Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Give him a bit more time. (Also it’s a perfect time for permanent bonding.

Trust a self proclaimed expert on Roos. I have six now. Each one a personal pet. They don’t lap sit usually, but they are hooman friendly and have their own ladies. That takes me up to 25 chooks. And I’m planning a run expansion very soon. ( my coop, is already as large as a single NewYork high rise apartment.) nicest thing is, I have room for expansion, and almost unlimited building materials. (Repurposed of course)
Things take time and patience. I was paid $3K for the last taxi flight I performed. These monies goes towards my feathered family for Christmas. don’t tell them. They believe in Santa Clause

 

[Candiru09]

I heard Tennessee was a great state to live in. I have an associate who moved there from DC. Thing is, my associate had a major flaw, He doesn’t have any chickens, not a one!

My friend is moving to the mountains in Tennessee. Im so jealous.
The house he and his family are moving into is on over 100 acres and already has a large barn and chicken coop installed!
He's really living my dream right now.

 

[featherhead007]

Trust a self proclaimed expert on Roos. I have six now. Each one a personal pet. They don’t lap sit usually, but they are hooman friendly and have their own ladies. That takes me up to 25 chooks. And I’m planning a run expansion very soon. ( my coop, is already as large as a single NewYork high rise apartment.) nicest thing is, I have room for expansion, and almost unlimited building materials. (Repurposed of course)
Things take time and patience. I was paid $3K for the last taxi flight I performed. These monies goes towards my feathered family for Christmas. don’t tell them. They believe in Santa Clause

Unlimited building materials, tools, and construction equipment. Every time I assist some elderly lady, who’s husband has passed, they allow me the honor of cleaning up their yards and help myself to any tools I choose to take with me. It’s a perk for caring so much about my neighbors, I guess. Remember? I’m the only one with a car who is readily available (mostly) and most of my wonderful neighbors, just love my chooks!

 

[featherhead007]

My friend is moving to the mountains in Tennessee. Im so jealous.
The house he and his family are moving into is on over 100 acres and already has a large barn and chicken coop installed!
He's really living my dream right now.

 

[Ponypoor]

Germs walking around on 2 little feet

I getting their parents sick who come to work and infect me!

Hence the disinfectant

Tax
Bridie is also a sweetie pie

 

[Ponypoor]

And Cookie who was completely ambushed in her sleep.
It was deep dark night and Sylvie had to walk the full length of the Chicken Palace (about 14’) and fly up to the roost (about 4’) just to beat the crap out of the two of them!

Oh I know I shouldn’t laugh, but he must have really annoyed her for her to do that!

 

[Candiru09]

Trust a self proclaimed expert on Roos. I have six now. Each one a personal pet. They don’t lap sit usually, but they are hooman friendly and have their own ladies. That takes me up to 25 chooks. And I’m planning a run expansion very soon. ( my coop, is already as large as a single NewYork high rise apartment.) nicest thing is, I have room for expansion, and almost unlimited building materials. (Repurposed of course)
Things take time and patience. I was paid $3K for the last taxi flight I performed. These monies goes towards my feathered family for Christmas. don’t tell them. They believe in Santa Clause

Alright I have some questions about my rooster.
He's probably around 8-9 months old (ive had him for ~a month)
Now my dad is afraid he could be dangerous (I have younger siblings)
He hasn't shown any aggressive towards me besides occasionally growling(?) at me when I pick up a pullet.
He also runs away from me when I approach him.
Is there a way to like tame him down?

 

[featherhead007]

I getting their parents sick who come to work and infect me!

Hence the disinfectant

Tax
Bridie is also a sweetie pie
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Kelly, you are just a germ ridden torch clad, horse smelling Canadian beastie! And I sure wouldn’t want you any other way sweet lady!!

 

[featherhead007]

Alright I have some questions about my rooster.
He's probably around 8-9 months old (ive had him for ~a month)
Now my dad is afraid he could be dangerous (I have younger siblings)
He hasn't shown any aggressive towards me besides occasionally growling(?) at me when I pick up a pullet.
He also runs away from me when I approach him.
Is there a way to like tame him down?

Yes!! Never back down from him (EVER) grab him, hold him, and when he stops struggling with you let off on him and stay with him gently. It takes time and patience, but it’s worth the effort if you love and care about your roo. If he’s human aggressive already, sorry to say, it’s probably too late! But give him the benefit of the doubt. Good luck

 

[Candiru09]

@Candiru09

Did you say you’re climate is zone 6? If So you have a wee bit milder than mine, but the big thing is being wet and cold. Not sure how much rain/snow you get in the winter but wet is your biggest thing.

This is why you need to have really good ventilation as bgmathteach states. There is a fine line between ventilation and drafts so be careful not to have drafty windy cold getting into your coop.

What I have found with my gang is that they can handle the cold to about -5c or -10c (23F to 14F), lower than that and I find they start huddling around not being active or eating and drinking as much.

Colder than -20c and they become quite stressed. I have a couple of Sweeter Heaters that they like to hang out under, and last winter was very miserable here, I bought two IR heat lamps that were well used by my gang (and me hahaha). I am extremely leery of heat lamps and researched many before I bought them, and made sure they had all the proper safety approval ratings.

I am very fortunate in that I have the barn they stay in all winter, it stays about 10degrees warmer than outside (if it’s -20 outside it will be -10 inside). These days I only have 2 horses so they don’t keep the barn warm when they are in. This is why I have the heat sources. You want to make sure they are getting adequate food and water when it’s really cold, if they are cold they won’t feel like drinking or eating. @rural mouse has a heater in her coop which I think is a great idea. I don’t have one in my hen houses but might put one in this year as I have many elderly ladies now. Just enough to keep it at 5c (41F).

An electric waterer will be your best friend, it will keep the water from freezing and warm enough that the chooks will drink it. It’s vital that water is changed everyday, bacteria can grow in the water very fast and cause sickness in your kiddos.

The take away is keep it well ventilated, prevent drafts, and make sure they are not cold stressed.

Extremes of heat and cold are equally dangerous for any animal.

Yeah we're probably going to get an electric water heater.
Thank you!