Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Bolt is always right in front of me, so she gets her feet stepped on everyday, usually multiple times

I tripped over Blanche yesterday and just about hurt myself! I can see it now…. I arrive at Emerg and the ER doctor asks me “how did you break your wrist? You tripped over a chicken?”

Hahaha

EDIT - just want to clarify I did not hurt myself I am good, Blanche is good

 

[Ponypoor]

Oh no, she is my oldest hen.
I'm not talking about the stuff on it. Her nest is a ground nest so it gets a bit wet when it rains a lot- which it has.
I'm talking about how late she laid. I thought that healthy hens are supposed to lay not later than roughly 3 PM.

My hens lay up until they roost at night, then usually start it all over again next morning. Hens have a laying cycle of about 26 or 27 hrs so they will lay later and later each day, until they reset to the morning

 

[featherhead007]

Oh he’s a charmer following me around sitting on my lawn chair hahaha

See, he wants to stay!

 

[knoturavggrl]

Hmm. The bottle says it stays active for a month or five washes. I need to read it again.

Maybe I got a different version too, if there is stuff that lasts that long, I want some too! Please do let me know what you find and how long it works.

 

[featherhead007]

Ugh

Bought a tow sprayer a couple yrs ago, never got around to putting together. Hauled it out of the box (yep never unboxed it), and the parts are missing

I really wanted to spray those weeds, so I moved it onto the empty stal and topped up up. Clunk… great now what?

Opened the lid to the tank and hey! There are the parts, and the instructions! Hahaha!

Happy days! And the box makes a great play thing for the chicks

Marty is not happy with the camera near her nest box. She decided to try roosting with the rest - hanging with Mr P seems like a good thing!

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[rural mouse]

They are beautiful, they love the barred pattern (cuckoo I guess they call it).

Its ony cuckoo or barred when it's black and white. Add red tones and its crele, I think....

 

[Lexicon]

I was hoping for a smaller Roo for my silkie girls, so they don’t get mobbed and over bred.

But it’s not written in stone.

I don't remember Rico's parentage. Will he be a big boy?

 

[featherhead007]

He'll be Rico who cocoricos, and is from Costa Rica! He’s gotta stay

 

[RoyalChick]

Oh no, she is my oldest hen.
I'm not talking about the stuff on it. Her nest is a ground nest so it gets a bit wet when it rains a lot- which it has.
I'm talking about how late she laid. I thought that healthy hens are supposed to lay not later than roughly 3 PM.

I don’t think hens have watches.
I have had hens lay in the evening and in the middle of the night.
Bernie often lays late afternoon - 5pm.ish.

 

[featherhead007]

Maybe the hens don’t have watches, but I’m sure that Jaffar has one. 0:515 every morning, on time and loudly!