Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

They say they are not judging me. But I feel they are judging me!

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They look very "judgy" to me.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I don’t know. I think that Billygoat is just a little too gruff for my taste! Besides, you need two (For Billygoats Gruff ) anyways!

Oh there are two-three other goats like that one, and four mini goats!

 

[BY Bob]

@Blazinga Pecking order troubles happen here also, and these guys grew up together! Butters (#3) is in full molt, new feathers very slowly coming in, and she is a poor little unkempt ball right now and suffering. Hazel (#2) is ruthless to her, though never draws blood, she's just relentless, kind of terrorizing and I swear gratuitous, driving Butters "just because." Butters did a lot of running today. She let out some pitiful cries, just breaks my heart. I'm adding more blocks to the new run configurations now. Hazel sometimes just can't stand seeing Butters.

Butters (#3) does poke Popcorn (#4, also molting) at times, but nothing near what she's been getting from Hazel (#2, getting well feathered-out now from her molt). Popcorn and Hazel hang okay together, Hazel pokes her now and then. Peanut (#1 Top Hen) and Butters forage well together, which is good. When Peanut wants to move onto whatever Butters is investigating, she just sort of juts her shoulder and body that way a bit, makes no contact actually, and Butters moves off without complaint. No pecking involved, and Butters can often ease back in as Peanut moves around.

Strategic food placements (done) but now more blocks are the answer here I think. Thankfully they all seem quieter today.

There are hens that just have days where they hate someone. Sansa is chasing Phyllis around right now. Most of the time it is only perimeter pecking but today Sansa is chasing her for some reason. Who knows why?

Maybe because Phyllis is looking spectacular as always and poor Sansa an absolute mess. Maybe Phyllis smarted off about it.

Poor Sansa

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I have always let the song birds have mine but they did not touch them this year. Lots of grapes for chickens. Lots of grapes wasted away.

This, here too, interesting. The ones growing by an old farm along the road, Concord grapes, are really abundant and the birds have barely made a dent in them. In years past we don't even get a chance at tasting a few. They are best -sweetest- after frost, but usually hardly make it that long.

 

[BY Bob]

This, here too, interesting. The ones growing by an old farm along the road, Concord grapes, are really abundant and the birds have barely made a dent in them. In years past we don't even get a chance at tasting a few. They are best -sweetest- after frost, but usually hardly make it that long.

We have Concord and Niagara grapes but they never make it to the frost sadly. There are still remnants of grapes hanging on the vines.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

That was not The Greatest Hen Ever on Mrs BY Bob's leg. Any of you who have read the entire thread wish to guess which hen that is?

I thought that was Elphie.

 

[featherhead007]

Oh there are two-three other goats like that one, and four mini goats!

I still think that your goats are entirely too gruff (By the way, what’s gruff mean?)

 

[fuentemoon]

I caught up last night but didn't manage to post. We like most people with animals follow a pretty regular routine, at least as far as they go. About an hour before they go to bed I usually go out and give the ladies "dinner." This means make sure they have food and give them a handful of scratch, maybe a treat like blueberries or sprouted seeds. If it isn't pouring I will walk around with them. It is our time to hang out and check in, even if it only a moment.
Last night they wanted to go to bed early, it was chilly and getting ready to rain, so they went to their house in the back and Bill topped them up and did the routine there. Then apparently they realized I wasn't there or maybe could sense my arrival because instead of going to bed they headed back out front to wait for me.

They did of course expect an escort to bed after a quick greeting involving sunflower seeds.

 

[Lexicon]

2fer Tuesday
These two always roost in the same spot cuddled together. They are the only pair in my flock that I could call besties. Annie, the Australorp and Bistro, the Easter Egger.

 

[Cynthia12]

I caught up last night but didn't manage to post. We like most people with animals follow a pretty regular routine, at least as far as they go. About an hour before they go to bed I usually go out and give the ladies "dinner." This means make sure they have food and give them a handful of scratch, maybe a treat like blueberries or sprouted seeds. If it isn't pouring I will walk around with them. It is our time to hang out and check in, even if it only a moment.
Last night they wanted to go to bed early, it was chilly and getting ready to rain, so they went to their house in the back and Bill topped them up and did the routine there. Then apparently they realized I wasn't there or maybe could sense my arrival because instead of going to bed they headed back out front to wait for me. View attachment 2893067View attachment 2893068

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They did of course expect an escort to bed after a quick greeting involving sunflower seeds.

Check out that full crop on that one in the first picture. Full and happy. Came in to say hi to some old friends. I love seeing photos of the very much loved chickens. I still miss mine, especially when I read a cute little story like this one. I'm going to post a photo of one that I got a kick out of with my last group. They were happily eating spinach, when I check the photo, I see that one is ready to snatch from another! And that look from her looking straight at the camera. Gotcha!