Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ribh]

Shame about your friend Kris. Some people I know in the UK are finding the restrictions and the stress very hard to cope with. It's difficult for me to understand mainly because life here hasn't really changed much. The only way I have an awareness of the difficulties others are facing is through my daughters and friends in the UK.

Ditto. Covid just hasn't affected us @ all but my neighbours became really depressed during restrictions. They are terrible party animals but I was so grateful for being introverted. I wouldn't have wanted to be living with some of these people during lockdown. It wasn't pretty.

 

[micstrachan]

Haha! No, thanks.

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

And I’ve mostly caught up... I believe I missed a few pages maybe on Saturday and early Sunday... but wow, over 40 pages behind... I haven’t been that far back since I got back online regularly again. I’ve been gone since Saturday because it was a very rough day here. Things didn’t go well in communicating with the in-laws, and I was honestly ready to pack it all in and leave between 3-6am on Sunday morning. After the stressful day, I found out through Facebook that a dear friend from work I had fallen out of touch with died. I did not take that well. I am fairly certain that Covid was partially to blame (social restrictions, and the psychological affects of this virus are hitting hard on many of my old friends). Although it wasn’t announced, everyone I’ve spoken with who also knew him, agrees it was most likely a Drug OverDose, probably not a suicide. Sunday was a write off. I didn’t even do the chickens... DH took care of it all for me. Monday was better, and we got some work done around the trailer. yesterday was jam packed with Chores and DH’s birthday dinner (47, a roasted chicken, don’t tell the girls) exchanging vehicles at the Garage, and getting the Sawmill ready to transport for repairs.

Chicken Tax photos will come eventually, they currently are all hiding from the windstorm, I just heard some more trees or large limbs come down, and I need to head out to fix my tarps again (3x today so far)... but here is how not to fix a portable sawmill (anyone remember the haystring tractor repair I shared a couple Two hay seasons ago?)View attachment 2434379
And my truck... now with brakes, but still some more brake repairs to go (one more rotor and caliper, and all the brake lines to go). Hey, she is stopping, it’s a win! And a flashy, new to me, only slightly cracked, high end fiberglass canopy... for dry feed transportation, a sure way to prevent precipitation for the near future!View attachment 2434380

Nice!! My hubby, Rich, has a 1998 Chevy 1500, if you have any questions let me know!!! He can fix them with his eyes closed too, sorry we're so far away.

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

So the county I live in is very rural. There is a Facebook page for the county where people can post looking for local recommendations on anything, road conditions, power outages, lost pets that sort of thing.

We have had a Emu running loose in the county for several months now. He belongs to an elderly couple who own a local feed mill. He was also not handled for YEARS and is beyond wild. Several people have contacted local animal parks, but no one wants to help, because how the heck do you catch an Emu?!

 

[Ribh]

how the heck do you catch an Emu?!

With great difficulty.

Actually I believe you have to lasso them...

 

[Ribh]

@CrazyChookChookLady
http://www.trailslesstravelled.com/how-to-catch-an-emu/​

 

[Kris5902]

I have to say Covid honestly hasn’t really changed too much for me in general either... it has reduced my social interactions drastically, down from ‘a few’ to ‘very rare’ in person discussions with people outside my family and the feral farm child. Which basically exposes me to our entire school population when you think about it, but hey... schools here are exempt from Covid protocols. Many of our customers are elderly, so most of our deliveries are contactless. The cancellation of the Summer, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Markets and having to wear masks in our store are the only big changes.

I’m just being extra vigilant in hygiene on my now even more rare forays into civilization... DH and I are planning a Big Friday Shopping trip. I’m hoping there aren’t too many quantity limits in place. This is for our usual food supplies etc, and I like to do big cooking batches and freeze them for the year. We often shop at the restaurant supply stores. Last January I did a super batch of stuffed Manicotti and lasagnas. It was a two day event, but we just ran out in October. I still have Beef Stew, and Chicken Soup (so that will probably be a spring cook) but am out of Chili, as I’ve been freezing less of that and making the leftovers into Burritos for DH’s lunches instead.

Somedays it’s just nice to be able to pull a bag of frozen homemade stew out, toss it in a pot to heat and dinner is served. All the benefits of a slow homemade stew in a fraction of the time. (Well, honestly the same amount of time overall, plus the thawing and heating, but on the day you eat it, just the thawing and heating, it’s not an all day or two day affair, you know?)

 

[Kris5902]

So the county I live in is very rural. There is a Facebook page for the county where people can post looking for local recommendations on anything, road conditions, power outages, lost pets that sort of thing.

We have had a Emu running loose in the county for several months now. He belongs to an elderly couple who own a local feed mill. He was also not handled for YEARS and is beyond wild. Several people have contacted local animal parks, but no one wants to help, because how the heck do you catch an Emu?!

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With great difficulty.

Actually I believe you have to lasso them...

Couldn’t you just shoot it like a deer? 9 days left in deer season here. I wonder if there’s an Emu season? Sorry, but those things can be dangerous! Oh, hold on... I forgot, Australians have a somewhat skewed idea when it comes to “dangerous wild animals” we have had that conversation a few times already, haven’t we? Someone here was raising Emus for meat, but it was way too difficult, and turned out her Husband is allergic to their meat as well! Apparently asking about wrangling them and slaughtering them is just not to be done... too much trauma.

 

[Ribh]

Couldn’t you just shoot it like a deer? 9 days left in deer season here. I wonder if there’s an Emu season? Sorry, but those things can be dangerous! Oh, hold on... I forgot, Australians have a somewhat skewed idea when it comes to “dangerous wild animals” we have had that conversation a few times already, haven’t we? Someone here was raising Emus for meat, but it was way too difficult, and turned out her Husband is allergic to their meat as well! Apparently asking about wrangling them and slaughtering them is just not to be done... too much trauma.

Have a read of the link ~ it's hysterical.

 

[MaryJanet]

So the county I live in is very rural. There is a Facebook page for the county where people can post looking for local recommendations on anything, road conditions, power outages, lost pets that sort of thing.

We have had a Emu running loose in the county for several months now. He belongs to an elderly couple who own a local feed mill. He was also not handled for YEARS and is beyond wild. Several people have contacted local animal parks, but no one wants to help, because how the heck do you catch an Emu?!

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I'd just leave it be.