Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

I bet this would make a great mother of a plucker!

 

[Ponypoor]

So do I. 60% of mine are now over 5 years old!

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All the older ladies, BIL and Cousin’s hens are all getting up there, not laying at all. They are pretty much retired.

 

[Ponypoor]

I count 12 chooks,but I count them at least three times per count to be sure I don’t miss any, and lock them out of the coop at night.
Leave no man (chook) behind!

Imagine my shock at seeing Fluffy waiting at the barn door at 8pm when I went up to do chores one evening!

 

[Sylvester017]

I count 12 chooks,but I count them at least three times per count to be sure I don’t miss any, and lock them out of the coop at night.
Leave no man (chook) behind!

OUT of the coop? Not INSIDE?

 

[Ponypoor]

I hadn’t realized until recently that was the kind of heater you have.
I just have a small flat panel that is up by the main roost so they can keep their face (or fluffy butt) warm if need be.
It really doesn’t give out much heat.
I do worry about fire though because mine are so terribly dusty.

Just wipe them off with a damp cloth.

I had to dust this one off as it was stored all summer.

It’s a Sweeter Heater.

 

[Ponypoor]

OUT of the coop? Not INSIDE?

I read that twice also

 

[Ponypoor]

I hadn’t realized until recently that was the kind of heater you have.
I just have a small flat panel that is up by the main roost so they can keep their face (or fluffy butt) warm if need be.
It really doesn’t give out much heat.
I do worry about fire though because mine are so terribly dusty.

And yea that is indeed a horseshoe on-top of it. It was listing so I put the shoe on it (taped it down so no one would get brained), to level it out.

 

[BY Bob]

How is Hattie doing? Looking good in that picture.

She still is limited in her movement, lays around a lot, but she continues to move more than she used to even as recent as the summer. She even fly/ran about a week ago. It was thrilling to see.

She never misses out on snacks and goes to bed with a full crop. This will be her normal for the rest of her life. It still seems like a good life.

 

[BY Bob]

I hadn’t realized until recently that was the kind of heater you have.
I just have a small flat panel that is up by the main roost so they can keep their face (or fluffy butt) warm if need be.
It really doesn’t give out much heat.
I do worry about fire though because mine are so terribly dusty.

Don't you have the same infrared panel I have? It only heats living tissue. It is cold to the touch.

 

[BY Bob]

All the older ladies, BIL and Cousin’s hens are all getting up there, not laying at all. They are pretty much retired.

And still wonderful companions to us and great teachers of the new tribe members. I can see the tribal knowledge passed down to Aster and it is impressive.