Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Had this fella waiting for me when I closed to coop door.

Spoiler: ‘Straya

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Surprisingly Belle ate him, Snow is the resident spider eater, maybe Belle needs more protein.
I say this because over the last week or so I’ve been finding a few of these…
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Maybe she is having a weirdly early moult if I take into account the fluff feathers in the nest box. She’s about 11 months old. And it’s spring here so a little strange if so.
They always keep you guessing, I’ll just ride it out a bit longer and keep watching…she is my strange baby girl I guess so anything is possible.

That spider is really creepy. How big was it? That is a great photograph of it!

 

[BY Bob]

Sorry @BY Bob, I feel I’ve posted a lot today

You have not. I have lived them all.

 

[BY Bob]

I don’t think he minds!

I truly do not.

 

[rural mouse]

Being highly allergic to all sorts of things : perfumes, powder, most make up, synthetic fabrics, certain plants does not help @ all.

I can relate! Found out that thread isn't included in fabric content because "there's not enough of it to be a problem". 2 words: surged seams. Making clothes became a necessary thing.

Also found out that dryer sheets are made of polyester.

Tax
Not a chicken but morning visitor

 

[BY Bob]

If his legs were out straight he would have covered the palm of my hand (3&1/2 inch maybe).
Maybe what I found were tiny baby huntsmans and he was a she
Yes, it was all over within 5 seconds I reckon

That is too big for my liking. Eeck!

 

[BY Bob]

Congratulations Lozzy!

Our friend Lozzy has an interview on BYC. It is lovely! Go check it out:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/byc-member-interview-lozzyr.1495646/

It is a marvelous interview!

 

[BY Bob]

Well, shoot. I hate posting this. Ruby was drained just last Saturday. She had a GREAT few days! But she is indeed swelling up again and tonight she is back on her shelf. I’m a bit heartbroken. I really, really don’t want to have her euthanized. However, her little body might not be giving us a choice. I have a very busy weekend and the avian vet is closed Monday, so it would be Tuesday at the earliest. Sorry to be such a downer after all these months of helping her along, but I’m so sad about this. I had hoped her little molt would turn off her hormones and buy us some more time.

I am very sorry to hear this. I have faith that you will do what is best for her.

 

[BY Bob]

I don't think they were the only ones to be missing somebody.

You know me almost too well.

 

[BY Bob]

The triangular ‘tail in the air’ is totally my favorite pose! It is a sort of ‘chickens at work’ position.

When they are spread out across my lawn, heads down, triangles, it just seems idyllic.

 

[rural mouse]

She is having a good nap this morning. Hopefully she is willing to share the couch as she gets older because I'm starting to worry that she will be so big I won't be able to tell her what to do at some point.

She's a cat. You can't tell them what to do with any degree of certainty that they actually do it anyway.