Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

Will someone please tell princess she's to old to be broody. She's in the coop

 

[Ponypoor]

You wanted some heat because it was so cold and wet there. Do you want me to drive back up there and remove the hot weather? I could bring it back down to Florida (they are used to having heat like that! )

No! You bit your tongue! I can put fans everywhere this normal July and August weather.

Though I can do without the forest fires all around.

Lucky for me it cools down over night, so I can get the barn cooled down.

 

[Marie2020]

I had an alarm call from my neighbours yesterday, (they didn't use too like chicken's) , the family were all at the bottom of my fence panicking, they thought Tina was stuck in the earth.

I told them they were both enjoying their selves and digging too get to Australia

 

[Ponypoor]

I would love to visit, but I’m afraid that the mosquitoes will eat me alive.

One good thing with this heat, the black flies are gone, but yes, now it's mosquitos! The horses ran back to the barn this morning when I kicked them out.

Yesterday they were bothering the chicks, they are learning to stay in the barn ha!

 

[Marie2020]

Tina is finding all the goodies, meanwhile princess is trying to hatch an egg that just is not there

 

[Ponypoor]

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I had an alarm call from my neighbours yesterday, (they didn't used to like chicken's) , the family were all at the bottom of my fence panicking, they thought Tina was stuck in the earth.

I told them they were both enjoying their selves and digging too get to Australia

Tell them they need to get some hens

 

[Ponypoor]

I moved the tractor coop over to the shaded woodsy summer spot. It's been so hot so soon! I've been preparing another run back there but decided the heat near our shale "parking lot" is just too much and the netting would be okay for now, with the electric fence all around. And, I discovered a new nesting area they've made under the coop, I presume because it's been too hot for them in the coop during the day. Watched Popcorn lay her egg there - she lets out a scream-wail just before she lays, and she did that three times yesterday, unusual, so I went out to see what was going on. She laid it quietly, just huffing a bit as she pushed, and then hopped right over to the feeder to eat afterwards. There were two eggs already there.

Much cooler in the woodsy spot. Cleaned and jet-sprayed the coop all down today before moving, then moved it, sprayed coop protector and let that dry, then put chopped hemp in the nestbox and poop tray. Popcorn, who forages like nobodies business and keeps me company wherever I am out there, hopped up in the open back and inspected before much was reassembled. Then she got in again and tried out the nestbox just when I got the hemp and fake eggs in. Here she is.
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She settled on the eggs and pulled them under her. What, Popcorn you just laid an egg yesterday, are you going broody? She resettled twice more, spreading her wing out to make sure she covered four of the fake eggs.

Hazel came in to see what was going on, then went out and stood on the veranda. I went back to get more things and heard who I think was Hazel doing the escort call so I went back. Popcorn was out. She didn't lay an egg.

I've been noticing how much escort and companion duty Hazel does, but have seen it mostly with Peanut and Butters. This was nice that she did that for Popcorn. Popcorn doesn't really have a close buddy in the gang.

That's great how they look out for each other. I know what you mean with the sudden heat, too much too soon.

Have any of your gals gone broody before?

 

[Marie2020]

Tell them they need to get some hens

They are smitten with princess and Tina

 

[Ponypoor]

They only hang around until my chooks come home to roost. Then they scurry out and head for the Biden wall (that’s what I call the fence they travel through) easy access to my backyard from their backyard. Basically they come to forage and eat my feed

Like any teenager

How come mama isn't over anymore? Did he lock her up somewhere?

 

[Ponypoor]

They are smitten with princess and Tina

That's awesome if Princess goes broody can you get her 2 chicks? I bet they would be a hit with your neighbours.