Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

They have lots of shade so I didn't think of that but I will try that.

Mine love it in the summer. They bury themselves in the cool dirt.

 

[BY Bob]

I find that extremely problematic. Why is so hard to respect other people from within an organisation? I manage it, why can't others?

It's called beaurocratic inertia. No need to be accountable or a problem solver. Just keep doing the same things and no one will notice.

 

[BY Bob]

It's called beaurocratic inertia. No need to be accountable or a problem solver. Just keep doing the same things and no one will notice.

Tax

 

[BY Bob]

I thought RC wanted them out exploring. So take the box away.

You really are so rational sometimes that I forget you think differently than I do.

 

[Ribh]

You really are so rational sometimes that I forget you think differently than I do.

I know. I'm so not the practical sort that it's a shock to everybody's system when my logic kicks in. But then I would sit with them herding them out & about as well. They're like toddlers. Sometimes you have to push them to be brave & try new things.

 

[RoyalChick]

It has taken a full year, but Bubba or as grandma now refers to him "Big Red" has finally learned to pose. He may never be as photogenic as his daddy was or Branch is for that matter, but at least now he walks around proudly with his head up. Today is also the boys first birthday. I snuck out a raisin cake and tried to share it with them only. Like the good boys they are they may each have eaten one bite and called the hens and chicks over to share the spoils.
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And Branch crowing Happy Birthday to him and his brother.

He is gorgeous!

 

[RoyalChick]

What happens if you remove the cardboard box?

I don’t know. I will try. Tonight they are sleeping in it.

 

[RoyalChick]

I know. I'm so not the practical sort that it's a shock to everybody's system when my logic kicks in. But then I would sit with them herding them out & about as well. They're like toddlers. Sometimes you have to push them to be brave & try new things.

Yes I do that.
They are out and about now - that is how they encountered Maggie. It is more that they seem very self-contained. At their age the Roadrunners wanted to be with the big Princesses (they were roosting on the top of the open window). The Hooligans seem to view the Big Princesses as some kind of entertainment laid on for their benefit and then they go home and talk about it to each other.
It is all very odd.

 

[GregnLety]

I installed a misting system to keep the hens cool in summer. It works great in my climate, which is very dry. I wouldn't bother in a humid climate.

I saw the misters in Phoenix and they were very effective but being within a 100 miles of the gulf it is super humid here.

 

[BY Bob]

Yes I do that.
They are out and about now - that is how they encountered Maggie. It is more that they seem very self-contained. At their age the Roadrunners wanted to be with the big Princesses (they were roosting on the top of the open window). The Hooligans seem to view the Big Princesses as some kind of entertainment laid on for their benefit and then they go home and talk about it to each other.
It is all very odd.

Every chicken has a different personality except these three have 1 group personality.