Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Sylvester017]

They are Black Australorps. I love those dark eyes too, one even has gold with black flecks in her eyes.

Stormfeather is a gentleman too. He broke out of the hormonal idiot stage months ago. The roos both take care of hens that go back and forth between them. I love them both!

What a peaceful flock! You have all the breeds w/ good temperament reputations.

 

[Sylvester017]

Yup silly girl! Careful what you ask for.

Never got above -11C here today, but the sun was out. The chooks are not happy, poor things were taking turns under the sweeter heaters. It’s about -2C in the barn so not terribly cold but still they were grumpy.

The Hen House will be warmer around 3C maybe 4C so that will be a bit warmer for them.

Mr & Mrs LC are suffering the most, wish Georgie wasn’t broody, she is taking up the crate that I had planned on putting those two on when it turned cold.

Meanwhile Georgie is getting fed up being in the crate, but it is way too cold for her to be running around with wee ones in the Summer House. Maybe I will save up and get another Sweeter Heater, make a separate run for her and the kids and hang the heater in there.

Did I mention I really hate winter? I got my finger tips frost nipped and had a hard time using the mouse to scroll today, ouch! Sore finger tips!

Weather whining whining tax

Betty last month
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Hi, my sis (Spaghetti Betty)

 

[Sylvester017]

Latest on Bird Flu

First Human Death
We have our first human death. The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) today announced that a patient previously hospitalized with a severe H5N1 avian flu infection has died. He was 65 with comorbidities.

There is also a teen from British Columbia who is recovering from a lengthy ICU stay caused by H5N1.

The new strain coming south with migrating birds seems to be more virulent.

More Identified in MI
In Michigan, the virus was found at two more turkey farms in Ottawa County.

Cats Continue to Contract It
APHIS today added about 30 more H5N1 detections in mammals, mostly in cat species. Some of the newly reported detections involved wild cats, including a bobcat from Colorado's Larimer County and a mountain lion near Carson City, Nevada.

Flu Tax
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Are the big cats like mtn lions dying from AI too? This is just too disturbing but TY for keeping us informed.

 

[Ponypoor]

Two for Tuesday

Holly and Jolly

Have a great day everyone!

 

[rural mouse]

Two for Tuesday

Holly and Jolly
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Have a great day everyone!

Which has the big head poof?

 

[Ponypoor]

Which has the big head poof?

Holly, on the right

 

[rural mouse]

2 brave birds

actually, the have all been taking turns in venturing forth ...and deciding the snow is too deep

 

[rural mouse]

Holly, on the right

Keep an eye on that...possibility of perforated skull with brain growing into the perforations.

 

[BY Bob]

Are the big cats like mtn lions dying from AI too? This is just too disturbing but TY for keeping us informed.

Sadly, yes they are.

Spoiler: Lion killed by H5N1

 

[ChicoryBlue]

3F yesterday evening, but still air which makes it seem balmy. 8F this morning and it’s blowing. The Buff O’s do not like it either way, and they seem to want to stand by the panel heaters more than Hazel (Buckeye) does. They also seemed to wingspread more than she did in the summer heat, which I had attributed to her being older. Could it be a breed-wide thing?
They all will make forays over to the feeder and the two waterers, and scratch around some, but just in this area, basically between the lower left corner and this upper right corner. They aren’t straying far within the run, this is the most-protected spot besides inside the coop.

Now Hazel needs a warm up too