Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Today is not a good day. When I went to the coop this morning Stanley was dead. I have no idea what happened. He was completely fine yesterday. It's quite a shock.

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Ned has some big feathers to fill...

O Danielle I am so sorry. The world is a lessor place today. He was one of the greats.

He will be sorely missed. How old was he?

 

[BY Bob]

A Big Moment at Fluffy Butt Acres

I hate posting this right after the sad news on Stanley. We are having a big moment here at Fluffy Butt Acres as Hattie is on the nest for the first time since I had to explore her internally. I am very nervous and hope everything goes well for her.

 

[Shadrach]

Butch the Rooster

Sarah was in the fertilized egg business. She had several hundred young pullets and ten roosters to fertilize the eggs. She kept records and any rooster not performing went into the soup pot and was replaced. This took a lot of time, so she bought some tiny bells and attached them to her roosters. Each bell had a different tone, so she could tell from a distance which rooster was performing. Now, she could sit on the porch and fill out an efficiency report by just listening to the bells.
Sarah's favorite rooster, old Butch, was a very fine specimen, but one day she noticed old Butch's bell hadn't rung at all! When she went to investigate, she saw the other roosters were busy chasing pullets, bells-a-ringing, but the pullets hearing the roosters coming, would run for cover.
To Sarah's amazement, old Butch had his bell in his beak, so it couldn't ring. He'd sneak up on a pullet, do his job, and walk on to the next one.
Sarah was so proud of old Butch, she entered him in a Show and he became an overnight sensation among the judges.
The result was the judges not only awarded old Butch the "No Bell Peace Prize" they also awarded him the "Pulletsurprise" as well.
Clearly old Butch was a politician in the making. Who else but a politician could figure out how to win two of the most coveted awards on our planet by being the best at sneaking up on the unsuspecting populace and screwing them when they weren't paying attention?

Love it.

 

[Shadrach]

That's not to hopeful. It would however be a short book if that is the only option. Why bother covering all the illnesses of the only solution is culling?

There is a section about ilnesses and treatments. Some things you just can't fix.

 

[Shadrach]

Today is not a good day. When I went to the coop this morning Stanley was dead. I have no idea what happened. He was completely fine yesterday. It's quite a shock.

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Ned has some big feathers to fill...

It's such a strange thing. Most of the roosters that have died here have died suddenly. I've assumed that because they don't have the reproductive problems hens have which often means they are sick for some time before they die, and because of their tendency to have heart problems sudden death is more normal for them.
Such a shame but Ned will carry Stanley's genes forward.

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

O Danielle I am so sorry. The world is a lessor place today. He was one of the greats.

He will be sorely missed. How old was he?

Thank you!! It was quite a shock.

He was 3, not old by any means.

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

It's such a strange thing. Most of the roosters that have died here have died suddenly. I've assumed that because they don't have the reproductive problems hens have which often means they are sick for some time before they die, and because of their tendency to have heart problems sudden death is more normal for them.
Such a shame but Ned will carry Stanley's genes forward.

Thank you @Shadrach I lost one of his young sons, Sunny, the same way.

I'm very thankful for Ned.❤

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

Today is not a good day. When I went to the coop this morning Stanley was dead. I have no idea what happened. He was completely fine yesterday. It's quite a shock.

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Ned has some big feathers to fill...

Oh no, that is awful. I’m so sorry.

 

[Shadrach]

A bit of good news, at least for me.
It was looking increasingly likely that I would have to leave Spain and go back to England in March 2021. Needless to say the prospect has been putting me under considerable stress.
The problem was No Deal Brexit. With no deal there would have been no provision for paying pensions to Britiish subjects living in Spain. Some of the other EU countries had made arrangements for Brits caught out by this but not Spain
In March I become a pensioner and I was informed by those in the main house that as from March they were no longer going to pay me for looking after the animals etc. The virus situation has meant for the forseeable future none of them will be travelling and of course, they to are having financial difficulties.
The deal made recently between the EU and the UK does included provision for pension payments to UK subjects living abroad and that means I will in theory at least be able to claim my pension here. Doubtless there will be delays and complications but the Spanish have already extended the residence application time.
It's quite simple. No income, no residents permit. Pension is considered income.
I can move on to the next frustrating steps now.

 

[RoyalChick]

A bit of good news, at least for me.
It was looking increasingly likely that I would have to leave Spain and go back to England in March 2021. Needless to say the prospect has been putting me under considerable stress.
The problem was No Deal Brexit. With no deal there would have been no provision for paying pensions to Britiish subjects living in Spain. Some of the other EU countries had made arrangements for Brits caught out by this but not Spain
In March I become a pensioner and I was informed by those in the main house that as from March they were no longer going to pay me for looking after the animals etc. The virus situation has meant for the forseeable future none of them will be travelling and of course, they to are having financial difficulties.
The deal made recently between the EU and the UK does included provision for pension payments to UK subjects living abroad and that means I will in theory at least be able to claim my pension here. Doubtless there will be delays and complications but the Spanish have already extended the residence application time.
It's quite simple. No income, no residents permit. Pension is considered income.
I can move on to the next frustrating steps now.

Well that is some small relief I guess. I almost don't want to ask this question, but how are the people in the big house planning to look after the animals if they aren't paying you to do it for them?