Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Get off the drugs you crazy Canadian lady!

Hey I am training them!
Our new air farce don’t you know

 

[SimpleJenn]

I went ahead and moved the bitties out.

In broody jail while I set them up.

The ladies trying to get at the chick feed while I was gathering the chicks up.

Safe inside

Feeling dirt under their toesies for the first time.

The cardboard wall will provide a little more wind break for them, they're closed in on 3 sides with solid walls there in the back, and the brooder can sit nicely on the cardboard too.

I went out to grab the cardboard from broody jail and all seven chicks were dustbathing!

 

[SimpleJenn]

Also Fat Ash lived up to her name! She tried to push me to the side so she could get at the chick feeder when I was filling it!

 

[Marie2020]

Also Fat Ash lived up to her name! She tried to push me to the side so she could get at the chick feeder when I was filling it!

My hand get pecked when I'm putting food into princesses dish

 

[notabitail]

Yes agreed - many things people find cute or funny I shake my head at.

A video was posted on our weather network of a young girl around 6yrs old who was riding in the bucket on her dads front end loader. He would tip the bucket and dump her on hill of gravel, then she would run back ho in the bucket and he would let the bucket tip it and dump her out again.

To say I just about freaked out seeing this would be an understatement.

I immediately sent an email to the weather network and told them how utterly stupid this was, endangerment to a child was how I worded it.

Never ever be near equipment - they are not toys.

And those dogs who run in circles only to collapse and fall over… not funny.

Yep the online media is awash with such crazy stuff.

For me funny is one’s 4 week old chick hopping on your head with poopy feet after you washed your hair….

The dumping of the bucket is dumb. And dangerous. I'd never do that. Riding in the back of a truck is safer.

 

[notabitail]

I truly believe Leghorns are "water birds" -- our White Leghorn liked to stand in the water dishes. We switched to nipple waterers cuz she would stand in all the drinking water bowls and muddy them. We also got slow sprinklers so she could stand in moving water. All chickens seem to like running water to stand or play in.
Our Silkies love to play in water.

My Leghorn thing drinks from the hose.

 

[notabitail]

You might try doing the same thing every day. Like blueberries at 6:00 pm every day. They will get used to the routine and start seeking you out at that time. That can be the beginnings of a changing relationship.

Mine got used to me eating lunch at 2PM. Slightly before two a few, especially In Albis, will seek me out for food, and they know where I eat. It has greatly changed the relationship with them into one of trying to hide lunch.

 

[BY Bob]

Happy Friday

 

[bgmathteach]

Happy Friday

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So cute! I just love the littles' little fuzz-ball derrieres - thank you for this pic

How was Hattie's Hatch Day party? I hope she got some blueberries!

 

[Ponypoor]

The dumping of the bucket is dumb. And dangerous. I'd never do that. Riding in the back of a truck is safer.

Ookkkaaaay, well I cannot say no it isn’t (it isn’t tho), in my younger years I many time rode in the back of a pickup.

Different time ls 50 yrs ago though….

Yes Tippy the Safety cop did unsafhfe things way back when!