Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

Flexi is too cute!

She's a clever little lass. I had a good talk to her today as she was so depressed, she really perked up after lots of compliments and of course treats. Don't tell the others she had the most

 

[Marie2020]

This seems reasonable to me, esp as you saw her self-isolating a great deal, and not seeking out the others. I contrast that with Peanut, whom I see shivering out with everyone a lot but then periodically going back to the coop alone to stand on the heating pad, or back to the coop warmer under the coop, where often Hazel goes with her. You know what you were seeing, better than any of us can say. I think in this case being with you, her trusted rooster, inside and warm, would be familiar to her in a positive way, from last year. Both of you did not know for sure that would be her last night. Practice some compassion for yourself now (note to self here too) and minimize your regrets. She had many days of her chicken friend's and human rooster's companionship. Probably, for chickens, each day is not counted toward some ultimate tally, or thought of as a final special day; each day is the Now. She was with her rooster and warm in that Now. She died quickly and without having to endure more days of cold and pain.

I needed to read this for myself. Thank you

 

[Marie2020]

I am sitting outside supervising the Princesses. There are hundreds of geese overhead flying south. It feels rather late in the year for that.
It has been in the 50s all day today and for the next 24-48 hours it won’t get above freezing. These big swings in temperature are also strange and a bit unnerving.
Dotty hopped up next to me demanding I take a glamour shot, but unfortunately she was just kidding, all she really wanted to do was peck me. The camera and I escaped in the nick of time.
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[featherhead007]

I am sitting outside supervising the Princesses. There are hundreds of geese overhead flying south. It feels rather late in the year for that.
It has been in the 50s all day today and for the next 24-48 hours it won’t get above freezing. These big swings in temperature are also strange and a bit unnerving.
Dotty hopped up next to me demanding I take a glamour shot, but unfortunately she was just kidding, all she really wanted to do was peck me. The camera and I escaped in the nick of time.
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I heard, that geese all around the world, didn’t get the memo about the need to migrate on time, this last year. Probably because of Covid. Everything is because of Covid

 

[RoyalChick]

Don't speak so loud or flexi will be ordering me to the shops and they don't have anything like that around here. So whisper

Well in all honesty the food served is the result of my need to clear out both fridge and freezer.
Both the Princesses and I are eating an eclectic diet of often unlabeled items that I combine creatively once I figure out what they may be.
Venison is usually in ample supply because of local hunting which is needed to manage the white tailed deer population, though this year’s season is odd so I am not sure if the freezer will be restocked by my neighbor.

 

[RoyalChick]

This seems reasonable to me, esp as you saw her self-isolating a great deal, and not seeking out the others. I contrast that with Peanut, whom I see shivering out with everyone a lot but then periodically going back to the coop alone to stand on the heating pad, or back to the coop warmer under the coop, where often Hazel goes with her. You know what you were seeing, better than any of us can say. I think in this case being with you, her trusted rooster, inside and warm, would be familiar to her in a positive way, from last year. Both of you did not know for sure that would be her last night. Practice some compassion for yourself now (note to self here too) and minimize your regrets. She had many days of her chicken friend's and human rooster's companionship. Probably, for chickens, each day is not counted toward some ultimate tally, or thought of as a final special day; each day is the Now. She was with her rooster and warm in that Now. She died quickly and without having to endure more days of cold and pain.

Nicely put

 

[Marie2020]

I heard, that geese all around the world, didn’t get the memo about the need to migrate on time, this last year. Probably because of Covid. Everything is because of Covid

 

[featherhead007]

She's a clever little lass. I had a good talk to her today as she was so depressed, she really perked up after lots of compliments and of course treats. Don't tell the others she had the most

Sometimes, it’s just enough to talk with your birds. They do listen

 

[RoyalChick]

I heard, that geese all around the world, didn’t get the memo about the need to migrate on time, this last year. Probably because of Covid. Everything is because of Covid

There is something odd going on it is like a bird convention here right now.
Very noisy and they are everywhere.
I think there are more who didn’t read the migration memo. I hope they survive the cold heading here now.

 

[Marie2020]

Sometimes, it’s just enough to talk with your birds. They do listen

They really enjoy the gooood girl part