Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[ILoveDaffy]

It seems I get the property, Jeanette died 2 hours ago. Her cousin Jaime just told me from hospital. Details will follow. I feel very sad at this moment

She died knowing her animals are in good hands. You saved her a tremendous amount of worry and stress. That was a lovely Godly thing to do. Yes, I am Christian too.

 

[featherhead007]

She died knowing her animals are in good hands. You saved her a tremendous amount of worry and stress. That was a lovely Godly thing to do. Yes, I am Christian too.

I feel that about you, the Holy Spirit has no limits !

 

[BY Bob]

OMG, it’s a circus!

There are 3 OTHER NEST BOXES. Move on lady, move one. Geeze.

 

[BY Bob]

It seems I get the property, Jeanette died 2 hours ago. Her cousin Jaime just told me from hospital. Details will follow. I feel very sad at this moment

O Alex, I'm so sorry. You were a true friend to the end.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

O Alex, I'm so sorry. You were a true friend to the end.

I am so sorry to hear of your friend’s passing. You were a great comfort to her, and that means everything.
I know you will care lovingly for her property and animals.

 

[featherhead007]

I am so sorry to hear of your friend’s passing. You were a great comfort to her, and that means everything.
I know you will care lovingly for her property and animals.

I am so sorry to hear of your friend’s passing. You were a great comfort to her, and that means everything.
I know you will care lovingly for her property and animals.

I will, but now her property and her animals are mine! I'm all ready rich. by law, her will says I can have everything.
I need to think this thru .

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Let's Bakawk together like we did Last Week!

yesterday was a funny day at Fluffy Butt Acres. It first started with some odd pairings. Now that the tribe has been free ranging again for a couple of weeks, they have started to pair up and roam the yard in twos again. It's funny the pairings that I got.

• Hattie and Lilly
• Sansa and Aurora
• Phyllis and Aurora

Obviously the oddest pairing was Sydney and Sansa as Sansa is miserable to Sydney. For yesterday they were mates.

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Of course, it appears no day at Fluffy Butt Acres is complete without another Bakawk fest.

Knowing that Aurora was on sentinel duty, as Hattie was laying, I was duly alarmed when Aurora started bakawking at the top of hers lungs. I come rushing out of the house to find Aurora standing in the middle of the deck bakawking.

No one else is paying attention. I do a quick count. I see 3 others, Phyllis, Lilly, and Sansa. Hattie was laying so where is Sydney?

Then I hear a muffled return Bakawk. She must be in the coop. Gosh she must want and escort. This has to stop. I can't be running outside to escort her everytime she lays. I am not actually a rooster.

I go to the coop door and call to her to come out. This time she does not respond. She remains over by the nest boxes bakawking. So I go to the other side of the coop by the nest boxes and open the door. As soon as I do, Hattie jumps out of the coop and heads off.

There stands Sydney bakawing at the top of her lungs, Aurora responding from the deck. The noise is deafening. I need to put a stop to this before the neighbors get upset.

So I look at Sydney, and she is holding her left foot up. It is matted with something she stepped in and straw from the coop. My first thought is poo of course. Then my eyes wander over to the THE nest box. The one everyone wants to use. I see broken egg shell. I go around and open the nest box lid. There is a broken Phyllis egg in the box.

BAKAWK

BAKAWK

BAKAWK

BAKAWK

They continue to call to each other.

The nest box is a mess. It's all yolky. I remove that broken egg shell and toss it on the ground. Phyllis, who has been running around between my legs, quickly starts to eat the remains of her own egg.

I remove the two whole eggs that are in the box including Hattie's warm egg. I clean out the nest box and replace the straw. The bakawking continuing in the background the whole time. These are my two loudest hens and it is LOUD. Sydney is standing in the coop still monitoring my progress as she bakawks.

Finally the box is cleaned out, fresh straw and all. I close the lid to the nest box and magically, Sydney stops bakwaking and goes in to examine my efforts. Gratefully she finds them acceptable and settles in to lay her egg.

I expect at this point that Aurora would stop but somehow she gets louder. Sydney is not answering but Aurora won't stop.

Great, now what do it do? Then it hits me......

Mealworms

She can't bakawk when she is eating......can she?
Amazingly, at first she does!

Eventually, she does stop bakawking and settles in to eat.

All is quiet. I can go back to work in peace.

Great story! Of course Sidney needs to lay her egg in a nice clean box, who wouldn't? And you provided her with one. One that is safe and won't attract predators with opened eggs lying about. I'm afraid that, yes, you are their rooster, however reluctant you might be. And a good one you are!
And a great chickeneer, kudos on the mealworms maneuver! (PS I love hearing them talk with their mouths full)
Triple R @BY Bob RRR = Reluctant Resident Rooster

 

[ChicoryBlue]

It seems I get the property, Jeanette died 2 hours ago. Her cousin Jaime just told me from hospital. Details will follow. I feel very sad at this moment

No words can really help but I'm so sorry you have this loss now. It was so good of you to bring her relative to her just in time. Hugs.

 

[BY Bob]

It seems I get the property, Jeanette died 2 hours ago. Her cousin Jaime just told me from hospital. Details will follow. I feel very sad at this moment

I'm so glad you brought her cousin to see her.

 

[BY Bob]

Great story! Of course Sidney needs to lay her egg in a nice clean box, who wouldn't? And you provided her with one. One that is safe and won't attract predators with opened eggs lying about. I'm afraid that, yes, you are their rooster, however reluctant you might be. And a good one you are!
And a great chickeneer, kudos on the mealworms maneuver! (PS I love hearing them talk with their mouths full)
Triple R @BY Bob RRR = Reluctant Resident Rooster

RRR. I like that! Nicely done.