Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

It’s freezing temperature outside. I’m getting dressed now and then out to the chooks to be sure they have water ( not frozen)

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

So yesterday, you were all talking about old shows and anything of the matter. Here's a short film I really liked. I haven't watched it in several years. Yes, it's a children's film. Don't come at me.

Both my parents enjoyed Pink Panther and I started watching it 2 years ago and I still like the show but it's been a while since I've watched it.

 

[SimpleJenn]

Old shows are fun! I personally watched The Addams Family, the Munsters, Star Trek, and the Andy Griffith show as a teen. Huge fan of Star Trek The Next Generation, that was a few years before I was born.

 

[SimpleJenn]

Here is the rough coop plan I drew up the other day. A 3x3 coop on top of a small run, would be perfect for brooding chicks until they are fully feathered.

Dad won't be able to help me build it and hubby is working 7 days a week at the moment, so he picked out a different coop online for me

It's soooo cute! And will be easy to insulate and set up with a brooder plate, small feeder, and waterer.

We also picked out a tractor for the meat birds.
https://farmandyardproducts.com/products/chicken-tractor-mobile-chicken-coop?variant=42566463258804

Hubby wants to pasture-raise them in our big field out back. We'll have to close and add a door to the coop part but it won't be difficult.

 

[TOMTE]

Old shows are fun! I personally watched The Addams Family, the Munsters, Star Trek, and the Andy Griffith show as a teen. Huge fan of Star Trek The Next Generation, that was a few years before I was born.

I've never watched TNG (want to) but I love the original series! Star Trek is awesome

I used to watch Looney Tunes on the weekends. Mostly Tom and Jerry but some others too. My favorite has to be The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. I love old cartoons because the animation was all done by hand so there's more love and care put into it. I recently watched the animated Hobbit and Lord of the Rings movies. Holy MOLY they're so well done! Especially the rotoscoping in the first LOTR!

Tax

 

[BY Bob]

Lady F’s feathers are sooo gorgeous!

She looks so warm. I just want put my hands in those feathers and warm them up.

 

[BY Bob]

Your worshipful highness

 

[featherhead007]

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[rural mouse]

Advice needed from my friends here.
Next week I have a 3 day spell of very cold weather forecast.
Lows forecast at 6°F/minus14.4°C and highs at 18°F/minus7.8°C.
I am worried. Particularly about Pooh and Calypso who are still molting.
Those of you used to those temperatures: @rural mouse, @Ponypoor you both must have experience, any advice?
My options are leave them be, they will be fine. Bring the molting ones in to the garage overnight and release them back out at dawn. In the garage they would be in a dog crate with a 2x4.
Put a space heater in a room in the barn and keep them there day and night. There are some roosting spots and the carpet there needs to be thrown out anyway. It is where I quarantined Eli and Babs when they first came here.
Any thoughts?

If you put the space heater in the human area of the coop (behind the nest boxes), 1 is there a place to plug it in safely? And 2 would the warmth trickle into the coop?

The next boxes would be warmer, providing a warmup center for All, not just the moulting...and possibly keep any eggs from freezing...

Dawn is actually the coldest time of a 24hour period.

Moving them to unfamiliar space will be stressful simply because it's unfamiliar.

You still have the heat panel facing the roosts, correct? They have a heated warm up place, are with friends, and less stress. If you can warm the nest boxes (even fresh straw (warmer than shavings) would help there) they will have options with the least amount of stress. My vote is for minimal stress.

 

[featherhead007]

If you put the space heater in the human area of the coop (behind the nest boxes), 1 is there a place to plug it in safely? And 2 would the warmth trickle into the coop?

The next boxes would be warmer, providing a warmup center for All, not just the moulting...and possibly keep any eggs from freezing...

Dawn is actually the coldest time of a 24hour period.

Moving them to unfamiliar space will be stressful simply because it's unfamiliar.

You still have the heat panel facing the roosts, correct? They have a heated warm up place, are with friends, and less stress. If you can warm the nest boxes (even fresh straw (warmer than shavings) would help there) they will have options with the least amount of stress. My vote is for minimal stress.

I would think that the wide screen TV would generate heat?