Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

Yup. It is today and it is also Caturday!

 

[Ponypoor]

Missy

 

[Sylvester017]

Everyone was in the Hen Houses A & B last night, it was very warm. I put Red and the dumplings with Georgie in a couple of nest boxes. It's time they started staying with the herd at night.

Of course it's a pain having to carry them into the Hen House, but with Mr P and his gang I 'herd' them into the Hen House by having them follow the light from my headlamp - it shines a nice spot on the floor that they have learnt to follow.

The Youngsters are still up on the walls (those walls are 6' high - that a good height for those heftier girls to fly up on), Tippy and Mr LC on the Hen House door and the Buff Orps on the front door (they like to enjoy the sunset I guess haha). So I have to turn on the aisle lights, shoo them off the doors and walls then when they are all down I turn off the lights, and have them follow the light from my headlamp into the Hen House for the night. What a pain in the patootie.

Mornings, I take Mr P, Georgie, the dumplings, Marty, Red and Mrs LC and let them roam about while I feed horses and do chores. I can't have the whole flock out it's to much mayhem, they get in the way of the horses and trip me up getting under foot.

Once the horses are outside and stalls mucked out I put Mr P and his little band of brats in the Summer House and let the rest of them out of the Hen House - it's a stampede!

Once everyone one is released to the barn, Fluffy, Curly, Henny Penny and Marty (if I haven't released her earlier) all make their way to the door of the Summer House to be let in with Mr P. They do not like being out with the bad Roosters, I don't blame them.

Right now in the Summer House with Mr P there are: Fluffy, Curly, Henny Penny, Marty, Red, Georgie, the 2 dumplings, and Mrs LC. I had to remove Flopsy as she was tearing into Mr P's head feathers.

Such a pain though keeping them separated - yesterday I had to chase down Laverne 3 times for trying to pick at Mr P's head. I finally caught her and locked her away from him.

I have given up chasing down Tippy and Butterscotch for flying out of the run. They can get back in if they want, I am too tired to chase them down. And Butterscotch the beast flew over the fence into my neighbour's yard yesterday, I did go and chase her back for that.

Such brats and time thieves! The horses meanwhile are behaving.... for now!

WHOOSH! I got pooped just reading that! Reminds me of this I LOVE LUCY

 

[featherhead007]

Hurry Peeps, post more text. Fuentemoon is catching up and I am out of prizes to award with .

 

[fuentemoon]

How about i gift you with pics instead @featherhead007.

 

[fuentemoon]

And the shiniest chicken

 

[featherhead007]

 

[featherhead007]

And the shiniest chicken
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Thanks

 

[Sylvester017]

Was able to spend some quality lawnchair time with the chooks today.

Looks like you need thicker leggings or high top boots to avoid pecks .

Did you notice how all the Silkies (mostly showing white in your video) made their own little separate tribe? We noticed our Silkies thru the years often made their own little toodling tribes away from other breeds. Our girls also tended to hug walls, fences, & plants when foraging or crossing the yard rather than traverse an open space if they could avoid it. Only the Silkies had that habit & not the bigger breeds.

 

[knoturavggrl]

Why do I have a heater in there with them again??? All 12 in a nap attack pile.