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It has never happened. Not even the leghorns ever tried it and they loved to fly.
Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock
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Thanks for telling us Alex. You have done a very good deed and deserve a long sleep.
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Yes it is a real thing. I've had it happen after long trips driving.
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That is wonderful. It is great that your daughter is enjoying them as well. It's fun to see the sentinel at work. Aurora was performing sentinel duty yesterday as Hattie was laying. She did a good job too but I have a funny story that I'll share.In preparation for Friday I’d like to share Snow’s loose fluff. From observation of her drops in the yard, she seems to have 2 feathers to every shaft in that fluff butt of hers. It’s truly wonderful to me
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And this one is just cementing in that Belle is the sentinel of my 3 lady tribe. She waited alert for a long time behind the 2 other girls when they were making their way back to coop and run
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Apparently our daughter is writing entries about hanging with them in the yard in her prep class while other kids talk about the park
I’m so glad they make her happy and inspired like they do for me
That double-fluff is amazing!In preparation for Friday I’d like to share Snow’s loose fluff. From observation of her drops in the yard, she seems to have 2 feathers to every shaft in that fluff butt of hers. It’s truly wonderful to me
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And this one is just cementing in that Belle is the sentinel of my 3 lady tribe. She waited alert for a long time behind the 2 other girls when they were making their way back to coop and run
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Apparently our daughter is writing entries about hanging with them in the yard in her prep class while other kids talk about the park
I’m so glad they make her happy and inspired like they do for me
It’s good to know us BYC friends do care about each other! You peeps are great! I’m doing well.Well done Alex. Glad you are home safe and sound. I hope you were able to get to sleep.
I put a bale of alfalfa in the run during the winter weather. It provided hours of entertainment, plus healthy snacks. And it helped with mud in the run.
My girls are all grown, though. Not sure I would give it to little chicks.
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Let's Bakawk together like we did Last Week!
yesterday was a funny day at Fluffy Butt Acres. It first started with some odd pairings. Now that the tribe has been free ranging again for a couple of weeks, they have started to pair up and roam the yard in twos again. It's funny the pairings that I got.
Of course, it appears no day at Fluffy Butt Acres is complete without another Bakawk fest.
Knowing that Aurora was on sentinel duty, as Hattie was laying, I was duly alarmed when Aurora started bakawking at the top of hers lungs. I come rushing out of the house to find Aurora standing in the middle of the deck bakawking.
No one else is paying attention. I do a quick count. I see 3 others, Phyllis, Lilly, and Sansa. Hattie was laying so where is Sydney?
Then I hear a muffled return Bakawk. She must be in the coop. Gosh she must want and escort.
This has to stop. I can't be running outside to escort her everytime she lays. I am not actually a rooster.
I go to the coop door and call to her to come out. This time she does not respond. She remains over by the nest boxes bakawking. So I go to the other side of the coop by the nest boxes and open the door. As soon as I do, Hattie jumps out of the coop and heads off.
There stands Sydney bakawing at the top of her lungs, Aurora responding from the deck. The noise is deafening. I need to put a stop to this before the neighbors get upset.
So I look at Sydney, and she is holding her left foot up. It is matted with something she stepped in and straw from the coop. My first thought is poo of course. Then my eyes wander over to the THE nest box. The one everyone wants to use. I see broken egg shell. I go around and open the nest box lid. There is a broken Phyllis egg in the box.
BAKAWK
BAKAWK
BAKAWK
BAKAWK
They continue to call to each other.
The nest box is a mess. It's all yolky. I remove that broken egg shell and toss it on the ground. Phyllis, who has been running around between my legs, quickly starts to eat the remains of her own egg.
I remove the two whole eggs that are in the box including Hattie's warm egg. I clean out the nest box and replace the straw. The bakawking continuing in the background the whole time. These are my two loudest hens and it is LOUD. Sydney is standing in the coop still monitoring my progress as she bakawks.
Finally the box is cleaned out, fresh straw and all. I close the lid to the nest box and magically, Sydney stops bakwaking and goes in to examine my efforts. Gratefully she finds them acceptable and settles in to lay her egg.
I expect at this point that Aurora would stop but somehow she gets louder. Sydney is not answering but Aurora won't stop.
Great, now what do it do? Then it hits me......
Mealworms
She can't bakawk when she is eating......can she?
Amazingly, at first she does!
Eventually, she does stop bakawking and settles in to eat.
All is quiet.
I can go back to work in peace.
yesterday was a funny day at Fluffy Butt Acres. It first started with some odd pairings. Now that the tribe has been free ranging again for a couple of weeks, they have started to pair up and roam the yard in twos again. It's funny the pairings that I got.
- Hattie and Lilly
- Sansa and Aurora
- Phyllis and Aurora
Of course, it appears no day at Fluffy Butt Acres is complete without another Bakawk fest.
Knowing that Aurora was on sentinel duty, as Hattie was laying, I was duly alarmed when Aurora started bakawking at the top of hers lungs. I come rushing out of the house to find Aurora standing in the middle of the deck bakawking.
No one else is paying attention. I do a quick count. I see 3 others, Phyllis, Lilly, and Sansa. Hattie was laying so where is Sydney?
Then I hear a muffled return Bakawk. She must be in the coop. Gosh she must want and escort.
This has to stop. I can't be running outside to escort her everytime she lays. I am not actually a rooster.I go to the coop door and call to her to come out. This time she does not respond. She remains over by the nest boxes bakawking. So I go to the other side of the coop by the nest boxes and open the door. As soon as I do, Hattie jumps out of the coop and heads off.
There stands Sydney bakawing at the top of her lungs, Aurora responding from the deck. The noise is deafening. I need to put a stop to this before the neighbors get upset.
So I look at Sydney, and she is holding her left foot up. It is matted with something she stepped in and straw from the coop. My first thought is poo of course. Then my eyes wander over to the THE nest box. The one everyone wants to use. I see broken egg shell. I go around and open the nest box lid. There is a broken Phyllis egg in the box.
BAKAWK
BAKAWK
BAKAWK
BAKAWK
They continue to call to each other.
The nest box is a mess. It's all yolky. I remove that broken egg shell and toss it on the ground. Phyllis, who has been running around between my legs, quickly starts to eat the remains of her own egg.
I remove the two whole eggs that are in the box including Hattie's warm egg. I clean out the nest box and replace the straw. The bakawking continuing in the background the whole time. These are my two loudest hens and it is LOUD. Sydney is standing in the coop still monitoring my progress as she bakawks.
Finally the box is cleaned out, fresh straw and all. I close the lid to the nest box and magically, Sydney stops bakwaking and goes in to examine my efforts. Gratefully she finds them acceptable and settles in to lay her egg.
I expect at this point that Aurora would stop but somehow she gets louder. Sydney is not answering but Aurora won't stop.
Great, now what do it do? Then it hits me......
Mealworms
She can't bakawk when she is eating......can she?
Amazingly, at first she does!
Eventually, she does stop bakawking and settles in to eat.
All is quiet.
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I am thrilled to hear it!
Yes it is a real thing. I've had it happen after long trips driving.
Hear this, she said that if she dies, I can have her property all 5 acres. I just don’t want her to die!
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