Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Pastel the Rooster]

No, I think he just wants to keep me safe honestly. Although when he was a child, much younger than me, he did see his dogs kill his whole flock, including his favorite chicken Bluebell, right in front of him.
He really loved Bluebell. He took her to school on a homemade leash for Show N Tell, tried teaching her how to swim, and stuff like that.
He said that she was a RIR, so if I get a RIR looking chick, I'm gonna name it Bluebell.

Although, maybe he was bitten by a chicken....

 

[Ponypoor]

Ah, I didn't even think about saving it for Pony Sunday! I have lots of Lenny pictures for Sunday though.

It's too bad you didn't live near me, I would throw you up on Lulu and send you out for a nice hack in the tree farm (while I sat home on my lawn chair and chillaxed!).

All my friends kids that used to come out and ride my horses and ponies are all grown up and moved away boohoo! I am gonna need to get some new friends with kids.



Horse Tax
I missed posting this for a fluffy butt Friday - Penne loves this solar light to sit and preen on.

 

[Ponypoor]

No, I think he just wants to keep me safe honestly. Although when he was a child, much younger than me, he did see his dogs kill his whole flock, including his favorite chicken Bluebell, right in front of him.
He really loved Bluebell. He took her to school on a homemade leash for Show N Tell, tried teaching her how to swim, and stuff like that.
He said that she was a RIR, so if I get a RIR looking chick, I'm gonna name it Bluebell.

Awww that's a wonderful story! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Ponypoor]

They are amazing!

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a snazzy pattern and fabulous wattles and comb - what's not to like!

Work it girl! look at that walk!

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

@Pastel The Rooster Said:

I am late to the conversation on your broody girl but if you catch this in the morning here are a few suggestions.

If she is currently sitting in the coop there is a simple cheap solution that may help you this time around. Find yourself a Rubbermaid tote. Flip it over and cut a entry hole and set it on top of your girl. I have found most girls will not take too kindly to moving them from their chosen spot. She is going to need to get up anyway tomorrow, take a basket, bowl or egg carton out with you and gather those eggs from her and bring them in to candle and mark them. Decide how many eggs you want her to hatch out, if she is a big girl she can probably cover 12 to 15 fairly decent sized eggs. A smaller girl, 8 or so good eggs. I would personally let her have at least 4 back if you have 4 viable eggs so you do not risk a single chick. Put the chosen eggs where you found them, let her come back to them and plop the tote on top of her. Now block the entrance with something....anything so another hen can not get in to disturb her and lay in her nest as she will want to keep that extra egg. Until she hatches once a day go out and remove her from the nest to make sure she eats, drinks and poops then let her go back and block the entrance again. When the chicks start hatching add a small dish of chick starter and a shallow dish of water inside the tote close to her as she may not want to immediately bring them off the nest for the first day or so. When she is ready to leave the nest with the chicks let her, she will defend them from the other flock members and they will very quickly learn not to mess with the chicks. From there all you will have to do is let her and her brood out in the morning and round them up and put them back in the tote at night.

(Not meant to be rude or anything)
That sounds like a really good idea. Really good.
The only thing is, the underneath of the big box in their coop is way too short for that. There got sure is no room.
And with how far back she is, it would be hard to put a tote on her.
What do you mean by, " most girls won't take too kindly to being moved from their chosen position? "
They will break their broodyness? Really have a huge fit and attack?

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

They are amazing!

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X2!

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

Probably beaten up by a rooster.

No, that's my brother and Pastel.... plus any other rooster we encounter.
And then the brother goes and hides behind me and so I catch the rooster

 

[Addicted To Chickens]

Hello guys! What's today?

 

[Ponypoor]

Caturday

This is Bill my nieces cat .
He used to be our family Doctor’s cat, but he became ill retired and gave to cat to his grand-son. Who just happened to be dating my niece, of course the cat is hers now he love my niece.
The boyfriend Is good with that

 

[Ponypoor]

Hello guys! What's today?

Hi! I just posted what today is