Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

Perfect timing. I'm about to fetch Mary from the roost and put her in her basket for tomorrow morning's trip to see the vet.

I am sure the answer is further on but I do want to hear how it worked (and how her vet trip was).

 

[Marie2020]

Alright... Tuesday I lost a friend. Taz Sullivan was flying his self created aircraft out of Porterville airport CA. crashed and burned near the tree line. He was a great pilot, and a patriot soldier to the USA . He will be missed. But I am still going to fly today, at sunrise my flight plan is confirmed. And I will be back before the chickens even miss me.... RIP Taz

I'm sorry you lost your friend

I will worry about you now until you get home. Please be safe, do all necessary checks before leaving and be alert

 

[RoyalChick]

Heck... BYC won’t even know that I’m gone, until I get back home. So happy flying

I am so sorry you lost your friend. Do please reassure those of us who are worriers that you are back home safe.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Hi guys, I’m 50 pages behind and probably going to be absent for a while. I just wanted to stop by and let everyone know I’m quite a mess right now. It’s been really rough balancing everything here, and then Arduinna went for a little walkabout to top it off; when I was really struggling against weather, general living conditions, chores, and DH was away working this Saturday. She still hasn’t come back, but is no longer crying to us from the cliffs above our home. Please keep us in your prayers for her safety and that she comes back home. She’s way too spoiled to be an outside goat.

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She wasn’t wearing her harness when she wandered off, because we were at home, so no worries on getting it caught on something, but also no clear “that’s the pet goat” indicators if she approaches a stranger. I figured she was just doing a little browsing in the yard. Was fighting with getting a chicken out of the barn. I Just blocked out my phone number because the thread is so public and busy here lately... nothing personal. You’re mostly all pretty much my chicken family here

I’ve been told by other previous goat adoptive parents that it’s breeding season (but she just got off the bottle herself!) and she may return in a week or two, pregnant. My fingers are (sort of) crossed for that outcome. I’m barely functioning without her here, and she is one of the few things really keeping me going through all this.

A somewhat humorous aside: Also I put a missing pet ad on one (private) Local FB group (see my pics?) then shared it to that “other” original public group I’ve mentioned before, where it was deleted with no reason given to me (it turns out you can’t share from private to public group as only members of the private group can see the post... but being so internet savvy I didn’t know that). So my little missing goat sparked another round of high school drama like internet wars on social media. FFS, I wasn’t being elitist just the one group is “safer” and moderated and the other has devolved into a cesspool of nastiness lately... as evidenced by the really nasty public admin announcement of “anything shared from that group to here will be deleted nah-nah... type initial response” which was my only clue, (while distraughtly crying after a full day searching, rock climbing, and walking in alternating rain and heat waves) as to why it was deleted. So now the “there’s another private group, are they saying mean things there” issue is fracturing the community spirit almost as much as the vaccine vs anti-vaxer debates. Further evidence why I need my emotional support goat back so badly!

I may not be back on for a while, so I will thank you all for the kind words, thoughts, prayers and otherwise I know you will all say in advance. @BlueBaby as well (hope that works and you get this message, I just can’t concentrate to forward this privately)

Poor Arduinna! Poor you!
I can only imagine how heart wrenching it must be to hear her calling to you and not be able to get to her.

At least it's not the middle of winter where you are. I hope she comes trotting back to you soon like a good Nanny Goat Gruff avoiding any bridges with Trolls under them.

More hugs

 

[RoyalChick]

Maybe offer a bit of grated zucchini? I seem to remember someone mentioning that zucchini has some trace elements that help with calcium absorption. ( or maybe it was cucumber? Something long and green I think anyway.)

It was magnesium or manganese (both of which help with calcium absorption) and both of which are in feed pellets. I think nuts are actually the best source of both so I am about to join the nut-treats brigade.

 

[featherhead007]

I'm sorry you lost your friend

I will worry about you now until you get home. Please be safe, do all necessary checks before leaving and be alert

Thanks Marie, I’m a very safe pilot and having a crash in my SkyHawk would almost be impossible. Ask Bob. I am a very good and safe pilot. Safety and stress checks start in 30 minutes. That’s what I pay my A.M mechanic for. A M= Aviation Mechanical Services

 

[featherhead007]

I am so sorry you lost your friend. Do please reassure those of us who are worriers that you are back home safe.

Come on RC! Geez I’m a good pilot and great chickeneer! (Not as good as Chad, but I’m learning)

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

My friends... I don’t know what to say. I almost can’t believe it. She went missing 4pm Saturday, I have been balling my eyes out and looking very dangerously high and low for her. Not logging in here, not knowing how to let you all know she was missing. Praying for her to come back. Scanning the sky for vultures and yelling myself hoarse calling for her. I have been walking out to the beach two or three times daily. Last night was my first night sleeping alone since January, with DH in town and the cats all huffy. I was considering emulating Alex and bringing in Sammy for snuggles.

After my post here (thinking it may be days or weeks, if she ever comes back, and hadn’t fallen off the cliff or gotten lost on the other side of the mountains) I made some spaghetti, cried some more and was talking to myself, swearing if she would just come home I would cook her spaghetti just for her, and I headed out again to look for her with just a few hours until dark. She is home! Stuffed, belching, limping slightly, and now snoring on her pillow. Thank you all for the love and thoughts. I am believing that you all brought her back to me! (And she better not be knocked up! Of course we will love her just as much if she is... but I don’t want to have to build too big a barn!)

Oh Kris! I'm so happy for you both I could dance! (and I was only worried for 2 minutes!)

It's so good that she knows how to get back to you. I hope you both sleep well tonight.

 

[featherhead007]

My friends... I don’t know what to say. I almost can’t believe it. She went missing 4pm Saturday, I have been balling my eyes out and looking very dangerously high and low for her. Not logging in here, not knowing how to let you all know she was missing. Praying for her to come back. Scanning the sky for vultures and yelling myself hoarse calling for her. I have been walking out to the beach two or three times daily. Last night was my first night sleeping alone since January, with DH in town and the cats all huffy. I was considering emulating Alex and bringing in Sammy for snuggles.

After my post here (thinking it may be days or weeks, if she ever comes back, and hadn’t fallen off the cliff or gotten lost on the other side of the mountains) I made some spaghetti, cried some more and was talking to myself, swearing if she would just come home I would cook her spaghetti just for her, and I headed out again to look for her with just a few hours until dark. She is home! Stuffed, belching, limping slightly, and now snoring on her pillow. Thank you all for the love and thoughts. I am believing that you all brought her back to me! (And she better not be knocked up! Of course we will love her just as much if she is... but I don’t want to have to build too big a barn!)

Kris, get a grip on your goat! You scared all of us friends!

 

[RoyalChick]

Come on RC! Geez I’m a good pilot and great chickeneer! (Not as good as Chad, but I’m learning)

I know. Worrying has nothing to do with logic. It just is. Accept it as a sign of caring!