Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[ChicoryBlue]

The dogs keep looking at the chickens and then up, as if saying, "Hmm, they are eating that stuff....have you got anything there for me?"

 

[ChicoryBlue]

RUBY IS ON A ROOST!!!

Sorry to be shouting over the Internet, but this is huge! Ruby put herself to bed early on a little roost that’s only about 6 inches off the pine shavings. Since she’s no longer bloated and there isn’t danger of her rupturing, I thought she might enjoy sleeping back up on her shelf. So I helped her up there. I had put some fresh pine shavings and she gave me a little contented chortle. About half an hour later when I went to lock them up, the first thing I noticed is that she was not on the shelf! She had managed to jump up the 18 inches onto a roost and then over a foot or so onto the roost in the middle of the coop. I am beyond happy. My sweet girl gets to feel like a chicken tonight!

So nice she feels good enough for that, did she feel this way so soon after the previous draining? So glad for you both!

 

[BY Bob]

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Wow! What a wonderful photo Essay! Thanks for sharing.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

This last group of photo's is of Bubba and the silkies.

This is how 90% of the silkie pictures turn out.

 

[featherhead007]

Another pic of my rock garden (foraging) this evening. Jaffar is standing just outside of frame. But he’s doing his job. “Roostering”

 

[featherhead007]

This last group of photo's is of Bubba and the silkies.
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This is how 90% of the silkie pictures turn out.
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Looks like your Silkie, is moving at the sound barrier (very fast)

 

[BY Bob]

This last group of photo's is of Bubba and the silkies.
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This is how 90% of the silkie pictures turn out.
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High speed silkies!

 

[BY Bob]

Another pic of my rock garden (foraging) this evening. Jaffar is standing just outside of frame. But he’s doing his job. “Roostering”View attachment 2808009

They are a pretty group of ladies!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Silkies are not ugly, they are just misunderstood!

To be fair, before I hatched these 3 off, I thought of silkies as ugly. I now understand what people see in them and why it is so easy to fall in love with them. They are comedians. Do I love them as much as I do my Marans, no. But I love and appreciate them in their own way for their uniqueness.

 

[featherhead007]

To be fair, before I hatched these 3 off, I thought of silkies as ugly. I now understand what people see in them and why it is so easy to fall in love with them. They are comedians. Do I love them as much as I do my Marans, no. But I love and appreciate them in their own way for their uniqueness.

Maybe give them even more credit than just comedians. They can make you breakfast, and can even mop your kitchen floor (If given the chance)