Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

They are amazing, we all loved it. The photo of her and my son in the viewing portal is hilarious because a few seconds later she turned her head and saw the black and white Moray Eel about a quarter inch from her ear. Gave her a bit of a scare but then she was fascinated.

I love the red frogs!

 

[featherhead007]

I’m inside the coop watching them shuffling into their positions.

The

 

[Sally PB]

“Mr.Owl, how many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie pop?”

One, two, three. (Lick, lick, bite.)

 

[Ponypoor]

“It’s 4:39 on a Sunday, the regular crowd shuffles in. They’re all in the mood for a melody but they sure won’t get one from me!”
I couldn’t carry a tune if it was sewn into my pocket!

As soon as I started reading that I was singing it in my mind hahahahahahahahaha

Oh and BTW - thanks now I have that time in my head

Edit: TUNE not time - sheesh! Autocorrect

 

[Sally PB]

So... Robin, who is still new to laying eggs, laid her first two in the nestbox. (It's to the left, near the front of the coop; not visible in this picture.) Then there were a couple in the run. She dropped one off the roost at night. And now she likes this spot, way in back at the far end of the coop.

I put a nestbox in the far left corner, before she actually laid today, thinking she might like that. Nope.

I'm going to give her a couple days to decide the box is the better place. And then should I give in and move the box to her favorite spot there? She's laid 3 eggs there so far.

It's awkward to get to that spot, but I can lift out the roost/poop board. I even laid some boards on top of the shavings along that back wall to make it less enticing.

 

[featherhead007]

As soon as I started reading that I was singing it in my mind hahahahahahahahaha

Oh and BTW - thanks now I have that time in my head

That’s the whole point!

 

[RoyalChick]

So... Robin, who is still new to laying eggs, laid her first two in the nestbox. (It's to the left, near the front of the coop; not visible in this picture.) Then there were a couple in the run. She dropped one off the roost at night. And now she likes this spot, way in back at the far end of the coop.

I put a nestbox in the far left corner, before she actually laid today, thinking she might like that. Nope.
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I'm going to give her a couple days to decide the box is the better place. And then should I give in and move the box to her favorite spot there? She's laid 3 eggs there so far.

It's awkward to get to that spot, but I can lift out the roost/poop board. I even laid some boards on top of the shavings along that back wall to make it less enticing.

Frustrating!
Let me recommend one of these for fishing eggs out of awkward to reach places. I have one hanging in the Chicken Palace and it comes in very useful. Well, it does when they are laying!

 

[Ponypoor]

I love the red frogs!

I know - right?! Those frogs look amazing!

 

[Ponypoor]

So... Robin, who is still new to laying eggs, laid her first two in the nestbox. (It's to the left, near the front of the coop; not visible in this picture.) Then there were a couple in the run. She dropped one off the roost at night. And now she likes this spot, way in back at the far end of the coop.

I put a nestbox in the far left corner, before she actually laid today, thinking she might like that. Nope.
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I'm going to give her a couple days to decide the box is the better place. And then should I give in and move the box to her favorite spot there? She's laid 3 eggs there so far.

It's awkward to get to that spot, but I can lift out the roost/poop board. I even laid some boards on top of the shavings along that back wall to make it less enticing.

I feel your frustration! Twister finally started laying in the nest box the other week when I was away. I tried everything to get her to lay there.

If I had know going away for a few days would do the trick I would have gone away before this

I think she saw everyone else laying in the boxes and decided it was a good place. Give her a few more days, I like your idea of making it less appealing.

 

[Ponypoor]

Frustrating!
Let me recommend one of these for fishing eggs out of awkward to reach places. I have one hanging in the Chicken Palace and it comes in very useful. Well, it does when they are laying!

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And, if you get and itch while doing chores you have the scratcher right handy! Dual purpose!