Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

I would say the voice of reason...

....... is strange to hear among so many enablers and wise men are never appreciated in their own time.

 

[Kris5902]

Consider this Back or Pre payment on my chicken Taxes... here we have my Bully Girl’s parents Mr Marans and Princess. Princess was quite the flyer as a pullet and often perched on my shoulder or head, which could be quite unnerving when she would launch herself and fly straight for my face!

Mr was too busy scarfing down feed due to the late breakfast for me to get a great shot of him... and was playing suspicious of the cell phone, herd everyone under the roosting box!

 

[Ribh]

....... is strange to hear among so many enablers and wise men are never appreciated in their own time.

And yet, for all the enabling, @RoyalChick will make her own decision as to what is best for her flock. Which is as it should be.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

It's just so hard to see her that way. I had actually forgotten how bad it was, maybe blocked it from my memory is a better explanation. When she started to penguin the discussions started about helping her along. A few days later she made the decision for us.

Here she is walking fairly normally right before the end.
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This may be untoward of me, but I wonder if you can take comfort in the possibility that she was not in such pain that last day? Why else would she be walking normally? If so she had a small blessing there.

 

[BY Bob]

I didn't read ahead - thank you. Poor girl! Your photo is very good at showing it, and from a different angle than the other one. But she is still beautiful to me. That amazing comb! Chickens have a dignity they carry with them no matter.

She was too goofy to call dignified but what a trooper. She was a tough girl and went out on her terms surrounded by loved ones. She saved me the hard decision. I am thankful for that.

I lost her and my best cat ever, Dr. Zoidberg within a month of each other. It was devastating.

 

[BY Bob]

And yet, for all the enabling, @RoyalChick will make her own decision as to what is best for her flock. Which is as it should be.

Correct. If she wants to raise chicks again, she is free to do so. As long as she has room.

She needs to ask herself, how big does she want her flock? Then she can work from there. I am going to try and stick to the numbers that best fit my environment, hence I am maxed out.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

She was too goofy to call dignified but what a trooper. She was a tough girl and went out on her terms surrounded by loved ones. She saved me the hard decision. I am thankful for that.

I lost her and my best cat ever, Dr. Zoidberg within a month of each other. It was devastating.
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There's a handsome beauty! I understand better now . Yes, the confluence of events like that piles hurt upon hurt, on what is a mountain of pain already. And cats and chickens seem to be such a complimentary pairing to me. So the pain is more than doubled. I'm sorry you went through that Bob!

 

[Kris5902]

It's the Stoop Group! A little rosé and they could be a book club!

Speaking of which... my Natural History of Chickens arrived today! After a slight detour... like my pullets We aren’t quite sure where it went but it arrived at the main post depot, then went on an undisclosed adventure of some sorts, or perhaps some top secret spy like mission, between November 30 and December 9th when it again arrived at the same postal depot (apparently without having even left!)

Yup, so I hitched a ride with BIL to the store, picked it up, wrapped it from Santa and left it with my Mom, that will help me wait in reading it for a bit! I was really hoping that maybe Roosties meds had come in as well, I don’t get the same notifications for those because it’s not an amazon purchase... I’ll be checking again tomorrow, and have taken the PO Box key from DH, just in case!

 

[BY Bob]

This may be untoward of me, but I wonder if you can take comfort in the possibility that she was not in such pain that last day? Why else would she be walking normally? If so she had a small blessing there.

I want to think that. I have no way of knowing but when it was time, her and Patsy lay together under the magnolia tree until she was gone. I will ever forget that. it was so sweet. I always tear up thinking about it.

When it was Patsy’s time, I returned the favor and held her while she passed, keeping her comfortable and letting her know she was loved.

 

[BY Bob]

There's a handsome beauty! I understand better now . Yes, the confluence of events like that piles hurt upon hurt, on what is a mountain of pain already. And cats and chickens seem to be such a complimentary pairing to me. So the pain is more than doubled. I'm sorry you went through that Bob!

It's alright. I avoid thinking of that time but when I finally do, I appreciate the tears for what they are. I loved them so and they brought such joy to my life. The tears are now tears of rememberance, not solely grief but also happiness that I was so lucky to have known them and blessed to have them share their lives with mine. Feeling is what makes life worth living and one must accept that there will be loss in order to truly care for another living being.

I am finding now that I am glad I went back to get the photo. Thank you for asking the question.