Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

New information:…………. On hot days, a cool glass of V8 or Clamato juice can do the trick!

 

[Ponypoor]

Gezz, every time Kelly opens her mouth, there’s Curly Mc Nugget, right away in her face!

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I am careful not to fall in the barn as know she will peck my eyes out and stomp me into the dirt! Little velociraptors

 

[Kris5902]

There are no rules around discharging fire arms where I am, unless you are aiming at a person. They frown on that. Also, no deer out of season, but target practice is okay in our neck of the woods. Some of us don't like that.

Pony and I are both in Canada, albeit at opposite ends of the country. We have fairly strict regulations on discharging firearms, and even aiming one at a person is usually a criminal offence. Hunting season is late August or early September here, and there are also limits on the number of deer (antlered and non antlered) each person with a hunting license is permitted. Individual tags are granted, and to procure a firearm it’s a two day course, $300+, and there is a government approval process which is impeded by any recent divorce, domestic disturbance, termination of employment, etc. You also need to provide three personal references, which they do check. That’s just for long guns, for sidearms it’s even more expensive. Strict regulations on transportation and storage, allowable ammunition, and type of weapon for hunting different species (no rifles for deer).

Farmers have far more leeway and can shoot deer as pests anytime, but can’t harvest the meat. Within the other limitations on distances from roads and such only, of course. Basically there are now only Five properties on the entire island here that it is legal to shoot on three of which allow hunters and all are private properties. Our local indigenous band is permitted to hunt for sustenance in the government park that adjoins our property though, due to a specific treaty to that effect, and on their own reservation at any time. This causes me the occasional panic attack, especially when it spooks the sheep if they are out my way, and really upset one animal activist crackpot (I love animals but we are talking the really crazy sort on this one) who bought near the reservation with the idea that hunting wasn’t allowed anywhere on the island. The feral goats may be harvested anytime on those properties large enough to legally hunt on, as they aren’t “game”.

So, depending on the exact location, and size of properties… there’s a fair or better chance that at this time of year the person discharging the weapon wasn’t doing it in accordance with our laws/regulations. Canada is a little weird that way. And open carry is an absolutely crazy suggestion, unless you’re in remote grizzled territory, or Alberta

Edit to add: target shooting is usually restricted to ranges and transporting your gun there requires it be in a locked case, unloaded, separating from the ammo, also in a locked case I believe?

 

[Ponypoor]

By now I've found backyard chickens, and this thread. At first I was a sporadic poster. I had made a point to read all the posts before I joined which even then at the time was no easy feat. I also was really interested and taking a shine to BY BOB's 2 black hens Patsy and Lilly. They were assumed to possibly be Marans or mixes although we will never know. Shadrach also was a regular poster at the time and he did have Marans. I was looking into purchasing some hatching eggs and Marans were high on my list. Especially after reading and hearing what BY BOB and Shad had to say about them.
I still had these 4 running around
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Plus Toothless
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Henrietta who was developing into a lovely hen.
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And Momma Hen of course.
I find someone sort of close to me who had Marans and offered hatching eggs. I contacted them to make plans to get the eggs when ole reliable went broody again as I did not have a incubator at the time. I kept a watch on their facebook page and what do you know, they had hatched out about 100 chicks and at 2 weeks old they still had 12 left with more due to hatch in another week. So they decided to have a contest and pick 2 winners to each receive 6 of the remaining chicks. I decided to enter, I mean, it is not like I would win as there were over 100 people enter. Low and behold, I was one of the 2 winners. My Marans were on their way.

Oh Rebecca I have lost part 2 I don't want to read out of order but I love the pictures

 

[featherhead007]

1D10T? That’s my license plate number! Thank god I’m kidding!

 

[featherhead007]

Pony and I are both in Canada, albeit at opposite ends of the country. We have fairly strict regulations on discharging firearms, and even aiming one at a person is usually a criminal offence. Hunting season is late August or early September here, and there are also limits on the number of deer (antlered and non antlered) each person with a hunting license is permitted. Individual tags are granted, and to procure a firearm it’s a two day course, $300+, and there is a government approval process which is impeded by any recent divorce, domestic disturbance, termination of employment, etc. You also need to provide three personal references, which they do check. That’s just for long guns, for sidearms it’s even more expensive. Strict regulations on transportation and storage, allowable ammunition, and type of weapon for hunting different species (no rifles for deer).

