Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Alex, maybe if some of the parishioners tell your pastor that they enjoyed the "soundtrack," they'll be invited back.

In a perfect world maybe, but as kind as our pastor is, he’s a hard nosed man like I am. It’s a miracle that we get along so well.

 

[Ponypoor]

Wow

Good evening, everyone. What has everyone been up to on this fine Mother's Day. I gave my mother some gifts and of course she was happy to receive them all. Of course, she wasn't expecting too many but it's okay to spoil your mother for just one day, right? Anyways, let me know what you have all been up to and I'll read your responses tomorrow. The little ones are just doing their thing. Here's a photo from a few days ago.
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Wow! they grow so fast don’t they?!

 

[BY Bob]

So cute ~ Chickens don't vocalize like a parrot can when they want something but they sure still know how to let us know what they want/need Our hummingbirds would fly up to our face to chirp at us to refill their syrup feeder

Cheeky little buggers.

 

[BY Bob]

Pictures, I promised and I am delivering.

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We are going to back fill around the base and there is hardware cloth under it to ensure no critters will be getting in from underneath.
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This is the roost bar, yes it was two inches to short so we “fixed” it, laugh but don’t judge it is sitting in two joist hangers so I can remove it to power wash it. I still have three loads of sand to acquire, once I have it all the roost should be about 2 ft off the ground. Hopefully the silkies can make the hop up, I will add a ramp if they have issues.
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The auto door, it’s on the inside because I can’t do anything the normal way but attaching the run to the shed made this necessary and it has a timer set up available so it works just fine this way. View attachment 4121012
The empty nest box from the old coop. I am gonna put down an inch or so of sand and the top that with nest pads or perhaps straw, undecided.

I may add an additional roost over this box and add a poop board on top of it which would make the bar about 3 ft high. Right now though I don’t have enough chickens to warrant doing so. I sooo suspect chicken math will do its thing and make this necessary but for now I am content to leave it as a future project.

All that is left is attaching the run and putting the feeder and waterer into the run. I can then release the clawing sassy tiny Dino’s from the confines of their brooder tent!

Let us out NOW!!!
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That's looks like a very nice stupid for them. Nicely done.

 

[BY Bob]

I have just had a bit of a surprise as I came in here. Because I had received a trophy for being in BYC for five years.

That went by ever so fast.

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Back when these guys graced my home
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Congratulations! What a wonderful celebration!

 

[BY Bob]

Tassels had a tiny piece of 2x4 for her feet and I packed ice around her. She stopped being broody after 4 weeks. That was 4 weeks ago and now she has started lining a nest box in little feathers - a sure sign she will go broody again soon!

Oh no! Not again!

 

[RoyalChick]

Oh no! Not again!

Always. I am trying to figure her pattern so I can be confident of her going broody when I can get chicks for her.
I am thinking July or maybe August.

 

[Ponypoor]

Pictures, I promised and I am delivering.

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We are going to back fill around the base and there is hardware cloth under it to ensure no critters will be getting in from underneath.
View attachment 4121010
This is the roost bar, yes it was two inches to short so we “fixed” it, laugh but don’t judge it is sitting in two joist hangers so I can remove it to power wash it. I still have three loads of sand to acquire, once I have it all the roost should be about 2 ft off the ground. Hopefully the silkies can make the hop up, I will add a ramp if they have issues.
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The auto door, it’s on the inside because I can’t do anything the normal way but attaching the run to the shed made this necessary and it has a timer set up available so it works just fine this way. View attachment 4121012
The empty nest box from the old coop. I am gonna put down an inch or so of sand and the top that with nest pads or perhaps straw, undecided.

I may add an additional roost over this box and add a poop board on top of it which would make the bar about 3 ft high. Right now though I don’t have enough chickens to warrant doing so. I sooo suspect chicken math will do its thing and make this necessary but for now I am content to leave it as a future project.

All that is left is attaching the run and putting the feeder and waterer into the run. I can then release the clawing sassy tiny Dino’s from the confines of their brooder tent!

Let us out NOW!!!
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Nice job! Well done! It looks great

 

[SimpleJenn]

The first group of chicks are going to be 11 weeks old this week. Wow, time has flown!
The 4 big girls are 14 weeks old, and the silkie mixes are 13!
Just a few months before we get our first eggs! I can hardly wait!

 

[Sylvester017]

Pictures, I promised and I am delivering.

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We are going to back fill around the base and there is hardware cloth under it to ensure no critters will be getting in from underneath.
View attachment 4121010
This is the roost bar, yes it was two inches to short so we “fixed” it, laugh but don’t judge it is sitting in two joist hangers so I can remove it to power wash it. I still have three loads of sand to acquire, once I have it all the roost should be about 2 ft off the ground. Hopefully the silkies can make the hop up, I will add a ramp if they have issues.
View attachment 4121011
The auto door, it’s on the inside because I can’t do anything the normal way but attaching the run to the shed made this necessary and it has a timer set up available so it works just fine this way. View attachment 4121012
The empty nest box from the old coop. I am gonna put down an inch or so of sand and the top that with nest pads or perhaps straw, undecided.

I may add an additional roost over this box and add a poop board on top of it which would make the bar about 3 ft high. Right now though I don’t have enough chickens to warrant doing so. I sooo suspect chicken math will do its thing and make this necessary but for now I am content to leave it as a future project.

All that is left is attaching the run and putting the feeder and waterer into the run. I can then release the clawing sassy tiny Dino’s from the confines of their brooder tent!

Let us out NOW!!!
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That is a nice looking shed! Our SoCalif summers are so brutal we were afraid to get a plastic coop as they look so easy for cleaning but we were afraid of warp issues from searing sun. Even after getting our sturdy barn coop we still added a patio roof overhead cuz the new coop still had leaks in the rain plus the patio roof shades the coop from the brutal summer sun.

P.S. Don't be surprised if your Silkies dogpile to sleep on the coop floor or inside the nestboxes rather than using the roosting bars. We have one Silkie that doesn't even like climbing a ladder/ramp or block steps!