Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[SimpleJenn]

You can barely see his messed up toe here. But he's doing his best and the other birds have not bothered him.
He grumbled about being checked but he did just fine.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

How do you know when it needs refilling? I am guessing you can’t see the water level?

I lift it and gauge the weight and hear the sloshing. The new one has a fill hole, maybe can see in there? The ladies’ preferences come into play - the new Buckeyes drink from it more than from the bowl, the reverse is true of the older ladies. In summer I was changing them out once a month whether it was low or not, bringing them in and cleaning the inside (nothing grows in there but just on principle), because there are other waterers available, but now with winter they drink from it more often.

 

[TOMTE]

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You can barely see his messed up toe here. But he's doing his best and the other birds have not bothered him.
He grumbled about being checked but he did just fine.

He's such a cutie!

 

[featherhead007]

I lift it and gauge the weight and hear the sloshing. The new one has a fill hole, maybe can see in there? The ladies’ preferences come into play - the new Buckeyes drink from it more than from the bowl, the reverse is true of the older ladies. In summer I was changing them out once a month whether it was low or not, bringing them in and cleaning the inside (nothing grows in there but just on principle), because there are other waterers available, but now with winter they drink from it more often.

Of course they drink from