Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[CrazyChookChookLady]

You didn't Ask for it, but Here They are Anyway!

Chick Update!!

They grow up way too fast!!!

 

[BY Bob]

An unwelcome visitor
I had a surprise visitor investigating the Chicken Palace today.
It could be the new building inspector, or possibly a grumpy new neighbor like @featherhead007 is dealing with. It certainly isn't a very large chicken.

The noise you hear in the video is me banging saucepan lids together to try and encourage him/her to move on and not try and rip the Chicken Palace shutters off their hinges!

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That surely is a big fellow. I assume he left on his own and everyone is safe?

 

[RoyalChick]

That surely is a big fellow. I assume he left on his own and everyone is safe?

Everyone is safe. My friend who is a vet described him as ‘a large bear in good flesh’ (based on the video) which I think means well fed!
He left after I stood nearby making a lot of noise with my saucepan lids. He studied me like I was a curiosity in the zoo and then wandered off doing a perimeter tour of the Chicken Palace before heading towards the woods.
Of course I was focused on getting him to move on because of the chickens, but it was an amazing experience. Such thick glossy fur and a real sense of ‘lazy power’ if you know what I mean.

 

[RoyalChick]

I may not have asked, but I search for your updates everyday!,

Me too!

 

[BY Bob]

Well I think he was thinking about it because he was sitting by the (open) coop window peering through the shutters when I came running out with my saucepan lids. He didn't seem very scared of me and rather reluctantly sauntered off.
I am worried if s/he will come back at night. The Chicken Palace is well built - but I think bears can rip pretty much anything to shreds if they put their mind to it.

These are the only black bears I like hanging around me.

Of course they don't hang around long.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

An unwelcome visitor
I had a surprise visitor investigating the Chicken Palace today.
It could be the new building inspector, or possibly a grumpy new neighbor like @featherhead007 is dealing with. It certainly isn't a very large chicken.

The noise you hear in the video is me banging saucepan lids together to try and encourage him/her to move on and not try and rip the Chicken Palace shutters off their hinges!

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That is a beautiful bear and lovely photos RC.

Hopefully s/he is deterred by the sturdiness of the Palace and your saucepan wielding!!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

You didn't Ask for it, but Here They are Anyway!

Chick Update!!

Haven't they grown!

Ned looks so much like his adopted Mummy

It must be pretty hot there today. They are panting a lot poor things.

 

[BY Bob]

How adorable is that?!

They are more awkward than cute right now but thanks. Yours are cute.

 

[BY Bob]

They grow up way too fast!!!

They sure do.

 

[RoyalChick]

Oh. Gosh! Grateful I only have to deal with drop bears.

I had to look up drop bears. Seriously? It seems to me you have plenty of animals that can kill you in Australia without inventing new ones!