Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Last night's "mug" (night mode really scoops the light in)View attachment 3564333

And in chicken mugs, today's focus is Havoc
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View attachment 3564334And Havoc was joined by Enigma and Tuff

Awesome photos those babies are now Tweens!

Great night photos wish my camera did night shots.

 

[Ponypoor]

“Attention all units, suspects spotted by helo, route 144 at Town/Center. Be advised.. armed and dangerous. Handle code 3. Dispatch out! “View attachment 3564351

Hahaha

What’s a code 3?

 

[RoyalChick]

Hahaha

What’s a code 3?

Rooster at large.

 

[Ponypoor]

We can move them to the old coop, which can be moved over next to the main run. It's a little 4x8 thing. Would that work?View attachment 3564353

Wow oh that is super cute can it be put some place really shady? I think you said it was very hot.

 

[Ponypoor]

These are the babies I hatched in March

The Buff Buck (roo)
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Nugget the peace maker (hen)
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Brittany the trouble maker (hen)
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Rayia the flower muncher (hen)
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Janet the "was that a hawk" (hen)
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Oreo the big boy (roo)
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Mangster short for Maggie (roo)
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These are some of the most personality having chicks I've ever had and yes Oreo does like playing in the mud as seen in the photo. In only keeping Buck as he is buff and he shall be the rightfull ruler of the littly flock. I will show them in time. As for Oreo and Mangster they will both be going to awesome homes in the local valley I live in. I live in the wilderness of Northern Italy but I will never say where, as I say in Italian "perché perché"

Wow they are lovely ! Is it mountainous where you are? We have a person on here from France, in the mountains and the scenery is absolutely fabulous!

I love your hens with the topknots they are very stylish looking

 

[Ponypoor]

Or would something like this, that I can place in the main coop, be better? Or should it be in the run? I hate not knowing this stuff! View attachment 3564371

I am sure others have replied - but if it were me I would use what you have and put it someplace really safe from predators, will it fit inside your run?

 

[Ponypoor]

Also who can guess what breed the first three are?
Hint: they are a very rare Italian dual purpose breed.

Oh I am already I love with them

 

[Ponypoor]

Pov: the Final boss on stage three looking terrifying as ever and you're in the background with 5% health...
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He is magnificent

 

[Ponypoor]

Here's tax- does SHRA mean there needs to be two chooks in the picture? This was the girls before my trip let out into my unfinished part of the coop. View attachment 3564385

Yep SHRA multiple Chooks.

Here is my Should Have Read Ahead tax

Rico, Martin and One of the other chicks in the back

 

[Ponypoor]

I really wish I could let mine range too. We have the room, 25 acres. But there are eagles and hawks, dogs, raccoons, possums, skunks, and probably coyotes.

I've considered fencing in "the side yard" where they coop/run is. I'd use electric fence, I think. But that area is used for many other things. Parking, access to the propane tank, access to the woodpiles, the clothesline. Having to open an electric fence to do any of that is a non-starter with hubby. And I can see his point. We're not necessarily home when the propane truck comes to deliver, and they won't call ahead.

I've thought about fencing in an area behind the run that goes into the woods. I have seen the effect of raccoons climbing trees and getting into the neighbor's run and coop.

Actually, we heard the effect at 11 pm a few weeks ago: BOOM! the neighbors have shot 7 of the local raccoon population. And yet, the other morning, I saw 3 raccoons run across our driveway.

I'd have to fence and cover any additional area for the chickens, and it would have to be raccoon proof. Right now, my run is perhaps not Fort Knox, but is as predator proof as I can make it.

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Monday mug shot.

Run a few strands of electric tape outside the run to keep predators off the fencing. I have run the electric tape at 6” from ground level and will run a a couple more about 1’ apart each.