Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Oh Alex I would love to visit and see you and chooks and help you fix the fence between your place and your neighbour.

Here is what I plan on doing with my horse side fence the flying bad girls like to go over.

I will screw some 2’ lengths of 1/2” x 1” strapping upright, to the posts; next I will cut some netting I have here to 2’ widths; then I will staple the netting to the 2’ upright strapping - this will make a barrier that they can’t fly over or through. And because chickens generally like to fly up onto and then down off of fences the very thin netting will not hold their weight so they won’t want to fly up onto it.

I would think this would work for your place also likely.

The netting I have is 7’ x 50’ and was inexpensive - $30 if I remember.

I should have enough to make 2’ widths x the 50’ length to go down the one side easy.

Okay, I’ll be right up to get you and your supplies. The strapping has to be less than 4 1/2 ft long to fit into the passenger compartment of Marie

 

[featherhead007]

Oh Alex I would love to visit and see you and chooks and help you fix the fence between your place and your neighbour.

Here is what I plan on doing with my horse side fence the flying bad girls like to go over.

I will screw some 2’ lengths of 1/2” x 1” strapping upright, to the posts; next I will cut some netting I have here to 2’ widths; then I will staple the netting to the 2’ upright strapping - this will make a barrier that they can’t fly over or through. And because chickens generally like to fly up onto and then down off of fences the very thin netting will not hold their weight so they won’t want to fly up onto it.

I would think this would work for your place also likely.

The netting I have is 7’ x 50’ and was inexpensive - $30 if I remember.

I should have enough to make 2’ widths x the 50’ length to go down the one side easy.

It’s certainly a great idea

 

[janiedoe]

Hello FBF, I am doing some chicken sitting with a heavy heart, my mama passed on the 7th, she had been ill for some time. I got to travel back to Delaware to see her shortly before and I am grateful for that.

Some pictures of happy chickens pecking around:

Myths round fluffy butt:
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Snickerdoodles:
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Flours:
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A small meeting:
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A much larger conference:
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I am so sorry for your loss.

 

[rural mouse]

A silver laced polish! she's beautiful!....and very likely going to be missed from wherever she's from.

 

[janiedoe]

I just fell asleep with my fur babies and I'm still tired.

I've had a fab afternoon night and breakfast morning with my son. He wore me out and spoiled me rotten. I rarely get to see him. This is the first alone time we've had in so many years. It was really a wonderful experience

It wasn't possible to cook a complex meal today, so I've just made a really quick spicy lentil and vegetables soup

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That's wonderful, Marie. I know it's a good kind of worn out. ❤

 

[rural mouse]

Hello FBF, I am doing some chicken sitting with a heavy heart, my mama passed on the 7th, she had been ill for some time. I got to travel back to Delaware to see her shortly before and I am grateful for that.

Some pictures of happy chickens pecking around:

Myths round fluffy butt:
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Snickerdoodles:
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Flours:
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A small meeting:
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A much larger conference:
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Just sitting with fluffy friends can be therapeutic for the heavy heart. Take the time to grieve.

 

[janiedoe]

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How do I get them to stop laying in here?!!!

I wish you luck. I was cleaning the garage and found a box of Halloween decor with several rotten eggs in it.
I also have a little gamehen mix that keeps laying on top of the henhouse. Everyday I have to get a ladder and a rake to maneuver the egg to the edge where I can reach it.

 

[janiedoe]

Not sure why we are laughing Janie - I feel like the guys might faint if they were witness to the ‘underground’ chat

Oh wait ya right - that’s why we are laughing hahaha

Silly Tax

Caturday Missy - enjoying being outside

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She is gorgeous!

 

[rural mouse]

Sorry, but please do not use chicken and process in the same sentence!

A chicken's process of making eggs is an interesting, complex, and delicate mthing.

 

[rural mouse]

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How do I get them to stop laying in here?!!!

Steal all but one, break it, mess up the nest and leave it. According to @Shadrach (unless I missed something)