Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Shadrach]

It's been a stressful day. I won't bother you with al the details. Cillin and Treacle have been fighting all morning on and off.
It's very difficult. Cillin is in general way to hard on his son Treacle. But, he is the senior and I don't interfere. I don't interfere because the options are limited. Separation for a short period has not worked here in the past and in many ways, made matters worse. Penned single roosters imo is cruel so that isn't an option. I let them fight it out. It's hard to watch and I just hope one backs down eventually.
Treacle did back down in the end. Cillin needed a bit of cleaning up. While he wins his fights he takes a lot of damage in the process. None of it life threatening but it needs attention.
Hopefully that will be it for a few more weeks.

 

[Shadrach]

Moons hemorrhoid is much much better. I've got all the poop off without bathing it which I was trying to avoid and the skin is pink a soft again. She pooped neatly today and cleared her feathers. She still has some muck patches below her vent but these won't cause her any problems and can be cleaned as and when. The bump itself is about half the size now. It's almost impossible to get a picture because it's close and she fidgets.

 

[Shadrach]

It's been warm enough for the reptiles to emerge and they have, lots of them! I've seen two ladder snakes today and one massive grass snake; twice the size of the ladder snake in the pictures. Gorgeous creatures.

 

[BY Bob]

Another Journey into the "Way-Back" Machine

While May 20th has been a joyous day through the years at Fluffy Butt Acres. The first week of June has had its ups and downs. Come along for the ride as we journey back through the years with Mr. Peabody.

Mr. Peabody, set the way-back machine for the first week of June 2013.......

2013
This was just as the original ladies were learning to live outside in their new coop and we were learning about them. I had a planter that was full of clover so I thought I would place it into the run for them to eat. When they had finished eating the clover they rapidly moved on to this!

They were such cuties. Alas we must move on.

There was sadness too the first week of June.

Mr. Peabody, please set the way-back for the first week of June 2018.

It still seems like yesterday. We buried Daisy, the greatest hen ever, the first week of June 2018.

Patsy was so upset she threw herself into the grave as I dug it.

Just a year later we would be reeling again.

Mr Peabody, please set the way-back machine for the first week of June 2019

June 2019 is when we first realized that Patsy was not well. She would be with us for a while longer but we were unable prevent the inevitable.

But there was also joy. Life is like that. There is joy to outweigh the sadness. We had new friends as well the first week of June in 2019.

Special friends.

Friends that would snuggle with us.

The first week of June in 2014, old friends would have a special treat.

Mr. Peabody, please set the way-back for June 1, 2014.

Much like the humans at Fluffy Butt Acres, the hens enjoy special treats (human food). Elphie and Trisha were having a great day June 1, 2014 enjoying some Potato Skins!

What could be better than cheesy bacony potato skins? How about new dust bathing holes in a location that made no sense!

Mr. Peabody, set the way-back for the first week of June 2016.

Now there any many great dust bathing locations around Fluffy Butt Acres. Under the coop, Under the magnolia tree, in the flower boxes, even under the butterfly bushes. Well this was a totally new location that I never expected.

The table was only there temporarily and i would trip in those holes for years to come.

Normally this group was inseperable. I have a photo from this day where no hens are paired up. In fact Lilly is not in the photo. There is something about Patsy alone on the steps silhouetted against the pool that pulls at my heart strings. Can you find Daisy, the greatest hen ever, in this photo?

Of course the perfect day must have snacks. How about some meal worms.

Meal Worms! I know another great day with Meal Worms! (don't all great chicken days have meal worms?)

Mr Peabody, lets set the way-back for the first week of June 2017

See, more meal worms....

This is one of the best pictures which i have of Patsy. Here she us in her full glory.

As our time traveling comes to an end, it is only fitting that we depart Fluffy Butt Acres with a fluffy butt from 2017. The only butt fluffy enough to blot Daisy out completely. Here is Patsy's super fluffy butt.

I hope you have enjoyed our trip to the past. Mr. Peabody, please take us home.

 

[BY Bob]

It's been a stressful day. I won't bother you with al the details. Cillin and Treacle have been fighting all morning on and off.
It's very difficult. Cillin is in general way to hard on his son Treacle. But, he is the senior and I don't interfere. I don't interfere because the options are limited. Separation for a short period has not worked here in the past and in many ways, made matters worse. Penned single roosters imo is cruel so that isn't an option. I let them fight it out. It's hard to watch and I just hope one backs down eventually.
Treacle did back down in the end. Cillin needed a bit of cleaning up. While he wins his fights he takes a lot of damage in the process. None of it life threatening but it needs attention.
Hopefully that will be it for a few more weeks.
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I'm sorry they put you through it. Of course I'm sure it is perfectly normal and I know you are doing the right thing by letting it play out. I'm just glad no one was seriously injured.

 

[BY Bob]

Moons hemorrhoid is much much better. I've got all the poop off without bathing it which I was trying to avoid and the skin is pink a soft again. She pooped neatly today and cleared her feathers. She still has some muck patches below her vent but these won't cause her any problems and can be cleaned as and when. The bump itself is about half the size now. It's almost impossible to get a picture because it's close and she fidgets.

That is excellent news. Is she still trying to hatch or did she give it up?

 

[BY Bob]

It's been warm enough for the reptiles to emerge and they have, lots of them! I've seen two ladder snakes today and one massive grass snake; twice the size of the ladder snake in the pictures. Gorgeous creatures.
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I love snakes! Those are very cool. As long as they leave the ladies alone I will leave them alone.

 

[MaryJanet]

Day 11: A little fuss and a "long" trip

Lilly and Sansa both gave Sydney a little fuss today but nothing real serious. Sydney rolled out earlier today, 9:05, but stuck to her schedule, 30 minutes and then back on the nest.

Here she is puffing and strutting

Today I accidentally enticed her farther from the coop than she has strayed at any time since she started setting. Here you can see she followed the rest of the flock when I went to the house in order to record the coop temperature when she came out.

Of course they all followed me assuming that I would supply snacks. I would have left them disappointed except Sydney was there. I could not let her down. So everyone got Mealy Worms and I even gave Sydney her own on a seperate portion of the deck. That is of course until someone else figured out that she had her own. Guess who it was before you watch.

It seemed like Sydney said thank you after her first three bites of corn

I guessed Phyllis and was very surprised when Hattie turned up!

 

[MaryJanet]

It's been a stressful day. I won't bother you with al the details. Cillin and Treacle have been fighting all morning on and off.
It's very difficult. Cillin is in general way to hard on his son Treacle. But, he is the senior and I don't interfere. I don't interfere because the options are limited. Separation for a short period has not worked here in the past and in many ways, made matters worse. Penned single roosters imo is cruel so that isn't an option. I let them fight it out. It's hard to watch and I just hope one backs down eventually.
Treacle did back down in the end. Cillin needed a bit of cleaning up. While he wins his fights he takes a lot of damage in the process. None of it life threatening but it needs attention.
Hopefully that will be it for a few more weeks.
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I hope they're satisfied for a while. I don't like escalating tensions and I'm sure you feel the same Shad. It must be very hard to observe.

 

[MaryJanet]

Moons hemorrhoid is much much better. I've got all the poop off without bathing it which I was trying to avoid and the skin is pink a soft again. She pooped neatly today and cleared her feathers. She still has some muck patches below her vent but these won't cause her any problems and can be cleaned as and when. The bump itself is about half the size now. It's almost impossible to get a picture because it's close and she fidgets.

Well, that's great news. But what a day of highs and lows!