Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

I am having trouble with BYC or my tablet... I tried to love this post but it wouldn’t let me!

I wanted to say.. don’t you hate when they do that! You look everywhere freaking out and then there they are in plain sight!! ... has happened to me multiple times!

It scares the crap out of me. She is so small next to those big bodies up there.
Tomorrow night I am going to film roosting time to get an idea what is going on.

 

[LozzyR]

Hey there! What's up?
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Oh! Trying to steal a kiss, are we?
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That's ok. I kinda like you too.
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That’s adorable! So jealous!

 

[FransGran]

Oh my gosh!! I LOVE that setup!! SO cute! ❤❤

Oh, and yay on your first egg! They are the best!!

Thanks! I’m just grateful THEY seem to like it well enough.

 

[Ribh]

I Lost One!

I could not find Phyllis tonight. The first night all week that I did not watch them roost. So of course, I check coop cam and there is no sign of Phyllis anywhere. Now she could be right against the door but Hattie would be awful close and she does not like Phyllis that close to her.

So out i go, I open the door to the coop, no sign of Phyllis. My heart drops. Where is she?

She is not in the run, not in the magnolia tree, not under the coop.

I open the coop again.

I can't tell you why.

Maybe I was thinking she was in a nesting box.

I still can't see her. Then I start counting and I notice 2 black trails on the high roost. This is what i saw.
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My terror is Phyllis' triumph. Every night Phyllis is the first in the coop and goes to the high roost. Tonight Lilly did not kick her off like she usually does.

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I hate when that happens! I count & recount & look frantically.

 

[BY Bob]

Thanks! I’m just grateful THEY seem to like it well enough.

That is some rack of nest boxes you have there as well. So many choices!

 

[BY Bob]

I hate when that happens! I count & recount & look frantically.

I have 6!

It doesn't take long. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.......5.........OK who is missing?
Try again.....1, 2, 3, 4, 5........5........

 

[micstrachan]

Poor Fudge is having a heavy moult again this year. She was in a similar state, if not worse, last year. She is still eating the commercial feed which is comforting.
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Poor Fudge! A couple of mine went at it hard this year, too. A couple others are sloooow, steady molters. I like that, as most of mine go off lay during molt and I like thst they get a break.

 

[BY Bob]

Poor Fudge! A couple of mine went at it hard this year, too. A couple others are sloooow, steady molters. I like that, as most of mine go off lay during molt and I like thst they get a break.

Only Hattie is taking it hard this year. Everyone else seems slow and steady on their molt.

 

[drstratton]

It looks like it could go on a mission.

It does, doesn't it! Lol

 

[drstratton]

Fat Bird.
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She reminds me of Maybelline my FBCM!