Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Water trough pony Sunday visitor

Lucky froggie! I rescued and let it go

 

[Marie2020]

You probably know this already but Princess may not be eating layer feed cuz she doesnt need extra calcium if she's not currently laying eggs.

We offer non-layer feed for everyone w/ side dishes of oyster shell ~ hens eat what their bodies need when they need it. That way all hens have regular feed while the laying hens will eat the oyster shell in addition to regular feed.

Our birds go frumpy and lose appetite during moult. Sometimes we're not aware they're moulting cuz they dont go bald & it's not till we see new pin feathers that we realize they've moulted!

Whatever reason in Princess's case at least she's eating some other foods from you. As long as a hen eats I'm always relieved.

Thank you

 

[Marie2020]

She's tucking into locality grown organic potatoes with skins mashed in with greek yogurt carrots and pumpkin.
Thank goodness I'm so relieved she's eating something on her own

 

[Marie2020]

Wishing you a belated but happy birthday Alex

Hello Grelnlety . How are you?

 

[Marie2020]

Yep, bantams need DNA results for positive ID unless they are an auto-sexing at hatch bantam breed like BRs or Doms. Over 13yrs ago the homeschool mom gave us our first two Silkie babies and when one at 7 months was cockerel we had to give him back. Hence a scramble to find another juvenile female Silkie to pal around w/our remaining female Silkie! No fun raising/hatching surprises. Too too heartbreaking!

The day we made a separate enclosure for "Trumpet" awaiting his pickup ride away. It killed us to watch his pacing w/him wondering why he was separated and going away!
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He was such a perfect gentleman letting the girls go first and always vigilant but his crowing was just too noisy and frequent. We aren't zoned for roos
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I'm so sad to read this . Will you be able to cheke up on him

 

[Marie2020]

Is she moulting?

Yes, but not as much today as she has been. She's eating well today but a range of other foods

 

[Marie2020]

What causes this?
I was talking with the little ones while they were in the run napping . All seemed fine until I felt a pinch on my butt. It was Aero, she had snuck up behind me and WHAM, bit me right in the buttocks.
Culprit pictured here:

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Good girl

 

[RoyalChick]

Pony Sunday.
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Mojo / Gribouille, the old ex-abandoned horse whose story I told, is back for a few weeks in the place he used to live. My neighbour Amelia, who abducted him about a year ago when she had her cows on pasture over there, has them grazing in that place again for the end of summer. So the horse is back in his old home, which he obviously remembers, with the cows. But now he is not alone, and Amelia goes there daily to milk the cows. He would never have survived there on his own this past winter, he is 31 now. It's a beautiful place but quite isolated. It was very strange for me to see him back there again. I will never forget finding his mare friend dead in the narrow canal.
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Also wanted to do a follow up on this post : I know how she did it, I saw her getting out of the crate this Friday. If I hadn't seen it I would not have believed it was possible.

Sitting on the perch she launched herself up until she had her head through one of the larger square on top (these are 10 cm /3.9 inches wide). Then using her head and neck as lever she pushed herself up and forced her body through, until she found herself on top of the crate. It really looked like some challenge in a reality show and like she hurt herself doing it, so needless to say she is not going in the crate anymore!

I've also found out something useful which is probably obvious to those of you who are used to aggressive broodies. They are like other broodies : when you pick them up and put a hand under their belly to makes them think they are covering eggs, it calms them down instantly. Thinking of Calypso !

Glad to get news from @ChicoryBlue and @GregnLety . Greg I'm sorry for your losses and hope your health issues will finally get better !

Happy to hear that Mojo/Gribouille has some company.
Amazing escape artist broody!
And yes, if you can get your hands under then the broody settles down to keep your fingers warm in case they hatch into baby fingers. Quite lovely actually. Of course if she has drawn blood it is slightly less lovely.

 

[RoyalChick]

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She's tucking into locality grown organic potatoes with skins mashed in with greek yogurt carrots and pumpkin.
Thank goodness I'm so relieved she's eating something on her own

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That makes me hungry.

 

[GregnLety]

Hello Grelnlety . How are you?

Hi Marie, we're doing well. It's been a mild summer for the most part. Working my way through some health issues. Work has been slow this summer so I've been stressed about that. I have a pending project in Nigeria that will pay extremely well so thank God for that. I hope that you and Princess are in good health and enjoying your summer