Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Good news ~ my PCP after my ekg signed the OK to the Ortho Dr for my arm surgery scheduled on Jan 8. Just lab tests & Xrays to go. Can't wait to hold my Tribbles in both arms!
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Yay! I am so happy to hear this. It’s a lovely Christmas present!

 

[featherhead007]

Good news ~ my PCP after my ekg signed the OK to the Ortho Dr for my arm surgery scheduled on Jan 8. Just lab tests & Xrays to go. Can't wait to hold my Tribbles in both arms!
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Tribbles. Good news about the doctor

 

[featherhead007]

I don’t have the heart to remove Phyllis pictures from my chickens room wall. Some things just can’t be done!

 

[Ponypoor]

I don’t have the heart to remove Phyllis pictures from my chickens room wall. Some things just can’t be done!

It’s nice to remember - I have halters and bridles from my long passes horses I still have hung on their bridle hooks. It’s a way for me to remember.

Now I find myself keeping photos of the chooks and their feed bowls etc they eat out of. Like my BILs chooks and their special feed bowls.

 

[Ponypoor]

Super Busy Sunday

I got a reprieve with the weather yesterday and had an opportunity to correct my poor behavior and get the coop complex ready for winter. It was 57 F (14C) and I took advantage of it.

It started with a deep clean of all coops.

Cluckle Hut
Let's start with the Cluckle Hut as other adjustments were needed.

All cleaned out

Nest box
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Coop
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You can see the heating panel in the photos above facing down the roost. It was there to keep Betty and Phyllis warnm in the winter. There is no reason for it to be up there any longer so I moved it down to nest box so Hattie can curl up next to it on cold winter nights.

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This necessitated a re-routing of the wire which I am not entirely happy with but which should work for now. You can see it going behind the lower roost in the pictures above and behind the food and water dishes below.

The nest box with the heater panel along the wall and deep straw.

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The coop all strawed back up.
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Main Coop
I then cleaned out the Main Coop.

Nest boxes
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Main Area
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I then re-strawed the nest boxes
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And piled the straw in the main coop, awaiting my helper. I have gone 2-3 inches deep with the straw so the can nest up and stay warm in the winter.

Spoiler: Help Arrives

I wound up with a nice even spread of straw. Aurora is super reliable when it comes to spreading straw. Watch at the end when she realizes she is on camera.

A nice even spread
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Then it was time to get the shower curtains up to protect the run and porch from snow and wind. I also had to repair this damage from the wind storm last week.
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Porch, side door, and lower section done. Aurora inspecting my work.
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Side of the run complete.
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Wind damaged section repaired
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Sealed up to protect them all from the worst.

I decided to put straw on the porch as well as it is now waterproof with the shower curtain on. Aster and Lady F were enjoying scratching around until some one arrived and drove them off.

Those no Longer with Us
I then decided to deal with the bum silhouettes and their place in the run. I re-organized the ones already there and took down Phyllis and Glynda and with my heart feeling heavy put them up in the run with all the others that have left us.

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I need to make Aster a silhouette along with one for Sylvie and Legertha. It is wrong that they are not represented. I just have never been able to bring myself to make them one simply to put into the run. It's just so sad.

A lot of the silhouettes in the run need to be repainted but they remain as they were when everyone passed. I want them to look nice though. I suppose I will repaint them one by one this winter.

That was a full day. However with the bad weather today, I believe they appreciated the updated digs.

Aster digs just like a leghorn doesn’t she? Powerful legs there!

Aurora did not look amused there

I love straw, it keeps them so entertained, but don’t even bother spreading out the horse bedding now, I just chuck the flakes of straw in each stall and let the chickies do the work haha.

 

[MaryJanet]

Super Busy Sunday

I got a reprieve with the weather yesterday and had an opportunity to correct my poor behavior and get the coop complex ready for winter. It was 57 F (14C) and I took advantage of it.

It started with a deep clean of all coops.

Cluckle Hut
Let's start with the Cluckle Hut as other adjustments were needed.

All cleaned out

Nest box
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Coop
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You can see the heating panel in the photos above facing down the roost. It was there to keep Betty and Phyllis warnm in the winter. There is no reason for it to be up there any longer so I moved it down to nest box so Hattie can curl up next to it on cold winter nights.

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This necessitated a re-routing of the wire which I am not entirely happy with but which should work for now. You can see it going behind the lower roost in the pictures above and behind the food and water dishes below.

The nest box with the heater panel along the wall and deep straw.

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The coop all strawed back up.
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Main Coop
I then cleaned out the Main Coop.

Nest boxes
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Main Area
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I then re-strawed the nest boxes
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And piled the straw in the main coop, awaiting my helper. I have gone 2-3 inches deep with the straw so the can nest up and stay warm in the winter.

Spoiler: Help Arrives

I wound up with a nice even spread of straw. Aurora is super reliable when it comes to spreading straw. Watch at the end when she realizes she is on camera.

