Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock
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Happy birthday and I just LOVE that card!
I wonder what Hattie thinks she has in common with the newcomers.
A bit of a picture flood coming. I've compressed them so they shouldn't grind the page to a halt.
I spent a couple of hours with the three tribes this morning. Ostensibly I was trying to track the new away from coop nesters; I think I have three.
Tribe 2 has always been the most reserved when it came to any close interaction with me. They do not like physical contact and if anyone else should be about in human form they hide.
They haven't ranged far from their territory since Harold died. He would take them right up to the sheep shed and down the back bank leaning on my house. Most chicks, no matter what relationship I have with their mother and father are nervous of me. I don't handle them, don't often hand feed them and when I do the mums usually tut at me and scratch the treat out of my hand onto the ground. Hens it seems are very proud of being able to feed their chicks.
There are reasons for Tribe 1's distrust of humans that I won't go into here.
I've got on well with Bracket since she hatched and her period of wry neck meant I got to handle her a lot. She is also very trusting of me with her chicks. She will still tut at me if she thinks I'm being clumsy or boss them about but otherwise she's quite happy for the chicks to engage with me.
I took these pictures as I sat on the steps with Tribe 2. I've just posted the lot.
Chicks.
Bracket and chicks napping in the sunshine.
Lock and chicks. They get on well with Lock.
In Brackets way.
Lock and chicks.
Chick.
Three chicks. The one standing had just been trying to get into my pocket but I couldn't get the camera far enough away without disturbing it.
The Tribe 2 adults under their favorite bush. I'm sat a couple of feet away.
Mag showing his recently acquired war wound.
Chicks. Some lovely looks in this lot.
Chick.
Chick.
I spent a couple of hours with the three tribes this morning. Ostensibly I was trying to track the new away from coop nesters; I think I have three.
Tribe 2 has always been the most reserved when it came to any close interaction with me. They do not like physical contact and if anyone else should be about in human form they hide.
They haven't ranged far from their territory since Harold died. He would take them right up to the sheep shed and down the back bank leaning on my house. Most chicks, no matter what relationship I have with their mother and father are nervous of me. I don't handle them, don't often hand feed them and when I do the mums usually tut at me and scratch the treat out of my hand onto the ground. Hens it seems are very proud of being able to feed their chicks.
There are reasons for Tribe 1's distrust of humans that I won't go into here.
I've got on well with Bracket since she hatched and her period of wry neck meant I got to handle her a lot. She is also very trusting of me with her chicks. She will still tut at me if she thinks I'm being clumsy or boss them about but otherwise she's quite happy for the chicks to engage with me.
I took these pictures as I sat on the steps with Tribe 2. I've just posted the lot.
Chicks.
Bracket and chicks napping in the sunshine.
Lock and chicks. They get on well with Lock.
In Brackets way.
Lock and chicks.
Chick.
Three chicks. The one standing had just been trying to get into my pocket but I couldn't get the camera far enough away without disturbing it.
The Tribe 2 adults under their favorite bush. I'm sat a couple of feet away.
Mag showing his recently acquired war wound.
Chicks. Some lovely looks in this lot.
Chick.
Chick.
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You're right. There are some real lookers amongst those chicks. Be lovely to see how they all turn out as adults.
Thanks!
Thank you!Happy birthday!!
What a wonderful card and cake! And look at all those chicks! What fantastic sisters you have. I hope you are feeling better to enjoy it.
Thank you!Happy birthday and I just LOVE that card!
Thanks! Isn’t it? I’ll have to catch ip with you all later or this weekend. Miss you guys!
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