Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Even the most wonderful of hens have their failings. I think I'd be hiding my eggs if Bucket Boy kept stealing them too.

Just last them in the straw bag. No one will notice.

 

[LozzyR]

I wish I had thought about this question yesterday while we were in town. Diapers is a great solution! I just posted “ISO baby diapers” in the community FB forum... maybe someone has some leftovers? Hopefully no one will take offense to the post it’s like a pack of spoiled 5-7 year olds on there most times. Our store carries the adult incontinence products, but there aren’t enough babies here to stock diapers. I really thought the crate would work fine, and now I feel just awful that she was laying in her pee most of the night.

How can anyone take offence over a request for nappies/diapers?! I agree that FB can bring the worst out in people. Can you give us an example for entertainment’s sake?

 

[BY Bob]

I often wondered about Bok and Penny’s beaks, they never seemed long enough to me. Now reading these old posts and having my new pullets without trimmed beaks I see my wonderings were correct. They were rounded but def had the point trimmed off before we got them.
Pic is from when we first got them at 18 weeks. Bok at the front, Penny at the back.

Those do seem very stubby.

 

[Scrambles83]

Those do seem very stubby.

Yes, poor babies

 

[BY Bob]

Really? That’s odd, I can see them all. What happened though is that I forgot the question was asked on MJ’s thread, so naturally that’s where my post ended up. But I thought I was posting to your thread, so got confused when it wasn’t there. So I then copied and pasted to your thread and deleted it from MJ’s thread (and then realised that’s where the question was asked). But the spoiler didn’t copy across so I uploaded it again. Can anyone else see the other photos? I spent considerable time uploading them so it’s annoying if no-one can see them.

I did do drama in years 11-12, but I’m not much of an actor. I’d rather be behind the scenes.

Chicken tax:

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I tried the computer as well. Still can't see all the photos. ☹

 

[MaryJanet]

Poor baby. It so odd to watch that happen. Just walking along and feathers fall out. For some reasons Aurora's get caught and hang on to her. She just looks ridiculously disheveled for weeks.

She seems to be feeling a little off and is keeping her distance from her friends.

 

[BY Bob]

Yes, poor babies

The practice is barbaric.

 

[LozzyR]

Those beaks definitely look snipped to me. But I've seen worse.

So have I, Chickie was the perfect example.

 

[Ribh]

I tried the computer as well. Still can't see all the photos. ☹

The only one I can see is the buxom wench in the spoiler.

 

[BY Bob]

How can anyone take offence over a request for nappies/diapers?! I agree that FB can bring the worst out in people. Can you give us an example for entertainment’s sake?

Yes I would love to see an example of that kind of behavior!