Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[SimpleJenn]

Class photos of the 4 I managed to catch. By the time I was done I had so much poo on my shirt I didn't bother catching the butterbirds...and no way was I risking my eyes trying to get the wee bitties.

Disco Inferno. 7-ish weeks, cuddled when I finally caught them.

Snuggled for a while and then my knee twinged so it was time to let go and fly away.

Tricksy, 7ish weeks. Fought the whole time. Cutie though

Tricksy was very tricksy to catch.

Bab Ross. Caught her easily enough, she wiggled, got comfy, and snuggled.

Look at the poof!!!

Ric Flair! He's starting to grow his comb, looks like he'll have devil horns!!!

Yes, he was biting me haha.

 

[featherhead007]

Class photos of the 4 I managed to catch. By the time I was done I had so much poo on my shirt I didn't bother catching the butterbirds...and no way was I risking my eyes trying to get the wee bitties.
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Disco Inferno. 7-ish weeks, cuddled when I finally caught them.
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Snuggled for a while and then my knee twinged so it was time to let go and fly away.
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Tricksy, 7ish weeks. Fought the whole time. Cutie though
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Tricksy was very tricksy to catch.
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Bab Ross. Caught her easily enough, she wiggled, got comfy, and snuggled.
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Look at the poof!!!
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Ric Flair! He's starting to grow his comb, looks like he'll have devil horns!!!
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Yes, he was biting me haha.

Ric Flair!

 

[SimpleJenn]

Ric Flair!

He's my hubby's boy! As soon as I showed him an adult white crested polish he said "well if we have a rooster, I want to name him Ric Flair and he'll be our keeper." He got his wish!

 

[BY Bob]

Magic Chicken

I have always talked about how I feel that white chickens are magic. Doesn't matter how messy they get..... Poof!....... they are white again in a flash.

Well our little Aster is not only a mystery chicken, she is even more magical than the typical white chicken.

Aster can make herself disappear.

Earlier today Aster disappeared. We were frantic. Checking everywhere in the yard, trees, bushes, coops, any place a chicken could hide were searched. We could not find her anywhere.

There were no signs of a predator. The flock was unconcerned. No one was hiding like there was a hawk attack. There were no clumps of white feathers on the ground.

I checked outside the yard. I walked the neighborhood looking for her just in case she flew the fence. Nope, no sign of her.

No sign of Aster anyplace.

So I grabbed the mealworms. Threw some out. Everyone else came to snack. No Aster.

So we gave up and hoped she would turn up.

An hour later.......Poof!....... she reappears!

It's Magic!!!

She's acting like nothing was wrong.

The little turd.

 

[BY Bob]

Happy Friday

It's really busy round these parts but there is always time for Fluffy bums.

 

[LhickenChicken]

For over 25 yrs we still have property in Northern Calif in Modoc County ~ 75% is nat'l?/state? forest so limited population. We once had plans to have poultry & livestock and live the neighborly life. We're over 6000 ft level but when we saw the burned out forests on the lower levels we decided not to live there. Calif forest fires have a reputation of destroying life & property! Although it would've been fun living in a county that once tried to vote Modoc County and lower sections of Oregon to break away and become the new state of Jefferson State. However on Election Day voting Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor bombing canceled elections and never got put on the ballot again!

Tx ~ Silkies are so fuzzy, is it their head or their butt you're looking at?
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The part with the beak sticking out

 

[LhickenChicken]

Magic Chicken

I have always talked about how I feel that white chickens are magic. Doesn't matter how messy they get..... Poof!....... they are white again in a flash.

Well our little Aster is not only a mystery chicken, she is even more magical than the typical white chicken.

Aster can make herself disappear.

Earlier today Aster disappeared. We were frantic. Checking everywhere in the yard, trees, bushes, coops, any place a chicken could hide were searched. We could not find her anywhere.

There were no signs of a predator. The flock was unconcerned. No one was hiding like there was a hawk attack. There were no clumps of white feathers on the ground.

