Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

She's been to Turkey

What is it with cats eating chicken feed, and the birds eating cat food? My ranch is strange that way. And both cats and chooks prefer meat versus feed.
All I can think of is:View attachment 4006797

Has she had her teeth fixed in Turkey

 

[GregnLety]

I Wii find @SimpleJenn and eat every one of those cookies

I have some extra donuts if you're near Oklahoma City

 

[SimpleJenn]

I'll say, I loved my broodies. Samara and Morinth were excellent mommas, they co-raised their broods. Samara weaned at 5 weeks and Morinth kept them till 7 weeks. But she did call them over to learn how to use a nipple waterer after weaning.


Since I will be starting over, I will do the raising myself (kiddo is going to help!)
They seem friendlier when human raised at least!

 

[featherhead007]

She's been to Turkish

Has she had her teeth fixed in Turkey

Don’t be silly. None of my chooks have been to Turkey

 

[featherhead007]

What’s wrong with Dakota? She’s been eating nonstop for an hour?
I didn’t know a little bird like her, could woof down so much feed! She is drinking water too.
Is she bored being in the house or the molting requires additional protein? I’m doing my best to keep her healthy and comfortable

 

[Ponypoor]

I had one of those but it was so lightweight it wasn't stable & kept tipping over & wouldn't roll well plus the hose wouldn't roll up evenly for me & caused the hose to bunch up on one side instead of rolling up easily. If a rubber or plastic hose is cold it isn't pliable enough to roll up nicely & fights me like a boa snake.

Once I finally got a ground mounted hose reel for my more pliable durable steel hose I saw a video trick on rolling up a hose so it doesn't kink. These two videos are worth watching for us who have hoses for gardening or chickeneering.

I also have a Sidewinder to keep my garden hoses off the ground to keep from getting muddy during rainstorms or poopy from chickens. There are several other nicer hose support brands too. These are called RV sewer hose supports but I put 2 to 3 regular garden hoses on these supports to keep the hoses off the ground.

Wish I had better photos of our flexible Sidewinder hose support but these pics show two of our older contractor & garden hoses being supported off the ground w/ Silkie next to it to show size. The hoses stay cleaner this way. We never stored this Sidewinder & has been steadily outdoors for 3 yrs now. This hose support brand is flimsy compared to others but suits our purpose for a small yard.
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Hmmm good idea, I know what they are my parents RV’ed for 22yr.

 

[featherhead007]

Hmmm good idea, I know what they are my parents RV’ed for 22yr.

I won’t RV. I kinda like hotels with room service. But the real reason is that this happened to my friends:

 

[Ponypoor]

Coco is doing well, but poor Dakota is miserable with her molt.
Mr Wyandottey is being a brat today. He’s spilling the feed dish up in the coop rafters. Wasting so much feed. CeeCee is yelling at me for being in the coop without permission from her.
It’s a madhouse I tell you!

It’s a full moon, of course they are all bonkers! Same thing here also.

 

[featherhead007]

I won’t RV. I kinda like hotels with room service. But the real reason is that this happened to my friends:View attachment 4006891View attachment 4006892

$100,000 piece of burnt trash. Manufactured defect

 

[Ponypoor]

What’s wrong with Dakota? She’s been eating nonstop for an hour?
I didn’t know a little bird like her, could woof down so much feed! She is drinking water too.
Is she bored being in the house or the molting requires additional protein? I’m doing my best to keep her healthy and comfortable

Yep my ladies moulting eat like horses too once their feathers start coming in.