Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[lightm]

Another brave individual catching up… love it! And wish I had the stamina for filling in what I missed… house chicken? From Shad’s thread? I must know more… links anyone?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...-and-rescued-chickens-thread.1502267/page-285

There are some more posts a couple pages before and up to page 295. I am afraid it may not be as interesting as you are thinking ...

 

[LozzyR]

I try not to do that too much, FB gets pretty darn toxic, opposed to most of the people here. I mean this thread and chicken friends are awesome, but I’ve seen some pretty nasty stuff here on BYC too (mostly the preadator and meat bird forums). So I don’t want to burden anyone, or seem overly negative, add in all of the overwhelm and… not good.

There’s also the fear of negative backlash from not portraying the expected positivity. Right before my big social media purge, we had some issues with flooding, and supply chain issues, which led to of course more panic buying and general nonsense here. So, being alone without transport, and off grid (yes, eventually even I run out of my carefully stockpiled fuel…) so they put a 30L (7 gallons) limit on gasoline. No biggie, if you can get to the gas station. Some of my FB “friends” were being obnoxious about people complaining about it. I (stupidly) thought elaborating on how it affected me might add some different perspective about things like accessibility and need. I got absolutely lambasted by this person, told I didn’t understand rationing, mocked, and called a stupid snowflake… all while dealing with DH in the hospital, being physically trapped by flooding, losing my pet, and a nasty little cold snap. Really kicked me when I was pretty down but still trying hard to stay upbeat, publicly at that, and then several of her friends (complete strangers to me, started in on me too). Just for trying to give a different perspective on the fuel rationing situation.

So, I did a massive FB purge, 300+ people unfriended, and most of them won’t even notice I am gone. Over 3/4 of my “friends” gone. I kept family, really close friends with shared interests, anyone who lives on the same (literal) island as me. The result? I’m not bombarded by a bunch of peoples opinions on everything, especially current “events”. I have more peace of mind, honest positivity, and feel better knowing if I make a post that isn’t all about fake positivity and “flexing” my lifestyle, the people who will see it are ones that matter to me.

Some Additional info about my living situation for any new friends here… I’m completely off grid, on an island with one, questionable at the best of times, road access to our side of the island. I run a Gas powered generator to charge my batteries for RV lights, the water pump, and electric heat when the generator is running. (RV is a mid 90’s model! So not a spring chicken or a three season either, because it’s “temporary” while we build our house). Being off grid, I stock up a little at every shop to keep a decent supply of basic stuff. So we don’t need to panic but when life sends us hiccups, not even TP! I usually have on hand about 120L (31 gallons) of gas, one (now two with my heater) jerry can of diesel, and we have 5 20lb BBQ, and 3 taller 30lb propane tanks (we also have a propane heater, fridge, stove/oven. When it became clear a resupply was going to be problematic, I immediately started rationing my supplies (we won’t even go into the chicken feed situation! I have a lot of chickens) and only treating myself to the bare minimum 1-2hrs of generator power to keep everything functioning. I went basically one month with no supplies or shopping, and oh boy, was it nice when DH finally got home with feed and gas!

Long story short FB is evil… BYC is way better.

I went looking for you on FB and couldn’t find you (I think I’d found you previously) and figured you’d completely ditched it, or gone incognito. I agree, it can be so toxic, plus I have a sneaking suspicion that algorithms can put you on or keep you off people’s radar. The dopamine hit from ‘likes’ is problematic and with the (deliberately) infinite scrolling, it’s such a time-waster, never mind people getting a bee in their bonnet over something you said. I’ve also seen some of the negativity on BYC but I generally stick to just these threads and it’s mostly non-existent. How do you find the Reddit forums?

 

[LozzyR]

Betty's Long Range Exploration

During yesterday's free range time you can see Betty head off on her own wanting to see more of the yard. She does have an "encounter" with Sydney but is able to enjoy the rest of her time exploring. All the way to the apple trees this time!

@MaryJanet @Ribh @LozzyR @Aussie-Chookmum @micstrachan @ChicoryBlue

She’s so cute!

 

[featherhead007]

Another mild day, unfortunately I had to spend it at the office .

My poor arm is aching from the mouse use, I have a repetitive stress injury, and now everything aches! Even typing this is painful boohoo! I am not as tough as a chicken I guess , working from home I have an ergonomic setup. Guess I need to get my office setup with some economic equipment.

But prefer my home office in my barn were I can keep an eye on the horses and the chickens

Maybe give your mouse some cheese, and use a voice activated and word processor program?

 

[BY Bob]

I cheated a little… those are from a day or two ago… no one was liking the weather here today much. The chickens tend to mostly hide out when it rains

I will admit to doing that as well at times.

 

[BY Bob]

Agreed, I left Fb because of the toxic environment and never look back. My best friends and close family keep in touch. I don't need fake friends. I'd rather hang out with my dogs, ducks and chickens and oh yeah, my wife

Good choice!

 

[BY Bob]

Well, I'm still trying to catch up. I read the current - staying up with that is hard enough, this group is so chatty. I'm closing in on the 2000ies atm, but it will be a long slog...but I love the stories, so will 'slog away', lol

Everyone makes it sound so painful, slog for example, and yet they keep in reading. It can't be that bad, can it?

 

[BY Bob]

I will try to get a picture tomorrow. She did go to bed sopping wet so that may have been the issue. It wasn’t a very cold night that night but it was below freezing.
If it is frostbite it isnt ver severe. Just the tip of a couple of tips. But still, I do feel sad about it.

She will be ok. She may not even lose any tips. It can recover without loss.

Don't be too hard on yourself.

 

[RoyalChick]

She will be ok. She may not even lose any tips. It can recover without loss.

Don't be too hard on yourself.

Thank you. I will report back tomorrow hopefully with pictures if she will stay still.

 

[BY Bob]

They look like friends!

They did yesterday. Wonderful peaceful roosting today as well.