Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Chaco is doing well today. She seems to be thriving on the new diet that was set up. And she’s drinking normally.

What does her new diet consist of ?

 

[Ponypoor]

It’s Pony Sunday!!! I’m not a horse crazy kid anymore but:

Here’s Donny… a retired half Draft packhorse from a place that does backcountry camping rides (with posh preset campsites, and a food wagon) that DH’s Aunts do every year for two weeks during summer.View attachment 3023548
And Isla a former harness racing standard bred with supposedly a beautiful gait. She is in her 30’s.View attachment 3023550 I haven’t ridden in decades, as a citiot wouldn’t be allowed to if I wanted to lol. These two are mostly decorative and usually wander away from the farm and eat the grass at the vineyard. Sometimes they make it down to the beach, but they do stay on the bottom side of the hill. Because they don’t get much human interaction they are super skittish and Isla doesn’t really like me. They are nearly feral TBH. They warmed up to me a little when they found out that I now walk with carrots and apple chips for the goats. ButI wasn’t carrying any this time so Isla strongly objected to my little photo shoot and took off towards the vineyard. Donny follows her lead.View attachment 3023558View attachment 3023559The Paint we had has thankfully been re-homed. He was tall, and beautiful, and hard to handle. He rolled on two “experienced” wwoofer riders bit four people and would bite and chase the other horses. He wasn’t properly socialized or trained before he got here. Then with the lack of interaction and being penned separately he went a little nuts. He now has an experienced family that will work with him regularly, so that’s a win.

They are lovely

Thanks for sharing! As a citiot if you visited here my horses would mob you for food hahaha they r most definitely not feral hahaha!

Anywhoooo you can no longer be considered a citiot as you now have accumulated goats and chickens and live in the middle of nowhere

 

[Ponypoor]

I guess it's pony Sunday let's see what pics of my wild bunch I can show you....

This is Truly and Sally

 

[Ponypoor]

Oh, it literally doesn’t matter what I’m holding… it must be treats. Lol

Haha yes I had that yesterday, the can of nail just had to be something tasty

 

[Ponypoor]

I always get a chuckle out of the size difference between the young pullets eggs and the older gals.

This Blanche's huge egg and Dorothy tiny egg

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Ok, I commandeered my daughter's youtube account to upload these 2 video's since some people have facebook issues. I had a youtube account but forgot the password and it is with a old email that I can no longer access. First broody shrieks of the season for me.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Oh and of all the hens, that is Baby the youngest girl. I really did not expect this from her so soon.

 

[GregnLety]

Duke is almost as big as a pony. Here he's trying to ignore Lobo who is messing up Duke's relaxation.

 

[rural mouse]

J

? Are the names in order? Hmmm...I've thought that Jessica (rabbit) was the brown leghorn...ooops!

Regardless, lovely set of bottoms!

Jess is the golden wyandotte. Nellie is the leghorn. She was a bit on the nervous side growing up.

 

[rural mouse]

It’s Pony Sunday!!! I’m not a horse crazy kid anymore but:

Here’s Donny… a retired half Draft packhorse from a place that does backcountry camping rides (with posh preset campsites, and a food wagon) that DH’s Aunts do every year for two weeks during summer.View attachment 3023548
And Isla a former harness racing standard bred with supposedly a beautiful gait. She is in her 30’s.View attachment 3023550 I haven’t ridden in decades, as a citiot wouldn’t be allowed to if I wanted to lol. These two are mostly decorative and usually wander away from the farm and eat the grass at the vineyard. Sometimes they make it down to the beach, but they do stay on the bottom side of the hill. Because they don’t get much human interaction they are super skittish and Isla doesn’t really like me. They are nearly feral TBH. They warmed up to me a little when they found out that I now walk with carrots and apple chips for the goats. ButI wasn’t carrying any this time so Isla strongly objected to my little photo shoot and took off towards the vineyard. Donny follows her lead.View attachment 3023558View attachment 3023559The Paint we had has thankfully been re-homed. He was tall, and beautiful, and hard to handle. He rolled on two “experienced” wwoofer riders bit four people and would bite and chase the other horses. He wasn’t properly socialized or trained before he got here. Then with the lack of interaction and being penned separately he went a little nuts. He now has an experienced family that will work with him regularly, so that’s a win.

That draft mix
we got to see Goliath, world tallest horse (in early 2000s) when the boys were little. Fresian (spelling?) With smaller hooves than a true draft, but oh, what a beauty.