Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[bgmathteach]

They spend a lot of time in there

That is the ultimate compliment - when they use something you create. I'm so glad they like it - I LOVE the design.

 

[rural mouse]

He is such a big suck too. A real snuggler. Sure hope he stays a nice Roo, seeing as how he faught off that hawk he has earned his keep here

He needs to stay....permanently

 

[Ponypoor]

He needs to stay....permanently

Yes he is turning into a nice boy. It helps that he’s a snuggler

 

[Ponypoor]

Hawk vs Kitten

As we are onto hawk discussions and google has told youtube, this video came up today. Crazy!

Oh I see now! The kitten was inside the windshield. What a crazy video! I have never seen such behaviour in a raptor, trying to go after that kitten theough the window!

 

[Ponypoor]

Tell them that when there's no snow when they go to roost and several inches when they get up.......View attachment 3967803Ummm...what the BOK happened here why is it white....and cold....?

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Yep same here with mine

Wimps!

 

[RoyalChick]

Yep same here with mine

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Wimps!

I’ve got to get on with winter prep. I did some to distract myself while Nightshade was in ICU and surgery, but there is more to be done.

 

[Ponypoor]

Made me think of this, that I just saw yesterday. (I'm pasting a blurry screenshot for those of you who can't access the video.)

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More to the point, if you have some on hand, you could try a chondroitin /glucosamin supplement. The dosage for bird was posted I think a while back on shad's thread, I could probably find it back. And lot of protein and calcium !

Hoping for a good outcome. She is a funny endearing hen.


Friday butts, after two days of heavy rain and a red flood alert which thankfully was a bit overestimated.

Laure, my hen that went on a hard molt from being implanted, is almost fully feathered now and doing great.
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Shiny black butts, waiting in while the rain falls. Kara and Mélisse.
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Piou-piou still only has a bit of a tail...
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I love that walker that duck has that’s awesome. Not sure I want my gal to use her leg that much right now, but it would be a good physio tool. Keep her weight off her leg but use her muscles to move.

Thanks for sharing that!

 

[Ponypoor]

I’ve got to get on with winter prep. I did some to distract myself while Nightshade was in ICU and surgery, but there is more to be done.

Same here. It will be nice this weekend so I will get a permanent gate up on the outside run and put up some netting to stop the ladies from flying out, and hawks from flying in.

Need to enclose Hen House B it has the whole top of the one wall open with mesh, I have plexiglass to put there to keep drafts and cold out.

Also need to start moving everyone into the Hen Houses.

 

[BY Bob]

Oh I see now! The kitten was inside the windshield. What a crazy video! I have never seen such behaviour in a raptor, trying to go after that kitten theough the window!

Wild right!?

 

[Marie2020]

RUN CLYDE!!!!!! RUUUNNN

I’m coming hang on!

Holy Dinah every day is a circus here, and that ruckus is NOT your normal squabble, or killer bunny, or some other perceived danger.

This is all out pandemonium, I am running through the barn, I am sure I stepped on a few chickens, the birds are running to the barn.

I am trying to get out my temporary gate (guess what’s getting fixed first thing tomorrow), I dropped the 2x4 with a crash birds rushing to get inside - me rushing to get outside because there is a black silkie just a whirl with flashes of white breast, GEORGIE?!!! No! RUN CLYDE I screamed as I tripped over terrified chickens ‘RUN!’

My running towards him scared off the hawk, which flew up into the Poplar tree, I screamed at it and generally caused my own commotion. And then I saw poor Georgie all terrified standing under the trees there. I ran over and picked her up cuddling her and glanced around, no Clyde.

In a scramble I ran around looking for chooks, Clyde was in the barn, one of the youngest chicks was outside the barn under some the shrubs with a few others still causing a big commotion.

I had to go searching for the rest of the youngest chicks, one (the one grey Icy) was outside the new fencing I put up, she ran towards me some could lift the fence for her to crawl under. Finally saw the other grey Patches, and lastly Little Mouse was in the barn.

Once everyone was inside I did a head count. Couldn’t find Fluffy, ran around frantically until I remember the little cubby on the ledge and there she was snoozing the brat!

Once everyone was accounted for I picked up Clyde and checked him over, he seems ok, we had a bit of a cuddle and I told him what a brave velociraptor he was fighting off a hawk while everyone else ran for the hills! He sure can fight, that little chickie can! Silkie Ninja Chicken
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Next thing to do tomorrow is to trim back everyone’s coiffe so they can see.

Well done Clyde .

Give loads of treats for the brave boy, Kelly