Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

Another morning pic just because Storm is near Twirp. Perspective is screwy. They're closer in size than they appear. Blanche is bigger than Twirp.

 

[Blazinga]

And what am I doing to do about my “BoPeeps”? She’s in the coop setting on two eggs. When I go to see what we got, she bites me (bites and holds on tight) I offered her some treats, she pecked them from my hand, and then bit me again! Ouch. Bad girl BoPeeps!
tax (that bites): View attachment 2901082

That's one scary broody with the red reflection.

 

[BY Bob]

She is in a perpetual bad mood but instead of not eating she is eating everything in sight so that is a plus.

With all the starving hens around here at least she is eating.

 

[BY Bob]

Gosh dangit. I'm sorry.

Easy to do. Lots of hens around here. Right Forrest, wrong tree is all.

 

[BY Bob]

I've been learning simplified and mandarin for 3 1/2 years. I think our book encourages a Beijing accent.

Chicken housing tax:
View attachment 2900902

The housing is progressing. Anticipated completion date is?

 

[BY Bob]

That is a very good sign.

It certainly gives me less stress about everything and is why I have waited so long as I have for her to refeather. I just don't feel safe waiting any longer and her weight really kicked me into action.

 

[BY Bob]

Bob - where do you see dusts that are DE? TSC and Amazon both lead with a permethrin dusts.
This is the TSC one for example:
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p...v5o7SunsKslT7IFQF2jHZXTv0hZOwFKRoCA_oQAvD_BwE

It may be European sites. I just know that in the past week or so as I have been looking at things I found a lot of them. You just need to be careful.

 

[BY Bob]

Little Xzit doesn’t have any mites or lice (I checked very closely) she is moody and seems uncomfortable, but I can feel her pin feathers growing out. She doesn’t seem to mind sitting here on my chest. I Gave her some soldier fly larvae and she gobbled them all down. I think that Bob is correct (just a very early molt, but she ain’t liking it)

They never enjoy it. The first has to be a rude surprise for them.

 

[BY Bob]

Gotta say I've been watching this video repeatedly on it's own tab. What fun! The Christmas music on the radio along with it....She looks like riding in the car is a lot to keep track of, but she doesn't appear stressed or over heating. She's really into it. Maybe it's like flying, about 4 feet in the air, but of course way easier?

I really got the impression she loved it. Lilly does not like being held and is not a lap sitter but she stood in my lap without me holding her. All I did was help keep her from tumbling

 

[BY Bob]

Xzit, with her shriveled comb and missing tail feathers View attachment 2900971

Poor baby.