Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Mine are like @RoyalChick’s roadrunners, they aren’t sunworshippers but it is winter so I’ll observe them more once it’s warmer

All of mine worship the sun in winter!

 

[BY Bob]

One of my brothers Labs feasted on grapes from their vines, ended up with a severe case of the runs it was a fun Christmas Day haha

That does not sound like fun!

 

[featherhead007]

So not an AFL hold?

Not the way the Rams play! (American football team)
(I’m not a Rams fan)

 

[featherhead007]

Not the way the Rams play! (American football team)
(I’m not a Rams fan)

I always thought they were supposed to catch the pass, hold on to the and run for the touchdown. (I blame it on their education)

 

[Grandmas Coop]

You are so good with the hot lemon water! Do you drink it daily? I’ve heard great things about it. Oh, and I recently switched to decaf.

I dont on a regular bases,{ I really love good coffee} I do when I am feeling dehydrated or just thirsty
but I have for the last 15ish years decaf my self every year.
This year I wanted to focus on my joint health, I have really abused my short self doing a lot of physical work, No, I dont have scientific documentation, but I will tell you this,
@Marie2020 - yes, try and buy Swiss Water / Water decaffeinated Organic coffee - they use-- formaldehyde, carbon dioxide as a solvent, methylene chloride
My husband has generically VERY high blood pressure- no caffeine for him at all- he drinks a tall glass of water with Braggs ACV every morning.
yes- caffeine and red wine makes night sweats worse- good for you to for drinking tea,

I have had since Saturday been drinking hot lemon water, iced lemon or lime water, Braggs apple cider in room temp water, and just water, water, water lolololo I have had one cup of decaf in the morning and one in the afternoon. I really haven't wanted more coffee than that.
what I have noticed is my hands dont hurt as bad, I am not as hungry, my gut is happier,
I feel better, but at the same time we do have a very healthy food diet, we always have. BUT, we have tightened it up this year. We have cut things out, things we dont eat a lot of but felt it would help our joint health, blood sugar, and heart health. AND NO, there is no science documentation this is just what we do-- No premade products- eat fresh- Nothing with flour, sugar, no juice it is lot of sugar, cut the use of cheese by more than 1/2, I only cook with organic butter, we eat a LOT of fresh vegetables, and use portion control, if we feel full stop eating, dont eat enough for 3 people.

Now 4th of July I did cook burgers & Brats on the grill and John Adams came for dinner Hahahaha but we dont eat this way everyday.


So,,, This Grandma has a lot of grit, I stay very busy, I refuse to retire. In my employment days I was in Grocery Store management, I can throw freight with the best of them.
like I said, this is just us, we are very tough oldER folks, at 72 my DH can work as hard as he did at 40- even though he did fall off the roof in 2013 and broke 11 bones,, thats a story for another day.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

I was trying to articulate what I do and I think you captured it. For the Ozzies think American Football (not soccer) or Rugby in terms of how to hold the ball (I mean chicken) and with their head facing backwards relative to you.

when my son was a new baby, -3 mon. old, he preferred to sleep, face down, poking out my arm pit, hiney across my tummy, like a Football

 

[featherhead007]

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I dont on a regular bases,{ I really love good coffee} I do when I am feeling dehydrated or just thirsty
but I have for the last 15ish years decaf my self every year.
This year I wanted to focus on my joint health, I have really abused my short self doing a lot of physical work, No, I dont have scientific documentation, but I will tell you this,
@Marie2020 - yes, try and buy Swiss Water / Water decaffeinated Organic coffee - they use-- formaldehyde, carbon dioxide as a solvent, methylene chloride
My husband has generically VERY high blood pressure- no caffeine for him at all- he drinks a tall glass of water with Braggs ACV every morning.
yes- caffeine and red wine makes night sweats worse- good for you to for drinking tea,

I have had since Saturday been drinking hot lemon water, iced lemon or lime water, Braggs apple cider in room temp water, and just water, water, water lolololo I have had one cup of decaf in the morning and one in the afternoon. I really haven't wanted more coffee than that.
what I have noticed is my hands dont hurt as bad, I am not as hungry, my gut is happier,
I feel better, but at the same time we do have a very healthy food diet, we always have. BUT, we have tightened it up this year. We have cut things out, things we dont eat a lot of but felt it would help our joint health, blood sugar, and heart health. AND NO, there is no science documentation this is just what we do-- No premade products- eat fresh- Nothing with flour, sugar, no juice it is lot of sugar, cut the use of cheese by more than 1/2, I only cook with organic butter, we eat a LOT of fresh vegetables, and use portion control, if we feel full stop eating, dont eat enough for 3 people.

Now 4th of July I did cook burgers & Brats on the grill and John Adams came for dinner Hahahaha but we dont eat this way everyday.


So,,, This Grandma has a lot of grit, I stay very busy, I refuse to retire. In my employment days I was in Grocery Store management, I can throw freight with the best of them.
like I said, this is just us, we are very tough oldER folks, at 72 my DH can work as hard as he did at 40- even though he did fall off the roof in 2013 and broke 11 bones,, thats a story for another day.

You go go go Grandma!!

 

[Grandmas Coop]

In my experience and it is limited, once the chicks were hatched, Sydney was still dominated by the other hens but not nearly in the same way as before. She also avoided the main tribe and went off on her own with her chicks when free ranging. She was fiercely protective of them.

I don't think you can predict that they will be aggressive with the chicks. I believe that is a real rarity. They go broody wanting to be a Mum. I believe they will then mother their chicks 99% of the time.

Like when my Buff was broody, hatched some, they didnt live, I booked it to the farm store and got her 4 BR chicks, she loved them

 

[Grandmas Coop]

OK, all caught up,

GOOD MORNING

 

[BY Bob]

I am Removing Phyllis from the Nest This Morning

I will film it for everyone to see.

It just occurred to me how I could tell if Phyllis was getting off of the nest. When I split the coop for her, I put down new straw. There have been exactly 0 poops on that new straw. Therefore I am fairly certain that Phyllis has not left the nest at all.

I am heading out in a minute to supervise her time off the nest.