Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Those 3 look like they are such sweet chicks. I'm really drawn to Lady Featherington though. You can already tell she is going to a big girl and when she gets her coloring in she will be stunning. I am going through a bit of Orpington love at the moment though. My Hooligans are still going through our nightly bedtime routine now joined by Cricket, Lilly and Karen. Everyone enjoys their nightly cuddles but the orp ladies are taking it to a whole different level. When I focus on any of the other birds they cannot handle and and climb off the roost onto my shoulders so I have to pay attention to them. For the most part everyone has lost their baby cheeps and now I have honking geese noises in my hear but I love it just the same. During the day they surround me, but prefer not to be picked up. They can jump up on me, but, no picking them up. At night they want their loving spoiled brats. 2 out of the 3 orps are going to be huge curvy girls while Sabi is sleeker then her sisters. They have proved that orps are sweet loving girls and Butter was no fluke.

Orpingtons are amazing. I plan to have them as the rocks in my tribe as long as I have chickens. Sweet, good natured, and calm. The rest of my nut jobs need the point of stability that Hattie provides. Now soon she will have a friend.

 

[BY Bob]

They are in training to unleash unholy chaos on FBA in a week!

They move to the Hut on Wednesday. Not even a week.

 

[Ponypoor]

Well I made it to Toronto with only one minor turn about and for the most part told Roberta (my GPS) to shut up hahaha.

Seems I am the only person in this course taking it for work purposes, the other 9 people all had court orders to take remedial driver training

5 for driving over 180km/hr

I personally thanked them for making my vehicle insurance higher (yes I did!) With their bad driving... I think they all hate me. Too bad!

Ok well lunch time almost over finish this course do the driving component and get the heck back home!!

Tax for Whining...

I miss my gals and the horses

 

[Cold-Blood]

Well I made it to Toronto with only one minor turn about and for the most part told Roberta (my GPS) to shut up hahaha.

Seems I am the only person in this course taking it for work purposes, the other 9 people all had court orders to take remedial driver training

5 for driving over 180km/hr

I personally thanked them for making my vehicle insurance higher (yes I did!) With their bad driving... I think they all hate me. Too bad!

Ok well lunch time almost over finish this course do the driving component and get the heck back home!!

Tax for Whining...

I miss my gals and the horses

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About a 112 Mph, yes? Bonkers.
Tax

 

[BY Bob]

Well I made it to Toronto with only one minor turn about and for the most part told Roberta (my GPS) to shut up hahaha.

Seems I am the only person in this course taking it for work purposes, the other 9 people all had court orders to take remedial driver training

5 for driving over 180km/hr

I personally thanked them for making my vehicle insurance higher (yes I did!) With their bad driving... I think they all hate me. Too bad!

Ok well lunch time almost over finish this course do the driving component and get the heck back home!!

Tax for Whining...

I miss my gals and the horses

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That's crazy! Over 180 kph that's over 111 mph! That is super dangerous.

I have a car designed to go very fast, much faster than that, but I would never do that. Even if you are Daniel Riccardo you can't trust the other drivers on the road, you have no time to react, and I bet in all cases they were not driving a car designed to go that fast. Insane!

 

[BY Bob]

That's crazy! Over 180 kph that's over 111 mph! That is super dangerous.

I have a car designed to go very fast, much faster than that, but I would never do that. Even if you are Daniel Riccardo you can't trust the other drivers on the road, you have no time to react, and I bet in all cases they were not driving a car designed to go that fast. Insane!

Fast car tax

 

[BY Bob]

Fast car tax
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Oops, that's just a fast car

Tax

 

[Cold-Blood]

That's crazy! Over 180 kph that's over 111 mph! That is super dangerous.

I have a car designed to go very fast, much faster than that, but I would never do that. Even if you are Daniel Riccardo you can't trust the other drivers on the road, you have no time to react, and I bet in all cases they were not driving a car designed to go that fast. Insane!

Speed limiters are in need of installation, I think.

 

[BY Bob]

Speed limiters are in need of installation, I think.

Frankly, I'm stunned. They should be in jail.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

It's time to give a update on the taming of the Karen. My initial plan was going well, did it for 3 nights. Night 4 Bunny threw a wrench in it. She decided it was time for her chicks to roost on the big roost with her. In doing that she feels they need the entire bottom board. She threw Karen, Lilly and Cricket off the roost. After that she gets up onto the top board and George and Twig settled in the middle underneath her. Well thanks Bunny, now its dark and I have 3 chicks not knowing where to go to sleep and one of them is still semi-feral. It was time to resort to plan B. I easily caught Cricket and Lilly and took them out to the coop and put them in with the Hooligans and Branch. I then spent 15 minutes chasing Karen, in the dark with her darting in the horse stalls before I could snatch her. Into the coop she goes as well. Once inside I put her beside Lilly and she settled down. I then proceed to rub their crops for a minute on the roost. They were enjoying it. Of course this triggered the hooligans, more specifically the orps who had already had their nightly cuddling. So here I am rubbing karen when I have a fat orp hop on my shoulder and start pecking at my arm and growling at the 3 newcomers. I back up, and pet her for a few more minutes and put her back on the roost. Before I left I quickly rubbed the younger ones again. Now I do not start night time cuddles until everyone is up on the roost for bed. It only took Karen 2 days to learn to go to the coop on her own. I'm still having to pack Lilly and Cricket off the porch to the coop, spoiled chicks. Once everyone is in, I shut the door and proceed with rubbing and petting. Karen really loves her crop rubbed, but does not care to be touched anywhere else. It is ok, I can touch her now without her shrieking in panic and shaking so progress. I've also found that if I focus on the hooligans, the other 3 get curious and slightly jealous and come to me for cuddles. It is no surprise though. that between Cricket, Lilly and Karen, Lilly is the friendliest. I can always count on my Marans to be sweethearts.