Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Aww me too. I've got a 32 bit netbook that has a windows xp sticker on it. It runs debian now. I wanted something light to haul around with me, so I got it for $20! I think it must be from 2008.

Just recently, at work, I was given two surface 3's. One's got a busted screen, but that's it. The only issue is that they're old! Just from 2015! I put arch on them and they work fine. The one without a busted screen even works with the stylus, so I've been using it for notes during classes. I gave the other one to my mom, before she dropped $600 on some other laptop.

My main workhorse laptop is a thinkpad yoga from 2012. It also works with a stylus. I've got arch on it too, and it's excellent! I can even play games on it, so I get to goof off at work (what I'm doing now).

For my flock... One of the leghorns just flew over the 48" electric poultry netting I got to keep them contained. I was standing out there with them while I let them out of the run, just to see how it'd work out when they're fully grown. She's 3 weeks old. What's her deal? I can't even tell which one it was, because they all look identical. Once she was over, she desperately wanted back over and couldn't figure it out. I had to go herd her back in. What am I going to do with these gals?

Gonna need some photos for tax of those cutie pies

 

[Ponypoor]

Maybe I need another run of 48" fence? Find some way to stack them... Would that contain them?!?

@BY Bob can likely give you some ideas on trying to contain them

 

[Ponypoor]

I had a vicious migraine yesterday, I am a bit better today just trying to get motivated to clean stalls.

 

[Ponypoor]

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I want food and I want it right now. I've looked after the fluffy butt's and I've earned it.
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I know darn well Marie will have given you a snack! You are a lovely moggy

Hello Princess I see you back there!

 

[Ponypoor]

Oh man, you're making me want to get my hands on even more junk electronics.
One of my uncles sends a bunch of old electronics sometimes. That's how I got my iPad.
How well does that laptop work with Debian? What desktop environment do you use on it?
I haven't installed Debian on a laptop in a while.

I am hoping for more lovely tax photos as I read forward - if not then you owe a lot of tax

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Lovely pics. That first one is wall worthy. I think you should submit it to POW and caption competition.

Thanks RC! I think it is kind of dark though.

 

[Ponypoor]

Haha! I got it into my head that it would be more cozy as a circle and then I couldn't find our jigsaw, but I was too stubborn to give up, so improvised with what I had on hand.

Thanks! I just snapped the photo quickly and it was pure luck that one of the ladies stopped by to see what I was up to.

Not sure if I need to pay tax for this conversation, but just in case here is Isabella. She still hasn't started laying again since she stopped in September! She has never been a high achiever in the laying department, but this is her longest break ever.
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Oh she is a beauty

Love those fluffy feet.

Oh fyi I was going to use your suggestion of the heating pad but couldn’t get to town yesterday, then I was on Amazon and they
could deliver a brooder to me today so o ordered one - just waiting for it.

 

[Ponypoor]

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Here’s BYC on the iPod touch 4. It somewhat works.
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I am sure Big Roo teaches his chickies how to pose love how they are sitting so nicely!

 

[Ponypoor]

Oh so adorable. Ok, so Sophia is not a silkie right? That litle one in the front with black legs, its for sure a silkie mix and I am assuming Marty's baby. I cannot begin to tell you how much I needed to see these 3 little peeps. I'm dealing with a emergency situation that is going to have me camped out in the building tonight waiting. I've lost the 2 biggest buff orp girls from Rural king 2 nights in a Row. It ends tonight one way or another and this time I will be waiting as I know what time whatever it is is striking. Around midnight.

Hope you were able to get some results last night. I am reading ahead to see

 

[Ponypoor]

Baby update
The poorly chick is still with us, and seems to be doing better, her crop is filling up and she is more willing to come out to eat.

I tried her with sugar water but she declined. I will check her at midnight, just in case.

The poorly chick seems to be doing better, her crop has stuff in it, she is still not as lively as I would like to see, and I have one of the Brahmas also that seems weaker and smaller.

I will put the two of them in with the new chicks I get today.