Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Shadrach]

It's a very rough figure. I don't really know how many are in Shad's tribes, your flock (is it 12?), micstrachans flock, whodats flock, feathers or CCCLs flock. Ali and I have 4. RC has 5. Bob has 8. The other Bob, I guessed 10-15 (likely very low estimate). The total is probably higher than my first rough count.

Between 20 and 25 in total is average here. This might skew your averages a bit. Median might serve you better.

 

[Ribh]

Thankfully nobody would describe me as an old hippy.

 

[Ribh]

Are there a lot of opportunities for studying closets?

I wouldn't know. We don't own any.

 

[MaryJanet]

Are there a lot of opportunities for studying closets?

I'M SO GLAD SOMEONE FINALLY MADE THAT JOKE

I've been waiting hooouuurs!!

 

[MaryJanet]

No, not noticeably. She would prefer it if you described her as reserved.

Janet was in a horrid mood when her eye was swollen. She was noticeably happier after the vet cleaned it out for her.

 

[RoyalChick]

Thankfully nobody would describe me as an old hippy.

Is it the old or the hippy that doesn’t apply?

 

[RoyalChick]

Teaching the baby Princesses
I am trying something new. When I put my arm in their brooder home they panic and that was freaking me out because I don't want to traumatize them. But they seem generally rather robust so I have become braver.
I noticed that if I ignore all the panic and actually manage to grab one, she calms down in my hands and stops shrieking. Then she perks up and looks around interested in the big wide world. I am counting this as a huge victory.
Now I have started using it to teach them about the big long stairway they have to navigate to get home (an essential lesson I think for them to be allowed to wander unsupervised around the Palace). So we now have a routine which is at least twice a day, ideally more often, I grab a baby Princess and take her for a short walk holding her in my hands to show her the sights (of course while cooing gently at her) and then I place her on the top of the ladder facing home.
They are definitely getting the hang of it. Minnie even paused on the doorstep to investigate something before walking casually back inside. When I am confident they have figured it out I will start them a rung lower. Admittedly they are still only going in from the top rung but it is a start!
Wish me luck people.

 

[BY Bob]

Are there a lot of opportunities for studying closets?

well played!

 

[BY Bob]

Is it the old or the hippy that doesn’t apply?

Details are important.

 

[BY Bob]

Teaching the baby Princesses
I am trying something new. When I put my arm in their brooder home they panic and that was freaking me out because I don't want to traumatize them. But they seem generally rather robust so I have become braver.
I noticed that if I ignore all the panic and actually manage to grab one, she calms down in my hands and stops shrieking. Then she perks up and looks around interested in the big wide world. I am counting this as a huge victory.
Now I have started using it to teach them about the big long stairway they have to navigate to get home (an essential lesson I think for them to be allowed to wander unsupervised around the Palace). So we now have a routine which is at least twice a day, ideally more often, I grab a baby Princess and take her for a short walk holding her in my hands to show her the sights (of course while cooing gently at her) and then I place her on the top of the ladder facing home.
They are definitely getting the hang of it. Minnie even paused on the doorstep to investigate something before walking casually back inside. When I am confident they have figured it out I will start them a rung lower. Admittedly they are still only going in from the top rung but it is a start!
Wish me luck people.

I like it. Baby steps work well. They are pretty smart. I think you will have them trained in no time. They will get used to your voice and calm down the more you interact with them and nothing bad happens.