Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[micstrachan]

Feel like I'm behind on pictures...
This is from earlier this week, but cracks me upView attachment 2690668

I love it!!!

 

[micstrachan]

I will weigh in on the poop/ salmonella bit too... and honestly it lands back on the how much risk you are willing to take. Warning, I’m about to horrify everyone... I often kiss my chickens heads, but never their feet. Yes, there’s a fair amount of poop that gets tracked into our home (ok, an alarming amount!) The number of times I have been scarfing down a bagel and coffee and ‘sniff sniff... is that? Yes, that’s cecal poop smell , coming from... the hand holding my bagel, oops. Yes, one of my actual New Years resolutions for 2021 was “wash my hands before eating in the morning, everyday”. I haven’t been as successful as I would like, but I have been making an effort. (It’s the only time I have this issue, other meals and snacks aren’t a problem)

Salmonella has been less a problem here, e-coli, more of an issue. It gets into the spring because livestock (cows and sheep) is kept in the area around it, and the treatment process “reduced the water pressure too much”. I now get our water from a friend... all the digestive distress issues stopped. Yes, the water here gets tested, and has come back positive for unacceptable levels of bacteria frequently. The solution? They pour a half gallon of bleach into the spring and then retest, get the all clear and ignore until the next required test.

Poop happens, try not to get it in your mouth. Hand washing is important. That said, I don’t stress over it. Also, I have been using dry cow patties to stuff the holes where the meat tractors are on uneven ground. Yes, I pick them up, break them into pieces, and stuff it in the gaps, with my hands. I am probably an awful example, to be honest... but so far have managed to not get sick from any of it. I wash my hands a little more often in public now with the virus issues, but at home? Over chicken poop? Not so much. I wipe it off and keep going, wash up when I’m done, and usually scold the chickens for pooping in things I’m trying to use.

I love you. Just sayin’.

 

[Scrambles83]

Shopping is allowed!

Yes, and bottleshops are counted as essential businesses (thank goodness )

 

[Scrambles83]

Happy Friday from Belle

 

[MaryJanet]

Happy Friday from Belle

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And from Ivy

 

[featherhead007]

Let me see if I can find an FBF pic. ( I think I should follow the fluffy butt acres agenda) old pic, but here’s the picture

 

[featherhead007]

Why am I up so early? (Jaffar snorers) and I had some accounting business to log in. 5 hours sleep is good enough for me. (For last night anyways) when the sun rises, I will give a better fluffy butt chicken picture

 

[featherhead007]

Beings that I had Jaffar in with me last night, maybe Emily, his main squeeze, who chose not to perch with him, might reconsider her choice of perches in the future? Or should I just go get another hen that would love Jaffar more and be better company for him?
I will say this again, as I have said before, Jaffar is a very, very good rooster, (Very special to me) and deserves the best I can give him.

 

[Lady Red]

 

[featherhead007]

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I always wonder, if these chickens appreciate their fluffy butts, being advertised world wide? (Your hen is exceptionally beautiful by the way) but my question still remains.