Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

See me looking at the keyboard..
See me decide to go buy a new keyboard (one without poop in it)

 

[notabitail]

See me looking at the keyboard..
See me decide to go buy a new keyboard (one without poop in it)

You could try cleaning it...

I recommend you get a good mechanical keyboard, preferably wireless so you can move it away from the chooks.

 

[Marie2020]

I don't think that would go well.

Why ever not, they wouldn't leave a crumb

 

[notabitail]

Why ever not, they wouldn't leave a crumb

Poop on the actual switches...

 

[Marie2020]

You could try cleaning it...

I recommend you get a good mechanical keyboard, preferably wireless so you can move it away from the chooks.

How on earth would they be able to use beakbook

 

[SimpleJenn]

Cuties!
No Periwinkle?

I can go try to get her picture. She likes to dart out so it's tough...plus Yeti is an attention hog.

 

[Sylvester017]

It is plastic you are correct, with a steel frame. The idea to use bolts is genius, Thank you and your neighbor .

I think I will use the freestanding nest box I have then, based on your feedback.

I could just put in a 2x4 on the floor, to contain the sand, right under the roosts. I like that idea, much easier.

Thank you so much!

Chickens love sand & will kick it around once they find out how much fun it is ~ you might need higher than a 2x4 board to contain sand. I put together a 4x4 cedar raised garden bed as a sandbox/dustbath for our chickens 10 yrs ago. There's a 10x10 popup canopy over it to keep sand dry during rain & shady during summer. No matter how wet or dry the yard is, the sandbox is always used by the hens.

However deep I made the sandbox, the hens fling the sand out of the box so we have to keep sweeping up the hurled sand & keep adding a new bag of playsand 2 or 3x/year ~ at least its not a real expensive item but those hens really throw that sand out when they dustbathe, walk out of the sandbox, then shake off the sand outside of the sandbox. Still, I'm glad we have it for them, just never knew they scattered it around so much! Sometimes it's just a nice place for them to snooze

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I am sorry your weather has turned extreme. It’s hard on both humans and animals these extremes in temps.

Question to everyone:

How do you keep your chooks cool in the heat of summer?

Shade trees, shade tarps, tiny fans in & under the coop, spraying the top levels of the run litter, ice in the waterers

 

[notabitail]

80F outside. It's hot.

 

[SimpleJenn]

Had to recapture Delft when I went to refill the food and water just a bit ago. She's speedy!

Door club

Periwinkle crest!

A fluffy bird

The door rush

Periwinkle

Periwinkle

She rushed the door @Sylvester017