Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

One extremely distracted and slow worker later, I present the gift to all of FBA:
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Lovely. Thank you!

 

[Ponypoor]

Maybe it’s just the way she walks!

Good one

 

[featherhead007]

That’s awesome hahahahahaha!

Yep! For sure! I will never be able to look at Walker the same way again hahahaha

Please don’t tell Flash that I was poking fun at her expense.

 

[BY Bob]

Getting the fire started before leaving for the in-laws so house isn't cold if temp plummets again. Looked out the door/window....
View attachment 3358634Pear has gone to stretch her legs. Then heard crowing near by.

View attachment 3358635Whiskey has gone with her.


View attachment 3358636He's finding her a nest site. I fully anticipate this one getting used at some point.View attachment 3358639He's just visible under the bottom of this. I, personally, think it's an EXCELLENT outside the coop nest: close enough to catch a ruckus if it happens, easy to provide food/water close by, VERY sheltered, and any eggs getting laid there will be a challenge to collect. She hasn't settled to lay an egg, but if he's suggested this one to her, he will to others also.

Now the question is: should I work on moving some of the river rock and add some straw to make it more inviting or will that discourage them from using this site?

No harm in helping them choose a safe site.

 

[GregnLety]

I tried that. The majority of the new chicks came from the new girls. Same results. I joke about the rooster fairy. But really, I think I am destined to hatch boys, it is all I hatch. It would not be so bad if we actually processed our own chickens. The surplus of boys would not be bad, it would be a good thing. We do not though, so I'm left trying my best to find good homes for them. My grandma's brother offered me a solution that emotionally I am struggling to accept. He's offered to buy all my roosters, but he will process and eat them. I want to try and find them homes first though. Dang chickens, raising them and loving the boys have given me a bleeding heart.

We borrowed the neighbor's black rooster cause I wanted one black rooster. 5 black roosters and a couple mixed others out of 12 eggs. There may have been 2 hens hatched out of that batch.

 

[BY Bob]

Was a bitter sweet xmas. My father in law. My only dad was here and got me rooster and chicken poop chapstick. But we just found out he has non small cell lung cancer stage 4. Its in his lungs and throat and other places. I went through the same thing with my dad.

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I'm so very sorry for the bad news on a day like today.

 

[GregnLety]

Only a surprise to me. Lety always has eggs in the incubator or under a hen.

Oh my gosh!!! Do you have new chicks !!!!!! Babies! Yay! Christmas surprise babies?! Oh so cute!

 

[featherhead007]

I’m thinking that he wanted inside anyways.

Jaffar is now asleep. I hope he has some nice dreams tonight. All the chooks got some extra treats from me today, and Jaffar’s little crop is nice and firm.
He’s such a good rooster!

 

[bgmathteach]

One extremely distracted and slow worker later, I present the gift to all of FBA:
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Thank you! Happy Holidays to you, as well. Hope it warms up so you can spend some quality Chicken time!

 

[bgmathteach]

Was a bitter sweet xmas. My father in law. My only dad was here and got me rooster and chicken poop chapstick. But we just found out he has non small cell lung cancer stage 4. Its in his lungs and throat and other places. I went through the same thing with my dad.

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I'm glad yo had a nice visit, and great gifts from FIL. I am sorry to hear of his diagnosis. Hope you get to spend a good amount of time with him over the coming months!