Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

Omg so cute! She must meet my Lulu

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I didn't remember you had a Lulu. Beautiful!

 

[BY Bob]

That's awesome nice to see good employment practices.

Right now here in Ontario it's an employee's market, there is quite a shortage of labour across the board. Wages though are still stagnant, and housing costs are off the charts, were I live you do not work in the area and own a house, you either commute to Toronto to work, or like me work out of province. It's so expensive here people who work in the area have a hard time finding affordable housing.

It causing quite a dilemma for farmers who want to sell their farms for multi-millions. The govt has tried to quash this as the need for farm land and rural land is very important here. But it's hard to create green belts....

I am happy with my little slice of paradise with my horses and chickies, and hope I am a very very old cranky lady before I need to worry about being encroached upon by development!

I hope that for you too.

 

[BY Bob]

So done with winter....

BUT!

It is giving me an opportunity to get my hay in that I couldn't get last weekend! So I can't complain too much as the Fates are smiling on me at the moment

The ground is stiffening up so I can drive to the barn without burying the truck, so Wednesday I will load up with hay and shavings, feed and salt licks for the horses and chickies to get me through frost breakup... Again.

I'm at least happy for you. Not me, but at least you.

 

[BY Bob]

You are a good leader I would work with you no problem!

It's a wise employer who respects their employees.

That is very nice of you to say. I've have had some very loyal people over the years. I take great pride in the number of people whose careers I have touched which have exceeded my own.

Work Tax

 

[BY Bob]

Chicken tax:
More pics of Blanche, she loves attention - not sure what breed she is but she lays lovely chocolaty olive eggs - huge eggs!

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She is a stunner.

 

[rural mouse]

I wish she would have a hot flash for crying out loud.

That was last week.

 

[rural mouse]

So done with winter....

BUT!

It is giving me an opportunity to get my hay in that I couldn't get last weekend! So I can't complain too much as the Fates are smiling on me at the moment

The ground is stiffening up so I can drive to the barn without burying the truck, so Wednesday I will load up with hay and shavings, feed and salt licks for the horses and chickies to get me through frost breakup... Again.

As long as another hot flash doesn't happen tomorrow....

 

[rural mouse]

Will Lulu be crested? I did guess a crested legbar (for the wrong one, but still!)

And I guessed the right color name but wrong breed (legbar never came up when looking for the blue chippy)

 

[featherhead007]

Ummm...you have seen Groundhog Day, yes?

Oh god no, not another day like today, and not in repetition!

 

[BY Bob]

I am so happy you are okay. I don't know where in Penn. you live, but heard the story on my way home tonight...and immediately thought of you & was concerned. So glad you are okay!!

I was smart and avoided it. Éowyn was glad too as she was with me.

Then consider this, the wind chill was approving single digits, it's snowing and your car is wrecked so it is not making heat. Now you have to wait to be rescued. Horrible situation. 5 dead so far.