Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Sylvester017]

Gaby only came in for mealworms today. 80F is not too hot for her apparently.

Humidity plays a big part in how tolerable our temperatures are here. 65F to 75F is usually the best temp's. Anything outside those ranges are unacceptable. We are having SoCalif June gloom (overcast no sun) mornings keeping our days at 80F or lower but when July comes around humidity levels will make it feel like a sauna ~ maybe not like the USA Southern states but we are not immune to humidity when the entirety of Calif's western boundary is completely ocean coastline. One thing for sure is we'll bring any laying hen indoors if temps spike over the 100F range!

 

[Sylvester017]

Okay everyone, so after some consideration, her name is now Hawk. I went from Blondie to Shakira, but my mother was telling me that her face looked like a hawk and it hit me that the black one we have is called Raven and I figured it would make sense if we called this brown one by a type of bird. So Hawk and Raven. Two types of birds.
View attachment 4158096

Great names

Now you'll have to get a ring like this. I got this stainless steel ring on ebay real cheap ~ doesn't tarnish like silver & is more durable compared to pricey gold or silver.

The ring reminded me of our Ameraucana & also our Breda Fowl. Chickens can look like hawks, crows or ravens sometimes.

 

[Sylvester017]

Maddening

Caught this creature on the camera. Time for the snap trap again….
View attachment 4158097

I neglected to empty the water bowl,
View attachment 4158098

Ugh! Need to empty that one the morning.

We've caught dozens of rats this past yr! Animal feed, gardens, & fruit trees are an attraction so we took action!