Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

I found Rudy the roo’s favorite movie , he loves watching
“Blazing Saddles” I’m starting to believe that he knows the jokes better than I do.

 

[Ponypoor]

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Those are some nice looking eggs Alex. Your girls are doing you proud

 

[Ponypoor]

I found Rudy the roo’s favorite movie , he loves watching
“Blazing Saddles” I’m starting to believe that he knows the jokes better than I do.

Gosh I have not seen that movie in a few decades

For Bob
Yes Mr P has been spray dyed in a plethora of colours. Here he is sporting his New Years icy blue look (January 2024)

I think the blue was my fav colour for him,

But he did rock the leprechaun green look for Paddy’s Day

Punk rock Roo

And still those darn hens kept picking at him!

So I turned him into a One Eyed One Horn Flying Purple People Greeter

 

[Ponypoor]

Read it again Alex…

 

[featherhead007]

Gosh I have not seen that movie in a few decades

For Bob
Yes Mr P has been spray dyed in a plethora of colours. Here he is sporting his New Years icy blue look (January 2024)
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I think the blue was my fav colour for him,

But he did rock the leprechaun green look for Paddy’s Day
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Punk rock Roo

And still those darn hens kept picking at him!

So I turned him into a One Eyed One Horn Flying Purple People Greeter

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I’m warning you, if you keep torturing Mr. P like that, I just might spray paint all my chooks in protest !!

 

[featherhead007]

I’m warning you, if you keep torturing Mr. P like that, I just might spray paint all my chooks in protest !!

Maybe a bright red or orange. Seems popular with the public around here

 

[Ponypoor]

Maybe a bright red or orange. Seems popular with the public around here

I want to dissuade the girls from picking at him, not encourage it hahaha

I might give him some green highlights for Paddy’s Day again though

All assuming he has his crown grown out by then!

 

[Ponypoor]

Have a great evening everyone, off to do chores!

Hen House B
A bunch of the hens from HH-A wanted to sleep in HH-B tonight. Makes for a tight fit!

Lots of room in HH-A

 

[bgmathteach]

Super Busy Sunday

I got a reprieve with the weather yesterday and had an opportunity to correct my poor behavior and get the coop complex ready for winter. It was 57 F (14C) and I took advantage of it.

It started with a deep clean of all coops.

Cluckle Hut
Let's start with the Cluckle Hut as other adjustments were needed.

All cleaned out

Nest box
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Coop
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You can see the heating panel in the photos above facing down the roost. It was there to keep Betty and Phyllis warnm in the winter. There is no reason for it to be up there any longer so I moved it down to nest box so Hattie can curl up next to it on cold winter nights.

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This necessitated a re-routing of the wire which I am not entirely happy with but which should work for now. You can see it going behind the lower roost in the pictures above and behind the food and water dishes below.

The nest box with the heater panel along the wall and deep straw.

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The coop all strawed back up.
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Main Coop
I then cleaned out the Main Coop.

Nest boxes
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Main Area
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I then re-strawed the nest boxes
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And piled the straw in the main coop, awaiting my helper. I have gone 2-3 inches deep with the straw so the can nest up and stay warm in the winter.

Spoiler: Help Arrives

I wound up with a nice even spread of straw. Aurora is super reliable when it comes to spreading straw. Watch at the end when she realizes she is on camera.

A nice even spread
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Then it was time to get the shower curtains up to protect the run and porch from snow and wind. I also had to repair this damage from the wind storm last week.
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Porch, side door, and lower section done. Aurora inspecting my work.
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Side of the run complete.
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Wind damaged section repaired
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Sealed up to protect them all from the worst.

I decided to put straw on the porch as well as it is now waterproof with the shower curtain on. Aster and Lady F were enjoying scratching around until some one arrived and drove them off.

Those no Longer with Us
I then decided to deal with the bum silhouettes and their place in the run. I re-organized the ones already there and took down Phyllis and Glynda and with my heart feeling heavy put them up in the run with all the others that have left us.

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I need to make Aster a silhouette along with one for Sylvie and Legertha. It is wrong that they are not represented. I just have never been able to bring myself to make them one simply to put into the run. It's just so sad.

A lot of the silhouettes in the run need to be repainted but they remain as they were when everyone passed. I want them to look nice though. I suppose I will repaint them one by one this winter.

That was a full day. However with the bad weather today, I believe they appreciated the updated digs.

Looks great!

My girls love to spread bedding or leaves, too, when I dump it in their run or coop. I just put a bunch in after clean-out and say -"okay girls - get busy, you have a job to do', lol. I figure it gives them something to do to passify their need to scratch and hunt for their food.

You do go above and beyond for your girls, I am sure they appreciate all the protected space of the porch and run so they don't have to be 'cooped up' in inclement days in the winter.

 

[Debbie292d]

Gosh I have not seen that movie in a few decades

For Bob
Yes Mr P has been spray dyed in a plethora of colours. Here he is sporting his New Years icy blue look (January 2024)
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I think the blue was my fav colour for him,

But he did rock the leprechaun green look for Paddy’s Day
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Punk rock Roo

And still those darn hens kept picking at him!

So I turned him into a One Eyed One Horn Flying Purple People Greeter

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You gave me an idea for a couple of the white silkies, or the paint that's missing its spots so all white. I'll put some green and gold dots on them all for the Packer game. That would be hilarious if anyone would actually drive by and see that, but we only get about 12 cars a day here down this road. Ah well, might do it anyway as it sounds fun!

I do not like this site, but they actually give dying directions. They also mention to not do this in Florida or you could be sentenced to 60 days in jail.

https://silkiechickenexperts.com/blogs/silkie/dyed-silkie-chicken