Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Sylvester017]

LEO Tax

This girl is the first one to squat when I pet her...lol
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I've got 5 Silkies...they're squating ALL the time!
Some of our Broody Bunch

 

[featherhead007]

Somebody, and I’m not naming names, pooped on my deck chair. So I stole Tyler’s. They are his chickens after all. (At least when they do something bad. )

Tax:
Einstein telling me a story
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Stool pigeons don’t look like this!

 

[Mother of Chaos]

I've got 5 Silkies...they're squating ALL the time!
Some of our Broody Bunch

#borntobrood

 

[TX Chick Noob]

?Very sorry to hear this. Do you think she ate something? Or maybe a snake bite? I don’t know your poisonous things downs your way.

We have a few poisonous weeds but are careful to make sure none grow where they can reach. Definitely have snakes, as well as scorpions, spiders, etc. No obvious signs of anything but could have been a small bite Heat is also a possibility, but we have had hotter/more humid days this year.
This is the third young chicken I have lost this year. Spangle was 8 months old, Jet was just under 2 years (and lost her only three weeks ago), and now Snowball. Makes me worry I am doing something wrong.

One could move to Texas. One could be neighbors with this one. One could have a good time. One would probably hate our summer weather, though.

And then there would be 4,000 chooks running around between the two of us! Hahahaha

You’re in Texas @janiedoe? So am I.
@Ponypoor, that means even more chooks between the three of us. But no more horses for me?

You made a nice homage to her. I am so sorry for your loss!

Thank you. I try to do that for each of the ones I lose. Sometimes I post them as some times I don’t.

Can you only imagine the antic












Anticipation!

“I see you shiver with antici…………….pation.”
Dr. Frank-N-Furter.

 

[Ikslo]

Stool pigeons don’t look like this!

Einstein was not the offender!

ETA: I just looked up stool pigeon. I realized I may have missed your meaning and I did. Oops.

 

[janiedoe]

There is really no perfect weather place (well maybe the Turks and Caicos - not counting the odd hurricane), what I would love is a complex where I have everything indoors in the winter (nice swimming pool, indoor tropical garden for the chooks, indoor arena for the horses…), and then I can open doors and roofs in the summer and everyone can enjoy the summer heat

That's on my imaginary island. Do you remember?
This pretend island has temperatures between 55 f overnight and daytime highs of 75f. It rains 3 or 4 times a week but only between midnight and 5 a.m. and the humidity is never below 40% or above 45%. There's always a nice tropical breeze and there no mosquitoes, flies, or gnats.
One exception: It snows every year on Christmas eve and continues thru Christmas day but the temperature is still nice and the roads are clear.
And of course, there's all brotherhood & love, no conflict. And no Morlocks either.

 

[janiedoe]

And then there would be 4,000 chooks running around between the two of us! Hahahaha

And I ask you, what in the world is wrong with that? What the world needs now are chicks, sweet chicks, lots of little chicks

 

[janiedoe]

No you both come to Kentucky. Then we can have 6,000 chooks and many horses between us all. After all, you cannot beat that KY Bluegrass for your horses.

I love Kentucky. What time is lunch?

 

[janiedoe]

We have a few poisonous weeds but are careful to make sure none grow where they can reach. Definitely have snakes, as well as scorpions, spiders, etc. No obvious signs of anything but could have been a small bite Heat is also a possibility, but we have had hotter/more humid days this year.
This is the third young chicken I have lost this year. Spangle was 8 months old, Jet was just under 2 years (and lost her only three weeks ago), and now Snowball. Makes me worry I am doing something wrong.



You’re in Texas @janiedoe? So am I.
@Ponypoor, that means even more chooks between the three of us. But no more horses for me?


Thank you. I try to do that for each of the ones I lose. Sometimes I post them as some times I don’t.


“I see you shiver with antici…………….pation.”
Dr. Frank-N-Furter.

The chickens that died? Were they just about laying age? If so the possibility of avian leukosis or mereks there. It is pretty common for them both because the tumors start growing and can cause death at around 20 to 24 weeks. Not trying to scare you but thats how it started here.
About 3 years ago I brought in 3 bantam hens. They showed no symptoms after a few weeks so were introduced to the flock. When I let them hatch, I lost almost 85% of the chicks before they were 6 months old. I was afraid it was avian leukosis but it turned out to be mereks. As bad as that seems, its still better than AL because AL can be passed through the eggs and mereks is not.
I have a closed flock now. I do not bring any in or let any leave. I do not let my hens hatch any longer because I hate seeing the chicks dying. I'm okay with letting this flock age out and die natural deaths. They are all pets so while its devastating to lose one, I am enjoying them while I can. Most of my hens and roosters are from 6 to 8 years old now. I do not have any under the age of 3 years old now.

 

[Ponypoor]

And I ask you, what in the world is wrong with that? What the world needs now are chicks, sweet chicks, lots of little chicks

Oh great just great! Now that song is in my mind!