Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RebeccaBoyd]

I will show this picture and hold the rest back for next Tuesday. Current broody situation. Raven is broody, and for 3 days I kept removing her from the box repeatedly, taking all eggs she was trying to steal, and putting her on the roost at night. What does my mother do 4 days ago? She gives her 1 egg . She will now kill you over that egg. Next we have Blueberry, who is gearing up big time to go broody. Teeny tiny problem, she wants Raven's box. Raven is not budging, so she is climbing in with her to lay her egg. That means me being pecked to death to remove Blueberries egg after she's done. I've put my foot down though for when Blueberry commits to sitting, it is not happening. I told mom if she tries to sneak a egg to Blueberry I'm hitting her over the head with a skillet. You would think she would have not given Raven a egg, after all, she commented we are pushing 30 and do not need anymore.

 

[bgmathteach]

As I sit holding with the Tax agency… 45 minutes now… I think about how I wish the CRA would do this. Cousin in law spends more time watching movies and cat stuff on the internet than working, and as I continue to listen to the endless hold music I can’t help but ponder… what the person who should be answering my call is actually doing while making $30+/hr not working… with my luck I’ll get the cousin in law and that will mean calling back in for another 1.5hr expected hold time… at least the hold music isn’t awful.

See, and you think @BY Bob 's taxes are bad,

Tax for tax talk:

Who you yellin' at? ?Me? I was just making sure this stuff was worthy of planting !

 

[LozzyR]

Stunning photo! Perfect for drawing practice.

You draw?

 

[LozzyR]

Came back home from grandma's dr appointment to find Baby was ready to take the chicks out of the box. She is doing well with them.
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What a good mama!

 

[micstrachan]

As I sit holding with the Tax agency… 45 minutes now… I think about how I wish the CRA would do this. Cousin in law spends more time watching movies and cat stuff on the internet than working, and as I continue to listen to the endless hold music I can’t help but ponder… what the person who should be answering my call is actually doing while making $30+/hr not working… with my luck I’ll get the cousin in law and that will mean calling back in for another 1.5hr expected hold time… at least the hold music isn’t awful.

Yeah, I bet. I sneak on once in awhile, but I typically put in AT LEAST nine hours without a lunchbreak daily. Last Wednesday I worked on graphics until almost midnight knowing I’d be out of the office for two days. Considering the amount of FREE overtime I put in, I don’t feel guilty about an occasional peak at BYC.

 

[rural mouse]

55F and calm out. Out enjoying the sunshine. Saw some chicken behavior that has me asking: what is going on?

Thing, almost at the bottom of the pecking order, is having a stare down with Cheetah. Her head (beak level) above his, then "pecking" at his face (like grooming moves), back to staring. This lasts until Cheetah flares his hackles, pause in the stare down, more hackles flaring. with the 2nd round of hackles, Cheetah appears to attack her, whilst she runs away.

Saw 2 separate episodes of this (several minutes between) so unable to catch pics of either. This is behavior I've not seen before. it's also something that has me thinking there's more happening than I'm aware of. @Shadrach can you explain, expand, or point me towards other observations I need to look for? Anyone else?

 

[Ponypoor]

I was not fully awake when I took this a few minutes ago. I realized after I uploaded the video that I was calling Baby, Bunny instead. Oh well, giving Baby the 3 chicks was a success! One of them was trying to peek out at me when I went outside and she gently tucked it back under her.

That is just wonderful she is such a good mama!

 

[MaryJanet]

55F and calm out. Out enjoying the sunshine. Saw some chicken behavior that has me asking: what is going on?

Thing, almost at the bottom of the pecking order, is having a stare down with Cheetah. Her head (beak level) above his, then "pecking" at his face (like grooming moves), back to staring. This lasts until Cheetah flares his hackles, pause in the stare down, more hackles flaring. with the 2nd round of hackles, Cheetah appears to attack her, whilst she runs away.

Saw 2 separate episodes of this (several minutes between) so unable to catch pics of either. This is behavior I've not seen before. it's also something that has me thinking there's more happening than I'm aware of. @Shadrach can you explain, expand, or point me towards other observations I need to look for? Anyone else?

I was going to tag Shad and then I saw you had already done so. He would be the person most likely to have seen similar behaviour.

Kris might have seen it too.

 

[Ponypoor]

Yeah, I bet. I sneak on once in awhile, but I typically put in AT LEAST nine hours without a lunchbreak daily. Last Wednesday I worked on graphics until almost midnight knowing I’d be out of the office for two days. Considering the amount of FREE overtime I put in, I don’t feel guilty about an occasional peak at BYC.

Hahaha I hear ya! I call it herding cats where I work...

I was hired as an Executive Admin but then once started I was told I would be doing travel coordinator job. Then the HR admin left so I get to do hr stuff also which I know nothing about!

Oooops sorry whining tax required!

 

[Ponypoor]

See, and you think @BY Bob 's taxes are bad,

Tax for tax talk:
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Who you yellin' at? ?Me? I was just making sure this stuff was worthy of planting !

Good one!