Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[MaryJanet]

It's not FBF yet, but I'm getting started early

 

[Shadrach]

He better watch out, there's quite a few locals who'd fight for a dead squirrel!!

I just love this post.

 

[LozzyR]

What are you thinking of getting Lozzy?

(She asks innocently...)

All the chickens!!

 

[BY Bob]

And i am on pins and needles now. Holly is on day 19 of incubation. 8 eggs under her, 7 maran and 1 of Henreitta x Toothless. When i went out to refill water buckets for the horses a few minutes ago i heard her softly clucking. I had to go check, one of her eggs has the beginnings of a pip! After the fiasco and almost loosing clover 2 weeks ago when nugget hatched i'll be monitoring these closely. Thankfully Holly is way more tolerant of me messing with her than nugget is. Clover and Bread were 2 weeks old Monday, and that devil hen still comes at me if she even thinks i'm about to touch them. It really makes cleaning and refilling their food and water dishes fun, and painful.

I really hope it all went well. I can't wait to set pictures of them

 

[BY Bob]

Sorry to hijack BYB Bob. Here are some of my pics.
Drumstick, proud daddy of Clover and the soon to be pipped chick.
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Daisy, my favorite girl, and clover's mommy.
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Holly my soon to be mother.
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Clover last week.
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now for the half black chickens.
Toothless, dad to Bread, Snickers and Toothy Jr.
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Snickers
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Toothy Jr.
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This is not hijacking, this is participation. I love seeing everyone's flocks. They are beautiful!

 

[BY Bob]

I know I’ve posted these pics before but thought I’d share again since yall were talking Eagles! Where we used to live I’d see them all the time and obviously up close... there was a big pond next to our house and this one swooped down and got a fish.. he ate it in a nearby tree and I got some pics... I was pretty close to it... so sad such poor quality though! They are truly majestic!! I LOVE seeing them.. but where we are now I hardly do...View attachment 2307100View attachment 2307101View attachment 2307102View attachment 2307103View attachment 2307104View attachment 2307105

Those are spectacular. Thanks for posting.

 

[BY Bob]

Here's my flock flock just before they moved into the fortress. and a second pic the day they moved in (you tell cause there is still grass View attachment 2307336View attachment 2307333

They do deforest an area quickly.

 

[BY Bob]

According to Facebook today is National Dog Day. I have Wednesday mornings off so I took Rex to see Rich at work. I took this picture on the way home.
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That is outstanding! One great photo! Good old Rex.

 

[BY Bob]

Aw, thanks, Lozzy! I’m fine... for a few days there, I was pretty stressed we might have to evacuate, but at the moment, things are looking good. I’m so grateful!
My three sickies (Ruby with hormone-driven issue controlled with implants, Roxy with bleeding intestines that made her anemic, and Dorothy who has trouble making eggshells properly) are all still with us and seem to be doing relatively well. Except for the molters, the others seem pretty good, also. I’m raising three chicks in the kichen since my broody, Little Mill, rejected them.

Work is as busy as ever (had a board meeting tonight). My son went back to college. I started my first veggie garden (can you believe I am 50 and have just started this now???) I’m tired and a little edgy, but also so thankful to have my health, my family, my friends, my flock and a job. 2020 is the most bizarre year... one for the books!

I hope you are doing well and will try to sift through all the posts I’ve missed and catch up.

I'm so glad the fire threat has lessened. At least that is one stress lowered. Glad to hear the sick hens are holding steady. I hope things smooth out for you soon.

 

[BY Bob]

OMG, Bob! I’m skipping back and forth looking for what I missed and found the Ned-in-Pool scare! I’m so glad he survived that! Poor baby!

It's as scary a moment we've had around here in a long time. I'm so glad I got him through it. He better grow to be an outstanding fellow after that.