I checked outside the yard. I walked the neighborhood looking for her just in case she flew the fence. Nope, no sign of her.

No sign of Aster anyplace.

So I grabbed the mealworms. Threw some out. Everyone else came to snack. No Aster.

So we gave up and hoped she would turn up.

An hour later.......Poof!....... she reappears!

It's Magic!!!

She's acting like nothing was wrong.

The little turd.

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Little turd indeed!

 

[Themellowyellows]

Magic Chicken

I have always talked about how I feel that white chickens are magic. Doesn't matter how messy they get..... Poof!....... they are white again in a flash.

Well our little Aster is not only a mystery chicken, she is even more magical than the typical white chicken.

Aster can make herself disappear.

Earlier today Aster disappeared. We were frantic. Checking everywhere in the yard, trees, bushes, coops, any place a chicken could hide were searched. We could not find her anywhere.

There were no signs of a predator. The flock was unconcerned. No one was hiding like there was a hawk attack. There were no clumps of white feathers on the ground.

I checked outside the yard. I walked the neighborhood looking for her just in case she flew the fence. Nope, no sign of her.

No sign of Aster anyplace.

So I grabbed the mealworms. Threw some out. Everyone else came to snack. No Aster.

So we gave up and hoped she would turn up.

An hour later.......Poof!....... she reappears!

It's Magic!!!

She's acting like nothing was wrong.

The little turd.

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That happend to me! My sick hen Coco was outside and I was holding my hen Snooze, I look to see what she was doing and could not find her! Everywhere I looked she was not, so I ran around trying to find her yelling her name (she responds) and she was not there. I went back to check, and she magically was there...

 

[RoyalChick]

Class photos of the 4 I managed to catch. By the time I was done I had so much poo on my shirt I didn't bother catching the butterbirds...and no way was I risking my eyes trying to get the wee bitties.
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Disco Inferno. 7-ish weeks, cuddled when I finally caught them.
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Snuggled for a while and then my knee twinged so it was time to let go and fly away.
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Tricksy, 7ish weeks. Fought the whole time. Cutie though
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Tricksy was very tricksy to catch.
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Bab Ross. Caught her easily enough, she wiggled, got comfy, and snuggled.
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Look at the poof!!!
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Ric Flair! He's starting to grow his comb, looks like he'll have devil horns!!!
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Yes, he was biting me haha.

What stunners!

 

[Sylvester017]

Id love to see that faucet lock

DH got the faucet lock idea from the Elks Lodge president who said he got tired of the homeless filling up their 5-gal plastic bottles & wasting water by not turning it off all the way costing the Lodge too much $$$. I'll have DH take a picture of the lock cuz I don't take one-handed pics very well!

Meanwhile here's the lock we have ~ bolt cutters can't be used on this faucet lock! There's even a video showing how it works.
https://www.amazon.com/Flow-Security-Systems-Construction-Conservation/dp/B00G4NI0RW/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3O4RARECITC1J&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9p5eo_v8vpX64W9wZv0P1m3DcC81p6cEYaMtZlLHNRudX3pn3W6RdIVcoh677AGToBLJTX6Bql-qyRLgzrjTXpv8gOaCw2iKxrxAqa_-dKQFXIoYUP1OqcNZh7-XYue29XwsR7O87bmuSV9zmP61--Y8qTE5fevUKqelUEM-dwCrBLun1T3mXurkDiUbWtoVkRt76BvrlELstEvs99CxKnCk7k8QlroTblws5vbH0MWD0DLQc7XMCWj5MhC4TdD34ewh1k0EbcYYbiTAn6g9NQToCVPDJy_1RvABAm4vh6k.3R8S9UsuPN7Rid1xMpqgRvrGqzFof4HbgDhMai-fyFs&dib_tag=se&keywords=spigot+lock+for+outside+faucet&qid=1723857830&sprefix=,aps,109&sr=8-5


BTW ~ we live a mile from Citrus College and Azusa Pacific University to give you a better idea of our locale.

Tx - 2013 ~ Silkies from yesteryear