Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

Thanks to whoever gifted me premium! I have a snazzy new title

You deserve it

 

[BY Bob]

About to list these egg carriers up for sale, to help pay for my hatching eggs.
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Those are awesome! Great work!

 

[BY Bob]

She found grass? We have only 6 birds but they pick the yard bare year-round of anything green. We have to keep supplementing w/ spinach & veggies.

Yup. Lots of grass here. Everyone was out snacking on it today once I tossed out the sunflower seeds.

Except Hattie. She was napping in the sun.

 

[Ponypoor]

Yup. Lots of grass here. Everyone was out snacking on it today once I tossed out the sunflower seeds.

Except Hattie. She was napping in the sun.

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I really love that sun porch you put in, what a nice sun trap for them

 

[Sylvester017]

I wish I could sell some eggs, my regular client has been in Florida since new years, and another client has moved.

As such I have 20 dozen eggs sitting in the fridge - I will have to waste the older one soon.

I was surprised when my egg ranch uncle told me eggs sometimes get stored up to 6 months before going to market. Of course, ranchers like him coated the eggs w/ a thin spray film to keep eggs from drying out for such long storage.

 

[BY Bob]

This is one of my favorite poems.

It is best read out loud. I delivered it on stage at my retirement bash instead of some sappy appreciation speech (well I did some of that too).

Warning
by Jenny Joseph

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I’m tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people’s gardens
And learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practise a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.


Getting old tax: Calypso is still pushing out new feathers!
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Great poem. I can see why you love it so.

Rose loved it.

 

[BY Bob]

I really love that sun porch you put in, what a nice sun trap for them

I'm going to expand it this summer to hold more chickens. I want to make it a greenhouse that I can close off when it's real cold outside. That way even if it is below 0°F and I need to lock them in, they will still have access to lay in the sun.

It will be part of the extension rebuild. I'm kind of excited by the project. My brain is tossing ideas around on how to build it.

 

[RoyalChick]

I'm going to expand it this summer to hold more chickens. I want to make it a greenhouse that I can close off when it's real cold outside. That way even if it is below 0°F and I need to lock them in, they will still have access to lay in the sun.

It will be part of the extension rebuild. I'm kind of excited by the project. My brain is tossing ideas around on how to build it.

Oooh! Do share plans. I love a good rebuild project!

 

[rural mouse]

@rural mouse @RoyalChick @Ponypoor ~ a BYC article recommending frostbite treatment/protection. It amazes me how all chickeneers have such different opinions about their flock approaches.

Petroleum Jelly or Coconut Oil
Petroleum jelly has a few uses, including suffocating scaly leg mites and protecting combs and wattles from frostbite. Coconut oil can be used in the same way and is regarded as a more natural alternative. In either case, when applying for leg mites, use a thick coat, but when applying for frostbite prevention, only use a thin layer! In the case of frostbite, coconut oil cooking spray can make application easier and faster. I have heard that coconut oil is also good for healing wounds or slowing damage from already established frostbite as an alternative to antibiotic ointment, so I decided to put it in the emergency section.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...-to-use-them.64830/?page=4#ams-comment-527711

Good/bad chickeneering is completely irrelevant to basic frostbite care. That's applicable to ALL, regardless or species.

Don't put stuff on it until it's healing....after the inflammation has subsided. Moisture (including humidity) increases frostbite possibilities. Coating as a "preventative" can trap moisture. That's bad. Frostbite can take a while to manifest symptoms. The Finnish testing and conclusions are pretty definitive.

 

[RoyalChick]

Good/bad chickeneering is completely irrelevant to basic frostbite care. That's applicable to ALL, regardless or species.

Don't put stuff on it until it's healing....after the inflammation has subsided. Moisture (including humidity) increases frostbite possibilities. Coating as a "preventative" can trap moisture. That's bad. Frostbite can take a while to manifest symptoms. The Finnish testing and conclusions are pretty definitive.

Yes exactly.