Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

Oh that would be so nice - the horses, chooks and I could enjoy lovely lovely lovely weather every day

Oh poor handsome wee fella, is his foot cold? I love how they hang out under the brush and trees where there is very little, or no snow.

I have never tried mango with the chickens - can they eat mango?

Yes, as long as they don't have runny poops. Mine used to love a little bit of mango

 

[Marie2020]

Mugs Monday

Mr P (BFTP photo)
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Cash - can’t wait to see what colour eggs she lays
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What's wrong with this site today

 

[Marie2020]

It looks like it's going to rain so i got the girls out for an hour so far

 

[Marie2020]

Good morning fluffy butt's

 

[Marie2020]

Does anyone have a hen, that just won’t shut up? My little Dakota never stops talking, complaining, about something.
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That's an excellent photo.

 

[Marie2020]

Princess still tells the neighbours that I've abandoned her then runs off again

It started to pour down minutes after I'd posted my last pictures. Here princess is loudly complaining and getting wet. But she runs off as i tried to pick her up.

She's in at last and I am soaked

 

[Marie2020]

My beautiful Coco, is now in her molt too. Lost her whole tail in one day. Feathers falling off with every step she takes. This is horrible! She laid her last egg on Friday. So, everyone except Dakota is going through some stage of molt. (I think that I’m losing hair over this too)

Mine have always worried me when they molt. Princess is erratic at the best of times and she is bat crazy now she's molting.

 

[Ponypoor]

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Good morning fluffy butt's

Good morning Princess

 

[Ponypoor]

Two-fer Tuesday

Two fluffing around

Two mystery chicks

Two Henny hens

 

[Ponypoor]

I was getting a few Lark/Indigo eggs and a Pippa egg routinely before the cold. Then I saw a Nellie egg and a brown egg. The brown one looked too big for a pullet, but about right for a restart. I haven't figured out who laid that one. I had 2 Pippa eggs during the storm and found a squished brown (similar to the other). Had a Nellie egg yesterday, so looks like about a week apart for both Nellie and the brown egg. Everyone else isn't laying, and Indigo, obviously, just quit. If I can find the "wild" nest, it would help. Better still, convincing the girls to lay in the coop... Pippa needs to really get going on her moult, but she's got a few pins scattered about, so

As long as I have enough eggs for a gallon of eggnog for Thanksgiving, I'd rather they have some rest. If they took turns laying so I got 1-2 eggs per day, no one would have to lay more than bi-weekly. I wouldn't have enough to sell, but they'd have a break and we'd still have eggs for home.

I'm not about to attempt to convince them of the idea, though...

The Azurs are laying pretty much every day, wish they would take a break; Twister decided not to go broody and is now laying in the nest box yay! The Silkies are laying about every other day, and Buttercup and Rose also. On average I am getting 6 eggs a day.

Still no eggs from the chicks - the Sophia chicks are 18 weeks now. I noticed Muffy one of the school chick is quite interested in the nest boxes and is squatting when I go to pick her up or try to move her. So maybe she will lay an egg soon…

Everyone have a splendid day!