Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

All my plans for today have been cancelled I’m still pretty swollen (and had a pretty hard time sleeping last night)

I feel I missed something. Are you OK?
But I did log on to say Happy Birthday (I am out and about so just a quick check-in today).

 

[Marie2020]

This was waiting for me at the post office. (My sister is so thoughtful) She knows how much I love my chickens.View attachment 2793997

She loves her brother that's for sure

 

[Marie2020]

Fur like silk. It is amazing when she cuddles your neck.

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What a beautiful face and I just love those ears. I would never leave this cutie alone

 

[RoyalChick]

Push comes to shove, buy live crickets (or fishing worms), mix them into the leaf pile and let the royal ladies at them.

No need for that - my leaf pile comes with free bugs included.

 

[Marie2020]

It's cold a damp here with rain on and off.

Just staying inside and snuggling up with my fur babies

 

[BY Bob]

Time to do a beginning flock intro:

Silver, my lead hen. (Mama with tiny Storm, the day she got off the nest)
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Watching over the bigger babies (not her first rodeo: she did "round up, here come the deer" with the last batch
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Supervision is tiring. She's early to bed

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Likes to hang out near me (hoping for treats)
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She wasn't fond of Buster: she'd go off by herself...and good luck following her, in spite of the shiny white. Tolerates being picked up (hidden from Buster) in my shawl after spending a night outside (hid well enough we though she'd been caught) but doesn't particularly like to be. She's also currently moulting so no eggs. part of the flock plan is dinner table chickens, but she isn't EVER part of that. She's such a canny bird that I want her teaching those skills to EVERY flock member under her (so far she trying to, but Thing 2 is a feather-headed dingbat so is posing a real challenge)
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She is a real beauty. Any tribe needs that wisdom that can be shared. I am glad you are considering that in your plans.

Nice to meet you Silver.

 

[rural mouse]

Interesting. It's hard to imagine not having trespass laws. So how do you force someone to leave your property when they are unwelcome?

Put signs on trees every 5-10 meters....

Before putting up signs, put a "bullet" hole or 2 in some, run an arrow through others. Leave arrow sticking out of the sign when putting up.

Signs: Enter these woods at your own risk.

 

[BY Bob]

@BY Bob

Can I borrow that tape, my girls have been so loud since I cooked my tea they are so spoilt

Mine just went crazy again. I'll explain why later.

 

[BY Bob]

This was waiting for me at the post office. (My sister is so thoughtful) She knows how much I love my chickens.View attachment 2793997

What a lovely present! She is very thoughtful. And on time too!

 

[Marie2020]

Mine just went crazy again. I'll explain why later.

I just put mine to bed. They gave me a lot of abuse and were still complaining as I left. It's cold and wet and I'm going to bed with my hot water bottle soon.

I'm here for Alex but it looks as if he's gone to bed already