Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[bgmathteach]

The airspace above is practically anyone's. Drones are treated the same as other aircraft (knock it out, risk jail).

Depends on the state:
MA

Private Cause of Action for Invasion of Privacy​

Goslings - they are growing up so fast!(they were in the dishbin while I cleaned out their brooder)

I always thought it hysterical how tiny the wings are on ducklings and goslings when they hatch - particularly given how big in proportion to body size they end up as adults:

at only 1 week old, they are easily twice the size upon hatch. Soon I will no longer be able to snuggle all 4 at once!

 

[Ponypoor]

Have lots of fun with them cuz they grow way too fast! We enjoyed our last 3 chicks several times a day! Silkies start as ugly ducklings then turn into beautiful fluffy butts!
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Awwwww so adorable! I just love them

 

[Ponypoor]

Depends on the state:
MA

Private Cause of Action for Invasion of Privacy​

Goslings - they are growing up so fast!(they were in teh dishbin while I cleaned out their brooder)View attachment 3863806View attachment 3863807

I always thought it hysterical how tiny the wings are on ducklings and goslings when they hatch - particularly given how big in proportion to body size they end up as adults:
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I know?! Right?! Their wings are like stubs! I never really gave it much though til you just pointed it out!

 

[Ponypoor]

Watermelon is always a hit 0n hot days!

DANA & VIOLET (2021)
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A silkie, and a barred rock and lovely wattles

 

[Ponypoor]

Where do you re-home your unwanted birds?

I will post them on Kijiji here as a group, they all need to go together.

I am sure of one definitely being a Roo, I feel the other four are pullets.

 

[Ponypoor]

Hey everyone, popping in for a update.

Right now 9 have hatched. All 6 of poppet's eggs have hatched. I have also had a white curly chick hatch and Fluffy's egg hatched. The fluffy chick, I am guarded on it's prognosis. It had difficulty hatching, and lost some blood in the process. That alone makes for a weak chick, but now several hours later it is evident it also has splayed legs. Crap, I have never dealt with splayed legs. I am giving it a few more hours to regain strength from its difficult hatch and then I have to make hobbles for it. I will give it a shot as long as it has fight in it. Also all these chicks shall be referred to as girls, and temporarily given girl names until proven otherwise. That said, Adele, is a little punk. Her favorite past time is pecking toes and pulling feathers on her siblings. It is a boy, I just know it, but praying otherwise. That one is claimed by Rosie, and she is rooting for a boy now. She adores @Ponypoor young man Bert. She knows to get one with Bert's coloring it has to be a boy. Someone needs to talk some sense into my daughter and fast.

Rosie - you cannot have a bunch of randy Roos running around causing trouble (trust me!). Pray for a splash pullet

 

[Ponypoor]

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Awwwww so cute

 

[Ponypoor]

I'm curious as to what you have planted in the 'chicken garden/outdoor run?' I just got some blueberry bushes to plant where they will have a 'pasture', and a dwarf everbearing mulberry bush/tree (2), and two different haskaps -- these latter will go in the main run. They are bushy plants ( related to honey suckle, but berries are edible by humans, too) that I'm hoping will eventually grow at the base of an arbor that will have grapes growing over it to create shade in the summer AND 'foraging feed' in the fall as the berries (that the human doesn't pick) fall.

Eventually, the 'primary' run they are in now will, hopefully, become just the winter run, and I will have 2 real 'pasture runs' plus as we get our small orchard going, that will be fenced in and the chickens can cycle through that, to, at select times (there will be a blueberry section within one end for humans - the chickens will be allowed in their AFTER the harvest to sratch through the leaf bedding for bugs & drops).

But, alas - long tern plans/dream. Little time at the present to make noticable progress on the main run, never mind anything else. *sigh*

I hear ya, but today BIL helped me fix the run panels - again - and he permanently put them in place. Short of a tornado they are now in place for good.

 

[Ponypoor]

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Everyone keep this little one in your prayer's please. This is Fluffy's chick with the splayed legs. I just got hobbles on her and have her in a cup to try to keep her upright in the brooder. I have no clue what I am doing her people but I will try. I will leave her in the cup for a hour, get her out to eat and drink and rest for a few minutes then back in the cup. If she fights, I will fight for her.

As long as those legs are not pushed forward like my other chicks legs were, should straighten out.

Love the colour!

 

[knoturavggrl]

So sad, I lost Ryka last evening. She is just gone no sign of her anywhere.

I need to revamp my coop and run before adding or hatching anymore chicks though. Clearly they are not safe out there. The grow-ups have no problems but sadly the chicks definitely do.