Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[bgmathteach]

Mug for Monday

Color of this rooster: something with spots aka pretty but confusing
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Aaahhhh - just the rooster for @RoyalChick , then: Pretty Chicken!!!!

 

[Ponypoor]

Relaxing for a bit….

 

[Sylvester017]

Relaxing for a bit….

Laverne was side-by-side like glue w/Mr P; Georgie is a doll; Our Dana wipes her beak on us all the time!
TY for the precious video

 

[Ponypoor]

Laverne was side-by-side like glue w/Mr P; Georgie is a doll; Our Dana wipes her beak on us all the time!
TY for the precious video

Laverne was stuck to Mr P’s side because she is a vicious little brat! She tries to pick at his feathers on his head coming in.

I wish Mr P would thump her one, but he just puts up with it. Hen pecked

 

[Ponypoor]

Most people are not happy about whatever weather they have.

It’s perfect here

Hot hazy and humid!

I have the fans on in the Hen Houses,

The brats on the door are not getting any of the breeze though, silly chooks.

And Truly is standing under the breeze from her fan.

 

[Ponypoor]

Sorry to send it your way.

Hey it’s my neighbour he cut his hay! It’s his fault!!

Actually he got it all baled yesterday - a nice first cut no rain on it. Hopefully my hay is as nice!

Thought it would rain this afternoon but the few pecks of rain that fell didn’t even bring the chooks inside. Just made it more humid.

 

[bgmathteach]

Thanks! Did you buy or make your cone? Do you use a knife or shears or something else for the last part?

Edit: Sorry, I thought I was using a spoiler below. Can someone remind me how to do that? I apologize, all.

I use a scalpel.  Partly because I am not great at knife sharpening (I can only seem to get the knife 80-90% of the way to 'shave your arm hair' sharp)  I then replace the blade every X # of chickens

 

[notabitail]

Birds as a whole are aggressive. We got the short stick with THREE male doves and all of them are insanely stupid when spring rolls around. One of them gets along with the other two but it's crazy. Doves aren't as pure and innocent as people portray them as.

I would like to update this with the fact one of them is a female. Someone found an egg.

 

[notabitail]

You got nothing to complain about We just broke 5 broody Silkies who will brood anything from a cucumber slice to a ceramic egg

Agathae loves to brood air.

 

[bgmathteach]

As I recall, there were a lot of issues on BYC ultimately solved through boosting vitamins that year. I suspect there was a major change in ingredients across the country and across brands.

I think at that time, there were huge delays - I strongly suspected that it was the decomposing (not the right word- but the breaking down of vitamins) due to the age of the feed during the pandemic. General rules say all feed should be used within 3 months of processing - as things - particularly like B vitamins that are water soluble - break down over time and then aren't present in the ratios intended.

And they all apparently think I make a fabulous roost.

Of course they do! Who wouldn't want a soft, heated roost that also provides treats some times (and snuggles and scritches, too!)