Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

First flowers yesterday

And this morning, a brisk 20F (-6c)

Whiskey is warming 1 foot. Hector is the only truly smart one. He's snuggled down on BOTH feet. Babies all came out with adults, but are quickly snuggling together...outside...despite having not 1 but TWO heating pads inside the coop. Seemingly the desire to enjoy the sunshine outweighs the warmth.

 

[Ponypoor]

Tassels gave in to temptation.
She spent 7 glorious hours yesterday bathing and foraging and digging up grass in the field.
She ate a lot (thank goodness) and apart from a few curses she chatted amiably to her friends.
Just before dusk, as everyone was trooping in to roost, she gave a blood-curdling scream and hurtled back to her nest.


I am now on my way to the airport.
Tassels is back in jail.
I will text back and forth with the lady who will care for the animals. I am thinking next trial release date is Friday.

Tax: Tassels teaching the others how to go broody while on day release.

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Hahaha

Yep been there also. Crazy hens!

 

[Ponypoor]

First flowers yesterdayView attachment 3804648

And this morning, a brisk 20F (-6c)View attachment 3804647Whiskey is warming 1 foot. Hector is the only truly smart one. He's snuggled down on BOTH feet. Babies all came out with adults, but are quickly snuggling together...outside...despite having not 1 but TWO heating pads inside the coop. Seemingly the desire to enjoy the sunshine outweighs the warmth.

I like dandelions they are bright and cheerful

How old are your chicks now? They grow up soooo fast!

 

[Ponypoor]

Happy Thirsty Thursday everyone from Sylvie.
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Have a good and safe trip.

Morning ‘chickle’.
The others here are teaching Betty to lay eggs everywhere. Silly chooks!

 

[BeastBaby]

Temps are a guideline, I found my chicks would spend a lot of time just running around eating and investigating rather than under the brooder plate.

By 1 week old they should be hopping up on things in their home, by 2 weeks I have them flying up on top of the waterer and feeders, and the brooder plate top. And remember last year at two weeks I had mine running around in the barn when I was doing chores to keep an eye on them - they rarely went under the brooder plate I put out for them.

By three weeks they are little escape artists and were integrated with the flock. I have found that as long as they had a place to run and hide under and warm up under if they needed, they were fine.

What are you keeping those chicklets in - I used my extra water tub the horses werent using.

Integrated by three weeks, what a dream! You and RM excel at that.

 

[notabitail]

Happy Thirsty Thursday everyone from Sylvie.
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A photo of a Tassels would do as well. Especially because she thirsts for her nest.

 

[RoyalChick]

Hahaha

Yep been there also. Crazy hens!

My nerves aren’t up to it. I hate being away when she needs to be in a cage.

 

[notabitail]

My nerves aren’t up to it. I hate being away when she needs to be in a cage.

All it took for Agathae to go broody again was three days of being gone.
I come back after all the chickens have gone to bed.
No friendly squawks greet me.
"SCREECH"
I put the bird on the perch.
The next morning, I'm screeched at again.
The human sighs loudly out of exhaustion from dealing with that SILLY BATTY BROODY BIRD!!!

 

[Ponypoor]

My nerves aren’t up to it. I hate being away when she needs to be in a cage.

She’ll be ok, don’t worry too much, as long as she has food and water she will be fine. And if she indeed does run for the nest again you can deal with a decision at that time.

 

[Ponypoor]

Integrated by three weeks, what a dream! You and RM excel at that.

We both have a ton of space and lots of hiding places for chicks. Marty was the worst of them, she would actually stalk them! Don’t be fooled by the whole silkie broody thing - Marty can be quite vicious, she has had me down on the ground a couple times flogging me!

But the chicks learnt very fast to hide from Marty.