Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Around 17

Wow so old! Amazing!

 

[Sally PB]

Maybe put a blanket over the top of the crate to stop her from trying to get out that way.

When I use my breaker crate, I use the plastic pan as a cover over the top, secured with bungee cords.

I use it upside down so that the large openings are at the top, not the bottom. That way, the chicken has more secure footing, because the crate is up on 2x4s. The food/water is more secure on the small openings too.

 

[RoyalChick]

When I use my breaker crate, I use the plastic pan as a cover over the top, secured with bungee cords.

I use it upside down so that the large openings are at the top, not the bottom. That way, the chicken has more secure footing, because the crate is up on 2x4s. The food/water is more secure on the small openings too.

Yes. I have done the same.
Doesn’t stop her flinging herself against the sides in an effort to break out though!
She is calmer when I am not around.

 

[Ponypoor]

Cream legbars lay blue eggs!
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Look at their specklies! So cute.

Ok I am gonna hid under a chair now - was actually thinking Leghorn…..

I was all excited about a silkie x Leghorn (duh silly me!) and somehow I fixated on that and didn’t read Legbar - yep I know they lay blue eggs

Now where is that chair…



(I still think a Silkie x Leghorn would be awesome!!!)

 

[Ponypoor]

Pony, quit chicken watching. Here's the last part you've anticipated.
Part 12 of the doctor trip.
Grandma has been fed up with the doctor since she got there. The doctor is fed up with Grandma since she isn't that good of a listener. Grandma confronted the doctor saying that she isn't a real doctor and the doctor went into an outburst saying that she is a real doctor but what kind of doctor wears a black Coachella Valley shirt? So the doctor confesses that they were, in fact, not a real doctor but rather the owner was Grandma's "doctor" this whole time. Grandma's owner figured that being a human doctor for a chicken was not worth it but Grandma smelling like eucalyptus sure was.

Hahaha - poor Grandma I am surprised she didn’t give you an earful!

But great story telling, had me wondering if you or she were indeed ill.



Glad you are both good.

 

[Ponypoor]

Fascinating as this tech conversation is (or isn’t) to the rest of us, tax is owing on these posts.

Took the words right out of my mouth

That first photo reminds me of Alex’s cartoon of his macho rooster

 

[RoyalChick]

UNBELIEVABLE!!!
Nope. Not Calypso who is still in her jail cage raging at me and trying to pick the lock.
It is Tassels. AGAIN!

I think this is the 5th time this summer and she is impossible to break. She is a much more pleasant broody than Calypso. No armor required. But she is stubborn as all hell.
I will leave her be until Calypso has seen the error of her ways. But good grief this lady gets it bad!

 

[rural mouse]

I think you should keep Mr. & Mrs. Little Chicken. I am still convinced that once he understands he can't take on any other roosters he will escape upwards and be fine.

@Ponypoor agreed. Keep Mr and Mrs Little Chicken. As far as Bert, Rosario, and Clyde, partly off of which one the ladies like, partly off which one people want.

 

[rural mouse]

Late caturday pic. He went out yesterday, didn't come back until this afternoon. Looks like he had quite the bender.

Castor, WHAT DID YOU DO?

 

[Ponypoor]

UNBELIEVABLE!!!
Nope. Not Calypso who is still in her jail cage raging at me and trying to pick the lock.
It is Tassels. AGAIN!

I think this is the 5th time this summer and she is impossible to break. She is a much more pleasant broody than Calypso. No armor required. But she is stubborn as all hell.
I will leave her be until Calypso has seen the error of her ways. But good grief this lady gets it bad!
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Oh I feel for you! The first full summer I had the hens, I had Buttercup, Whiskers, Misty, and Dorothy all broody at the same time! I just left them, hauling each of their butts off the nest twice a day. Each was over 4 weeks broody and took the whole summer to get through!

Dorothy hadn’t gone broody since then, and this summer she went 6 weeks. Sheesh! But she did have a glorious moult and is coming in with her splendid black feathers.