Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

Hello everyone. I'm sorry for my absence, but I needed to step away for a bit. I am fine and well but dealing with heartbreak. My queen of my flock and a personal favorite Butter is gone. I did not realize she had been taken until it was time to put the flock up Tuesday evening. It had to have happened while I was at the dr's for my tests. Me and mom are both gutted, Butter was beyond special. I did not find a body but a mass of yellow feathers on the hillside. I have never minded the chickens being on the hill until now. This has me and mom thinking. Over half of the flock spend a majority of time on the hill. I cannot protect them when they free range on it. We are going to build a larger coop that connects to Russ's stall and free range time is going to become limited. Coyotes are taking over. I am going to be looking at a major flock reduction if this happens. I know several of them will not take kindly to being cooped up. I have a soft list of who to keep and who to place if we in fact go this route. I want to keep them all but I am thinking of what is in their best interests. I cannot kill off 3 separate packs of coyote's.

 

[featherhead007]

Wow, I had to give Dakota a bath next. She’s one dirty little hen. From beak to butt, she’s got mud and all over her.
She never lets me wash her face or comb.

 

[featherhead007]

Wow, I had to give Dakota a bath next. She’s one dirty little hen. From beak to butt, she’s got mud and all over her.
She never lets me wash her face or comb.

As I washed her off, I was singing a song “Funky Towel” from the movie Joes Apartment!
It must be the heat!
Funky Towel, the towel’s got the funk.

 

[featherhead007]

As I washed her off, I was singing a song “Funly Towel” from the movie Joes Apartment!
It must be the heat!
Funky Towel, the towel’s got the funk.

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

Good night everyone. I had a long 7 hour drive with a dog on top of me, and no food.
I was going to head down to a lake to swim and/or fish, but it started raining. Darn North Carolina.
I waited the rain out and went fishing. I had a few bites, but they got off the hook before I could get them.
I'm going to bed. I'm EXHAUSTED!
I'm super worried about the guineas and especially the chickens. I wish I had a camera in my coop.
I have one picked out. Thanks @Ponypoor for showing me it ❤❤

 

[featherhead007]

And here’s Bobo!

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

And here’s Bobo!View attachment 3585762

You love your BR's

 

[Ponypoor]

Unclear. I need to move one of the cameras to that part of the fence as that is the same area they keep getting out.
There is one larger space because a raccoon got entangled but it would require sharpshooter level accuracy to fly through it.
I suspect they are going under but really not sure.
In some ways I am fine with them going out as long as they know how to get back because I just want to keep the foxes out. So if I was sure they wouldn't panic but would fly safely back over the fence I would be delighted. But I am not convinced they wouldn't get pinned against the fence by a fox so it worries me.

Yes I bet mine don’t know how to get back in.

I have been slowly repairing the holes in mine. Slow going due to …

OMG SWEET HANNAH

The vampire next door is at it again got the flocking chainsaw going at 9pm

Well at this point it’s time I put a hex on him! I hope his toe nails turn black and fall off! What an unreasonable moron really?!

Ok back to the repairs, I was going to say slowly due to mosquitoes and my stiff back.

Ok chainsaw Earl: Hmmm well that’s it I am no longer getting up at 5am to make sure the roosters don’t crow up a storm and bother my neighbours. From now on I am going to let them all crow up a storm!

Oh timber - crack crash! What’s he doing over there?! Did I mention it’s dusk? I would like to say ‘men’ but I know not all men are idiots cutting down big trees at dusk.

Flipping out tax

Today I got 9 eggs from my lovely ladies yesterday I got 6. They are giving lots of eggs, they can slow down if they like…

I was counting up and coming pullets and if all the ones I think are pullets are indeed pullets then I will have 6 new gals laying within the next few couple months; plus those 4 babies, which likely won’t start until spring. As I doubt they will start up mid December… by next year that will be 10 new pullets.

 

[Ponypoor]

And here’s Bobo!View attachment 3585762

Hi lovely Bobo

 

[Ponypoor]

Good night everyone. I had a long 7 hour drive with a dog on top of me, and no food.
I was going to head down to a lake to swim and/or fish, but it started raining. Darn North Carolina.
I waited the rain out and went fishing. I had a few bites, but they got off the hook before I could get them.
I'm going to bed. I'm EXHAUSTED!
I'm super worried about the guineas and especially the chickens. I wish I had a camera in my coop.
I have one picked out. Thanks @Ponypoor for showing me it ❤❤

Have fun, your pookies will be fine.