Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

An unwelcome visitor for Pony Sunday
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(GASP!)

Holy cow! That is so close! Looks very healthy also, let’s hope it stays fed with squirrels.

 

[Ponypoor]

@featherhead007, do you have ceramic (or other hard surfaced) fake eggs in the nest?

I wanted to buy another pair of ceramic eggs from TSC. They had two packages of two eggs, and both had one egg in pieces. I asked if I could buy them at half price, and they said yes.

I glued the broken eggs back together, but left a hole. If I ever get a serious pecker (wow, that sounds naughty!), I'm going to try the "fill a fake egg with mustard" trick.

Meanwhile, my chooks love mustard and peppery things

HRH Aurora says spicy food made her beard so glorious! Seems my chooks took that to heart.

 

[Sally PB]

Meanwhile, my chooks love mustard and peppery things

Oh dear... maybe the mustard rumor isn't true!

 

[featherhead007]

@featherhead007, do you have ceramic (or other hard surfaced) fake eggs in the nest?

I wanted to buy another pair of ceramic eggs from TSC. They had two packages of two eggs, and both had one egg in pieces. I asked if I could buy them at half price, and they said yes.

I glued the broken eggs back together, but left a hole. If I ever get a serious pecker (wow, that sounds naughty!), I'm going to try the "fill a fake egg with mustard" trick.

I’m needing to get some of those ceramic ones. Golfballs are not working anymore I guess.

 

[RoyalChick]

Meanwhile, my chooks love mustard and peppery things

HRH Aurora says spicy food made her beard so glorious! Seems my chooks took that to heart.

Mine do too. They tucked into left over sandwich the other day that was smothered in mustard.

 

[Ponypoor]

Get Home

Everyone had a nice day today even my escapees

 

[RoyalChick]

Get Home

Everyone had a nice day today even my escapees

Wonderful!

That worked pretty well getting them to go home. What is the blue herding stick you were using?

 

[Ponypoor]

I just checked on him, and he seems fine.
But one of the hens is an egg eater and I have to find out who!

Did you ever think that maybe someone is laying soft or brittle eggs, which break and then are eaten?? That is what is happening here it seems

 

[rural mouse]

Wonderful!

That worked pretty well getting them to go home. What is the blue herding stick you were using?

Going to have to try that with a stick!

 

[Ponypoor]

Wonderful!

That worked pretty well getting them to go home. What is the blue herding stick you were using?

My ‘persuader stick’, it’s a buggy whip that extends my arm so I can guide them left and right. Also doubles as a percussion instrument

I was using a stick in the past but I kept losing the stick, the buggy whip is easier to find being bright blue.

It’s also handy for pointing out missed treats hahaha all I have to do is point and say ‘look, over there’ and they run and grab the treat

Between the red bowl and the blue buggy whip they all think there are treats involved!