Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[micstrachan]

Whether they truly are blue or lavenders, fluff balls they are. I am wondering though, Lavenders can have the feather shredding gene. While taking some more pictures tonight I noticed this girl. Her feathers look rough around the edges. She is almost 2 years old so I wonder if she is just getting ready to molt soon or if she is a lavender with the shredding gene.
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I think she’s getting ready for her first molt. Two-year-old feathers can be pretty tattered!

 

[micstrachan]

My grandmother once told me she had a dream about throwing my mum's horse into the front seat of a car!

You know what this reminds me of? Last year when we had fires nearby and were on alert for evacuation (but never had to, thank goodness), I saw a post about a family who crammed four goats into the back of a Subaru Outback. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do!

 

[micstrachan]

Sunday Morning with the Chicks

They are soooo cute!

Bob, are they eating bedding? Just in case, and not to stress you out, I’d be checking their crops in the morning and providing chick grit, just in case.

 

[Kris5902]

Hi everyone! Great news, the house is scheduled to be closed in at the end of September. We’ve had some ups and downs here, but I’ve gotten a cell signal booster and can get back online a bit again. I just have to rewire things a bit for 12V. Still on our big to do list, the trailer: installing the diesel heater for winter, refurbishing the toilet and bathroom for winter, and requiring our solar system and replacing our batteries.

Arduinna gave me a huge scare, a week ago she broke out of her crate while I was out putting up the chickens, and ate a Remembrance Day poppy! I just finally found the pin today, with my foot, and have never been so thankful to step on a sharp object. She should be getting a domestic Sangeen (milk breed) boyfriend in December, and hopefully another doe friend. So a temporary under the tow pin of the 5th goat barn is also in the works (I’m still stockpiling my pallets, but have a rough design now).

Also, I’ve had quite a few broodies hatching out chicks, including a second round by all my first broodies to hatch out babies. One of which manages to set under my trusses, safe from the humans, but not from the mink or raccoons. Three weeks of worry over predators and she finally hatched out 11!!! Chicks. Getting them all out from the trusses was an adventure in gymnastics and through stinging nettle, but she’s safely set up now with all here babes in a meat tractor.

Apparently I still need to get a WiFi connection to upload pics though… sorry

 

[micstrachan]

Fluffy butts! It's Caturday here, but that's ok.

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OMG. Fabulous!

 

[micstrachan]

Hi everyone! Great news, the house is scheduled to be closed in at the end of September. We’ve had some ups and downs here, but I’ve gotten a cell signal booster and can get back online a bit again. I just have to rewire things a bit for 12V. Still on our big to do list, the trailer: installing the diesel heater for winter, refurbishing the toilet and bathroom for winter, and requiring our solar system and replacing our batteries.

Arduinna gave me a huge scare, a week ago she broke out of her crate while I was out putting up the chickens, and ate a Remembrance Day poppy! I just finally found the pin today, with my foot, and have never been so thankful to step on a sharp object. She should be getting a domestic Sangeen (milk breed) boyfriend in December, and hopefully another doe friend. So a temporary under the tow pin of the 5th goat barn is also in the works (I’m still stockpiling my pallets, but have a rough design now).

Also, I’ve had quite a few broodies hatching out chicks, including a second round by all my first broodies to hatch out babies. One of which manages to set under my trusses, safe from the humans, but not from the mink or raccoons. Three weeks of worry over predators and she finally hatched out 11!!! Chicks. Getting them all out from the trusses was an adventure in gymnastics and through stinging nettle, but she’s safely set up now with all here babes in a meat tractor.

Apparently I still need to get a WiFi connection to upload pics though… sorry

Kris, it’s always awesome to hear from you and so entertaining and educational! You have quite the life. And despite all the trials and tribulations, I have a little bit of envy over it. Call me crazy.

 

[micstrachan]

Happy FBF from Canada!!! Brought to you by Beaker and her little tail/rudderView attachment 2821783

Perfection!

 

[micstrachan]

This Has Me Thinking....

https://www.tiktok.com/@goldshawfarm/video/7003815407081491718

That’s funny! I might even want to try it. LOL!

 

[micstrachan]

Here's looking at you guys
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Marie, I don’t think you ever told me the breed of the one that looks like a brown barred rock… unless I forgot?

 

[micstrachan]

But do you really want to meet me? Another trip to SF is way too easy for me. But tomorrow I have to preach at my church. Maybe after that?View attachment 2823036

Don’t make a special trip, but if you’re in the area, it might work for a quick visit!