Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Maggie - teaching respect for elders - 9/30
I am just wrapping up a brutal 13+ hour work day and have had very little chicken-time. Today's Maggie tribute is some thing the coop cam picked up.
Maggie says: "Get out of here and find your own food - you have to wait until I am gone before you can inherit my place at the bucket"

You go Maggie! Your time will come whipper snappers but not yet! She's still feisty! I love it.

 

[WhoDatChick]

Hey yall! I was trying to catch up.. but I know I didn’t go back far enough... I am going to bed so I’ll see yall later! Night

 

[drstratton]

The vernal equinox brought us the two new pullets and our first ever fairy egg. I'm assuming Hattie but I suppose Patsy could be slowing down as well.
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My Olive Egger laid 2 fairy eggs, right after she laid a 67g egg ! I'm really enjoying reading about your journey!
Here's the biggest to smallest!
67g, 50g this was actually laid after the fairy eggs, 21g & 6g The smallest looks like a tiny lime...lol

A picture to show what they look like in my egg basket!

 

[BY Bob]

Hey yall! I was trying to catch up.. but I know I didn’t go back far enough... I am going to bed so I’ll see yall later! Night

Goodnight Sista WhoDat

 

[BY Bob]

My Olive Egger laid 2 fairy eggs, right after she laid a 67g egg ! I'm really enjoying reading about your journey!
Here's the biggest to smallest!
67g, 50g this was actually laid after the fairy eggs, 21g & 6g The smallest looks like a tiny lime...lol
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A picture to show what they look like in my egg basket!
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What a beautiful assortment. I'm quite jealous.

I'm reading your thread now. I'm really enjoying catching up on your flock. I'm sorry I missed it before. That crib was truly inspired.

 

[drstratton]

What a beautiful assortment. I'm quite jealous.

I'm reading your thread now. I'm really enjoying catching up on your flock. I'm sorry I missed it before. That crib was truly inspired.

Thank you...my girls do a good job & I love them...they were not in the plans we had for our retirement...but I'm so glad that I have them now!
The crib did work out really well...thank you!
I'm really enjoying your adventures too...I love how you have morphed from not wanting to have chickens to the real enjoyment I can see that you get from them!

 

[micstrachan]

That's a good choice. Maybe after winter the flock won't be as fragmented. It does take rather a long time for chickens to adjust.

She’s still rocking it!

 

[micstrachan]

Hi peeps,
So I broke down and set rat traps in the garden tonight. They are the old-fashioned spring loaded kind, so I didn’t leave them anywhere out of the garden enclosure in case my neighbor’s cat sniffed the peanut butter. I only put a tiny dab. Lexi (the dog) and I are about to go out and play chase the rat and we’ll see if we caught anything yet! During an earlier episode of Chase the Rat, I watched Lexi chase one out if DH’s junk heap and saw it run under the house, as if thad’s its safe spot. I closed off that access point and will get more traps for under the house.

 

[micstrachan]

Here are the babies on my lap tonight. You can see one of my wood piles next to the bunny enclosure (old trampoline). The big girls have been having a good time in the garden.
Off to play Chase the Rat!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Did someone mention crests and mop tops?
You talking about me? Are you? You talking about me?

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Good! I am well worth talking about!!

And just look at those eyelashes!