Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ribh]

We are. He had a royal fight to get in (medical appeals process stinks, long story), but is scheduled to head to basic in December. I'm not allowed to put the proud parent bumper Sticker on the car until he graduates from there.

Youngest Daughter is doing her basic training now. Her brothers.find it hilarious. She was the one least likely to go out in a boat when they were young.

 

[Shadrach]

Could be Black Sex Link or a Maran cross of some kind. Can I see a profile picture so I can judge her tail better?

On the list.

 

[Shadrach]

Fwiw Shad, when pulling out nettles, we wear latex food prep gloves over extra long sleeves, with a rubber band to close the gloves around the wrist. It seems better than heavier gardening gloves because it affords a better grip and finer movement in the fingers.

I might try that. I'm using leather gloves currently.

 

[Shadrach]

Congratulations on making the front page with your coop build @BY Bob

 

[BY Bob]

Congratulations on making the front page with your coop build @BY Bob

Thanks Shad.

 

[cfonts]

So one of the neighborhood hens, who I’ve named Pearl, stopped by and introduced me to her baby chicks this afternoon

 

[Shadrach]

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.

You've done wonders to get her this far.

 

[MaryJanet]

So one of the neighborhood hens, who I’ve named Pearl, stopped by and introduced me to her baby chicks this afternoon

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Wait a sec...is she a feral hen?

 

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Wait a sec...is she a feral hen?

I have a feeling she once belonged to someone (since she’s a bantam hen), but she’s been visiting my yard every day for the last year.

 

[MaryJanet]

Now this flew at me in the garage!
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Not my day for bugs and such I think haha

What type of moth is it? I see these ones at my house from time to time.