Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[notabitail]

I had a great time with the fake Rocks today. I opened up the water park, and we all had a romping stomping good time in the water.

Fake rocks? Were they plastic? Why would you play with them in a water park?

 

[notabitail]

No matter if they are not purebred any barred rock chicken is not a Rock because rocks aren't chickens

Now if I carve one out of a rock I can call it a rock chicken.

 

[TX Chick Noob]

I REALLY need it to stop raining for a few days. Please??!

I’m going to have to shovel out all the wet shavings and replace them. Really need to be able to put them in the tractor bucket to dump, but don’t want to make huge ruts in the flooded pasture. Which means using a wheelbarrow, and doing it all by myself.

 

[notabitail]

I REALLY need it to stop raining for a few days. Please??!

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I’m going to have to shovel out all the wet shavings and replace them. Really need to be able to put them in the tractor bucket to dump, but don’t want to make huge ruts in the flooded pasture. Which means using a wheelbarrow, and doing it all by myself.

Well, you could send us a bit of rain over here. I won't be riding my bike until that tube gets here. And the wind is too much for my drone. I'm sure the chooks won't mind so long as I feed them mealworms.

 

[Marie2020]

That has been my observations also. Not to say cold isn't a serious concern, but I think heat is more insidious. I will find the heat wonderful, but the chickens not so much - they can't prance around in shorts and a tank top, hard to get rid of those feathers!

Come on @BY Bob
Please get photos of our chickens in tank tops and shorts, plus my princess wants a crown

 

[ValarieF]

I REALLY need it to stop raining for a few days. Please??!

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I’m going to have to shovel out all the wet shavings and replace them. Really need to be able to put them in the tractor bucket to dump, but don’t want to make huge ruts in the flooded pasture. Which means using a wheelbarrow, and doing it all by myself.

wow thats alot of rain. Happens to me we have rain coming up. I cant get enough photos of those lovely Silkies and their chicks. I checked on the silkies tonight. I think Clyde has an issue because he doesnt seem to lift his neck up all the way. He screams bloody murder when I pick him up. I put some nutri drench in their water.

 

[RoyalChick]

I REALLY need it to stop raining for a few days. Please??!

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I’m going to have to shovel out all the wet shavings and replace them. Really need to be able to put them in the tractor bucket to dump, but don’t want to make huge ruts in the flooded pasture. Which means using a wheelbarrow, and doing it all by myself.

Oh goodness. That is badly flooded!
I have seen people use pallets in these situations. Just dump them on top of the shavings and the mud for a temporary dry walkway for you and the chickens.
Leave cleanup until stuff has dried out a bit.
Sometimes you can just get pallets for free at the back of grocery stores.

 

[bgmathteach]

No matter if they are not purebred any barred rock chicken is not a Rock because rocks aren't chickens

But some chickens are rocks!
Some are white, some are partridge, some Barred......

 

[bgmathteach]

I REALLY need it to stop raining for a few days. Please??!

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I’m going to have to shovel out all the wet shavings and replace them. Really need to be able to put them in the tractor bucket to dump, but don’t want to make huge ruts in the flooded pasture. Which means using a wheelbarrow, and doing it all by myself.

Do you have any pallets? You could, for now until the water recedes, put some pallets on the floor of the coop to give them dry places to walk/hang out. It worked really well for my neighbor until they built their new permanent run (in a bit higher place that drains better).

It would be a good temporary fix...and maybe by the time it dries out a bit, you could then use the tractor bucket???

 

[BY Bob]

My grapevines are producing well this year. Lots of sprouting and vining.

Mine as well.

Grape tax