Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Yikes! That’s scary, Bob! Aren’t you the one who told is the brilliant idea of Nerf guns? Time to break it out!

I need to start traveling armed again. I have not had it with me in a while. Good reminder.

 

[BY Bob]

Poor Patsy!

It was the same thing every year. Hard to watch.

 

[BY Bob]

Faverolles are not meant to go broody either but Tegan gives it a red-hot go! Luckily she loses interest after a couple of days.

I love the myth busting hens! Way to go Tegan!

 

[Scrambles83]

Shes given up on her pacing and clucking to have a bath in the sun

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I needed the need for speed! So I’m here with Chaco. And backroads allowed me to do 110mph yay

Yowza you do like risk. Bear in mind chest congestion + hospital stay = more risk than usual and way less fun
Sorry to put a damper on your camper

 

[featherhead007]

Yowza you do like risk. Bear in mind chest congestion + hospital stay = more risk than usual and way less fun
Sorry to put a damper on your camper

I’m not really worried. I will have plenty of rest when I’m dead. I do have great medical coverage, and caring doctors.
Sadly, I guess Jaffar didn’t want to watch the movie, he’s sound asleep now.

 

[BY Bob]

Shes given up on her pacing and clucking to have a bath in the sun
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[featherhead007]

I need to start traveling armed again. I have not had it with me in a while. Good reminder.

Just don’t pull a gun unless you are going to shoot it. (Not sure if Nerf guns qualify for that statement)

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Visit from a Hawk

While I was outside with all 8 of the hens free ranging yesterday we had a hawk stop by for a visit. I was standing on the deck with the grown up six, having just given them some pasta to chow down on. When Lilly who had not quite made it to the deck zipped into the butterfly bush. She moved so quickly that I knew something was up. I immediately looked to the sky and a hawk swooped in from over the shed and roosted in the birch tree. Here is where the hawk roosted and where the littles were located when it did.View attachment 2871618

At the time none of the other 7 hens knew the hawk was there. Lilly did not make a sound. Hattie was at my feet so I shushed under the table on the deck and threw more pasta there to get everyone under the table.

Then I took off after the hawk. I needed to make certain it was gone before it saw the littles. I did not even get around the pool and it vacated the area leaving as it had come.
I then called Lilly over and lectured her for not alerting everyone else. I don't believe that those on deck ever knew a hawk was present. It is certain that the littles had no idea as they were happily peeping away.

Scary! I wonder could the hawk have come in because it had already seen the new Littles and decided to check everyone out?

 

[BY Bob]

Just don’t pull a gun unless you are going to shoot it. (Not sure if Nerf guns qualify for that statement)

I never draw without intending to shoot.