Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

For Pony Sunday these are not chickens.
They are jungle fowl.

 

[featherhead007]

The sick BR is more alert and slightly rambunctious this morning. During her feeding she had both eyes open and was objecting to being held by me by squirming around. We stopped the Baytril but continued with the vitamins. Took a closer look at the label for the multivitamin and see that it has a low dose of selenium, no where near the recommended dosage though so I'll ride into town and pickup some sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds.

Get well little lady please.

 

[featherhead007]

For Pony Sunday these are not chickens.
They are jungle fowl.
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Do they “bungle”?

 

[featherhead007]

Another gift from my friend at church today:

 

[ChicoryBlue]

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Ask Aurora
Today's questions come from 2 Human Servants!
@knoturavggrl View attachment 3590202 writes……

@BY Bob I was wondering there are multiple people here dealing with way way to many and/or to often broody hens.

Would you mind gently requesting that Queen Aurora could perhaps issue a beak-book statement explaining that remaining chick free is a valid option and not to be so hasty about hatching out more of the adorable troublemakers.

I am certain myself, @Ponypoor, @RebeccaBoyd , @bgmathteach and probably a few other folks I missed would be so grateful and willing to send cheeseballs and/or meal worms to seal the deal .

Thank you and Queen Aurora for considering the request .



And @RebeccaBoyd View attachment 3590203 writes…….

I second this. I also request that Queen Aurora sends out another royal decree to my lot through beakbook. Please tell her that if they must hatch chicks, *looking at you Momma Hen*, then please for the love of all things holy, pullets please. I really cannot wait for that bat to hit henopause and stop laying entirely. Momma Hen is worrying me. She is spending a awful lot of time on the hillside. She should be back to laying since I sold her chicks 5 almost 6 weeks ago. Holly was within a week. Not a single egg of hers has been found. I do not trust that bat. All it takes is for her to hide away and lay 3 eggs in a single spot for them not to be disturbed and it triggers her. EVERY SINGLE TIME. Well, that or just laying for 2 weeks in general before she starts thinking about chicks again.

*edited to add*

If you can convince Aurora to get through to my lot I will pay her with blueberries. Lots of Blueberries and overripe cherry tomato's that she does not have to share.


Dear @knoturavggrl & @RebeccaBoyd

This is a first. Letters from human servants. Asking me to intervene on their behalf with their chicken tribes. And what riches they offer. Cheese Balls, Meal Worms, Blueberries, and overripe Cherry Tomatoes. Cherry Tomatoes that I don’t have to share.

Let me set one thing straight right now.

I don’t have to share.

Everything here is mine. I just happen to know the value of allowing others to share in the bounty of food that is so rightfully mine. I even let that thing Phyllis enjoy a treat now and again. Everyone gets a portion so that they can appreciate the benevolence that is my just and right rule.

Such a conundrum you present me with. On one hand, I truly love all of the snacks you have promised. They are all my favorites. Add to that the drop off in meal worms available here since the human servants figured out my trick of always having someone stationed at the backdoor and you make a compelling offer. On the other hand, it truly is the way of the chicken to reproduce and make more chickens. Chicks are the greatest gift and Momma hens do the work for all of us hens who are more career minded.

I’m certain you would agree that an over-abundance of chickens is just not possible. The more chickens there are, the more you humans get to serve, and the more you serve us chickens, the more rewarding your life is. These humans have blessed themselves with 100s of chickens to serve. They truly must be the most satisfied and fulfilled humans anywhere.

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If I were to accede to your request, I would not only be letting down my fellow chickens but I would also be denying you the joy of serving more chickens. Surely you have room in your hearts and lives for more chickens.

If I won’t do that, you are asking that I at least encourage the ladies to hatch out more hens and fewer roosters. This is much less objectionable to me. Roosters are not for everyone. They are an acquired taste and too many of them in one tribe makes it hard on us ladies. Add in the stories I have heard regarding teenage roosters, and I can easily believe that it would be better for all if there were fewer of them born compared to us hens.

What to do? What to do?

I must say I was torn. I thought about just flipping Phyllis to decide which way to go. Heads means I take the food bribes and recommend no more broodies or Tails and I say follow The Way and hatch like crazy ladies.

How do you flip a Phyllis?

You can either wait for her to finish a dust bath and flip herself (which is fun) or you can simply push her off the roost and see if she lands on her head (heads) or her bum/feet (tails). I prefer to just push her off the roost as it is both fun and rewarding.

Here is Phyllis flipping herself.

First the bath
https://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/phyllis-taking-a-bath.7957584/

Then the shake and flip
https://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/flipping-phyllis.7957583/

The smart ruler never resorts to just flipping Phyllis to make a decision, no matter how much fun it is. So her is the deal ladies, take it or leave it. I will advise the girls that there are enough roosters around already in exchange for all the “snacks” promised above. You deliver the snacks to me here at Fluffy Butt Acres and I will reach out to your tribes on beakbook and let them know we’ve had enough boys for this year. This way we can keep on adding chickens to the world. Your lives will be made better by serving more chickens and I get more snacks. It is a win, win, win. How often can you say that?

I will be watching for the snacks.

Aurora

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Hey girls! I’m going to flip Phyllis tonight. Who wants heads and who wants tails?

This has been a wonderful read, & multiple times, really making me laugh! Thank you Queen Aurora and faithful Scribe! Queen Aurora is truly a Queen in not relying on chance to make a decision. But I wonder, she may know something about Phyllis, who by now must be an excellent flipper and could be a professional acrobat. She does have many skills, and the looks to boot! Maybe safer not to leave the outcome in Phyllis’ wings!

 

[Ponypoor]

Yes, yes, I know, but Pastel probably did crash into something as she ran in her epic flight from the spider! But probably so did you as you ran on your epic flight from the wasp! It's probably not funny, but here's my trick with wasps: don't get scared of them! They'll know you're scared and sting you. A month ago, I was getting back from the chicken coop, and I was about to get my egg basket, when I saw a wasp sitting on the handle. I screamed and ran away. The wasp chased me and stung me. Thankfully I'm not allergic to wasp stings but still it hurt. A week ago there was a wasp on the porch railing. I decided that being scared of a little insect was cowardice and I held still as the wasp landed on me, then flew away. Kind of scary but it's worth it in the end.

I don't recommend pushing the mower overtop of a yellow jacket nest in the ground.

Or the riding mower either

 

[Ponypoor]

Another gift from my friend at church today:
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I like the red and black stripped feet on the right one

 

[Ponypoor]

I cuss to let off steam, else I'd explode. The usual words... get old, so I made up my own. They're safe to use around the neighbors kids, too.
Cussing tax:
My live feather boa, Pip.
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Yours doesn't have eyeliner - mine has eyeliner - is that normal? Do any of yours have eyeliner?

 

[Ponypoor]

"You contrary, obstinate, obnoxious, argumentative, disagreeable, piece of junk" at inanimate objects that aren't functioning properly.

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Oh yes the bush-hog that I just cannot start on my own haha - it receives all sort of 'encouragement' like that

(It's a pull cord start, 11hp engine and I am just not strong enough to haul it over)

 

[Ponypoor]

I was surprised to see ANY caterpillar down at easy chicken snacking height.

My chickens wont eat them - neither will my niece's.