Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

The Math Majors roosted down a level tonight.
They had a very vigorous and quite late evening work out.
I have no idea what is coming up in the area under the tree, but the Princesses we’re going all out to fill up on it.
They were all digging hyperactivity and they roamed much further than usual in their frenzy to dig it all up.

 

[bgmathteach]

SHRA tax:

(only half tax - Alex hasn't posted about his hospital trip )
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Okay - here is a real tax payment: Hmmmm, this new snow is pretty tasty.

 

[rural mouse]

Came home to the welcoming committee....

More appeared out of the woodwork when I stopped the truck in the yard so I could sweep the feed out of the back (bag leaked).

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Did you try @BY Bob 's suggestion of chilling the eggs first? Remember he said 10% increase in pullets from the eggs with that. That way you would be up to 2 girls!



(actually, it would mean 3 girls if you would have gotten 1, because out of 19 eggs, 10% would be 1.9, so 2 additional ones would be pullets.)

Nope, were room temperature when I put them in. I will try the chilling the eggs first one of these days. This time I was afraid to chance it. I had cochin eggs in the mix. It had been so hard to gather the cochin eggs and I managed to get 5 of them. 3 of them have very active chicks in it that have made it to lockdown. Fingers crossed they hatch.

 

[Ponypoor]

The Math Majors roosted down a level tonight.
They had a very vigorous and quite late evening work out.
I have no idea what is coming up in the area under the tree, but the Princesses we’re going all out to fill up on it.
They were all digging hyperactivity and they roamed much further than usual in their frenzy to dig it all up.
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Awwww but poor Bernie still on her lonesome

 

[Ponypoor]

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(only half tax - Alex hasn't posted about his hospital trip )
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Okay - here is a real tax payment: Hmmmm, this new snow is pretty tasty.

You keep that evil white stuff! It was so nice today my kiddos decided to take advantage of my snooze to make run for next door!

 

[Ponypoor]

Nope, were room temperature when I put them in. I will try the chilling the eggs first one of these days. This time I was afraid to chance it. I had cochin eggs in the mix. It had been so hard to gather the cochin eggs and I managed to get 5 of them. 3 of them have very active chicks in it that have made it to lockdown. Fingers crossed they hatch.

Can’t wait!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I have to tell myself not to get attached to these chicks as soon as they hatch. Unless something falls through they are already sold to my sisters co-worker. Now that I said that, all 3 cochin eggs, they will hatch, be blue and all be pullets. In fact, seeing as how they should leave at just a few days old you wait and see. I will one day hear that at least 2/3rds of them end up being pullets. In the meantime, timer on the incubator just hit 2 days left. Nothing is happening right now, yet, every time I walk in the living room I stare into the viewing window for a minute or two. You know, if you stare long enough you can make yourself think you see a wiggling egg every now and then.

 

[RoyalChick]

Awwww but poor Bernie still on her lonesome

It seems entirely by choice. I think Babs would like to be near Bernie but Bernie takes herself off to her separate roost.
Strange ladies. During the day they are quite pally and never more than a foot away from each other (except when someone is laying an egg).

 

[Lilion]

Hey everyone! I haven't been on since St Pat's! I don't know how time got so far away from me. The husband is working another employee's shift right now, getting us up BEFORE the chickens. Early riser I am NOT. So I'm just operating in a fog. No telling how long this will last. I'm not happy...but we'll muddle thru. Happy Tuesday.