Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

He lived his life very well and inspired many thousands of people.

 

[BY Bob]

I googled the shrieking (I'm sure you did too) and I got information tumbleweeds in the form of chicken recipes.

I did not. That's funny.

 

[BY Bob]

that's the truth. Coming from Oz 2 days of grey skies in a row would do for me! I don't know how you northern types live with that.

2 days of sun in 7 days so far. Hopefully there is sun tomorrow because it is getting very cold tonight.

 

[Ribh]

Boy I hope someone else has heard that. I have never. @Shadrach @Kris5902 @Ribh anyone else had a shrieking chicken at night on the roost?

Well I googled *Do chickens have nightmares* & turned this up:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chicken-screaming-in-middle-of-night.1080701/

Apparently they dream so will assume they have nightmares too.

 

[Kris5902]

I saw Grant Imahara & Kari Byron live at Kansas State University when my daughter was an engineering student there. They were actually not only entertaining but very inspirational. May Grant rest in peace.

Poor Grant, that was so sad.

He lived his life very well and inspired many thousands of people.

I literally ran into him at Dragon Con in 2010 or 2012... he was super nice. I was distracted by something shiny in the merchant hall and actually walked right into him! It was probably 2010. Such a loss.

 

[Kris5902]

Oh the situation is entirely my fault, and of course once he has created a 'plough mountain' it is more-or-less impossible to move it.
The reason it is my fault is we did not fully clear up the construction materials from the driveway and it turns out that would be the best place to pile the snow. BIG lesson for next year, but I think for now I am stuck with where we are.
I got another foot of snow today but was able to use my 'pass through the mountain' to get to the Chicken Palace, so all good until it turns icy and then I will deploy the plywood boards again.
Unfortunately, and I still can't take this in, we have snow expected on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday this coming week and Tuesday the following week. Oh boy!
But pretty it certainly is. Sunset at the Chicken Palace.
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Ok it is beautiful, but I couldn’t deal with that on a regular basis... nope

 

[Kris5902]

Well I googled *Do chickens have nightmares* & turned this up:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chicken-screaming-in-middle-of-night.1080701/

Apparently they dream so will assume they have nightmares too.

I can totally see that! Like how my fur chickens will sometimes hunt dream mice!

 

[BY Bob]

I can totally see that! Like how my fur chickens will sometimes hunt dream mice!

Kris how is your "lost" hen Lucky doing?

 

[Kris5902]

Lucky is doing great, she’s eating like crazy, fitting in with the flock like she never left it, and her back feathers are starting to unmatt. Her bum is still bare from the massive trim, but the lice are all gone for now (dusting #2 is written down on my calendar!) I love that Carbaryl powder, now illegal here and potentially cancer causing or not

still having issues attaching pictures since the update

Today I did a full clean and bedding replacement in the chicken Trailer Coop (2.5 hrs) and hand carried a bale of hay to the far corner of the field in the top right of the above picture (which I tried to post yesterday) 7 square bales hand moved into the woods and the cows relocated from said far corner of the field they weren’t supposed to be in (3 hrs). That was on top of morning, afternoon, and evening chicken chores! Arduinna had fun, especially on the walk through the woods with the hay. At one point while I was cleaning the coop she went to play in the woods and didn’t come when I called. I thought I had lost her and was freaking out... she was just checking the leftover cow hay quietly though. If you will excuse my dishes (water issues means I let them collect too much) this is why goats make less than ideal house pets! It literally takes two seconds for things like this to happen...
But she’s just so cute! Look at how much her little horns have grown

 

[Ryan A]

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I have been wanting to do this for some time now. I knew once I started doing this there would be no going back. So I am now diving in and I hope you all enjoy coming along for the ride.

First of all let me tell you how we view our flock as that will help you to understand why we treat them like we do.

Our birds are our pets and we treat them as such. We do not care if someone is not laying eggs. They are welcome to stay at Fluffy Butt Acres until they pass naturally. (Now don't go telling them that! I would hate for word to get out) We do thoroughly enjoy the fresh eggs.

I plan to tell stories from the past as well as from today. I hope you all enjoy and will share stories of your flocks as well.

I don't know what to expect yet--but we will surely find out, because this is literally THE most popular on BYC this thread is pog dude