Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[SimpleJenn]

Marble's new owner says he is doing very well! He will be test hatching eggs from the Marblewives soon and sending me some after he confirms they're fertile.

 

[Ponypoor]

Thirsty Thursday

I was cleaning water dishes today and realized I have more watering stations than chickens.

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I have 8 in total as I had already placed 2 of them back into service.

It's takes me a long time to gather them all up, clean them, and then put them back. Here is where they are:

1. Main Coop
2. Cluckle Hut
3. Big Run
4. Grape Vines
5. Magnolia Tree
6. Deck
7. Patio
8. Lilac Bush/Shed

My hens have no excuse for not drinking.

How many water stations does everyone else have? Am I crazy?

I have one large communal water bowl for the main gang and a water bowl in the Summer House with Mr P’s gang.

Outside they enjoy the flooded ground where I have been dumping the horses’ buckets and over flowing the buckets for the chooks.

 

[Ponypoor]

Thirsty Thursday
Broody Piglet enjoying the wild water from the rain chain.
She really is a horror of a broody and I am astonished she hasn’t given up yet.
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Georgie and Holly are still broody, sharing a nest box trying to steal eggs. Brats!

 

[Ponypoor]

They do prefer wild water or dirty water dishes. It's hard to keep clean fresh water for them.

I know right?! Silly birds.

 

[Ponypoor]

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Wow they are very lovely so colourful.

 

[Ponypoor]

Thirsty Thursday

I have three water stations atm:

Main Coop
Big Run
Deck

Well four, if you count the water station I have for the bees on top of one of the hives.

The one in the deck is a water bowl and all the pets use it.

Big run one being used by Einstein right before I rinsed and refilled today. She ran off three other hens for her turn.
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Throw Back Thursday
Einstein, Miss Floppy (RIP, BR), and Dot (RIP, RIR)
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Oh so jealous you have oranges!

Do your chooks go out on the road? Or is that your drive?

 

[Ponypoor]

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4/6 silkie babies out. She appears to be helping a 5th out of the shell and 1 egg I didn't get a good look at. Navy trusted me to get the shells from the nest.

So sweet! I can’t wait to see them grow.

 

[SimpleJenn]

So sweet! I can’t wait to see them grow.

So far we have white silkie looking birds, one of Navy's didn't seem to have a poof but they're from a mixed "fun pen"
I'm so excited to see who else hatches tonight!!! Little Early bird in the house is lonely

 

[BY Bob]

Since it's Thirsty Thursday and we were talking about watering our chickens, I feel I can share this.

I was out in the chicken pen starting to revamp the watering system and sat down for a moment. The back of my thigh started to sting and sting and sting! I couldn't rip my off fast enough, dang ...

Thirsty Thursday!
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That's awful. I hope it's not too bad.

 

[BY Bob]

Marble's new owner says he is doing very well! He will be test hatching eggs from the Marblewives soon and sending me some after he confirms they're fertile.

I'm so glad to hear that!