Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Oh, great, now I have the song stuck in my head...

...I left my heart in San Francisco.....

You have it all wrong. The joke goes “ I left my harp, in Sam Franz disco !

 

[featherhead007]

I am unashamedly in love with all your chickens, but am developing a serious crush on Little Mill. She is so pretty!
Sorry, don’t mean to be weird.

You are not being weird, honestly I have a crush on bridgie, bridgie, my sweet bridgie! I’m kinda hoping that one of my Rocks will grow to be that beautiful !

 

[BY Bob]

Please read to the end l. I couldn’t sleep, having napped all day, so I started entertaining an idea my church pastor once said. “You have a private pilot’s license, why don’t you go all the way, and get the airline pilots certification?” I know that I’m quite comfortable with my life, but I love a challenge! I’m not interested in flying an airbus with 200 + passengers, it would be nice to know that I have the authority to do so. (An ego boost at best) so I’m studying for the next test.
My life motto, never stop dreaming!
Love your family and friends,
Care for the widow and orphans.
And always respect what ever Phyllis wants! Right @BY Bob?

Yes, whatever Phyllis wants!

 

[BY Bob]

As promised, here are a couple Mugs Monday videos. Enjoy! I had such a fantastic weekend hanging out with these little ladies!

I just love these videos and those pajamas!

 

[Grandmas Coop]

Good Monday morning
Coffees almost ready

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Actually, crows aren't protected like song birds in the US. In my state (as in many others), there is open season on them for about 3/4 the year, with only a break for mating/hatching/raising young, with no annual 'bag' limit.

https://www.mass.gov/doc/2022-hunting-season-summary/download

Excerpt from Mass. Hunting Regulations, pg. 36 of 2022 updates.
CROW HUNTING 2022 HUNTING SEASON DATES Jan. 1 – April 9, 2022 July 1, 2022 – April 10, 2023 Crow hunting only on Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Crow hunting season may coincide with the Youth Deer Hunt, special restrictions apply, see page 25. HUNTING HOURS Hunting hours begin 1/2 hour before sunrise and end 1/2 hour after sunset. (Except on WMAs stocked with pheasant or quail during the pheasant or quail season, hunting hours are sunrise to sunset.) REQUIRED LICENSES AND PERMITS You must have a license to hunt crows, which you can buy through MassFishHunt, mass.gov/massfishhunt. No permits are required.
Full pamphlet here:
https://www.mass.gov/doc/2022-massachusetts-fishing-and-hunting-guide/download

Did not know this, thanks!

 

[BY Bob]

Proof of no song birds

I spilled this corn about a week ago. It's still there.

 

[micstrachan]

I am unashamedly in love with all your chickens, but am developing a serious crush on Little Mill. She is so pretty!
Sorry, don’t mean to be weird.

I get it!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Well, last years hatch off all rooster fiasco did not just affect me. The 6 Henrietta chicks I finished incubating after her nest was destroyed, turned out to have 5 boys in them. I sold the chicks at almost 3 weeks old to a family member who in turn is my egg customer. When they left as chicks I was certain the 2 blue chicks were boys as their combs popped early. She was ok with 2 boys as she planned on keeping one of them and would find a home for the other. In September she told me she had 3 boys as there was a late bloomer in the group. November the 4th boy made himself known. She picked up 2 dozen eggs this morning and told me that last week the 5th one crowed. I feel so bad, that she ended up with so many boys. She does for sure have 1 girl as she laid her first egg 2 days before Christmas and she loves that big girl. I've saw pictures and she's Raven's twin even down to the once completely black comb. She also kept her favorite boy which was one of the blue ones. She came in and had coffee this morning when she picked up her eggs and we chatted and she is putting a plan in place. She's going to try to find one or two more pullets/hens around the same age or up to a year. She also got her first incubator for Christmas and in March she wants a dozen eggs to incubate. She has interacted with all my chickens during various visits and loves their personalities and looks, along with loving the temperaments on the 2 she kept. Apparently they are pampered pets who even play with her little dogs when they are out together and come inside her living room for daily treats. She's decided she wants 4 pure marans eggs, 2 from Butter, 2 from the cochins, 2 from Squirrel and 2 from Blueberry. She also plans to put in 6 from her own girl when the time comes to hopefully hatch out 18 chicks. Seeing as how Raven is her girls full sibling she decided against eggs from her, although she did offer to buy Raven and Squirrel. As much as I like her and feel bad about the situation, I cannot let those 2 girls go. I know they would have a wonderful home but, they are among my favorites and they are staying. I did once again offer to not charge her for the eggs as one of the reasons she initially bought the chicks and then subsequent eggs is she works as a home health provider for a disabled gentleman. She is buying those eggs for him as every morning he eats 3 eggs a day and does not like store eggs. He wont hear of it but every dozen I have he takes. She has worked for him for over 15 years and has until now always had a small flock of chickens for eggs for both of them. If there had been more girls in the 6 she bought they were to replace her older hens. Until she got my chicks she was keeping a flock of 5 Isa Browns. She said she loved their personalities but she was tired of loosing hens between 3 and 4 years of age. Sadly her girls turned 4 this past spring and over the summer she lost each of them 1 by 1, nothing she could do for them.

 

[Ponypoor]

I wish I was there with you. I have this stuffed animal chicken, I would throw at you and do this to you too.

As long as its stuffed with feathers!