Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

No word from anyone about the whereabouts of my missing rooster Rudy. He was such a great guy. Tame, non aggressive and so much fun to have around the yard. I miss him so much.

I do have my one rooster left, and under my new circumstances, I choose to bring him into the house tonight. He had a snack and is now completely comfortable with his surroundings.

 

[featherhead007]

I do have my one rooster left, and under my new circumstances, I choose to bring him into the house tonight. He had a snack and is now completely comfortable with his surroundings. View attachment 4040712

Forget about that! He wants another little snack and then sleep beside me. That’s fine! I have no objections. Sheet can be washed, but love can never be denied!

 

[featherhead007]

Forget about that! He wants another little snack and then sleep beside me. That’s fine! I have no objections. Sheet can be washed, but love can never be denied!

Maybe someday he could show me the real chicken dance polka!

 

[Sylvester017]

The chickens are staying locked in today even though it is just above freezing.
There is a very large coyote hanging around. When I first spotted it through the window I thought it was a wolf (we don’t have wild wolves in NJ).
I am also not going out as it is behaving very oddly. I am probably overly anxious but I try to avoid wild mammals that behave oddly because of rabies.

Sorry ladies - I can only watch you on camera until he moves on.

Sorry Sylvie, yes I am talking to you.
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Best to be safe about coyotes. We had one in our yard ~ they can jump really high!

Hi, Sylvie doll

 

[Sylvester017]

This broke my heart this morning.
Driving to town, I noticed a crow standing over another dead crow by the side of the road. Looking as if it was whaling and crying

That is so sad . Edit: Hope it wasn't an AI death!

I love our crows so much

 

[Sylvester017]

Yes wildlife are not culled as most of the native birds are exposed to the virus all the time. The adults likely have some level of immunity if they have not passed away by now.

In the past if chicks had passed no one would have thought much about it, but these days everything is being checked for the virus.

I don’t think one would need to worry about our domestic poultry being culled if it was found in a barnyard flock; from everything I have read, the speed at which the animals are infected and die, and the near 100% mortality would mean the chooks would be passed before anyone could even do any testing.

And that is the whole scary part, knowing that there would be nothing one could do to even help out feathered friends.

Yes, according to the Metzer Farms video I posted previously it was mentioned that ducks & geese don't succumb or die from AI as fast as chickens do.

 

[Sylvester017]

No word from anyone about the whereabouts of my missing rooster Rudy. He was such a great guy. Tame, non aggressive and so much fun to have around the yard. I miss him so much.

It's tough losing a bird no matter the circumstance. We miss Rudy too After losing Rudy it was lucky Mr W is around & he's so gorgeous too ~ I'm jealous that anyone has a roo

 

[Ponypoor]

I do have my one rooster left, and under my new circumstances, I choose to bring him into the house tonight. He had a snack and is now completely comfortable with his surroundings. View attachment 4040712

Hopefully you and he had a good nights sleep.

 

[BY Bob]

The chickens are staying locked in today even though it is just above freezing.
There is a very large coyote hanging around. When I first spotted it through the window I thought it was a wolf (we don’t have wild wolves in NJ).
I am also not going out as it is behaving very oddly. I am probably overly anxious but I try to avoid wild mammals that behave oddly because of rabies.

Sorry ladies - I can only watch you on camera until he moves on.

Sorry Sylvie, yes I am talking to you.
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That is terrifying. Did you call the game commission?

 

[BY Bob]

That is terrifying. Did you call the game commission?

SHRA Tax

From warmer days.