Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Oh my gosh! I am glad I continued to read... I was about to stop when you said you were getting ready to say goodbye ... I couldn’t stand the thought if it... so I am SO HAPPY you get to keep her! I can see how much my middles rely on each other when escaping the BGs.. they are so close and need each other right now... I mean, how sad would it have been if she did go and you just took their “home”... no old home and no more pal ... oh, the thought of it ... I’m sad myself right now cuz I decided to get rid of one of my older gals... I got my first gals last spring and she was one of eight.. she has always been a bully so when I integrated I moved her to the mini coop and then finally decided to let her go.. my friend across the street took her to live with her nine gals.. so she is in a lovely place but I am having anxiety over thinking about her over there while she is wondering where she is and where am I... It’s very sad...
And I know.. they may not “think” like that.. but I do...

Hattie is only just now recovering from the loss of Jabber. They grieve. It is easy to see if you pay attention.

It would have been so hard to split them but if it was for the good of the flock I would have. For me that is the lesson with Jabber. It was hard but the flock is all the better for the resolution. Unfortunately this would not have been for the good of the flock. It would have been to keep my word. Thankfully my friend let me off the hook. I will be forever grateful to her for knowing me better than I knew myself.

 

[BY Bob]

There is Order at Fluffy Butt Acres

So there was a log jam on the porch tonight. It was all about the roosting order. Hattie has learned a few things over the last few months living with Patsy and Lilly. One of them is to let Patsy and Lilly roost first. Those two have a battle every night over who gets to roost on the end. As I watched tonight they each got tossed off twice. While they battled it out Hattie stood in the doorway preening and waiting them out. While Hattie waited it out, the Littles were anxiously trying to go to bed. This created quite the log jam.

Once the old girls settled in, Hattie went in and the Littles moved up in line. Once Hattie was settled, the video below occurred.

All without a lantern or any fuss at all. I am so proud of these little ones.

 

[biophiliac]

There is Order at Fluffy Butt Acres

So there was a log jam on the porch tonight. It was all about the roosting order. Hattie has learned a few things over the last few months living with Patsy and Lilly. One of them is to let Patsy and Lilly roost first. Those two have a battle every night over who gets to roost on the end. As I watched tonight they each got tossed off twice. While they battled it out Hattie stood in the doorway preening and waiting them out. While Hattie waited it out, the Littles were anxiously trying to go to bed. This created quite the log jam.
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Once the old girls settled in, Hattie went in and the Littles moved up in line. Once Hattie was settled, the video below occurred.

All without a lantern or any fuss at all. I am so proud of these little ones.

I prev quoted but forgot to write the comment on the intelligence of chickens/52 faces... I would say their intelligence shines in the areas that are important to them such as learning to avoid conflict with elders. I love watching my young pigeons show their 'social intelligence' in this way. They learn quickly to tell the good guys from the bullies and are creative in evasion techniques. lol

 

[BY Bob]

I prev quoted but forgot to write the comment on the intelligence of chickens/52 faces... I would say their intelligence shines in the areas that are important to them such as learning to avoid conflict with elders. I love watching my young pigeons show their 'social intelligence' in this way. They learn quickly to tell the good guys from the bullies and are creative in evasion techniques. lol

If only our human children were as adapt , or even cared enough to understand how to avoid conflict with elders!

 

[BY Bob]

Morning Routine

So the flock and I have recently settled into a routine where I come out every morning, sit under the magnolia tree, drink coffee, share some cracked corn, and the Littles get up on the chair next to me and groom themselves.

Today I was a little late getting out and they were waiting at my chair.

Once I was out and they had some cracked corn, Maleficent decided she was going to preen a little closer. In fact she tried to organize my "feathers" for me as clearly I did not take the time to do so.

 

[WhoDatChick]

Morning Routine

So the flock and I have recently settled into a routine where I come out every morning, sit under the magnolia tree, drink coffee, share some cracked corn, and the Littles get up on the chair next to me and groom themselves.
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Today I was a little late getting out and they were waiting at my chair.
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Once I was out and they had some cracked corn, Maleficent decided she was going to preen a little closer. In fact she tried to organize my "feathers" for me as clearly I did not take the time to do so.

So sweet! I love the pic where they are waiting for you... ooohhh, the love!

 

[BY Bob]

They are so sweet. I'm so lucky that they are so friendly. Every chicken has their own personality but Maleficent is so much like my Daisy, well let's just say I never thought I would be that lucky again.

 

[biophiliac]

They certainly were waiting on 'your chair' , their chair has no cushion!
Nice of them to hang those fluffy butts off the side and not poop on your seat.

 

[BY Bob]

Foodie Fridays

Today we have Hattie eating cracked corn off a side table. The table is almost too high but nothing stops Hattie from getting her corn!

 

[BY Bob]

They certainly were waiting on 'your chair' , their chair has no cushion!
Nice of them to hang those fluffy butts off the side and not poop on your seat.

I was very grateful for their positioning! So far, and dont ask me why, we have had 0 chair deposits.

I should claim that I trained them to be like that!