Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[CrazyChookChookLady]

Not chicken related but have to brag for a minute. This Friday marks the end of Rosie's 3rd 9 weeks. We have done the entire year virtual. There have been some tears *mostly on my part, I hate algebra* but for the first semester she pulled off a 4.0. This 9 weeks, we are done for the week already as of this afternoon and her lowest grade is a 99.85%. Her highest is math, 104.3% for pre-algebra and geometry and statistics combined. She's always been a good student, but I can tell she's blossomed in the home school environment and one on one attention. So much so that I'm now questioning sending her back to in person next year. If anything this year has proven that if I had to I can homeschool and for some students it may be the best option.

Chicken tax.
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Way to go you guys!

I have had a similar experience with Anna as well. She moves through her work much easier, she is able to focus better, and she has the comfort of being home. It has really worked out well. I too am considering keeping her at home again next year.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

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.

• Hattie and Lilly
• Sansa and Aurora
• Phyllis and Aurora

Obviously the oddest pairing was Sydney and Sansa as Sansa is miserable to Sydney. For yesterday they were mates.

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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.

OMG, it’s a circus!

 

[featherhead007]

It seems I get the property, Jeanette died 2 hours ago. Her cousin Jaime just told me from hospital. Details will follow. I feel very sad at this moment

 

[Marie2020]

I have not used alfalfa ever. Hopefully someone else can assist.

I've been told it's an excellent addition to their feed. I've been trying to find it since yesterday but still no joy in finding it for my girls. It's fed for horse's that is the only one I have come across so far.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/alfalfa-pellets-for-my-chickens.215150/

 

[RoyalChick]

It seems I get the property, Jeanette died 2 hours ago. Her cousin Jaime just told me from hospital. Details will follow. I feel very sad at this moment

Oh I am so, so sorry to hear that.
She had a lovely friend in you.

 

[Marie2020]

@featherhead007

I hope everyone is ok after all that travelling and you have managed to get a little rest. You deserve all good things after all that you have done.

Sending good thoughts to your neighbor and her relative.

 

[featherhead007]

Oh I am so, so sorry to hear that.
She had a lovely friend in you.

Im glad to have a friend like you RC!

 

[featherhead007]

@featherhead007

I hope everyone is ok after all that travelling and you have managed to get a little rest. You deserve all good things after all that you have done.

Sending good thoughts to your neighbor and her relative.

thank you Marie

 

[Marie2020]

It seems I get the property, Jeanette died 2 hours ago. Her cousin Jaime just told me from hospital. Details will follow. I feel very sad at this moment

I'm so sorry Alex.

It would have been a great comfort to have had her relative with her at the end.

 

[Marie2020]

See you later fluffy butts family