Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

I never catch up anymore. I just started dropping in otherwise I’d never be here, lol.

It's a strategy.

 

[BY Bob]

This afternoon, I bought a treadle feeder in a different design which I'm really looking forward to. It has a pin to lock it shut at night to keep pests out, and a pin to gradually adjust the opening until the hens are no longer concerned about stepping up and the pin can be removed (or something like that). I also like the deep tray and grill to stop pellets getting flicked out (I'm looking at you Ivy).

Seems your hens learned very quickly! Did you put treats in there at first? I'm planning to put tomato, cheese and lettuce in there on the first day.

This looks very nice. I wonder if they ship to the US?

 

[BY Bob]

Alice's moult is much slower this year. She just looks disheveled.View attachment 2989334

I'm so very happy for her.

 

[RoyalChick]

@The-White-Elephant , have you marked the threads you want to return to as "Watched"?

To the right and above the first post on each page of the thread there is a box labeled "Watch" . If you click this it will be added to a list of threads that you are watching.

When you log in and get to the BYC home page, right next to the logo there is a box labeled "Forums". Click on this and you get a drop down menu. About 2/3 of the way down you will see "Watched threads". Clicking on this will bring you to the page that lists all the threads you have clicked "Watch" on. Then you just need to click on the one you want to read.

I hope this helps.

I read BYC on my PC so there may be a different system for mobile. Does anyone who uses mobile have some hints for The-White-Elephant?

I use both the app on my phone and the website on my PC. The 'watch' feature works the same in both. The trick is to 'watch without emails' otherwise you get overwhelmed with email notifications. Then you go to Forums>Watched Threads and it will show you if there is something new on one of your watched threads.
You can also click on the little bell and it will show you if there is a new posting on a watched thread and/or a response to one of your posts and will tell you who posted it. So you can even be selective about when you look at a watched thread. If you find my posts generally dull just ignore when it is me that posts and wait for BY Bob to post before you go there.
Finally, you can get even more (or maybe less) selective and follow certain people - which I think means you know when they post. I have not tried that so I don't know how it works but I noticed a couple of people have followed me (poor misguided souls!)
Hope that helps.

 

[RoyalChick]

Alice's moult is much slower this year. She just looks disheveled.View attachment 2989334

She doesn't look disheveled at all - she looks characteristically stylish with a touch of 'bed hair' which is rather appealing.
Yes, I know, I am a fan.

 

[RoyalChick]

Well that's crazy. Do they have a store?

Their website doesn't seem to give a location beyond Lancaster County. Nice website though!

 

[Ponypoor]

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.

You're better off here with is crazy chicken people! And you can whine any time you like to me, as long as I can whine back about the cold (PM me any time).

Ok this crazy chicken person needs to get to work... Catch ya later!

 

[Ponypoor]

She doesn't look disheveled at all - she looks characteristically stylish with a touch of 'bed hair' which is rather appealing.
Yes, I know, I am a fan.

Agreed! Good description!

 

[bgmathteach]

This morning's visitors:

Look mum, I can get a job as a high wire act!!! (yes, he is on the power lines!)

Stop showing off and get yourself over here:

Really, mum, you're no fun!

 

[RoyalChick]

This morning's visitors:

Look mum, I can get a job as a high wire act!!! (yes, he is on the power lines!)View attachment 2989353
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Stop showing off and get yourself over here:View attachment 2989358

Really, mum, you're no fun!

Oh Lord that is priceless!