Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[bgmathteach]

I want to do that! Just throw myself down in the sun!

Yeah, but then the getting back up is the problem !

 

[rural mouse]

I just love watching yours spill out when you open the door. By the way, that door looks pretty good. Nice job.

The door is working surprisingly well. Position of the small door latches may need to shift, but I think it will hold up well through winter. Gives me time to figure out where the parts might need to be moved to.

The burst forth to see the day is always a pleasure....when the first snow is on the ground, it's hilarious. The young'ns ALWAYS stop short, creating a pile up....until the experienced old hands either push through to head out or push a few out to panic over the strange ground. Have a chance of snow this weekend, so hoping for a fresh video of the experience.

 

[rural mouse]

More Developments Post Nimue

Nimue went to roost in the Cluckle Hut every night. Every night Niamh would try and convince her to sleep outside but would concede and join her on the roost.

With Nimue gone now, Niamh is roosting outside every night. The old birch tree stump is her location of choice.

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So every night I have to move her to the Hut. It's nice to interact with her but it surely takes remembering. I hope they will all roost inside when they are joined together but my bet is this is going to become a real thing with multiple outside roosting hens.

Is there any way you could screen/roof that section of the run?

Bonus if roofed (thinking some sort of plexiglass sort of thing that will let light in): relatively snow free area for all of them through the winter.

 

[rural mouse]

That's my hope. Not sure that plastic would get ground up though.

How does that work? Does food (or toothpicks) have to be ground down to a certain size before it can leave the crop? I'm not all that worried about(well, not as much) about it in the crop, just once it leaves

I've found chunks of safety glass half-buried in the ground near the chicken coop. And spent a fair amount of time picking up all I can find (some has sharp edges).....only to find chunks in fresh chicken poop....looking like it had gone through a rock tumbler....

 

[Ponypoor]

You kidding? I had to laugh at that one.

Took 35 min to chase them down and shove them into the Hen House.

Then couldn’t find one - finally found her the brat sneaked back out and up on the stall wall.

Tomorrow will be better. And hope…

 

[featherhead007]

I've found chunks of safety glass half-buried in the ground near the chicken coop. And spent a fair amount of time picking up all I can find (some has sharp edges).....only to find chunks in fresh chicken poop....looking like it had gone through a rock tumbler....

It technically did go through a rock tumbler

 

[featherhead007]

Took 35 min to chase them down and shove them into the Hen House.

Then couldn’t find one - finally found her the brat sneaked back out and up on the stall wall.

Tomorrow will be better. And hope…

I have tried this and failed! 90% would be in the coop, but a few stragglers would taunt me to chase them into the coop. But one will go in and two will go out. Bring two more in and one runs across the yard. I don’t have the energy for chasing chooks!

 

[rural mouse]

I have tried this and failed! 90% would be in the coop, but a few stragglers would taunt me to chase them into the coop. But one will go in and two will go out. Bring two more in and one runs across the yard. I don’t have the energy for chasing chooks!

Sounds like here. ...even when leading them with goodies...

 

[featherhead007]

Sounds like here. ...even when leading them with goodies...

I threaten them with an empty Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket!

 

[BY Bob]

That's my hope. Not sure that plastic would get ground up though.

How does that work? Does food (or toothpicks) have to be ground down to a certain size before it can leave the crop? I'm not all that worried about(well, not as much) about it in the crop, just once it leaves

Is a plastic toothpick harder than a sunflower seed? It will be ground up pretty small before it exits.