Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

Poor Maggie didn't come out of her nest box at all today. I feel like it can't be long now. But she has not given up quite yet. She still shows interest in life, she chats to me when I visit and will always peck at some corn and chopped shrimp if I offer it by hand. She eats about enough to keep a very small robin alive.
Now it is the weekend if she needs to be euthanised I would have to do it myself which I dread.

In more cheerful news, Bernadette is a hoot. Diana claimed her rightful favorite spot to roost. Bernadette spent a good 40 minutes thinking up and trying different strategies to dislodge her. But Diana stayed put. I was observing from inside the servant's quarters of the Chicken Palace where I was sitting on a stool keeping Maggie company and enticing her to eat shrimp.
While I had my head down chatting to Maggie there was an awful rukus and somehow Bernie got her roosting spot. I have no idea what she did because my eyes were on Maggie. Bernie isn't assertive with Diana in any other regard. It is just that roosting spot she has to have come what may!

Tax.
Bernadette plotting how to dislodge Diana. Maggie having shrimp and corn supper in bed.

 

[bgmathteach]

Poor Maggie didn't come out of her nest box at all today. I feel like it can't be long now. But she has not given up quite yet. She still shows interest in life, she chats to me when I visit and will always peck at some corn and chopped shrimp if I offer it by hand. She eats about enough to keep a very small robin alive.
Now it is the weekend if she needs to be euthanised I would have to do it myself which I dread.

In more cheerful news, Bernadette is a hoot. Diana claimed her rightful favorite spot to roost. Bernadette spent a good 40 minutes thinking up and trying different strategies to dislodge her. But Diana stayed put. I was observing from inside the servant's quarters of the Chicken Palace where I was sitting on a stool keeping Maggie company and enticing her to eat shrimp.
While I had my head down chatting to Maggie there was an awful rukus and somehow Bernie got her roosting spot. I have no idea what she did because my eyes were on Maggie. Bernie isn't assertive with Diana in any other regard. It is just that roosting spot she has to have come what may!

 

[featherhead007]

How much chopped steak can chickens eat?
I have asked myself that lately.
The answer to that question is: ALL OF IT!

 

[Sally PB]

Gun tax please.

Hi mom! What's this thing?

 

[featherhead007]

How much chopped steak can chickens eat?
I have asked myself that lately.
The answer to that question is: ALL OF IT!

They eat (line up by pecking order) get to the end of the line wait, and then eat more.
Except Coco. She hides under my chair and pecks my legs until I feed her some too. (It’s madness; total mayhem here, when I have steak for the chooks !

 

[rural mouse]

Wow, with the mountains where you are, you have a looonnnngggg sunset. Here, it goes from sun is up to it is completely set & dark in a span of 30 min....and vice-versa for dawn.

sun tax: my littles enjoying the sun. Nippy out, but sunny
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Legal shooting time for hunting is 1 hour before sunrise to 1 hour after sunset. The outer ends go from dark to can see something QUICKLY. Like that even out on the plains part of the state.

Handsome lad...getting ready to run from a David to his Goliath.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Since you brought up Rosie, how is she doing? Has she ridden (AT A WALK!) again?

Rosie is doing great. She has ridden several times already. When she is in sight of me, she is at a walk. Out of sight with her Papaw, who knows and they are not saying a word.

 

[rural mouse]

Quick thought. If I were a true enabler I would offer this. I cannot ship eggs, but, anyone traveling through eastern Ky is welcome to stop by for a dozen eggs. Every egg I collect is properly stored and rotated for hatching. Even the ones I sell for eating. Why is this, well, as my mom and grandma proved, you never know when I need to set a hen.

I keep a carton on the counter. It doesn't go into the fridge until it's over flowing so I have some for the next carton....hens turn up broody at the darndest times. (Please wait until at least the end of March)

 

[rural mouse]

Poor Maggie didn't come out of her nest box at all today. I feel like it can't be long now. But she has not given up quite yet. She still shows interest in life, she chats to me when I visit and will always peck at some corn and chopped shrimp if I offer it by hand. She eats about enough to keep a very small robin alive.
Now it is the weekend if she needs to be euthanised I would have to do it myself which I dread.

In more cheerful news, Bernadette is a hoot. Diana claimed her rightful favorite spot to roost. Bernadette spent a good 40 minutes thinking up and trying different strategies to dislodge her. But Diana stayed put. I was observing from inside the servant's quarters of the Chicken Palace where I was sitting on a stool keeping Maggie company and enticing her to eat shrimp.
While I had my head down chatting to Maggie there was an awful rukus and somehow Bernie got her roosting spot. I have no idea what she did because my eyes were on Maggie. Bernie isn't assertive with Diana in any other regard. It is just that roosting spot she has to have come what may!

for Maggie Well done Bernie!

 

[Ponypoor]

Who is the enabler here? I asked if she had a Roo. You offered yours up for a visit.

Yaaaa teeheehee