Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

This young man right here, in my books he is a hero. Even mom admitted she did not know if she should love or hate him a hour ago.
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What did he do you may wonder? He just killed a snake. I'm so proud of him, mom is slightly upset with him because it was a baby black snake. He also killed it right in front of mom so she knows it was him and not any of the other chickens that killed it. The reason mom is upset is she loves black snakes and will not let us kill them as they are a good snake to have around. Especially if you have a copperhead problem, which we do. The snake was trying to get into the coop with the baby chicks. I know it was little enough it could not have hurt them but it does not matter, Branch did his job. My big boys, they are terrified of it, will not come near it.
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He is a wonderful, handsome hero!
Great job, Branch!

 

[Kris5902]

This young man right here, in my books he is a hero. Even mom admitted she did not know if she should love or hate him a hour ago.
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What did he do you may wonder? He just killed a snake. I'm so proud of him, mom is slightly upset with him because it was a baby black snake. He also killed it right in front of mom so she knows it was him and not any of the other chickens that killed it. The reason mom is upset is she loves black snakes and will not let us kill them as they are a good snake to have around. Especially if you have a copperhead problem, which we do. The snake was trying to get into the coop with the baby chicks. I know it was little enough it could not have hurt them but it does not matter, Branch did his job. My big boys, they are terrified of it, will not come near it.
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Good boy! I love snakes too… but sometimes a rooster has got to protect his flock.

 

[Ponypoor]

This young man right here, in my books he is a hero. Even mom admitted she did not know if she should love or hate him a hour ago.
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What did he do you may wonder? He just killed a snake. I'm so proud of him, mom is slightly upset with him because it was a baby black snake. He also killed it right in front of mom so she knows it was him and not any of the other chickens that killed it. The reason mom is upset is she loves black snakes and will not let us kill them as they are a good snake to have around. Especially if you have a copperhead problem, which we do. The snake was trying to get into the coop with the baby chicks. I know it was little enough it could not have hurt them but it does not matter, Branch did his job. My big boys, they are terrified of it, will not come near it.
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Those silkies can be seriously vicious! Fluffy killed and ate a snake when she was only 6 months old

 

[bgmathteach]

I get it right more than anyone else. I can reliably say they are all chickens, and just watch, I will be proven right yet again. They are in fact chickens!

Except when they are aliens!

 

[bgmathteach]

They still have the sweet baby peeps!!!

 

[bgmathteach]

. If I'm lucky maybe I can see a genuine Italian Leghorn this time while I am over there.

I think you made a mistake in this statement. Didn't you mean to say "If I'm lucky, maybe I can smuggle home a couple of Italian Leghorns this time while I am over there."

 

[bgmathteach]

Farewell for Now

The time has come for me to step away for a bit. No I am not leaving permanently. The day has finally arrived and we are heading to Italy to marry my youngest off. I will be gone for 2 weeks and I will not be checking in on BYC. I will be in Italy for crying out loud. There will be no time for socializing about chickens.

I considered doing what @GrandmaDeKorte has done and freezing the thread thereby permitting no posts until my return. After all I am liable to be a 1,00 pages behind on my own thread when I get back. However, when I thought about what a wonderful hangout this is for everybody I decided to let you all roll without me.

I do need you to promise me you will all do some very particular things while I am gone.

1. Maintain the Holidays
   
   1. Fluffy Butt Friday
   2. Pony Sunday
   3. Mugs Monday
   4. 2fer Tuesday
   5. Thirsty Thursday
2. Keep on topic. For those that don't know, the topic is chickens. If you get off topic be sure to pay your tax. If someone doesn't pay their tax you are all empowered to call that person out.
3. Be Kind to Each Other. This is friendly place. Let's keep it that way. No nastiness, No "stalker-like" behavior. Silliness is OK. If a joke doesn't land, try to remember it was a bad attempt a humor and likely not meant to be mean.
4. Be Understanding and Supportive of each other. Remember, it is quite common for someone to be struggling with a chicken problem. We help each other here.
5. Be Welcoming to Newcomers. We were all newcomers at one time. Let them know this is a safe place and teach them the holidays.

I feel like I am leaving the teenagers alone in the house for the first time. I trust you to not wreck the place.