Farmers have far more leeway and can shoot deer as pests anytime, but can’t harvest the meat. Within the other limitations on distances from roads and such only, of course. Basically there are now only Five properties on the entire island here that it is legal to shoot on three of which allow hunters and all are private properties. Our local indigenous band is permitted to hunt for sustenance in the government park that adjoins our property though, due to a specific treaty to that effect, and on their own reservation at any time. This causes me the occasional panic attack, especially when it spooks the sheep if they are out my way, and really upset one animal activist crackpot (I love animals but we are talking the really crazy sort on this one) who bought near the reservation with the idea that hunting wasn’t allowed anywhere on the island. The feral goats may be harvested anytime on those properties large enough to legally hunt on, as they aren’t “game”.

So, depending on the exact location, and size of properties… there’s a fair or better chance that at this time of year the person discharging the weapon wasn’t doing it in accordance with our laws/regulations. Canada is a little weird that way. And open carry is an absolutely crazy suggestion, unless you’re in remote grizzled territory, or Alberta

Edit to add: target shooting is usually restricted to ranges and transporting your gun there requires it be in a locked case, unloaded, separating from the ammo, also in a locked case I believe?

Come on Kris. Pack up and move down here! I obviously have room for everyone!

 

[Marie2020]

Oh I haven't had a chance to drive up there and meet Mr Tom, I keep hoping I have time but work gets in the way!!

Is Mr Tom the turkey?

 

[featherhead007]

1D10T? That’s my license plate number! Thank god I’m kidding!

Maybe I should get a personal license plate “U1D10T”? Looks like a plan to me!

 

[Kris5902]

@BY Bob , I know it is hard to keep up on here, particularly with a full-time job.....I hope we aren't overwhelming you, especially with your upcoming audit!

I would love to see a homage to your other girls. ( I LOVED the one to Daisy, TGHE) YOU are the reason this thread is so successful and well loved. I would like to see more of you and your girls, if possible. While I know your relationships were different than mine to your girls....I am really missing Patsy and Miss Iron Break!

We should start a go fund me for Bob’s early retirement so he can spend more time with the girls and take photos and give us more stories…

 

[Marie2020]

Pony and I are both in Canada, albeit at opposite ends of the country. We have fairly strict regulations on discharging firearms, and even aiming one at a person is usually a criminal offence. Hunting season is late August or early September here, and there are also limits on the number of deer (antlered and non antlered) each person with a hunting license is permitted. Individual tags are granted, and to procure a firearm it’s a two day course, $300+, and there is a government approval process which is impeded by any recent divorce, domestic disturbance, termination of employment, etc. You also need to provide three personal references, which they do check. That’s just for long guns, for sidearms it’s even more expensive. Strict regulations on transportation and storage, allowable ammunition, and type of weapon for hunting different species (no rifles for deer).

Farmers have far more leeway and can shoot deer as pests anytime, but can’t harvest the meat. Within the other limitations on distances from roads and such only, of course. Basically there are now only Five properties on the entire island here that it is legal to shoot on three of which allow hunters and all are private properties. Our local indigenous band is permitted to hunt for sustenance in the government park that adjoins our property though, due to a specific treaty to that effect, and on their own reservation at any time. This causes me the occasional panic attack, especially when it spooks the sheep if they are out my way, and really upset one animal activist crackpot (I love animals but we are talking the really crazy sort on this one) who bought near the reservation with the idea that hunting wasn’t allowed anywhere on the island. The feral goats may be harvested anytime on those properties large enough to legally hunt on, as they aren’t “game”.

So, depending on the exact location, and size of properties… there’s a fair or better chance that at this time of year the person discharging the weapon wasn’t doing it in accordance with our laws/regulations. Canada is a little weird that way. And open carry is an absolutely crazy suggestion, unless you’re in remote grizzled territory, or Alberta

Edit to add: target shooting is usually restricted to ranges and transporting your gun there requires it be in a locked case, unloaded, separating from the ammo, also in a locked case I believe?

I'm not a killer but if something threatened my animals or my life I would have no choice other than to defend them by any means possible.
What I can't get my head around is, if people have to shoot animals on their property even rented to defend their livestock or pet's why on the earth can't the eat it, it's just a waste otherwise