Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Desertvalleychickens]

For an egg thief, yes! For a chicken killer....maybe.

Ah. I need to get cameras or something in my coop.... Can't keep this up.

 

[Sylvester017]

My brother put a piece of styrofoam on the ground in the chicken's area without thinking. There were numerous beak prints by the time I noticed.

One old timer chicken owner said not to worry about chickens eating the styrofoam -- it'll come out the same condition it went in!

 

[Sylvester017]

I found this in the Chicken yard 3 days ago. Could it be the thing killing hens and taking eggs?

Kill it if a rattler or confine it for animal control if not a rattler!

Someone's exotic lizard-type reptile got stuck in our garden netting. I thought ok another good garden lizard but bigger than usual. The thing bared its rows of sharp teeth and hissed and snapped at me like an alligator! So glad it was tangled cuz it tried to lunge at me then I knew this was not a normal garden lizard! TG it didnt tangle w/ my hens! I used long garden tongs to throw it into a trash bag to suffocate it -- it was downright vicious! Darn irresponsible illegal reptile owners!

 

[Sylvester017]

They actually have a rent-a-sheep company that delivers the animals, for weed control purposes

Goats too -- claimed even better than sheep for hillside clearance and a bit smarter than sheep.

 

[bgmathteach]

I think it is time I give a update on Bubba. It will also explain why I am not opposed to having a rooster in this group of chicks. It has been about 3 weeks ago now we had our vet out for a farm call for yearly vaccines for the horses. When he finished I brought him Bubba to get a look at his feet. He looked him over and then looked at me and said, "you are thinking tumors right?". Yes, yes I was because while it also looked like it could be bumblefoot I never found a open source for the infection. My boy has bumblefoot, he called it closed bumblefoot which is why I never found the point of origin and it was easy to misdiagnose. I asked him if he was his rooster what would he do and he was honest with me. He told me to watch him, as long as he is getting around ok, roosting no problems and breeding the hens leave him alone. He said it was so deep that he would have to be under anesthesia to remove and the openings so big that he would do more harm to him trying to cure it. So that is what I am doing, I am monitoring my boy daily. He can still get on and off the big roost no problem, he still breeds the hens and he is moving around ok and he is holding his weight. His feet look bad, and the minute they look worse or he shows signs they are bothering him I will make the call. My vet told me he could go a couple months more as he is or he could get worse in a few days. He did tell me if he were his he would not wait until winter. He thinks the cold and wet snow will be detrimental to his feet. I am hoping for a few more months with him. If there is a young roo in this group of chicks I would like it to learn a bit from both him and Branch if possible.

Gosh, @RebeccaBoyd what a horrible number of months you are having! That said, it sounds like Adele is really worming her/his way into your heart - whether you want her/him too or not. I do hope that you have a young roo there - and that Branch & Bubba can teach him how to be both a gentleman AND a fierce defender of the ladies AND a good, gentle daddy to youngsters.

 

[featherhead007]

105f and a thunderstorm blew in. Wow! I am with the little ones now because it’s their first storm that they have ever experienced. The Orpingtons are scared the most

 

[featherhead007]

105f and a thunderstorm blew in. Wow! I am with the little ones now because it’s their first storm that they have ever experienced. The Orpingtons are scared the most

 

[featherhead007]

Why would I chew up moist cat food? It’s bad enough that I chew up the worms for the chooks!

Don’t worry, I brush my teeth afterwards!

 

[featherhead007]

You're getting lamas, alpacas, or ostrich?!

 

[featherhead007]

One old timer chicken owner said not to worry about chickens eating the styrofoam -- it'll come out the same condition it went in!

Mine ate polystyrene too and laid plastic Easter eggs