Most of all I need someone to do something for me. Could someone please keep track of all the important significant events which occur while I am gone. If you could please do that and PM me a summary on the morning of the 4/29 I would greatly appreciate it. My plan is to catch up while commenting in the current time. If I don't know what happened while I was out it might take me weeks to catch up.

Please know that I treasure you all and look forward to coming back to you. I knew that I had to tell you all i would be missing or else someone would call out a search party. You have no idea how much that means to me.

I will share photos when I return but here is one to provide some foreshadowing. This is the venue. It is an old monastery in Amalfi that has been converted to a hotel. The ceremony will be in either the old chapel or cloister depending on weather. The roof of the chapel collapsed hundreds of years ago. The reception will be on a patio looking out to the sea and the island of Capri.

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I will still be checking in today but once I board that flight I will be out of touch. If I'm lucky maybe I can see a genuine Italian Leghorn this time while I am over there.

I'm so happy for you and your daughter...so glad that this can still happen! You will be missed while you are away...but I'm sure all the wonderful stories and pictures will be worth our patience!

Wishing you and the happy couple-to-be safe travels and blue skies while gone.

Your girls will be very happy to see you upon your return. Lilly may even be mad at you.....Rooster Bob taking off like that and leaving us defenseless!!!

 

[LozzyR]

Love it! Can you ship those two guys to Canada?

If you paid their airfares I’m sure they’d be over in a flash!

 

[DaisyBuff]

Happy Mug Monday!
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A mug of Truffle

I know that this is old, but I found it Yay! Buff Orpington! Yay! ( I love Buff Orpingtons? Isn't it obvious?)

 

[Ponypoor]

Farewell for Now

The time has come for me to step away for a bit. No I am not leaving permanently. The day has finally arrived and we are heading to Italy to marry my youngest off. I will be gone for 2 weeks and I will not be checking in on BYC. I will be in Italy for crying out loud. There will be no time for socializing about chickens.

I considered doing what @GrandmaDeKorte has done and freezing the thread thereby permitting no posts until my return. After all I am liable to be a 1,00 pages behind on my own thread when I get back. However, when I thought about what a wonderful hangout this is for everybody I decided to let you all roll without me.

I do need you to promise me you will all do some very particular things while I am gone.

1. Maintain the Holidays
   
   1. Fluffy Butt Friday
   2. Pony Sunday
   3. Mugs Monday
   4. 2fer Tuesday
   5. Thirsty Thursday
2. Keep on topic. For those that don't know, the topic is chickens. If you get off topic be sure to pay your tax. If someone doesn't pay their tax you are all empowered to call that person out.
3. Be Kind to Each Other. This is friendly place. Let's keep it that way. No nastiness, No "stalker-like" behavior. Silliness is OK. If a joke doesn't land, try to remember it was a bad attempt a humor and likely not meant to be mean.
4. Be Understanding and Supportive of each other. Remember, it is quite common for someone to be struggling with a chicken problem. We help each other here.
5. Be Welcoming to Newcomers. We were all newcomers at one time. Let them know this is a safe place and teach them the holidays.

I feel like I am leaving the teenagers alone in the house for the first time. I trust you to not wreck the place.

Most of all I need someone to do something for me. Could someone please keep track of all the important significant events which occur while I am gone. If you could please do that and PM me a summary on the morning of the 4/29 I would greatly appreciate it. My plan is to catch up while commenting in the current time. If I don't know what happened while I was out it might take me weeks to catch up.

Please know that I treasure you all and look forward to coming back to you. I knew that I had to tell you all i would be missing or else someone would call out a search party. You have no idea how much that means to me.

I will share photos when I return but here is one to provide some foreshadowing. This is the venue. It is an old monastery in Amalfi that has been converted to a hotel. The ceremony will be in either the old chapel or cloister depending on weather. The roof of the chapel collapsed hundreds of years ago. The reception will be on a patio looking out to the sea and the island of Capri.

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I will still be checking in today but once I board that flight I will be out of touch. If I'm lucky maybe I can see a genuine Italian Leghorn this time while I am over there.

Bon voyage, have a splendid trip!

Don't worry Kris and her cassowary army will keep all in order

Oh how I envy you, Italy oh how splendid