Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

And despite Jimmy’s apparent Gluttony, the goats won’t eat them all either. He will gorge on a patch then ignore several, and then clean up another area. And there’s still plenty of blooms here despite the 20-30 ferals hanging out and my little piggy goat. So to all thosegoat hating people who say the ferals are destroying our local ecosystem. If they haven’t ruined it in the last 300 years, the past few when you decided to jump on the environmentalist bandwagon and get all upset by them! I’m going to have to get some tax pics today… aren’t I @BY Bob? Good thing the weather looks more cooperative!

I love a good goat rant tax payment!

 

[micstrachan]

I have to say, either you were enjoying some wine while typing that or your phone did some unkind things to your words.

Hahaha! That was early this morning and I was blind, combined with bad thumbs.

 

[micstrachan]

This mornings greetings has warned me that in the next few days/weeks my girls are going to drive me insane. I currently have Holly incubating a Rock waiting on day 18 for the viable Corona eggs in the incubator. Baby has spent the same amount of time trying to hatch nothing and I will probably give her the 2 Daisy eggs when I give Holly hers. Momma hen is under a week in on her eggs and as hateful as ever. What do I come out to at breakfast time this morning? Corona and Blueberry walking around like angry tom turkeys making the broody clucking. Squirrel, Raven and one of the cochin girls are also walking around like ticking time bombs but only puff up when someone walks by them. I will fight them, 3 broodies is enough, they need to get this nonsense out of their heads. Who is not broody you may ask, the silkie, Chiquita. She thought about it for all of 2 days about 2 weeks ago and then came to her senses. According to everything you read and hear about silkies and the horror stories of them being perpetual broodies I've came to the conclusion she is broken.

 

[Ponypoor]

It's so easy to get frustrated when inventing. I tend to walk away when I get there in order for my brain to work on the problem. The Cluckle Hut was all improvisation as nothing was square. I found it quite vexing at times. I redid one corner of the coop at least 5 times.

Oh that old measure twice cut 14 times thing

Oh I know it so well....

Fyi my door latch is working well, and mum hasn't been locked in the feed room accidentally so it must be working ok ha!

 

[Ponypoor]

I don’t know what the heck is going on, but I have two chickens not feeling well this morning. Lucky went to bed an hour early last night and this morning she was reluctant to come out. I held her a bit and she talked to me, but I think her comb has a bit of a blue tinge. At least it did until till she walked around. And then there is a Minnie, who really obviously doesn’t feel well. Her eyes are closed and she’s puffed up. OMG. What is going on???

Holy Dina, what the heck

Oh that's just terrible, oh I hope it's just some short term 'not feeling well' thing - is yhere any reports of avian flu your way?

We now have 11 confirmed farms and 3 barnyard flocks here in ON....

 

[Ponypoor]

Hahaha! That was early this morning and I was blind, combined with bad thumbs.

Put your glasses on (I use that excuse).

 

[micstrachan]

Put your glasses on (I use that excuse).

Yep. I had put the ones next to my bed in a drawer to clean up. Therefore, they were not within reach. Lol.

 

[LozzyR]

I don’t know what the heck is going on, but I have two chickens not feeling well this morning. Lucky went to bed an hour early last night and this morning she was reluctant to come out. I held her a bit and she talked to me, but I think her comb has a bit of a blue tinge. At least it did until till she walked around. And then there is a Minnie, who really obviously doesn’t feel well. Her eyes are closed and she’s puffed up. OMG. What is going on???

I’m so sorry to hear this Michelle, it just feels never-ending doesn’t it?!

 

[RoyalChick]

I’m so sorry to hear this Michelle, it just feels never-ending doesn’t it?!

Chickens are clearly sent on earth to test our fortitude. Don’t give in!
That was as much for me as you or @micstrachan - I just had to remind myself.

 

[LozzyR]

RIP Penguin

I’m really sad to say that Penguin died in the night. She was at the vet hospital and was going to have an X-ray in the morning, but she was having difficulty breathing. So they did one in the night and it looked like she had cancer that had spread to her lungs. She was only around 1 1/2. RIP my sweet sassy miss.