A nice even spread
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Then it was time to get the shower curtains up to protect the run and porch from snow and wind. I also had to repair this damage from the wind storm last week.
View attachment 4003541

Porch, side door, and lower section done. Aurora inspecting my work.
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Side of the run complete.
View attachment 4003542

Wind damaged section repaired
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Sealed up to protect them all from the worst.

I decided to put straw on the porch as well as it is now waterproof with the shower curtain on. Aster and Lady F were enjoying scratching around until some one arrived and drove them off.

Those no Longer with Us
I then decided to deal with the bum silhouettes and their place in the run. I re-organized the ones already there and took down Phyllis and Glynda and with my heart feeling heavy put them up in the run with all the others that have left us.

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I need to make Aster a silhouette along with one for Sylvie and Legertha. It is wrong that they are not represented. I just have never been able to bring myself to make them one simply to put into the run. It's just so sad.

A lot of the silhouettes in the run need to be repainted but they remain as they were when everyone passed. I want them to look nice though. I suppose I will repaint them one by one this winter.

That was a full day. However with the bad weather today, I believe they appreciated the updated digs.

What an awesome effort!

 

[featherhead007]

Aster digs just like a leghorn doesn’t she? Powerful legs there!

Aurora did not look amused there

I love straw, it keeps them so entertained, but don’t even bother spreading out the horse bedding now, I just chuck the flakes of straw in each stall and let the chickies do the work haha.

Her royal majestic queenship, scratching in the bedding? I would think that she has servants to do that kind of laborious work!

 

[RoyalChick]

Super Busy Sunday

I got a reprieve with the weather yesterday and had an opportunity to correct my poor behavior and get the coop complex ready for winter. It was 57 F (14C) and I took advantage of it.

It started with a deep clean of all coops.

Cluckle Hut
Let's start with the Cluckle Hut as other adjustments were needed.

All cleaned out

Nest box
View attachment 4003528

Coop
View attachment 4003529View attachment 4003530

You can see the heating panel in the photos above facing down the roost. It was there to keep Betty and Phyllis warnm in the winter. There is no reason for it to be up there any longer so I moved it down to nest box so Hattie can curl up next to it on cold winter nights.

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This necessitated a re-routing of the wire which I am not entirely happy with but which should work for now. You can see it going behind the lower roost in the pictures above and behind the food and water dishes below.

The nest box with the heater panel along the wall and deep straw.

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The coop all strawed back up.
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Main Coop
I then cleaned out the Main Coop.

Nest boxes
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Main Area
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I then re-strawed the nest boxes
View attachment 4003537

And piled the straw in the main coop, awaiting my helper. I have gone 2-3 inches deep with the straw so the can nest up and stay warm in the winter.

Spoiler: Help Arrives

I wound up with a nice even spread of straw. Aurora is super reliable when it comes to spreading straw. Watch at the end when she realizes she is on camera.

A nice even spread
View attachment 4003539

Then it was time to get the shower curtains up to protect the run and porch from snow and wind. I also had to repair this damage from the wind storm last week.
View attachment 4003541

Porch, side door, and lower section done. Aurora inspecting my work.
View attachment 4003540

Side of the run complete.
View attachment 4003542

Wind damaged section repaired
View attachment 4003543

Sealed up to protect them all from the worst.

I decided to put straw on the porch as well as it is now waterproof with the shower curtain on. Aster and Lady F were enjoying scratching around until some one arrived and drove them off.

Those no Longer with Us
I then decided to deal with the bum silhouettes and their place in the run. I re-organized the ones already there and took down Phyllis and Glynda and with my heart feeling heavy put them up in the run with all the others that have left us.

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I need to make Aster a silhouette along with one for Sylvie and Legertha. It is wrong that they are not represented. I just have never been able to bring myself to make them one simply to put into the run. It's just so sad.

A lot of the silhouettes in the run need to be repainted but they remain as they were when everyone passed. I want them to look nice though. I suppose I will repaint them one by one this winter.

That was a full day. However with the bad weather today, I believe they appreciated the updated digs.

What a labor of love that was.
I am glad you had some helpers!
Also happy Hattie will get a nice cozy heat panel.

 

[BY Bob]

I'm going to try to clean my coops out this week. I need to borrow my dad's bleach spray bottle because all of mine are being used at the moment.
Been browsing EBAY for hatching eggs, there are so many types of chickens on there! Colors I've never even heard of!
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Blue partridge cochin
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Crele English Orpington
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Double blue laced barnvelder
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Chocolate laced silver orpington
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Chocolate white crested polish
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Golden laced cochin
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And of course, gorgeous dark cornish.

My incubator will be running nonstop once spring hits, that's for sure!

So many wonderful possibilities.

 

[BY Bob]

Good news ~ my PCP after my ekg signed the OK to the Ortho Dr for my arm surgery scheduled on Jan 8. Just lab tests & Xrays to go. Can't wait to hold my Tribbles in both arms!
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That's great news!