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  1. rural mouse

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I've gotten used to being around the in-laws horses. They've favored Arab/Arab mixes and/or mustangs. Small for horses. I had 5 horses coming towards me, all noticeably larger than that. I'm 5 feet flat, stocky framed, but...all but 1 were taller than I am. I didn't know them, they didn't know...
  2. rural mouse

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Well, another adventure tonight. Eating dinner (fish n chips, thank you AK fishermen), had 5 horses stroll into the yard, not a halter between them. Out the door I went, DS working parking Sherlock in the mudroom (he started going nuts), and DH right behind me, "do you know where they belong?"...
  3. rural mouse

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Mixed up some new nectar, took it out to refill that feeder. Had one hovering in front and one over my shoulder watching. That was a bit unsettling. Had one back on the feeder before I finished rinsing the container. the other feeders are more sheltered (and less photogenic) so haven't been hit...
  4. rural mouse

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    She looks fantastic in that light!
  5. rural mouse

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Not the same thing AT ALL. Meat eaters vs nectar/pollen/honey eaters, multiple stings from 1, bite also. Still want the video
  6. rural mouse

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    More pics from yesterday
  7. rural mouse

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Only if YOU design and test them first. I wanna see video of you putting rain coats on a bunch of bees.
  8. rural mouse

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    The female Calliope and the female Rufous look almost identical, and don't have the whiskers. Either way, they're darling, fierce, amazing aerial combatants
  9. rural mouse

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Some of the hummers here are the Calliope. The others are the Rufous, the next smallest in the US
  10. rural mouse

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    PITA surprised me yesterday. She let me have a photo shoot
  11. rural mouse

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I was shocked by the sharing of the feeder too. Everything before that was more what I usually see. Flight capability: another type of flying machine would be based upon bees and their flight capabilities vs cargo hauling vs distance for their size. Only down side: they can't fly in rain...
  12. rural mouse

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Late Sunday video
  13. rural mouse

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    That, like the wing feather pattern, and slow vs quick feathering only work when specifically bred for it. And even if I'd been breeding for it (no idea how), I'm not about to attempt catching (or stealing from under mama) babies to do any sort of detailed check. I'm keeping a cockerel and a...
  14. rural mouse

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Surprisingly, yes. She is unpoofed. I find her poofed still so surprising that I try to capture that every chance I get. As a leghorn mix, she's a shocker.
  15. rural mouse

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I can officially state the pea tree hedge is 150 feet long. It took 3 50' lengths of drip hose connected to run the length of it. Hooked up to Sherlock's favorite watering spigot, by the gate. Next year, starting work on running the other hedge, roses through the lilacs. Should be a steady...
  16. rural mouse

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    He's great on sentinel, settled down some from the idiocy, and actively chases down Maizie most mornings. He wasn't tidbitting....it was more "nope, that's my spot", like a hen would....unless he was testing waters with her for potential mating and attempting to be subtle about it?
  17. rural mouse

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I kept noticing birds allowed near one mother were NOT allowed near another. And Tuff....is not interested in guarding babies while the other boys are. Maybe none are his offspring?
  18. rural mouse

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Video fix for those living vicariously (@Ponypoor @RoyalChick + more)
  19. rural mouse

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I've seen them go for flying ants. We have a species here that swarms out winged ones from time to time and the chickens love them. Oddly these weren't winged....unless she found them in the nest (entrance was torn open a bit) and nabbed those before I saw them.....
  20. rural mouse

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Or Gander as he's Goose's son...;)
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