Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Grandma The Chicken]

Caturday
Oops, sorry. Go back to sleep.

 

[BY Bob]

Big Scare

We has a near miss today. I nearly lost Hattie to the high heat.

This happened today when the temp was around 90°F (32C). The coop at the time was 92°F.

I heard this sound in the backyard and I have never heard a chicken make this noise before. It took me a while to determine it was coming from the coop. The nestbox to be specific.

I went around and opened the nest box as I was trying to see her face. I actually caught her laying the egg. If you listen close you can hear it hit the nestbox floor.

She left the nestbox and went out into the yard.

She was walking with her head held high and her tail down with her wings stabilizing her.

Sadly, Aurora saw her and decided now was the time to rid herself of her long term enemy. She helped on Hattie and started pecking her in the head.

Fortunately, I was not to far behind Hattie and got there quickly. No time for video. I scooped her up and brought her into the house.

This was her state when I got her into the house.

She sat in my lap for a while and then she wanted down. So I put her down and she wandered over to the sink and laid down on the coop floor. The air-conditioning blows right out across the kitchen floor so I let her go.

She would not drink or eat any watermelon. She just lay there panting.

Since she was comfortable, I went out and got the dog crate. I set it up in my office and she is resting there now.

I have decided to keep her inside all night in the coop air-conditioning.

I am very concerned about reintroducing her tomorrow. I am hopeful that with her feeling better Aurora will leave her alone. I hope i don't need to intervene.

 

[Ponypoor]

Big Scare

We has a near miss today. I nearly lost Hattie to the high heat.

This happened today when the temp was around 90°F (32C). The coop at the time was 92°F.

I heard this sound in the backyard and I have never heard a chicken make this noise before. It took me a while to determine it was coming from the coop. The nestbox to be specific.

I went around and opened the nest box as I was trying to see her face. I actually caught her laying the egg. If you listen close you can hear it hit the nestbox floor.

She left the nestbox and went out into the yard.

She was walking with her head held high and her tail down with her wings stabilizing her.

Sadly, Aurora saw her and decided now was the time to rid herself of her long term enemy. She helped on Hattie and started pecking her in the head.

Fortunately, I was not to far behind Hattie and got there quickly. No time for video. I scooped her up and brought her into the house.

This was her state when I got her into the house.

She sat in my lap for a while and then she wanted down. So I put her down and she wandered over to the sink and laid down on the coop floor. The air-conditioning blows right out across the kitchen floor so I let her go.

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She would not drink or eat any watermelon. She just lay there panting.

Since she was comfortable, I went out and got the dog crate. I set it up in my office and she is resting there now.

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I have decided to keep her inside all night in the coop air-conditioning.

I am very concerned about reintroducing her tomorrow. I am hopeful that with her feeling better Aurora will leave her alone. I hope i don't need to intervene.

I find heat is harder than cold in many ways. Will you keep her in the big coop until the heat breaks?

 

[featherhead007]

Big Scare

We has a near miss today. I nearly lost Hattie to the high heat.

This happened today when the temp was around 90°F (32C). The coop at the time was 92°F.

I heard this sound in the backyard and I have never heard a chicken make this noise before. It took me a while to determine it was coming from the coop. The nestbox to be specific.

I went around and opened the nest box as I was trying to see her face. I actually caught her laying the egg. If you listen close you can hear it hit the nestbox floor.

She left the nestbox and went out into the yard.

She was walking with her head held high and her tail down with her wings stabilizing her.

Sadly, Aurora saw her and decided now was the time to rid herself of her long term enemy. She helped on Hattie and started pecking her in the head.

Fortunately, I was not to far behind Hattie and got there quickly. No time for video. I scooped her up and brought her into the house.

This was her state when I got her into the house.

She sat in my lap for a while and then she wanted down. So I put her down and she wandered over to the sink and laid down on the coop floor. The air-conditioning blows right out across the kitchen floor so I let her go.

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She would not drink or eat any watermelon. She just lay there panting.

Since she was comfortable, I went out and got the dog crate. I set it up in my office and she is resting there now.

View attachment 4154297

I have decided to keep her inside all night in the coop air-conditioning.

I am very concerned about reintroducing her tomorrow. I am hopeful that with her feeling better Aurora will leave her alone. I hope i don't need to intervene.

She really did overheat. Poor Hattie.

 

[BY Bob]

I don't know yet. We shall see how tomorrow goes.

