Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[ChicoryBlue]

I do have some other hobbies (chooks are more of a lifestyle) but I like horses, museums, social gatherings at our parks. I’m into planes and trains, automobiles (no snakes haha!) and I’m a big WW2 history buff. Many people shy off from me, because I have experience at so many different types of living. Being a retired US civil servant, Kinda yanks peoples crank. But I feel fine about what I have done for humanity. I have many friends that truly love me, and trust me. I’m not on a rant here, just can’t sleep (I’m by Dakota’s side) hoping that she stays asleep. When my friends here on BYC lose a dear pets, it does affect me too. I’m not one to show so much emotion, but I’m real, and I hurt, and sometimes cry. I’m human I guess?

Oh yes. Your humanity and caring is an asset, even though it makes you hurt at times. It was and is great a comfort to me that you cared about Queenie's passing and expressed, more than once, your caring! Thank you for that.

 

[BY Bob]

All 13 made it through their second night with us. Woohoo!

Here are some pictures of a few of the bolder floofs.

Dawn
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Season

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Sunrise
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Sunset
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Autumn
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Spring
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And a cute one of Season with my daughter.
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They are super adorable and great names too!

 

[BY Bob]

Oh yes. Your humanity and caring is an asset, even though it makes you hurt at times. It was and is great a comfort to me that you cared about Queenie's passing and expressed, more than once, your caring! Thank you for that.

 

[featherhead007]

Oh yes. Your humanity and caring is an asset, even though it makes you hurt at times. It was and is great a comfort to me that you cared about Queenie's passing and expressed, more than once, your caring! Thank you for that.

CB, please don’t mention Queenie now. I’m having trouble coping at the moment. But it’s nice that I have Jaffar with me. I was going to leave to the airport, but Jaffar followed me to the car “daddy, where are you going?” So I’m in No hurry to leave my feathered friends at the moment. This rooster is so tiny, but has so much personality (more than some humans I know)

 

[featherhead007]

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Yep, that’s him the rooster buddy of mine, and I thank Jesus for giving him to me!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Security Breach

We had a security incident last night. I had to implement my IRT, Incident Response Team. Someone breached the fence in the grassy area where the Rascals are roaming. Before opening the spoiler below I want you to post your guess as to who breached my flimsy barrier.

Here is the list of possibilities.

• Glynda
• Lady Featherington
• Gucci
• Aurora
• Phyllis
• Sydney
• Betty
• Éowyn

And no reading ahead to see everyone commenting on it!

Spoiler: Breaking Barriers

Lady Featherington breached the walls the times last night. The first time she flew over, Aurora was about. She basically flew straight up and straight down like a little helicopter. This video covers that time.

As you can see, Aurora was completely unconcerned. Betty even came out from under the big coop and I thought for certain there would be an issue.

No response there either.

The second time she tried to land in my lap. She hit my legs but was just a bit short and my legs got all scratched up as she struggled to fly her way the rest of the way up.

The third time she just flew to the top of the wire and tried to roost. Here she is roosted on chicken wire.

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Eowyn is my vote. She goes everywhere! But the spoiler went away for the reply function and I see it was Lady F. Interesting, the biggest floofiest and you would think the one least likely to fly around.

 

[RoyalChick]

Alex, my birthday gift for you
@featherhead007 - happy birthday and all the ones to come. My gift to you is this article. There are literally dozens of studies backing up these points but some of them are heavy reading.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/...er-happier-5-amazing-findings-recent-research
The basic message is that the older you get the happier you become - so look forward to all the happiness to come.

 

[featherhead007]

Alex, my birthday gift for you
@featherhead007 - happy birthday and all the ones to come. My gift to you is this article. There are literally dozens of studies backing up these points but some of them are heavy reading.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/...er-happier-5-amazing-findings-recent-research
The basic message is that the older you get the happier you become - so look forward to all the happiness to come.

I read that, thank you. But old age to me, is unsatisfactory complacency, not happiness. But I really feel comforted by you BYC friends and my church friends. Have you ever heard the term “only the good die young”? I must be no good at all!

 

[featherhead007]

Alex, my birthday gift for you
@featherhead007 - happy birthday and all the ones to come. My gift to you is this article. There are literally dozens of studies backing up these points but some of them are heavy reading.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/...er-happier-5-amazing-findings-recent-research
The basic message is that the older you get the happier you become - so look forward to all the happiness to come.

Ps. RC, you are incredible to love and care about me like you do. Thanks so much.

 

[featherhead007]

Ya know what I really wanted in life, was to be leader of the free world, president of the United States of America. I settled for being a US Marshall. I should never have settled!