Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

@RoyalChick, my brother lives in NJ, I would totally bring you SFH chicks next year as I have zero doubt I will be knee deep in broody silkies by that time.

That said, I would lose my enabler status if I didn’t mention that the very kind lady I got my wildlings from isn’t so far from you. She is in Kirkville, NY.

https://www.twomoonacres.com/swedish-flower-hens

They are gorgeous!

 

[BY Bob]

Well as I stated it’s been a miserable day, extremely cold for this time of year, high winds from the north and overcast. Just a really miserable day.

And I made it worse by stupidly tripping the power to my internet in the barn, and now my wireless bridge (network transmitter/receiver) at the barn has lost its pairing with the one here at the house.

And silly me can’t remember how to reset it, so I am having to surf the web trying to figure how to re-pair the units. Oh I have done this before but wish I had written down how to do it! First step figure out the IP address of the one at the barn….. it’s not like I haven’t done this a thousand time - but I gave up working in IT many yrs ago!

Without this I cannot see anything happening in the barn or out the barn. Or work on my laptop in the barn. So I guess I better get cracking and fix it.

IT tax

Yesterday was a glorious day
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So it has been this Spring, one lovely day followed by a week of crapy weather.

I hope you can fix it quickly.

 

[Sally PB]

I am also worming today. Aurora and Aster definitely have a worm issue.

What do you use as a wormer?

 

[Sally PB]

Onetail, fly high and free!
Hugs for you, @Grandmas Coop.

 

[Ponypoor]

Sunny and 100f here today

That’s a wee bit extreme! Stay safe Alex - heat is as bad as cold.

 

[featherhead007]

That’s a wee bit extreme! Stay safe Alex - heat is as bad as cold.

Thanks for your concern

 

[Ponypoor]

I hope you can fix it quickly.

Well after going down the Ubiquity Nanostation rabbit hole I gave up and hauled out my kuWfi bridge and seems to be working.

Tomorrow if I get a chance I will try to work on the ubiquity endpoints.

But for now I am just happy I have internet access out here.

Cameras are back up

Looks like Jaffarra decided to door sit tonight.

Mr LC got locked away in a crate he was trying to breed everyone roosting generally creating havoc.

I’ll go release him now that it’s a bit darker out.

 

[BY Bob]

What do you use as a wormer?

Flubendazole in Dac Tabs

2 tablets/Kg.

I cut them in half and put them into mini penne pasta which the chickens swallow whole.


I get them at global pidgeon supply

https://globalpigeonsupply.com/prod...ecDrICh4QwCsDzy90dqCpIys5uYr9Dg3rJ_Dlz8&gQT=1

 

[Sylvester017]

Hi everyone. I am way behind but I have a freshly brewed pot of coffee and am going to play catch up tonight. Before I head 2 weeks back I wanted to give a update on my 4 little fuzz britches. Every since I heard them referred to as that it has stuck in my head. They are 3 weeks old now and are thriving. If they keep growing at the rate they are I think in another week if the temps finally warm up they can start making field trips outside during the day. So far this is a unusually wet and cool spring. Calypso aka Splashy, well, now she has me questioning if she is truly splash at all. Her feathers are coming in white. She could very well be a dominate white. I will not truly know her coloring for a few more molts and there is still time for those splash marking to make their appearance. Truthfully speaking, if she is white I am 100% ok with it. I have been wanting a white silkie for a while now. The 2 partridges, one is a blue partridge the other is a black based partridge. I will again have to wait a few more molts to see their final adult colors and patterns. The only one I am for sure of on a adult color is Bluey. I think she is going to be about 2 shades of a lighter grey then her daddy Davy. Similar to my cochin girls I think.

Here are some pictures of them I took a few minutes ago after cleaning their brooder. They are already working hard at wrecking it.
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Be still my heart They are adorable

 

[Sylvester017]

Caturday

Well Éowyn decided it was time to meet the Phyllistines in person yesterday. Much like with Gucci she started by sniffing Niamh's head poof. Niamh then followed her around for a bit.

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They Éowyn lay down perhaps thinking someone would lay next to her like Gucci used to. This was when Nimue decided to check her out.

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Here's some video of them getting to know each other.

As you can see it all went swimmingly. Cats and chickens hanging out together.

Cats do like to relax to receive worship from their adoring fans Too cute