Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[micstrachan]

I CAUGHT UP!!!!!!!

I am SO far behind now, but I have lots to say/share! LOL.

 

[drstratton]

I am SO far behind now, but I have lots to say/share! LOL.

Not to rub it in, but I just caught up...took me all day...you can do it...

 

[LozzyR]

Should have had the pictures!

Purple and her (belated FBF) contribution View attachment 2428857
Zip Tie’s pretty leg and our ‘honorary’ meat bird Tailless! She insists that she belongs in there with her really, really big sisters...View attachment 2428860View attachment 2428862
And why I needed to band the ladies at first, because they were free ranging and would occasionally mix in with the 54 other meat birds that were the same size...
View attachment 2428866From the top left we have Big Girl, Yellow Two, Roostie, Boss Girl (dirty bum) Purple, Chubby, Yellow One, and Partridge. Zip Tie is out of frame already.

You can’t eat them; they’ve got names!!

 

[LozzyR]

Because I read so much when flying in airplanes, my family got me the first eReader from Sony. It died a few years back and they got me a new waterproof one for Christmas. I say this because for me to buy an actual book these days it has to be something special.

I still have shelves full of books, mostly paperback.

I went to the shelves to find my Pern books and I came across this book instead.

https://www.amazon.com/Epidemiology...cience+by+donald+austin&qid=1606604291&sr=8-1

It is very short, 65 pages. If you want to understand more about what the health department or other scientific indicia are saying, this is an excellent prime on epidemiology. Here is the intro. It should be an easy read for all.
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I think I may have messed up by leaning my Pern books to my eldest. I have since learned not to do that.

This book sounds like a ripping yarn!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I think that is going to be incredibly useful, thanks for bringing it to our attention!

Well yes and no [Edit - more than I can handle but will bookmark the post!]

Should have had the pictures!

Purple and her (belated FBF) contribution View attachment 2428857
Zip Tie’s pretty leg and our ‘honorary’ meat bird Tailless! She insists that she belongs in there with her really, really big sisters...View attachment 2428860View attachment 2428862
And why I needed to band the ladies at first, because they were free ranging and would occasionally mix in with the 54 other meat birds that were the same size...
View attachment 2428866From the top left we have Big Girl, Yellow Two, Roostie, Boss Girl (dirty bum) Purple, Chubby, Yellow One, and Partridge. Zip Tie is out of frame already.

Purple looks like TWO chickens stacked, or one hen sitting on a nest of cotton balls with feet!
Also thank you for the picture of Zip Ties foot and how the band fits!

 

[LozzyR]

Well yes and no

No?

 

[BY Bob]

Routine

I mentioned to someone, I have forgotten who already (I'm sorry whoever it was) that hawks love routine. Well guess who was back tonight, same time. Hattie gave the alarm, I stood up, same chair, same spot. I located the hawk. It was sitting on top the light pole on the corner of my property.

It drove after something in the neighbor's yard.

Here they were hiding under the trumpet vine for protection.

I've been very concerned about the flock lately as they have spent a lot of time stationary, under cover. There was also another incident where the flock was behind me in the Rose of Sharon bush. I was facing away and something scattered them they ran screaming and flapping in all directions. I never saw what it was but it took me a bit to gather them back together.

I am now surmizing that the hawk is hunting my property. If I could kill Le Rat I would feel OK locking them in the complex for a few days. Or the hawk could land somewhere within range of the gun and I could hit it once.

This is yet another challenge for all of us.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

No?

No?

Feeling a bit overwhelmed is all!

 

[LozzyR]

Feeling a bit overwhelmed is all!

Read it in little manageable bits and it will be fine.

 

[drstratton]

Routine

I mentioned to someone, I have forgotten who already (I'm sorry whoever it was) that hawks love routine. Well guess who was back tonight, same time. Hattie gave the alarm, I stood up, same chair, same spot. I located the hawk. It was sitting on top the light pole on the corner of my property.

View attachment 2429213

It drove after something in the neighbor's yard.

Here they were hiding under the trumpet vine for protection.
View attachment 2429223

I've been very concerned about the flock lately as they have spent a lot of time stationary, under cover. There was also another incident where the flock was behind me in the Rose of Sharon bush. I was facing away and something scattered them they ran screaming and flapping in all directions. I never saw what it was but it took me a bit to gather them back together.

I am now surmizing that the hawk is hunting my property. If I could kill Le Rat I would feel OK locking them in the complex for a few days. Or the hawk could land somewhere within range of the gun and I could hit it once.

This is yet another challenge for all of us.

I hope you get a chance to give it a pop and scare it off! I have hawks around all of the time...so far my flock has been fine, they have a lot of tree's in their pen!