Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

Aside from unhappy things like BYC friends losing their pets, or my broken arm, or losing my favourite 94-yr-old auntie,

I'm sorry about your auntie. No matter how long they live it is such a blow when they leave us

DH & I looked forward to our 3 newest DNA-sexed Silkie chicks in Jan 2024 (after ordering them back in May 2023!).
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3 chicks in a millet treats frenzy
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Sweet little chirpers. adorable

 

[Marie2020]

I want a pomegranate tree and the nice weather to go with it!

Weather whining tax

I cannot remember if Bob stated I had to show more then 1 chook for whining.

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Yes they are cute.

And yea likely roos.

I might do a gender dna test on them….

 

[Marie2020]

No. Its the birch tree in the courtyard of the complex. The magnolia tree did suffer greatly during the drought but it survived nicely. It should be fine going into next year.

Lone birch trees of this type do not survive long. This tree is 50 years old and is the only one for quite a distance around me.

Tree Tax

From warmer times, Lilly trying out a nesting location for Sansa.
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Hello sweetheart

 

[Sylvester017]

The tree probably needs to come down. I'm pretty sure it died during the drought this summer. I was going to give it until spring to see if it wanted to try one more time.

IMO trees, including fruit trees, they kinda outlive their usefulness at some time. About 30 yrs is ok, after that its iffy. There was a 55-yr-old valencia orange tree & a suffering peach tree on our property that we had to cut down ~ not only am I allergy sensitive to oranges & don't eat them, but whoever the previous owners were they planted these trees right on the fence line!!! The peach tree root actually grew thru the old chainlink fence. What were they thinking?!

Whoever they were, they also planted a rose bush against the fence so it grew into the chainlink too. We couldn't take down any trees until we could also tear down the chainlink fence to build our block wall in 2015!

The rose plant couldn't be pruned inside the chainlink but at least our 1st chickens in 2011 used it for shade & snoozing. In the photo, the rose bush is in the middle of the chainlink w/chickens under it while the peach tree is at the end of the chainlink.

We tried chopping down as much peach tree & rose bush as we could & used tarps for shade. We couldn't afford the block wall yet.

We continued putting up more & more shady places for the hens

 

[Sylvester017]

Late Mugs Monday.
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Great rose comb & wattles! I feel like I missed so much not being able to have a roo!

 

[Sylvester017]

Mama Nacho doesn’t let me get too close

That's cuz she's a good mama!

 

[Sylvester017]

It is time to get to researching red chickens mom.

Since this is to be her chicken I would steer away from the red production breeds. Their temperaments are lovely, my Cinnamon Queen girls were sweet. For a child's pet we want something with a little more longevity.

I suggest a red silkie or cochin.

If she considers the buffs as red chickens you cannot go wrong with a Buff orpington hen.

My vote is for the White Laced Red Cornish for beauty ~ I just don't know what Cornish temperaments are like? Years ago they were classified as Cornish Game Hen but now they're just called Cornish? But of course Silkies are sweet & smaller & if handled a lot gently they make sweet lap pets for adults or children ~ however; Silkies are not recognized in Red.

 

[RoyalChick]

IMO trees, including fruit trees, they kinda outlive their usefulness at some time. About 30 yrs is ok, after that its iffy.

Goodness what a perspective about trees!
In the home I grew up in there are apples and pears that are about 70-80 years old. Sadly we recently lost a beech that was about 120 years old.
Here in NJ I have peaches that are about 60 years old and a couple of apple trees that are older. I am less sure of their ages but that is what I can gather from people who knew the property before my time.
Oak trees (of which there are many in my part of NJ) live several hundred years. One in a field near my place is about 400 years old - it was damaged last year in a storm but is still going strong.

Tree tax: poor half naked Calypso

 

[Sylvester017]

I did not look and I still stand by my original guess. It is the light tan color of a orp egg. I still think Aster is a Splash orpington.

For Aster to look like a Splash Leghorn she would need a black parent w/a Leghorn parent. Australorps are black & have Orpington history in their breeding so that's a possibility for the beige egg?

@rural mouse is good at these challenges

 

[Ponypoor]

Late Mugs Monday.
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He is one serious looking dude I would call him Sir for sure!