Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

show off!

I do have some serious fluff in the tribe.

 

[BY Bob]

Scrambling it? Making an omelet?

In all seriousness, you know I am conservative. I would wait and see if things return to normal. Outliers can occur naturally and really be nothing more than a random event.

 

[RoyalChick]

Happy Friday

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Wow - all the fluffy butts out together. What a treat!

 

[RoyalChick]

In all seriousness, you know I am conservative. I would wait and see if things return to normal. Outliers can occur naturally and really be nothing more than a random event.

Yes. My instinct is to watch and wait. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something obvious.

 

[featherhead007]

The monster egg turned out to be just that. A monster egg. No double yolk but a big yolk.
The shell was thinnish in some areas and thickish in others.
Does anyone think I should be doing anything (I mean apart from eating it?).

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That poor hen , laying such a monster of an egg..... Hope the lady is OK!

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

Faster MOM!!!

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

They look so happy and beautiful. Ned is quite gorgeous, isn’t he?

He really is! I love the bit of red scattered through out his black and white.

 

[featherhead007]

I think Ned would make a good president of the United States of America! just saying

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I have no idea who layed this monstrosity (egg on left). The one in the middle is what the Princesses normally lay and on the right is a Minnie’ mini contribution.
The one on the left is one ugly egg!
It isn’t the first sign of some deadly disease is it?

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I had one egg like that some time ago. Not as bad but it wasn't entirely round on one part, and wrinkly there too. I made a hard-boiled egg of it, and when I opened it a small part of the white on that end was watery, it had not congealed in cooking. But it smelled good, and so I figured that water was misformed or not properly made albumin. The rest of it was fine. I rinsed it off, ate it, and lived.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Bob the Rooster

Well I was back to playing rooster today. It is rewarding to be needed. Today it was in a number of different ways.

1st, Lilly squatted for me. It has been a while since that happened. That means Phyllis, Sansa and Lilly are all squatting for me now. 50%, not too bad.

2nd, escort duty. With the nice weather the tribe has scattered all over the yard. This is great until someone stops and realizes they are alone. Sansa and Lilly were off doing their own thing. Aurora and Sydney were laying eggs. That left Hattie and Phyllis to their own devices.

I was down on the patio and Hattie decided to come visit. I won't lie, after a little corn she realized that she was alone. She did not like that. Phyllis was over by the magnolia tree and she was circling looking for others as well. Hattie started calling out. Phyllis as well. So called Phyllis over to me and she and Hattie were joined. That solved one problem.

Of course before long, Sansa and Lilly were separated. Sansa was checking out the woodpile, Lilly was in the garden.

Bok

Buk

Bok

Buk

Hattie joined in, Bawk.

Bok

Bawk

Buk

I started to get up to try and resolve this when the eggs were laid in the coop and the two loudmouths (Aurora and Sydney are the loudest of my hens) joined in with something I have not heard in a loooonnnggg time.

Buk buk buk buk BUKAWK!

Bok bok bok bok BOKAWK!

Bok

Buk

Buk buk buk buk BUKAWK!

Bok bok bok bok BOKAWK!

Bawk

Bok

Buk buk buk buk BUKAWK!

Bok bok bok bok BOKAWK!

Buk

Bawk

Buk buk buk buk BUKAWK!

Bok bok bok bok BOKAWK!

So I figured I better go get the layers and escort them somewhere.

Buk buk buk buk BUKAWK!

Bok bok bok bok BOKAWK!

Bok

Buk

Buk buk buk buk BUKAWK!

Bok bok bok bok BOKAWK!

Bawk

Bok

Buk buk buk buk BUKAWK!

Bok bok bok bok BOKAWK!

As I go i gather up Phyllis as she immediately runs to me, Sansa decides to come along as I go past the woodpecker

Buk buk buk buk BUKAWK!

Bok bok bok bok BOKAWK!

Bok

Buk

Buk buk buk buk BUKAWK!

Bok bok bok bok BOKAWK!

I get to the coop. Sydney! I call out, Sydney! Out the door she comes the volume is deafening.

Buk buk buk buk BUKAWK!

Buk buk buk buk BUKAWK!

Aurora comes out behind her

Bok bok bok bok BOKAWK!

Bok bok bok bok BOKAWK!

Lilly comes around the coop from the garden

BOK BOK BOK BOK BOK BOK BOK

It is deafening now. Only Hattie is silent. Even Phyllis has joined in.

Bauk Bauk Bauk Bauk Bauk Bauk Bauk Bauk

Hattie is over by the deck where the big bag of sunflower seeds are.

An idea!

I bring my bokkers over to Hattie, all 6 are back together. Sunflower seeds for everyone.

What's that I hear?

Nothing. Blessed silence. Everyone is happy and the tribe is back together.

They spent the rest of the day as a unit. I think that separation was too much for all of them.

They are such a joy.

How sweet. It is nice to feel useful and be part of the Tribe!