Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Shadrach]

On another topical subject given I'm due my pension in a few months; care for the elderly.
This is Tap grooming Fat Bird.
What do you think the chances of me getting some young chick to groom me are?

 

[Ribh]

thankfully those sorts of extreme cases are rare.

But are they? I can think of a number of communist regimes who practised Hitleresque youth ideologies & @ least one Scandinavian country which has implemented some very questionable practises when parents have deviated from the societal norm. HSLDA has some horror stories.

 

[RoyalChick]

That would be the way I would go if I had runs and the money. What's more, I would make the outside electric fence a bit hotter than a mobile charger permits.
She sheep don't think anything of crashing through the standard tape electric tape fences here. Unless they stick their noses on the tape, they don't feel the shock through their coats.
There is also the matter of preventing the electric fence from shorting out and that means regular groundwork; easiest with a strimmer.

Yes - they explain about that problem with the charger - animals that panic and haven't been taught to be wary of the fence will just charge through - and you need to arrange it so a sensitive part of them (like a nose) touches it otherwise they are insulated by fur. That is why I took the time to observe the raccoons before deciding the height of my live wire.
Most predators will sniff first with their nose down low and then rise up.
Chickens are tricky because the beak is reasonably insulated as are the feathers - which is why I think regular netting to protect them from going near the electric fence is the right answer.

 

[RoyalChick]

On another topical subject given I'm due my pension in a few months; care for the elderly.
This is Tap grooming Fat Bird.
What do you think the chances of me getting some young chick to groom me are?
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I am confident that you could persuade Tap to extend her services to you.

 

[Kris5902]

You've kept sheep then.

There’s an infestation of over 100 of the beasties on the property... once they aren’t slimy babes they are cute until about knee high, and it’s all downhill from there. Thankfully, I’m no longer invited to participate in any sheep related activities either!

Sometimes I think I have frizzles... I think this is a Blue Marans fluffy butt feather. It’s raining cats and dos out there, so very limited photo ops.

 

[Ribh]

Need to get some pics up or go elsewhere......
Each of these is worth three pics of 'ordinary' chickens. They also get another free picture for controversy value and a free rainbow to go with it.
This is Lock. She's a transgender chicken. She doesn't lay eggs and behaves much like a junior rooster.
I think she's gorgeous and on top of this, she isn't the slightest bit wary of me. I was very naughty and picked her up today and put her on the steps in order to get a decent shot of her/him/it.
None of the pictures I've posted before were 'arranged' in any way so this is a first.
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I think she is one of your prettiest hens.

 

[RoyalChick]

There’s an infestation of over 100 of the beasties on the property... once they aren’t slimy babes they are cute until about knee high, and it’s all downhill from there. Thankfully, I’m no longer invited to participate in any sheep related activities either!

I had no idea sheep were so bad. They always look so peaceful grazing in fields!

 

[Kris5902]

I had no idea sheep were so bad. They always look so peaceful grazing in fields!

Yes, they are definitely best viewed from a distance... preferably in a neighbors well fenced field. There is also the shearing, ticks, sheep lice, fly strike, foot rot; oh, and the amount of bramble, thistle, and rose bushes they can get tangled in all that wool is amazing as well. The nasty dingleberries, and sheep poop makes chicken poop look wonderful by comparison. The Ram (“bell boy” so you could hear him charging) who liked to head butt unsuspecting people from behind went into the freezer this year. Chickens and cows are much smarter, more cuddly, and cleaner by far.

 

[Kris5902]

But are they? I can think of a number of communist regimes who practised Hitleresque youth ideologies & @ least one Scandinavian country which has implemented some very questionable practises when parents have deviated from the societal norm. HSLDA has some horror stories.

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This is sad, I’m glad you have a pretty hen to lighten it up... I am less well informed on the international situations, I fully admit. Unfortunately, everyone is hiding from the rain here ATM and I’m fresh out of pictures (if I pic a smaller size I can upload in a reasonable amount of time!), but I hope we can all move past these sorts of indoctrination issues one day. And I agree that state/government brainwashing can also be just as terrifying, if not more so due to the insidious nature’s and wider scope for harm, as the fanatical fringe groups and individuals. Youth need to learn more critical thinking skills, and become better informed about history, even the unsavory parts, or we will be doomed to repeat it indefinitely. (I know I’m half stealing that quote from somewhere... but can’t recall the source accurately enough to credit it)

 

[Shadrach]

Yes, they are definitely best viewed from a distance... preferably in a neighbors well fenced field. There is also the shearing, ticks, sheep lice, fly strike, foot rot; oh, and the amount of bramble, thistle, and rose bushes they can get tangled in all that wool is amazing as well. The nasty dingleberries, and sheep poop makes chicken poop look wonderful by comparison. The Ram (“bell boy” so you could hear him charging) who liked to head butt unsuspecting people from behind went into the freezer this year. Chickens and cows are much smarter, more cuddly, and cleaner by far.

Oh yes, I can see you most definitely have kept sheep!
You forgot mastitis, panic charges and sheeps unrine seems more corrosive than cecal poop!