Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[drstratton]

@drstratton happy birthday

Thank you very much!

 

[RoyalChick]

@drstratton happy birthday

Oh yes - @drstratton Happy Birthday!

 

[McChooky]

Happy Birthday!

 

[drstratton]

Oh yes - @drstratton Happy Birthday!

Thank you RC!

I hope you are feeling better today!

 

[drstratton]

Happy Birthday!

Thank you!

What a beautiful girl!

 

[notabitail]

Happy Birthday, @drstratton !

 

[drstratton]

Happy Birthday, @drstratton !

Thank you!

 

[drstratton]

Wattles Wednesday has to be Astrid again. The girl with her first eggs!

 

[Sylvester017]

I actually don’t want any of them! I am way over capacity here. If I get a nice Polish pullet like Gucci I will keep her.

But I really can’t take on any others.

But I will drop down for a visit with some ‘luggage’

You shouldn't keep just one Gucci... the integration into your huge main flock would be too intimidating without another Gucci or hatchmate for companionship. We always got 2 to 3 chicklets to grow together before flock integration. I know you got lots of birds so what's two more Gucci hatchmates to add... seriously? & as sad as it is to think about it... there is natural attrition soon to think about. Even w/ our Dana at 8 yrs we wonder how long we'll have her too?

 

[Sylvester017]

Sad for the sparrow, but so glad it wasn't one of your flock.

We've been living w/ the freeway trees & Spring Cooper's hatchlings for 14 yrs now. Have been fortifying the yard w/ hiding places for the hens & haven't lost one yet to hawks... but hopefully it's cuz the Sparrows are so plentiful for the hawks to harvest?!

We used to keep the hens confined to the fenced off chicken yard but after getting a nearly all-Silkie flock we opened up the people/garden bed/covered patios half of the yard also for more emergency hiding spots.