Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Sylvester017]

You can go and let your thoughts be known on a thread I started for this feature.

BFTP
Young Fluffy and Curly, I think that is a much younger Penelope in the back.
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Two more cotton balls that look slightly used

 

[Sylvester017]

At the bottom of the site there is the option Style Chooser
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Then the dark option
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This I did see earlier looking for a way to turn off the picture links

More tec tax toe…

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Front or back? Hahaha those frizzles!

Whether front or back this cotton ball is lovely

 

[Marie2020]

Good boy!!!!

He is. Stubborn but a good boy really.

That rat was right outside my neighbours back door. There's two very young children there. So Oliver is protecting all of us.

He's getting a good dinner later.

 

[Marie2020]

Up, Up, and To Sleep

Tilly found the roost tonight!

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While Niamh and I had a battle of wills. 3 times she tried to roost in the grapevines. The first time I put her on the ground and she went around the other side of the coop and climbed back up into the grapevines again. I let her mess around for a while and then I removed her and put her into the Cluckle Hut.

Out she came again. This time when she got onto the main coop roof I stopped her with a firm NO!. I pointed the other way and told her, "Go To Bed". This is a phrase I have used every time I have directed her to the coop from day 1. This time she turned around and went to bed in the Cluckle Hut like she is supposed to.

She knows what I want her to do, she just wants to sleep where she wants. She is a sweet girl.

I love her designer feathers
She's stunning

 

[Marie2020]

Unfortunately NiNi choked while I was at the fall market with my parents. Hubby didn't find her in time.

So sad. I am sorry

 

[rural mouse]

But maybe stop leaving tiny soggy corpses in the grass just outside the gate to the chicken plot, please

Trying to feed the chickens too?

 

[Pebbles25]

Rat update: Moved the chickens into their run for there safety during high winds. Which is quite far from where they have their food and water usually, where the rat hole was. (At least for rats) I have seen no more activity. Went to let the chickens out to free range again and a rat was in one of the traps! I think baited with either liqueurish or peanut butter!

 

[Ponypoor]

Two more cotton balls that look slightly used

I am thinking they might have been a year old there.

Now they are older ladies, they'll be 5 yrs old this coming April.

 

[Ponypoor]

Rat update: Moved the chickens into their run for there safety during high winds. Which is quite far from where they have their food and water usually, where the rat hole was. (At least for rats) I have seen no more activity. Went to let the chickens out to free range again and a rat was in one of the traps! I think baited with either liqueurish or peanut butter!

I didn't see the rat on the barn cam last night, and I forgot to set the trap. It needs new batteries though I would think, I am just about to head to the hardware store, batteries and some cement grout; also a new drill bit for concrete. Yep doing some home renovations, but I feel that I am drilling into a spot with re-bar in the concrete as I just cannot get past the depth I am at!

It's Pony Sunday
How about a donkey - love this boy he such a character, he resided at the location where I kept my horses with I used to work out west. And an added bonus of some 'heery coos', those black Angus heifers are so friendly!

 

[Ponypoor]

Up, Up, and To Sleep

Tilly found the roost tonight!

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While Niamh and I had a battle of wills. 3 times she tried to roost in the grapevines. The first time I put her on the ground and she went around the other side of the coop and climbed back up into the grapevines again. I let her mess around for a while and then I removed her and put her into the Cluckle Hut.

Out she came again. This time when she got onto the main coop roof I stopped her with a firm NO!. I pointed the other way and told her, "Go To Bed". This is a phrase I have used every time I have directed her to the coop from day 1. This time she turned around and went to bed in the Cluckle Hut like she is supposed to.

She knows what I want her to do, she just wants to sleep where she wants. She is a sweet girl.

Gosh Tilly is so lovely - I sure hope the chicks I have get that really nice lacing. Right now its mostly splotching, except the tail feathers - those are laced.