Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[ChicoryBlue]

I confess I still miss the hat!

I liked the hat one because it was bigger and quite striking. Even on my PC the Christmas Rooster is hard to see.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I liked the hat one because it was bigger and quite striking. Even on my PC the Christmas Rooster is hard to see.

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[Scrambles83]

Sad News

Sansa passed away today. I just found her in the run. I will not be doing a necropsy. I really don't care why she passed. She was active and seemed fine, a few hours later she was gone.

Rest in Peace my friend.

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@MaryJanet @Aussie-Chookmum

Sorry to hear of Sansa’s passing, Bob. She was a beautiful girl

 

[Scrambles83]

My beloved Amber has now left us. She was struggling today and it was her time to leave.

Her final time was spent with her sisters
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Sorry about Amber, I’m glad she was with her sisters when her time came

 

[MaryJanet]

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Yes!! I love it.

 

[Scrambles83]

They hatched 14th Oct; I feel they will hold off till summer personally, but hey what do I know!!!

I’m in Aus. My Sussex girls hatched roughly mid November 2020 (tail end of spring). Snow laid her first egg at end of June (winter) and Belle laid her first on the first day of spring so…
I guess when they are ready, they are ready haha sorry I’m no help!

 

[featherhead007]

I’m in Aus. My Sussex girls hatched roughly mid November 2020 (tail end of spring). Snow laid her first egg at end of June (winter) and Belle laid her first on the first day of spring so…
I guess when they are ready, they are ready haha sorry I’m no help!

Look up ! (Is that a Drop Bear, above you)?

 

[micstrachan]

You forgot the sushi!!

We make our own sushi sometimes, too. Have since high school!

 

[Scrambles83]

Reshuffling Begins? Is that an Egg I see coming?

I have always thought, wanted, hoped, that these two would be friends. Is this a sign that maybe they will begin hanging out together? Sydney was supposed to be Hattie sized and shaped.

It surely looks like Sydney is trying on the new nest box for size. Her comb and wattles have reddened appreciably in the past week. It is awful early but could she be getting ready to lay? She has laid in the Cluckle Hut before while it was under construction.

@Ribh, @MaryJanet, @Aussie-Chookmum

Ooo, she could be! And beautiful, sweet Hattie always nice to see you

 

[BY Bob]

Roosting from 12/28

I have been working on this series of roosting videos from before Sansa passed. With how everyone roosted last night I thought I would finish this up now. There is a series of video clips showing how the process goes. Be prepared, Aurora does not come out well in the end.

Clip 1
This shows the process beginning at 4:22 pm with Lilly and Sansa roosting. Notice that Lilly chooses the spot that was Daisy's.

Clip 2
In this clip Sansa moves to the other end of the roost and leaves Lilly behind. This has me wondering if Sansa isn't the reason Lilly roosted on the high roost..

Clip 3
This clip shows Lilly on the high roost and Sansa now alone on the main bar.

Clip 4
Hattie now comes in and roosts.

Clip 5
Sansa joins Lilly on the high Roost

Clip 6
This is a very long clip. In the end, everyone is roosted Sansa and we are not finished yet, not by a long shot.

Clip 7
Aurora forces Hattie down and Sansa gets up.

Clip 8
Aurora, having knocked both Sansa and Hattie of the roost finds her way to the high roost.

Clip 9
Sydney has jumped over to main roost to escape Aurora. Hattie roosts and Aurora gets down to chase her back out. Sansa comes in and roosts on main bar while Sydney gets back up high.

Clip 10
Aurora gets down, wanders into a nest box, and then chases Hattie out of the coop. Hattie comes back in to roost. Aurora then chases both Hattie and Sansa off the main roost.

Clip 11
We jump ahead a little. Aurora jumps to high roost, Sydney is knocked down. She decides to eat and drink and then gets back on the high roost.

Clip 12
For whatever reason, the high roost does not suit Aurora. Instead she jumps down and takes Daisy's old spot. Hattie runs down the roost away from her. These will be their final roosting locations. Aurora must have been tired from all that pecking and chasing.

@Ribh, @Aussie-Chookmum