Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

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I had dinner.
The soda had no high fructose corn syrup.
And I want another pizza.

That looks amazing.

 

[BY Bob]

Uh-oh. She may be hatching some wooden eggs.
Gaby will growl at them if you show any egg to her while she is off of the box. Agathae just seems to be broody in spirit but not in body. She does not sit on her eggs all day yet.

They can start acting like this a day or two before they start sitting. I will also say that Sydney has moments where I wonder if she interested again but they go away. She may not decide to sit and this might pass.

 

[knoturavggrl]

Thirsty Thursday photo

 

[knoturavggrl]

Rat update:
In addition to the ideas everyone here had, I also found this thread helpful, as it helped me to identify the type of rats I have:
Thread 'Rat Control 101'
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/rat-control-101.1283827/

Almost all of the wood chips are currently out of my coop. All of the holes could find are filled. I moved the the food out into the run. I replaced the waterer with a nipple waterer instead of cups. My husband removed all wood and vegetation from around the coop. I cleaned up the storage area side to reduce the nice hidey places we had been providing them with. So hopefully we have made it a less hospitable place for them to live.

I will wait a few days and see if this is enough for them to move on. If not we will do the dry ice and electric zapper to kill them off or at least reduce the population.

 

[RoyalChick]

Thirsty Thursday

Mr P and Blanche grabbing a sip while I clean the waterers.
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And then there are the New Comers, who make a fine bucket of chicken.
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And that’s how you move 10 rambunctious chicks from one spot to another.

They are very cute. I had to laugh at the bucket. Wish I had thought of that when I moved my five from the bathroom into the Chicken Palace. Very clever.

 

[RoyalChick]

Thirsty Thursday
Courtesy of Babs.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Awww I can’t wait to see them

How is your other one getting on?

Holly and her 6 are hiding under the building and not coming out right now so will have to get pictures of them later.

Momma Hen + 4

Gryffyn's 2

Goose +4

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Thirsty Thursday

Mr P and Blanche grabbing a sip while I clean the waterers.
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And then there are the New Comers, who make a fine bucket of chicken.
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And that’s how you move 10 rambunctious chicks from one spot to another.

The bucket method works, I do it myself when I bring Holly's chicks back up onto the porch at night. All went well for a week with only Holly trying to bite my legs following me up onto the porch. At 1 week old they figured out they could fly up onto the lip of the bucket to escape. I now have to have a towel to cover the top to keep the chicks in.

 

[Ponypoor]

Today fifi and her new friend went outside and they loved it,they were baithing,sleeping and cuddling
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They are still not quite used to me and are still a little scared, but look at how cute they are laying like this together

Oh they are lovely So glad they are together

 

[Ponypoor]

This is for @Ponypoor :

“Now this is the winter of our discount tent:
Shakespeare, first act of Richard 111 quoted by the Red Green show:
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Is it insulated? If so - sold!

I must have missed that red green episode.

Everyone is grumpy today, it’s cold and windy, brrrr!