Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Brrrrr! The temps have dropped right off, it’s 20 (68F) but without the humidity it feels quite chilly.

Overnight low is supposed to be 9C (48F) - low dew point will mean a heavy dew tomorrow morning. That means it will be damp.

And look at this, a mama Robin has a nest out front. Maybe babies soon…?

And here are some broody dust bathing butts

A moulting butt.
Hopefully Mr LC’s tail feathers will grow in fast, he has Mrs LC to impress!

 

[Ponypoor]

And he is!

 

[SimpleJenn]

Spoiler: Talk of butchering

The four grey boys with silver collars will be culled tomorrow, they were raising heck harassing the ladies when Riddick was passing out snacks. I owe a friend two roosters, she might end up with all four depending on how much meat there is.
Wild man, Quartz, and Little Dude are safe this round. The cochins have at least another month to grow before they're the right size to eat, so I will reasses everyone's behavior then.
And then...gosh it'll be close to Thanksgiving for the chicks to be large enough for eating.

 

[featherhead007]

Happy Friday

from Sydney
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Happy Friday Syd. I hope you are taking good care of your hooman.

 

[featherhead007]

Gytha's booty feathers. Not my mom's. I don't think she has those...

You’d hope not!

 

[featherhead007]

No, unfortunately, the loft is packed now. Also the elevator is 28’ long somi
Would have to drag it up 9’ and about 30’ into the loft.

Looking towards the east end,
I moved all that hay at that end of the hay mow, up to the west end. The new hay I put up starting were the older hay was piled.

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I live in eternal fear that one of the broody bats will pull a Momma Hen and get up in the loft and hide a nest away.

That’s what I was worried about Wednesday night with Jaffarra missing. I was imagining her up there with the hay packed to the rafters and I would never be able to reach her. Thankfully she was only locked in a stall hahaha.

But I do make sure to keep the loft hatch closed so they can’t get up there.

Jaffarra
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“Hey I wasn’t missing, I knew where I was - silly Hooman!”

I bet I could design something that would make your life so much easier.

 

[Sylvester017]

Let me bug my dad, my brother gave his (our) tonkas to kiddo so dad needs to get them up from the basement and cleaned up for her. We have a dump truck, excavator, and a crane I believe. From the late 80s early 90s I believe, maybe older I have no clue. He also has our old pedal john deere tractor

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Today's haul so far. We have two more marans laying! Dark brown with speckles...

 

[Ponypoor]

I bet I could design something that would make your life so much easier.

A winning lottery ticket would make it all easier!

And just think of the huge barn I could have to house all my new chooks!

 

[Ponypoor]

Good night all - I’ll need to get up early to do my chores and then drive to town to feed my nieces cats.

Water butt

 

[Sylvester017]

2fer Tuesday

They refuse to go sleep in the coop until i tell them they have to.

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DH thought OUR girls had the winning poofs

Silkes modeling their poofs turning around on cue...