 

[Ponypoor]

The heat is on here, it’s a muggy steamy night 25C (77f) and very little breeze. The poor chooks are warm even with their fans going, the horses also.

I have found that the comfort range for the chickens and the horses is around 20c (68f) and low humidity. Any warmer and they are quickly over heated, especially if it’s humid.

As for the cold, both the horses and chooks are generally fine until about -10C, at that point the chooks are looking for a warm location to settle into. It’s really interesting how they can handle the cooler temperature range than the warm one.

 

[Sylvester017]

I narrowly avoided leaving with quail...
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Look at the peep potatoes
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The light dude in the middle was SO CUTE
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I'm not getting quail...not even going to try their (apparently) delicious eggs........
Also saw guinea pigs, pigeons, and white guinea fowl. And the jack russel pupper is just a love bug.
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I want these ones, they look so cool
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Your Farmers Markets are cool w/ animals & poultry. The 3 we have around here are mostly fresh produce, preserves, or an occasional craft booth ~ but no poultry, no eggs, no animals of any kind.

 

[Sylvester017]

This is why I really love my barnyard mutts Never know what you will get!

Maybe a box of chocolates?

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Big Scare

We has a near miss today. I nearly lost Hattie to the high heat.

This happened today when the temp was around 90°F (32C). The coop at the time was 92°F.

I heard this sound in the backyard and I have never heard a chicken make this noise before. It took me a while to determine it was coming from the coop. The nestbox to be specific.

I went around and opened the nest box as I was trying to see her face. I actually caught her laying the egg. If you listen close you can hear it hit the nestbox floor.

She left the nestbox and went out into the yard.

She was walking with her head held high and her tail down with her wings stabilizing her.

Sadly, Aurora saw her and decided now was the time to rid herself of her long term enemy. She helped on Hattie and started pecking her in the head.

Fortunately, I was not to far behind Hattie and got there quickly. No time for video. I scooped her up and brought her into the house.

This was her state when I got her into the house.

She sat in my lap for a while and then she wanted down. So I put her down and she wandered over to the sink and laid down on the coop floor. The air-conditioning blows right out across the kitchen floor so I let her go.

View attachment 4154296

She would not drink or eat any watermelon. She just lay there panting.

Since she was comfortable, I went out and got the dog crate. I set it up in my office and she is resting there now.

View attachment 4154297

I have decided to keep her inside all night in the coop air-conditioning.

I am very concerned about reintroducing her tomorrow. I am hopeful that with her feeling better Aurora will leave her alone. I hope i don't need to intervene.

Poor sweetie, I hope she has bounced back tomorrow!

It kills he to see what the climate changes are doing to our critters.

 

[Sylvester017]

Big Scare

We has a near miss today. I nearly lost Hattie to the high heat.

This happened today when the temp was around 90°F (32C). The coop at the time was 92°F.

I heard this sound in the backyard and I have never heard a chicken make this noise before. It took me a while to determine it was coming from the coop. The nestbox to be specific.

I went around and opened the nest box as I was trying to see her face. I actually caught her laying the egg. If you listen close you can hear it hit the nestbox floor.

She left the nestbox and went out into the yard.

She was walking with her head held high and her tail down with her wings stabilizing her.

Sadly, Aurora saw her and decided now was the time to rid herself of her long term enemy. She helped on Hattie and started pecking her in the head.

Fortunately, I was not to far behind Hattie and got there quickly. No time for video. I scooped her up and brought her into the house.

This was her state when I got her into the house.

She sat in my lap for a while and then she wanted down. So I put her down and she wandered over to the sink and laid down on the coop floor. The air-conditioning blows right out across the kitchen floor so I let her go.

View attachment 4154296

She would not drink or eat any watermelon. She just lay there panting.

Since she was comfortable, I went out and got the dog crate. I set it up in my office and she is resting there now.

View attachment 4154297

I have decided to keep her inside all night in the coop air-conditioning.

I am very concerned about reintroducing her tomorrow. I am hopeful that with her feeling better Aurora will leave her alone. I hope i don't need to intervene.

Poor baby. So glad you were tuned into the distress to help her. So-o-o relieved you could help!

We lost 2 Dominiques to heat stroke while they were trying to lay their egg in 115F heatwave w/ a heat index of 122F. We did our frantic best to help the hens but Mother Nature was harsh!

The 3rd Dominique Dana was never a prolific layer so never suffered in heat ~ she never layed in summer smart girl.