Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Trapped

I need to go to bed but this one is sleeping on me. What to do what to do.

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Show me the scratches on your legs!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

It is summer now which means stalls get cleaned after 11 at night when it is cool. Once they were done Rosie was letting Russ pick a little bit. Next thing I know she hands me the lead rope and says she needs to run inside to get something. She comes back out wearing her helmet and turns the lead rope into a bridle and hops on him. Why not, she's desperately needed some fun the last few months and what better way to have it then riding your horse bareback at 2 am. 20 minutes later she rides up to me and asked me to hop on behind her. I should have said no, my back cannot take it anymore. What did I do, climbed up behind her and we rode Russ until after 3:30 this morning. I'm not moving too well this morning but that is ok. Even with my back screaming I have not been this happy in months. Hard physical labor outside, time with the animals and my daughter are doing wonders for me emotionally.

 

[fuentemoon]

Last Friday and Saturday it was pouring rain and barely 60° .
Today is supposed to be 85 and the weekend into the 90's, guess someone turned summer on.
This has been my project the last few days
Before:

After

The big drapy plant in the middle is a huge collard gree stalk covered in seed pods. Another day or two of sun should dry them enough to harvest. The little fence under it holds a winter squash.
The mostly completed new patio

And now i have to go take new chickens pics

 

[Kris5902]

Tailless is always happy to help with fencing (you’re digging up/disturbing so many yummy bugs! And to provide FBF pictures… lol along with Sammy she’s one of my most photogenic Chickens, but he doesn’t really like having his derrière photographed!

 

[RoyalChick]

It is summer now which means stalls get cleaned after 11 at night when it is cool. Once they were done Rosie was letting Russ pick a little bit. Next thing I know she hands me the lead rope and says she needs to run inside to get something. She comes back out wearing her helmet and turns the lead rope into a bridle and hops on him. Why not, she's desperately needed some fun the last few months and what better way to have it then riding your horse bareback at 2 am. 20 minutes later she rides up to me and asked me to hop on behind her. I should have said no, my back cannot take it anymore. What did I do, climbed up behind her and we rode Russ until after 3:30 this morning. I'm not moving too well this morning but that is ok. Even with my back screaming I have not been this happy in months. Hard physical labor outside, time with the animals and my daughter are doing wonders for me emotionally.

So happy for you!

 

[BY Bob]

A Fine Mess You have Gotten Into

The downside to the Rascals not going down the ramp was the movement of a waterer to the coop. As I feared, when I checked them this morning the straw in their coop was a disgusting wet mess.

Luckily I did not swap out the plastic tray liner in the drawer for wood and the mess was contained therein.

That required the Rascals to vacate the premises and go down the ramp. Lady Featherington required that I move her myself. Which of course I gladly did.

Here they are gathered around their food.

I took advantage of the situation to correct an oversight of mine.

I forgot to provide for dustbathing!

I saw Lady Polish trying to dustbathe in the straw of the nest box yesterday and was chagrined.

So I improvised a dust pit with a cardboard box and some dirt. I put that in under the coop floor in the bottom portion.

I think we are all set right now but who knows what else I forgot that I will find out as time goes on.

 

[BY Bob]

I guess "Dame Edna" would not have worked either.

Nope. We dismissed the term "Dame" itself. It does not fit her.

 

[BY Bob]

It is summer now which means stalls get cleaned after 11 at night when it is cool. Once they were done Rosie was letting Russ pick a little bit. Next thing I know she hands me the lead rope and says she needs to run inside to get something. She comes back out wearing her helmet and turns the lead rope into a bridle and hops on him. Why not, she's desperately needed some fun the last few months and what better way to have it then riding your horse bareback at 2 am. 20 minutes later she rides up to me and asked me to hop on behind her. I should have said no, my back cannot take it anymore. What did I do, climbed up behind her and we rode Russ until after 3:30 this morning. I'm not moving too well this morning but that is ok. Even with my back screaming I have not been this happy in months. Hard physical labor outside, time with the animals and my daughter are doing wonders for me emotionally.

I'm so glad. I suspected that might be case as it works for me.

 

[BY Bob]

Last Friday and Saturday it was pouring rain and barely 60° .
Today is supposed to be 85 and the weekend into the 90's, guess someone turned summer on.
This has been my project the last few days
Before:View attachment 3161605
After
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The big drapy plant in the middle is a huge collard gree stalk covered in seed pods. Another day or two of sun should dry them enough to harvest. The little fence under it holds a winter squash.
The mostly completed new patio
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And now i have to go take new chickens pics

Wow! Great job! That was some undertaking.

 

[BY Bob]

Tailless is always happy to help with fencing (you’re digging up/disturbing so many yummy bugs! And to provide FBF pictures… lol along with Sammy she’s one of my most photogenic Chickens, but he doesn’t really like having his derrière photographed!View attachment 3161611

That is one beautiful bum.