Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

It's a mite windy today (and unseasonably warm at 50+F at sunrise). I watched Cheetah have to tack to run in a straight line (missed the shot). Heres one with the wind messing with his tail.
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And Twirp's keeps getting flared
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Storm came up to join in...View attachment 2898309
And kept going, but size comparison: Storm on the left, Cuckoo (largest of the pullets) on the right.
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Then she saw me

View attachment 2898308Another size comparison. Twirp is the smallest pullet.

I love the fact, that your chickens have access to heavy equipment! (The yellow dump trucks in the picture)

 

[LozzyR]

I think you have done and amazing job. I especially love the face. Very well done!

Me too.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

This is what I’m talking about with Minnie and Cashew. Cashew chased Minnie off three times. But Minnie persisted and now gets to roost beside Cashew. It’s almost like she still thinks of her as her mama.

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Everyone else is in the lower level tonight. It’s musical roosts!

Go, Minnie!

I do like your towel arrangement. Is that electrical tape holding them on? I forget what you told me before. Also, what is that yellow half-steering wheel thing there below the rectangular window?

 

[Marie2020]

One word: coffee

One word, pass

 

[Marie2020]

I love the fact, that your chickens have access to heavy equipment! (The yellow dump trucks in the picture)

I'm thinking of getting mine a set of drums

 

[featherhead007]

I'm thinking of getting mine a set of drums

I didn’t call my hen Beethov-Hen for nothing! I had a xylophone years ago (but the chooks tore it up) !

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Hi everyone, been a bit since I've been on. Spent a hour reading and playing catch up. It's good to hear that for the most part everyone is well. Hope you recover soon RC from the inner ear issues, those are definitely no fun. I'm also sorry to hear about Volt shad, if it is to be her time at least she got to live the end of it under your care and got to experience normal chicken behavior. I've been experiencing one of the many drawbacks to covid, after you have had it and recovered your immune system is shot. The past week and a half dealt with walking pneumonia. Last Saturday my breathing was so bad that any other time I would have went to the ER, in fact I considered it. But Covid is still so rampant at the hospitals that I toughed it out. The last thing I needed was to get it again on top of the pneumonia. I think I'm finally over it just weak and a nagging cough. I finally went out today and spent some time with the chickens this afternoon. I could tell they missed me and I was mobbed, even by the blue girls who have gotten bold enough to come peck at my sweatshirt sleeves and fingers. Branch was so happy to see me that when he was in my lap instead of settling right down he proceeded to yell at me for a good 5 minutes. Afterwards he took a nap in his favorite spot, my arms.

 

[MaryJanet]

Silent Film

I have one of the original Arlo cameras with no sound still in operation. It covers the big run from the main door. I was checking in on them the other day and I caught this little interaction.

As with any silent film I will now provide some written dialog.

Sylvie: Cheep Cheep Cheep Cheep

Legertha: You need to settle and be quiet or someone is going to notice us.

Sylvie: Do you love corn? I love corn. It is so sweet and tasty. I heard Hattie say the purple ones taste better. I've never had a purple one. Have you ever had a purple one? What is purple anyway? Is that a color? Boy It is windy today. The wind flips my feathers everywhere. Does it flip yours?

Legertha: Would you shoosh already!

Sylvie: I want to see a real horse. Phyllis was talking about Chaco last night. You think she has seen a horse? Horses are so beautiful. I don't like mean chickens like Sansa. Why is she so mean? She is scary. That Sansa is just a meany and mean chickens stink. I wish Sansa wasn't so mean.

Legertha: Would you stop saying her name! She is going to hear you.

Sylvie: You can't tell me what to do. Sansa, Sansa, Sansa, Sansa, Sansa!

Legertha: You are such baby.

Sylvie: I am not! I am almost as big as you. Sansa!

Legertha: There you've done it. Here she comes!

Sylvie: Hide me Legertha. I'm sorry. I promise I will listen you next time. Hide me!

Legertha: Get behind me and be ready to run when I say. You go right, ok?

Sylvie: Yes Legertha, whatever you say. Just don't let her peck me.

Sansa: Did someone here want to speak with me? I keep hearing my name. You babies should understand your place. You should be seen and not heard. I'm going to have to teach you some manners.

Legertha: Get ready to run Sylvie

Sylvie: whatever you say Legertha. I'm so scared.

Phyllis: Sansa! What are you doing over there.

Sansa: Who said that. (Looks around) Phyllis! I'll teach you to interrupt me!

Sylvie: What happened Legertha? Is she gone?

Legertha: Yes, she chased after Phyllis

Sylvie: I think Sansa is mean because she is jealous of our beautiful headresses.

Legertha: Doesn't matter why, just matters that she is.

Sylvie: Phyllis was brave. I was too, right Legertha?

Legertha: Sigh, yes you were very brave. Now listen to me and be quiet until Sansa is out in the yard.

Sylvie: I will. You ever talk to the song birds. They are silly. Always flying here and there. If I had a horse I would call it Loqui and I would stand on its back and have him take me over to the deck and house. And I would be so high up that Sansa could never peck me.

Legertha: That would be wonderful. Maybe someday little one.

Awwww such a big dream

 

[featherhead007]

Bad news today. I saw my neighbor putting out mice bait traps around his house (the kind with baited poison inside)
I’m hoping none of those poisoned mice come over to my yard and my chooks eat them!

 

[RoyalChick]

Hi everyone, been a bit since I've been on. Spent a hour reading and playing catch up. It's good to hear that for the most part everyone is well. Hope you recover soon RC from the inner ear issues, those are definitely no fun. I'm also sorry to hear about Volt shad, if it is to be her time at least she got to live the end of it under your care and got to experience normal chicken behavior. I've been experiencing one of the many drawbacks to covid, after you have had it and recovered your immune system is shot. The past week and a half dealt with walking pneumonia. Last Saturday my breathing was so bad that any other time I would have went to the ER, in fact I considered it. But Covid is still so rampant at the hospitals that I toughed it out. The last thing I needed was to get it again on top of the pneumonia. I think I'm finally over it just weak and a nagging cough. I finally went out today and spent some time with the chickens this afternoon. I could tell they missed me and I was mobbed, even by the blue girls who have gotten bold enough to come peck at my sweatshirt sleeves and fingers. Branch was so happy to see me that when he was in my lap instead of settling right down he proceeded to yell at me for a good 5 minutes. Afterwards he took a nap in his favorite spot, my arms.

So sorry to hear you have been in the wars. Look after yourself.