Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

I went to town for supplies, bribed the birds back into the barn/coop. But now I feel so guilty having to lock em up while I’m gone. I can’t emotionally afford to lose any more of my ladies or Roos . I hope they forgive me when I get back home.

 

[RoyalChick]

That's what Lilly does. Cocka........ I am determined to get video. I think this does mean that Dottie is likely your alfa hen.

But she is one of the Little Princesses - she hasn't even laid an egg yet. She is just bossy by nature!

 

[HappyClucker7]

That one is spectacular! Wow! I'm speechless!

Thank you! That's my RIR, Maisie.

 

[Ribh]

Hattie says "Happy Friday All! Look I have Feathers Again!"

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I love me a lavender chicken!

 

[BY Bob]

I went to town for supplies, bribed the birds back into the barn/coop. But now I feel so guilty having to lock em up while I’m gone. I can’t emotionally afford to lose any more of my ladies or Roos . I hope they forgive me when I get back home.

They will forgive you for keeping them alive.

 

[BY Bob]

But she is one of the Little Princesses - she hasn't even laid an egg yet. She is just bossy by nature!

That's crazy. I can't believe I got her confused with the older ladies. I am chastened.

 

[BY Bob]

Thank you! That's my RIR, Maisie.

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She is a real looker.

 

[HappyClucker7]

She is a real looker.

Thank you! She thinks so too. She's a major camera hog.

 

[BY Bob]

I love me a lavender chicken!

She is my friend again. I have missed her terribly but she has forgiven my transgressions. She came within arms reach today and ate out of my hand.

 

[Ribh]

The Building of a Community

I can't locate a specific moment when it happened but sometime in the past 12 months this little thread of stories about my goofy hens became a large community. On 10/21/19 this thread had all of 174 pages. That is after having been started roughly 10 months before. In 12 months we added 1,911 pages.

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When I think about how apprehensive I was about starting my own thread I just don't know why. I had been on BYC for years but had not started a thread. Thinking back on it now it was the story of Nardole the Brave that brought me here. It lead me to follow Dona Worry and her thread Chickens of the Sunshine Motel. (It is also responsible for Mrs BY Bob's obsession with polish Chickens and brought us Phyllis) She inspired me to try this.

Look where we are now.

This has been one of the most rewarding things I have ever done. I treasure each and every one of you and live to hear the stories of your flocks. All the joy and tragedy we have shared together. I feel so blessed.

Not to mention that this led to Sydney being able to hatch this year! Such a gift.

I don't know why I am feeling so reflective this morning. Maybe it is the fog, leaves, or last remnents of summer bringing it on. I can't say.

to you all, each and every one of you.

I think it helps that we're a garrulous lot. It's hard to have a conversation with just yourself ~ though I have been known to try. Social media works really well for me. As a chronic introvert it enables me to engage with others more on my terms when & as I feel able to cope. I have my own thread to worry about too so if I'm short on people energy I'm quieter.

I do know what you mean though. I was struggling on BYC until I started my own thread & was able to make wider connections.