Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

Yup she is back on the nest. But I took her 5 eggs so now she has gathered up the fake eggs and is sitting on those instead.
I don't think she ate or drank while she was off the nest so I am going to go back and have another go with a private food and water delivery. Oh boy!

 

[RoyalChick]

Yup she is back on the nest. But I took her 5 eggs so now she has gathered up the fake eggs and is sitting on those instead.
I don't think she ate or drank while she was off the nest so I am going to go back and have another go with a private food and water delivery. Oh boy!

Why would Tassels suddenly be so mean to her? I think Tassels chased her away from the food.

 

[SimpleJenn]

Hubby is out fixing up the coop and attaching the run extension. I can see all the chickens watching him work, probably critiquing him!

I'm sure Liara is also demanding food, she tends to do that.

 

[lightm]

Well. I don’t think there is any doubt that Sylvie is broody.
She hadn’t left the nest in 24 hours so I hauled her off and put her in the run where she was immediately attacked by Tassels which feels a bit unfair.
The mystery is the eggs. I need to look back at my records but I am puzzled.
Sylvie had accumulated 5 eggs (all real).
The small brown one is her own. The little blue ones are likely Piglet. But if they are all Piglet’s then one is from today. So maybe one is from a new blue layer (Pooh or Calypso). Hmmm.
The mystery is the big blue long one. Maybe it is a strange shaped Babs egg. Or someone new laying.
These chickens confuse me.

In the second picture the brown one on top of the egg box is Sylvie’s from a couple of days ago, and the blue one on the far right is Babs from today. Next to Babs’ egg is the big long blue egg.

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You have such nice eggs!

 

[lightm]

Why would Tassels suddenly be so mean to her? I think Tassels chased her away from the food.

Could it be because Sylvie is hogging the nesting box? My Inky gets attacked way more often when she is broody and I think it's because she is always in the "best" nesting box and others are very annoyed.

 

[RoyalChick]

Could it be because Sylvie is hogging the nesting box? My Inky gets attacked way more often when she is broody and I think it's because she is always in the "best" nesting box and others are very annoyed.

Well I would think that if Tassels was laying. But the only folk laying (to my knowledge) are Babs - who is not being mean to anyone, and Piglet who while I was in the run was waaay more interested in the little shrimp I was distributing than attacking anyone.
Hmmm.
Maybe Tassels is about to start laying. Or maybe that long blue egg is her first egg (though she is supposed to lay olive colored eggs).
Just so strange.

 

[rural mouse]

But, did the moose make it to work on time?

Probably. He was heading up the hill.

 

[SimpleJenn]

And it's done! Hubby has a temporary roof fix and will put a shingle on it tomorrow.

Dad helped him attach the run. They're taking a break and will do the apron in a bit.

Very happy birds.

 

[knoturavggrl]

I did it guys, finally @48yrs old, I got my bachelor’s degree in education woohoo and to celebrate the flock gave me the best and arguably one of the most elusive photos, a whole flock picture, all 13 are in there!!!

 

[RoyalChick]

I did it guys, finally @48yrs old, I got my bachelor’s degree in education woohoo and to celebrate the flock gave me the best and arguably one of the most elusive photos, a whole flock picture, all 13 are in there!!!
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CONGRATULATIONS !!!
You should feel very proud.