Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Late FBF contribution, saw them outside drinking from the dog bowl after dust bathing View attachment 2852986and couldn’t help myself

Some stunning fluff!

 

[BY Bob]

I am sure bob will be saying can never contribute too much. It gives us all good company.

Exactly!

 

[BY Bob]

I am pleased to say that the fake eggs worked. No more searching under bushes in the backyard!
Today everyone laid an egg in the nest box. The two cream ones on the left are fake.

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Excellent! I'm glad they worked for you.

 

[Marie2020]

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

Not even going to look I'll have bad dreams. Dreams of drop bears are bad enough

 

[Scrambles83]

Last post for me before bed.
After I put all the new bedding back in the coop, Snow went right in to lay (she had been grumbling for a while at me, hurrying me up) so I watched her from the side door (where I’ve just realised that spider was, so close to my head and hand and I had no idea )
She bustled around then gently turned the wood egg around and moved it to her chest before rising up to fluff out her chest feathers and covered it when she settled back down.
She turned herself a few times as I watched but each time she did this with the fake egg, it was so gentle and sweet

 

[rural mouse]

Here's mine.
Put your overalls on, the feece lined ones, and go and lock them in manually.
I could never fully trust an auto closer. For a start it would mean that at roost time I would not be certain if all the chickens had arrived homw safely and gone to roost.

That's exactly what we do, for exactly that reason. Bonus: the yard light is on that side of the garage so flashlight (handtorch) is only needed if looking for missing birds.

 

[rural mouse]

Not a look I've been successful in pulling off since I was 5

The chickens won't care.

 

[rural mouse]

Caturday

 

[rural mouse]

Why is it they get luxuries and I clean up their poo?

Bucket girl is the job title.

 

[rural mouse]

Beetov-Hen for president!!!!!!

Acceptable bribes: mealy worms