Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[notabitail]

I just brought a knife to a gun fight.
Gardening gloves were totally inadequate.
And how does she manage to peck my left and right hands simultaneously?
Tomorrow I need to break out the long leather gauntlets.
Meanwhile, I have beaten a tactical retreat to the safety of the garage.

I know how she is doing all that. You need to inspect the nests and the entire coop for any of these bottles:

You also need to ensure there are no hidden devices to access Beakbook throughout the coop, as they can always just re-order some. Sometimes they also leave the bottle in its box. Hens get very creative with hiding their stash of Batty ol' Hen's.

 

[RoyalChick]

I know how she is doing all that. You need to inspect the nests and the entire coop for any of these bottles:
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You also need to ensure there are no hidden devices to access Beakbook throughout the coop, as they can always just re-order some. Sometimes they also leave the bottle in its box. Hens get very creative with hiding their stash of Batty ol' Hen's.

I barely escaped with all my digits just getting one egg out from under her. No chance I will be able to do a thorough search of the nest.

 

[notabitail]

I barely escaped with all my digits just getting one egg out from under her. No chance I will be able to do a thorough search of the nest.

Wait until it's dark. Then sneak up, grab her, and plop her on the ground as fast as possible before she has a chance to think, let alone grab a dose of Batty ol' Hen's.

 

[Sylvester017]

If they are like mine, they will finish off the leaves, stems and fruit, and just leave the stalks brats! I do t botjer with a garden anymore at the barn.

We leave the stalks up for a while cuz the hens play, hide, and snooze under them. By Nov-Dec we easily pull out the rotted stalks in preparation for a new planting season.

Meanwhile all the chicken poops fertilize the soil and they keep the dirt loose w/ their scratching. In Spring when we compost and dig the beds we have all chickens crowding around to get at the grubs, worms, and insects!

I love gardening w/ chickens but we only have 6 birds to get in the way!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Just when I thought it was safe to dismantle the broody jail.....
CALYPSO!!!
And she is a broody like none of the others. She is terrifying! Piglet was pecky, but nothing like this. I will have to get body armor to remove her from the nest.
I only opened the door to take a quick look and was met by savage pecking that drew blood. I beat a hasty retreat so no pictures yet.
Unbelievable. Cute, mild-mannered Calypso is the devil himself come to earth.

I am sorry, but I desperately need a good laugh and Calypso has delivered. Oh she sounds like my old Momma Hen. I am down in the dumps missing some dear flock members right now. I never thought I would say this but, I miss a good broody fight. I have broodies I am in the process of breaking. Poppet is the worst and she tries to be evil incarnate but she is just to little so all I do is chuckle at her. Can I borrow Calypso for a few weeks? I feel one good round with a psycho broody hen will satisfy me until next year.

 

[RoyalChick]

I am sorry, but I desperately need a good laugh and Calypso has delivered. Oh she sounds like my old Momma Hen. I am down in the dumps missing some dear flock members right now. I never thought I would say this but, I miss a good broody fight. I have broodies I am in the process of breaking. Poppet is the worst and she tries to be evil incarnate but she is just to little so all I do is chuckle at her. Can I borrow Calypso for a few weeks? I feel one good round with a psycho broody hen will satisfy me until next year.

Glad you got a laugh and that Calypso managed to cheer you up a little from missing your friends.
I think old Momma Hen may have been reincarnated in Calypso. For sure she is possessed!
Piglet is tiny - so although she was fierce it is a bit like Poppet - she just isn't big enough to do damage. But Calypso is a worthy battle opponent!
I have a lot of stuff to do away from home on Monday and Tuesday, so I am thinking I will leave her be for a few days, and then 'suit up' (Kevlar feels like it might be helpful) and put her in the broody jail on Tuesday evening.

 

[notabitail]

I have a lot of stuff to do away from home on Monday and Tuesday, so I am thinking I will leave her be for a few days, and then 'suit up' (Kevlar feels like it might be helpful) and put her in the broody jail on Tuesday evening.

Or try tonight. Who knows? She might be dazed enough.

 

[BY Bob]

I made it a thing.

 

[featherhead007]

Never upset the management!!!
Queen Aurora is always available to assist!

 

[featherhead007]

Beyond reason, I cooked a bbq chicken today. The church insisted that I take one of the frozen chickens they received from USDA
Food supply. So I cooked it and the chickens ate it.