Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Hahaha, he’s not impressed with my intrusion into his domain

 

[featherhead007]

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I couldn't add these into my last Caturday post

What the Hecht are you doing, all the way across the pond? We sent you out to get milk, not jump a plane to England! Kids these days! Get your wayward furry butt back home! I will be waiting!

 

[BY Bob]

Yes indeedy!

Sadly, I am pretty sure it is one of those two things. I told her if she had to get into trouble she picked a good time, as she is completely avoiding the heat wave. She is a good houseguest though, so no worries. It takes as long as it takes, if she is fighting so am I.

Speed will be their friend for sure. I have only been through integration without a mama hen one time and it was rough. Drama lots of drama.

I will keep my fingers crossed that your babies come through with just their pride hurt a bit and that the feather loss is minimal.

Well they have rooster Bob and maybe Hattie to help them. We will get the job done.

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

That’s cute!

Thank you! Hawk had a hard time getting up the tree but Raven had no problem getting up there herself. For the second photo, I was going to do a caption of "Find the Chicken". Well, too easy.

 

[rural mouse]

Missed yesterday.

Broody butt this morning

had a couple of run ins with Pippa, hackles up "you're too close". Storm settled the spats. Even willing to take on Whiskey, who wisely displayed interest in food rather than the ladies.

he was permitted to linger.

No babies yet, but PITA is clearly ready.

 

[featherhead007]

I dred the day when gizmo tries to gain the throne here against Mr Wyandottey. MW is passive and gizmo is a fighting Old English game bird.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Whoohoo, my girls have behaved this week. Tomorrow is the trade day. Even with 2 girls out of commission raising chicks and 2 more broody and others on strike protesting the heat, as of this morning I have 3 full 18 counts and another half dozen eating eggs. I am 1 egg shy of 2 full dozen silkie hatching eggs as well. My goal with the silkies was at least 18 or as close to it as I could get. I'm hoping there is a good turn out tomorrow. If nothing else and I come home with all the silkie hatching eggs my incubator is empty and clean. Those can be tossed into it tomorrow night if need be.

I really need someone to show up with a couple day old chicks. I need 2 to shove under spooky to break her and I do not care what they are. Spooky's egg did not survive the hatching process Wednesday and she is not giving up. I feel for the poor girl and need to break her now in this heat but she is determined and stubborn. What I do not need is 6 which is the minimum if I have to run to Tractor Supply or Rural King.

 

[BY Bob]

Us humans probably worry a bit to much too

This is likely true

 

[ChicoryBlue]

The boxes are also a wonderful idea perfect playground for small chicks!

Yes, they will jump on top and rest there, and run in and out of the doorways. You can make new configurations of them to keep it interesting, like two boxes with the doorways lined up - somebody found something, so they were playing keep away, and she ran through the “hallways” making a turn or not - hard to tell which door they were going to come out of!
The boxes also make great hidey-holes for when something startles them, which I had forgotten to provide intentionally!

 

[Ponypoor]

Spending the morning being lazy - here is an interesting link for six-linked breeds.