Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[WhoDatChick]

Hi yall! A quick hello with yin and yang ....

 

[Ribh]

Hi yall! A quick hello with yin and yang ....View attachment 2395799

Hello. They are so beautiful!

 

[BY Bob]

Beautiful.

Thank you

 

[BY Bob]

I was able to access the link about her life, but I couldn’t find the story of her passing. I was wondering what happened to her.

I'm so sorry. Try this link and let me know if it works.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-22424389

 

[BY Bob]

Just because...

Something is very wrong with me. When Flash takes a moment to poo, I immediately looked to see what it looked like. I think I need an Intervention.

 

[BY Bob]

That is very sad. You must have been traumatized. I’d have bawled my eyes out.

I would have quit. If we had ever lost both at the same time this journey would have been over a long time ago. It was only the need to do what's right for the one remaining hen that kept us going.

 

[BY Bob]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!

My son went off to school this morning and came back in a panic straight away.

“The gate was open and River’s out the front!” He shrieked.

I grabbed some feed and dashed out the front. Sure enough, she’s pottering around on the grass next to the road. I tempted her into the back yard and went to check who was still there. Faithful Lucy was by the back door and Charlie was on the nest. Tegan and Nyssa were nowhere to be found. My in-laws live next door so I frantically called my MIL and asked her to help me find them. Then while I’m on the phone to hubby, telling him off for leaving the gate open, a lovely man approached me and asked if I was looking for chickens? I said I was and he showed me that they were in the front garden of the neighbours on the other side of my in-laws. I was so relieved! I thanked him profusely and put the bowl of feed down. Tegan came up and squatted when I went to grab her. I put her in the back yard and by this time my MIL had got dressed and come out (I’m still running around in my dressing-gown!) She’s herding and I’m tempting and Nyssa ducks into my in-laws’ garden. My FIL had also some out so the three of us were trying to catch/herd her.

Well, she wasn’t having any of that, so she runs down the back! She escaped into a bushy garden and my FIL grabbed her by the tail-feathers! He hauled her out and I took her back around, thanking them both profusely.

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Here’s the little Lara Croft of the chicken world! I bet it was her idea to go exploring! It doesn’t surprise me that it was the three Faverolles that went off; before we got them they had access to a large property.

Excuse me whilst I go and collapse for the rest of the day.

That is not a relaxing start to the day. I do appreciate that you took time to tell off your husband before corralling the hens. Priorities!

 

[LozzyR]

Something is very wrong with me. Whew Flash takes a moment to poo, I immediately looked to see what it looked like. I think I need an Intervention.

You made me look! (You dirty chook!) (That’s probably another Australianism).

 

[BY Bob]

It's been a long time until I tried again. I've only had chickens for a few years but I went in much better prepared this time & NO rescues, much as I should like too. I don't have the emotional strength to do that over & over again.

 

[LozzyR]

That is not a relaxing start to the day. I do appreciate that you took time to tell off your husband before corralling the hens. Priorities!

I was doing both at the same time, multi-tasking!