Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

A Future Mum

I promised a video of Phyllis Tut-Tutting around. Check it out. I think you can even see Lilly peck her.

I swear I would let her sleep with me, she's soooooo cute

 

[Marie2020]

I love how she scratches for her food in the feeder. I can’t wait to see her with the chicks!

I love her little head and her complaints as she gets going

 

[Scrambles83]

For those wondering how Butter is getting around here you go. They had stuffed themselves on half a bag of cherries and Butter and Henrietta still squabbled over the last couple on the ground.
https://www.facebook.com/100003915274138/videos/pcb.2181690491971439/257119225928034

How do they go with the pit in cherries? Do they just eat around it?

 

[RoyalChick]

There's whole string of them. yes russian olives. They're more tree than bush, but highly overgrown, and water hogs. For bushes, I would suggest Siberian pea trees (actually a shrub) the "peas" are 30% protein so they make great forage places for the chooks. unfortunately at the moment, they're on the opposite side of the house from the coop.View attachment 2780853
The far background. The midground is chokeBERRY (not chokecherry) and birds love it too. Sadly it's slowgrowing.

Thanks. Yes I have chokeberry (not cherry) on my list.
I will look up Siberian pea trees. The ‘Siberian’ in the name is encouraging wrt the winters here. I realize I don’t know where you are located. I am in Northern NJ so USDA zone 5-6 depending on shelter.

 

[rural mouse]

Thanks. Yes I have chokeberry (not cherry) on my list.
I will look up Siberian pea trees. The ‘Siberian’ in the name is encouraging wrt the winters here. I realize I don’t know where you are located. I am in Northern NJ so USDA zone 5-6 depending on shelter.

I'm in Montana, and the stuff grows VERY well. It's also cold hardy to zone 2 (if I remember correctly). Lilacs are another good one, but the chooks won't get the seed benefits

 

[RoyalChick]

I'm in Montana, and the stuff grows VERY well. It's also cold hardy to zone 2 (if I remember correctly). Lilacs are another good one, but the chooks won't get the seed benefits

I already planted some honey berries but they are still small enough to need protecting from the Princesses.
I have Butterfly Bush volunteers as well which can get quite substantial.
If I don’t mow the place turns to woods pretty fast - I think I have a small oak tree which is in totally the wrong place for a big tree, but heck the Princesses and I will be long gone before that becomes a problem!

 

[rural mouse]

Mama has left the coop for a good dust bath!

 

[featherhead007]

A ruckus in the yard was called to my attention. The chooks were screaming about something. (I smelled a rat) and went out to investigate…… Yep!!

 

[LozzyR]

Read on. You will be fascinated by the story.

I haven’t seen Shad for a while, I hope he’s ok.

 

[LozzyR]

I love how they chase each other around to steal whatever treasure the other has...

Poor Kermit! There was no way I was going to be able rescue him! Nyssa caught him right next to me too, near the tap.