Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

DH did the gardening for me the past two seasons... between doing laundry, shopping, cooking, cleaning, bills, taking care of me & the chickens, the garden & yardwork got only his cursory attention so not the neatest job

Tell him to pick up that fish!

 

[featherhead007]

Russian love song

Makes me want to dance the Mamushka. But I’d probably get arrested

 

[featherhead007]

I didn't notice anything different from the usual?!

 

[Ponypoor]

This will blow over. I don’t want to risk catching any additional germs from any hospital or the clinic. I actually drove my car back from town today, because I felt able enough to do it.

Sounds like you’re maybe feeling a bit better…?

How are the chooks?

 

[Ponypoor]

Russian love song

Special dinners - they are loved chooks

 

[Ponypoor]

Don't pick too early to ripen off the tree. We wait for a light blush of color on the skin but fruit is still very firm...then pick to ripen at room temp. You'll get a feel for doing it after a while. I accidentally cut a branch w/ a half ripened grapefruit on it & tried leaving it on the cut branch to ripen but the fruit sadly was a little too young/green to develop more & just dried up. Sometimes I accidentally prune a tomato vine w/ robust but unripened green tomatoes still on it... but the fruit will usually ripen to red w/i a week if left on the cut off vine.

Ginny really tries to get at the cherry tomatoes thru our garden bed netting!
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Tomatoes I have no problem ripening on the window sill. As long as I get them before the chooks do!

They have learnt that they can stick their heads through the 2” holes in the fencing, reach up, and pull the tomato vine down with the fruit on it! Brats!

 

[featherhead007]

Sounds like you’re maybe feeling a bit better…?

How are the chooks?

I have a lot of catching up to do (paying them the attention they require) Iv’e been inside all week and they need affection. Especially Mr Wyandottey Xzit and Coco.

 

[Marie2020]

I've been out with the chickens this morning and got some new pictures. I think we need to talk about my white silkie Calypso. I believe a name change may be in order dang it. While there is definitely no attempts at crowing yet, and Calypso is the 2nd smallest I am seeing things that cannot be ignored. They hatched May 7th to May 9th so just over 3 months old now. Still a bit young as far as silkies go to attempt crowing anyway. It's the tail and the head poof that are doing it for me. That and what I spotted today when looking up close at the comb, color changing already. Yes I let out a string of curse words after a real close look at the comb. Now, regardless, he's staying, I'll make it work somehow, but I am open to name suggestions. He's still a sweetheart and very friendly. I would almost name him "Brad" after the late white silkie "Useless Farms" had. Brad was a jerk though, I'm almost afraid to use it and Calypso turn into a jerk after his namesake. I'm still very tempted anyway. I loved Brad and his jerkiness from afar.

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Prince is another name I'm toying with after "chookens" lovely sweet white boy.

So friends, who is he? Is he Brad or is he Prince? I'm also open to suggestions for this little guy.

What adorable little fluffbuts