Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[fuentemoon]

Happy Birthday to my "littles"
6 years old today!

 

[Ponypoor]

Self improvement tax:
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Your ladies look wonderful

 

[Ponypoor]

Happy Birthday to my "littles"
6 years old today!
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Happy birthday beautiful ladies

 

[Ponypoor]

Oops I forgot, yes I do have a piece of the pie that is freshly baked if the waitress offers it to me, with my coffee ️. (Usually it’s for free )
Possibly part of the hanger rental agreement.

Good for you! All those things you did are really good, and a slice of pie with coffee is a nice treat so enjoy

 

[RoyalChick]

Happy Birthday to my "littles"
6 years old today!
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Lovely!
Happy hatch day ladies.

 

[Ponypoor]

Fluffy Butt Friday

Some lovely fluff going on

Today it was very mild and now no snow it like Spring out there

 

[LhickenChicken]

It's Friday!

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I love how Lady Featherington looks like she's curtsying!

 

[LhickenChicken]

Some Sad News Regarding Phyllis (at least Phyllis thinks so)

As we have been celebrating some significant Hatchdays around these parts, it should be apparent to everyone that the tribe is starting to age a little. Most times in hens you really can't tell as they may slow down a little but they look like they have always. Except for poor Phyllis.

Phyllis is turning grey.

You can see it on the tips of her feathers. Check out these close ups from today's fluffy bun photos and look closely.

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I have noticed before that the feathers on her head would whiten as the year went on but I really couldn't prove it. There are so many and they move about so much. But these tips turning white are undeniable.

What is disturbing Phyllis the most is that there is no real feather dye for chickens. Sadly for her, she is going to have to wear the proof of her age proudly.

For those who don't know Phyllis will be 5 in October so she's about 4.5 years old right now.

I was wondering why Phyllis' butt tips were white! I thought it maybe was there all the time?

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Thanks for trying. I’m quite interested in the Gumbo situation. He looks like a great rooster. I hope he gets a good home.

Me too, the news of his possible impeding death is at a very bad time personally for me.

 

[ILoveDaffy]

CSI Chicken Palace

I have analyzed security camera footage, psychologically profiled the chief suspects, and mapped the locations and sizes of the eggy footprints.

Piglet and Pooh returned to the scene of the crime several times today. Suspicious!

There is a gap in the camera footage at the crucial moment (which turned out to be last night after lockup but before bed). Suspicious.

There are eggy footprints of at least three different individuals and they extend up to high shelves and door handles.

Please note. Egg on the floor is a serious slipping hazard!

My conclusion is that Bernie was helping Pooh find a good nest site for her first egg. In doing so she managed to push open the door between the nest box and the servant quarters.

She looked around but came out quite fast and went to bed.

In the morning Pooh went in and invited her friends Tassels and Calypso to look around. All three came out and Pooh settled down to consider laying an egg.

Piglet the meany, not content with bullying Sylvie, went after Poo and chased her into the servant quarters. Kerfuffle ensued and the door got slammed shut trapping them both in there.

Somewhere along the way Pooh did lay her first egg. It is a similar size to Piglet’s but a more brilliant blue (ink supplies are full).

Congratulations Pooh on your first egg. I realize the mayhem wasn’t really your fault.
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Love the Beatrix Potter names! Adorable!