Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RebeccaBoyd]

Oh chicken antics it’s always fun with all their personalities.

Your silkie will likely lay an egg the colour of Marty’s - I have only even seen them lay punk eggs, but Rebecca’s silkies laid white eggs I think.

This is where our silkies drastically differ. The eggs that Branch and Poppy hatched out were white. Chiquita laid a white egg and the eggs I had shipped were white. Poppet has yet to lay so I may see a pink silkie egg finally.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Marie and Alex, I wish you two were closer right now since you both have been unwell. Big pot of vegetable beef soup is almost done and I would send some to both of you. Hope you both feel better soon.

 

[featherhead007]

I think that’s right and I love it! She is digging around my feet and chitter chattering away. I just love it. And now I am all caught up on the big chicken news. If only I understood!

It takes time to learn chickenese. It took me several years to understand.

 

[featherhead007]

Marie and Alex, I wish you two were closer right now since you both have been unwell. Big pot of vegetable beef soup is almost done and I would send some to both of you. Hope you both feel better soon.

If only!! I’m thinking about going to town for a double bacon cheeseburger 20 miles round trip. But they sure are good.

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Did you send that storm over here?

Guess what, we have a windstorm!

Possibly, it did go east.

 

[notabitail]

Wind Photo.

Yes, I live in Texas. See if you can find where I took this if you want.
( I will make it easier. This is in El Paso. You can narrow your search down some with that).

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Wow what a week and it is only Thursday. Hospice is amazing and those people are angels. We have had a visit every single day during the "setting up" phase. Today the nurse aid came out early this morning to assist with bathing grandma. Not one single complaint, not one. Bathing has been one of the biggest battles as she does not want to do it, always trying to put it off until the next day. I did not get my chicken time as she was here at 8:30 am and there was still a huge frost on the ground. I loved the nurse aid though, Bubba was pulling his usual winter stunt of staying on the roost until the frost was gone. She spotted him through the window and gushed over him. She is a chicken person and she called Bubba one of the prettiest roo's she has saw. She snapped a picture of him with my permission. She is taking to show her husband and to increase her demands she needs chickens. She said they had cows and they had pigs, she would have chickens if it killed her. She also spotted Grandma's quilt tops and the two of them talked forever about quilts and quilting. 2 hours after she left the Chaplin came for a visit. After he talked to me and mom for about 20 minutes he went in and sat with grandma for a good 30 minutes. We also now have the new compression mattress. That in itself is a godsend. She loves it and says she has never been so comfortable in the hospital bed. Not once is almost 24 hours has she hollered out crying something was hurting and we had to turn her. The shocking thing, she agreed and is happy, happy mind you that the nurse aids will be out 3 times a week starting next week . I really thought today would be a 1 and done event. A big part of this I do believe is she is having new people to talk to that are not me and mom. Whatever it is, she is happy. She has been thankful for what they have done this week and is cooperating.

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Wind Photo.

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Yes, I live in Texas. See if you can find where I took this if you want.

Really windy!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

If only!! I’m thinking about going to town for a double bacon cheeseburger 20 miles round trip. But they sure are good.

There is nothing, absolutely nothing wrong with a double bacon cheeseburger. One of my favorite meals.

 

[notabitail]

Really windy!

I edited the text in the picture to make it easier to try and figure out where I am.

Yeah it's super windy. Calm for a few minutes and then a big blast of wind.