Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Grammy60]

So happy. Had to share this. Looks like I have one flock!
In reality of course Maggie has her fluffy butt to the Little Princesses and was intent in something or other and didn’t notice them come close. Only a minute later she turned and chased them off.
but for one lovely minute I had a peaceful flock of five. Ahhhhh. So nice.
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Awww, they look so happy until someone turns around and then all heck breaks loose.
I love watching them find a treat in the dirt or when I give meal worms or by chance "a real live wiggly worm"

 

[Ribh]

The Great Escape

The Great Escape is an amazing film from 1963 starting Steve McQueen and James Garner among others. It is the basis for the cartoon movie Chicken Run and McQeen's character is the basis for the chicken Ginger.
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I have been continuously lampooning @Ribh and her plan to lock in her run by utilizing this film. I have even gone so far as to compare her to the evil owner, Mrs. Tweedy.
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Its time for me to take some of my own medicine. Perhaps I have become Mr. Tweedy?
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I think I have my own Ginger in my flock. Ginger is obsessed with escaping and is the one who designs and executes their escapes.

My flock has had no free range time since the ceramic egg moving incident. They have been stuck in the complex while I try to find something that may explain it (other than Phyllis' purse).

Well it looks like Phyllis is now my Ginger. She has already breached the perimeter fenca, the only chicken to ever do so. Now she is working on the coop complex.

I caught her on film trying to tunnel out. Watch as I catch her on camera. At first she is wandering around, nothing to see here, then she goes into her deep hole that she has dug where there is an intersection in the walls of the complex that is partially hidden from the camera. Very sneaky.

She is not alone however. About a minute in, her co-conspirator arrives to help point out where to dig.

Dare I say: Serves you right! Shad doesn't think I've got a hope of containing my lot any way. We shall see...

 

[LozzyR]

A very special package arrived for me this week. I hope I did this right - here is the link:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/shadrachs-lamps.1272460/page-34
If not, just go to @Shadrach's lamps thread and look for my post.

They are just gorgeous! Well done Shad!

 

[LozzyR]

Awww, they look so happy until someone turns around and then all neck breaks loose.
I love watching them find a treat in the dirt or when I give meal worms or by chance "a real live wiggly worm"

I have a spot in the garden where I bury the used kitty litter. The girls all come to “help” as they know I usually dig up some worms!

 

[featherhead007]

By Bob said that I can come in here and unload my feelings if I need to. Well.
I MISS MY ROO BEN SO MUCH TODAY, I couldn't stop crying when I saw that blue ribbon on the wall next to his picture.this was the day he won first prize:
No he was never found.

 

[BY Bob]

FREEDOM!

I let them out to free range tonight.

 

[BY Bob]

By Bob said that I can come in here and unload my feelings if I need to. Well.
I MISS MY ROO BEN SO MUCH TODAY, I couldn't stop crying when I saw that blue ribbon on the wall next to his picture.this was the day he won first prize:
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My gosh he was handsome. I'm so sorry. I wish there was a way you could find closure.

 

[featherhead007]

Ahhhh! Freedom!

 

[featherhead007]

My gosh he was handsome. I'm so sorry. I wish there was a way you could find closure.

Not is this lifetime my friend. But Jaffar does make up for a lot.

 

[BY Bob]

Not is this lifetime my friend. But Jaffar does make up for a lot.

Some of them we never get over. You can always bring your feelings here my friend.