Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RebeccaBoyd]

Ps. Just how many chickens can fit and ride on a horses back? Has it ever been tried?

Ask and you shall receive. So far Rosie has only rode with Holly a few times with Russ. She doesn't care to be behind her but will settle down if Rosie is holding her in the front. To keep her from wanting to roam, or flying off at a bad time she only will ride her on the road in front of the house. In his stall Russ has had 3 perched on his back at once.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Creamy heard that there is a Daisy fan club starting up and she wants to join. There is not a ounce of leghorn in her but from behind she looks like one.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I’m glad I’m not the only one.

Everyone seems to think Carrol and Dahl are classic reads for children but I have always found them disturbing if not outright horrifying.

Except for Jabberwocky. I’m very fond of Jabberwocky. My eldest memorised it for a talent show in primary school and performed it on stage. Our family will often quote lines to each other.

I'm glad I'm not the only one too - I actually hadn't met anyone who feels similarly until now. Thank you, AC!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Buckaroo Bonzai!

Hint on mine, 60s musician and a fictional cat

Exactly!
Jefferson Airplane and Tom Petty are side ways ins to the stories for me.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I used to play bass as well.

Cool! Tell us more, if you care to.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Soggy Hens

Let me start by saying what we are going through does not compare at all with what those poor people in Louisiana have gone and are going through. But we are drowning here. It is estimated that we are well over 3 inches of rain today on land that was already saturated with water. I am so glad that we are on the top of the hill. Streams are starting to flood and the city is in danger of flooding from the river.

My back yard is a giant pond right now with standing water everywhere. The ladies have found the only dry spot outside of the coop to huddle.

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that is our old patio table which I stuck in the side yard to get it off of the deck until it goes to its new home. That just happens to be the high point of the yard. If you look to the right of it you can see how the water has puddles next to the pool cement. It is two inches deep in there.

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They are hanging out there because the area under the coop and the run are all flooded.

Under the coop. Closing the door did not help at all.
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A clear spot in the grass showing how deep the water in the grass is.
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The Big Run. Look at all the water by the chair. It is flooded under the grapevines as well.
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The Big Run under the Cluckle Hut.

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If they were smart, they would go up in the coop. But they just want to be out.

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Have you got a a few inches of aged wood chips, like ramial chips, or something you can put down there in the big run? That would make the "floor" higher than the water level.

 

[LozzyR]

Bass! Bass guitar. I also have but am out of shape for a small electric upright.

Bass is awesome! I particularly like this picture of me

 

[LozzyR]

I used to play bass as well.

You realise that requires a photo.

 

[LozzyR]

Hard enough even to talk about! Lozzy is a miracle doing just that!

It helps to be a creative.

 

[LozzyR]

I was attentive to my past for a while and thoughtful of how it colours my present. Then after a while I realised daily decisions are incredibly important because they are the building blocks of my future joy.

It's such a simple concept yet somehow I didn't pick it up from either of my parents.

At the end, I hope to look back at myself and smile with love.

What a lovely thought process!