Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

The chooks are mad. They can’t go outside it’s still only -12C and the wind makes it feel even colder.

Everytime o go out the door they all come galloping only to come to a piled up halt when the cold air comes in her and they see the snow. Hahaha wimps.

But I would rather they were not outside I need to keep the barn closed up to keep the inside a bit warm, helps keep the water buckets from freezing and the chooks water also.

Only 149 days unto our May 2 4 weekend and our ‘start to Summer’ hahaha.

Oh amd happy Winter Solstice everyone!

Pepper-Larry seems annoyed with me

 

[SimpleJenn]

My cool thermometer/hygrometer arrived last night. It's in the incubator waiting for when I can hatch eggies. It connects to my phone via an app so I can check anywhere.
I'm really impressed with it, and I'll be thinking about getting more for other areas of the house and yard.

 

[ILoveDaffy]

Can't do the chicken days currently, but I can do Caturday and pony Sunday! Murray, the matching kitten to my favorite, Biscuit, was feeling pretty goofy one day last summer. It was only a couple weeks after this picture that he went to his new home. His new owners love to spoil their cats, (the cat they already had was MASSIVELY fat,) so Murray is living it up there with his sister Daisy, (named by the little girl who adopted her.)

 

[Sylvester017]

 

[ManueB]

FBA chicken Synopsis

14 to 21 December 2024​

Link to last week's synopsis

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@BY Bob
Hattie is boneless !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28230042
Bob caught her unwell in the snow. We all hope she gets better.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28232075
Hattie's eyes updates :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28233624
And some hopeful improvement on Friday :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28246650
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@Debbie292d
Cold weather
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28228383
Why Debbie prefers incubating eggs to having a broody
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28229447
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@featherhead007
Blue love
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28230155
A big boy for tax
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28230957
Alex still misses Jaffar and feels like no other rooster will ever replace him.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28242327
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@fuentemoon
Is sick for the first time in years
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28237416
Doing better, with chickens !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28242523
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@Grandma The Chicken
Isn't she beautiful?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28239459
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@LhickenChicken gave some quick good news after a long absence :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28244206
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@ManueB
Cat and chicken deal
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28229228
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@micstrachan tracking different groups age of death :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28229144
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@notabitail
Shared some good news from @Pastel the Rooster
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28231841
And some picture of her chickens - chicken math at work again !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28240038
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@Ponypoor
46 ? Or..47 ?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28232440
The brats wanted out !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28229814
Petunia is a gorgeous black
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28238130
Old ladies should be spoiled!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28238384
Mr LC wants trouble and Rosario may have a new home
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28239550
A big Midnight Marans guy :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28239814
Too cold for chickens ?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28247147
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@RebeccaBoyd
No hatching this winter
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28231371
Needs the perfect Silkie rooster to start breeding :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28231578
Rainy news on Friday
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28246695
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@rural mouse
A glorious moon picture and a blurry thirsty not chicken !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28242211
More luck with Friday butts
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28244576
A post with many wonderful pictures of mum, dad and child, showing how colour and especially black tail is inherited
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28245235
Correction on whiskey :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28245409
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@SimpleJenn
Memories of Shep, to show the difference between Marans and BSL.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28239723
We were sad to learn @SimpleJenn lost Shenron, her beloved bearded lizzard.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28243009
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@Sylvester017
Blue eggs or blue chicken ?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28230205
A fluffy tribble :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28230271
The story of Shellby and Taffy
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28231391
Opinion in various breed's temper :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28242406
Wheaten and blue wheaten chickens :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28245046
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@TOMTE
Sybil laid a speckled egg https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28229131
Angry teapot lays an egg video !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28239553
Could Aliss be a BCM ?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28239706
Or maybe not
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28242616

 

[Sylvester017]

@ManueB ~ Synopsis TY!

 

[Sylvester017]

Can’t get that in the country any more either!

Just never know from whence our help comes from when we need it ~ when I broke my arm a passing schoolboy tried to help me but couldn't & went to my neighbor to get help ~ a young angel unaware?

 

[Sylvester017]

These Eyes....

Here are Hattie's eyes prior to treatment tonight.

Right
She was holding it partly closed but did open it somewhat prior to the antibiotics.
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Left
This was how it was the whole time prior to treatment.
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During her health check and eye treatment tonight Hattie was a great patient so she was rewarded with all the corn she could eat.

Her craw was empty at 9:00 pm tonight after 4 hours of sleeping so she went back to bed full.

You can see in the video that after treatment her eyes were wide open again.

GOOD JOB! So relieved to see recovered birds

Is Hattie considered blue or lavender?

 

[TOMTE]

I’ll send the -20 temps too

C or F? Because I can handle -4⁰F (-20⁰C). Not if I'm constantly outside in it... But I've taken walks in blizzard/whiteout conditions before

 

[Ponypoor]

The lizard tank has been scrubbed down with disinfecting wipes. It will get a water+vinegar rinse before it is used again.

Am I crazy or would this be a decent option for brooding chicks? It's I believe 3ftx2ftx2ft
Could raise a couple bantams in there...
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Likely be ok for the first week. After that it would be too small, I know with Mr and Mrs LC by the time they were a week old they were flying up on things and by 2 weeks they were into everything! Little brats!

The other thing is that you would have to come at them from above. I have found doing this really freaks them out. I have a large dog crate I put up on the counter here in the feedroom and they can see me when I open the door and they come to see me.