total size but just longer than usual.

It’s awesome! Blanche used to lay eggs like that, wonder if she has laid any eggs this year??

She grumbles all the time. Reminds me of a big old crabby T Rex.

Yes she makes some really scary sounds !

 

[BY Bob]

It’s awesome! Blanche used to lay eggs like that, wonder if she has laid any eggs this year??


Yes she makes some really scary sounds !

She was at the backdoor this morning trying to crow. That was awful. I thought one of them was dying.

 

[lightm]

Poopy joining me for work

I love this picture of Foxy bathing. She looks so enjoying herself.

Chickens waiting for dinner the other day ... They yelled at me.

It is still technically Tuesday. Can you spot the twofer?

 

[lightm]

Friday Bum
It's rainy, snowy, and miserable here today. I only got one bum for you all.
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But it is a lovely picture with Sydney casually posing!!!

With the rain, it is a shot from "Midnight Paris".

 

[lightm]

Yes - that is what I was going to do last year, put it at around 2.5' or maybe even 3' - but now I think 2.5' is a good height. If it wasn't for the Silkies I would just let them be. But those wee silkies give me fits! And that one night I watched Marty just launch herself down from her chosen spot (about 3' high), it just gave me the such a fright! And yet she plunked down to her chosen landing spot and proceeded to lay her egg (crazy hen!).

What I was thinking last night (while I was awake with my RLS) was to put in new nest boxes with the tops at 2.5' along the wall, and roosts/shelves the rest of the way so that there was no fighting. It would be all one height all the way around, and put in the steps at one end so that anyone can hop/flap up that way.

I would still have a 'ground floor' level nest boxes for the Silkies (they like to lay their eggs on the ground floor nest boxes) underneath the top nest boxes. Being awake at night give me too much time to think!

I would want the 'ground floor' boxes to be off the floor a bit (~6") - I would put some hardware cloth at the bottom so that they couldn't dig under or chicks get stuck under there.

Also the 2.5' height would be good for the heavy Brahmas, which I would worry about jumping down.... Even though I am told they can roost up high!

Thoughts?

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You are so obsessed with wattles that you drew them in this layout.

 

[Ponypoor]

You are so obsessed with wattles that you drew them in this layout.

Hahahaha yup that and a lovely comb make a chicken I think

 

[Ponypoor]

She was at the backdoor this morning trying to crow. That was awful. I thought one of them was dying.

Sophia and Penelope both can crow really well! Such a shock to hear how well Penelope crows!