Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

I don’t have any new pictures of Chaco yet: but soon!View attachment 3198303View attachment 3198304

Is Chaco getting some of the melon too?

 

[Ponypoor]

Actually, no. That's normal night vs daytime temps. It's already up to 85 today

That's huge temp changes!!!

 

[Ponypoor]

I don’t have any new pictures of Chaco yet: but soon!View attachment 3198303View attachment 3198304

You need to get that horse riding ! She looks like she would be really quiet and looks like you have some great riding places.

 

[featherhead007]

Is Chaco getting some of the melon too?

She gets apples and carrots

 

[featherhead007]

You need to get that horse riding ! She looks like she would be really quiet and looks like you have some great riding places.

She’s mostly a lawn ornament.

 

[Kris5902]

I think Alex is a Newfoundlander at heart

What do you think kris???

I think he’s pretty throughly entrenched out here on the west coast… but yes I do think I detect a wee bit of that Newfie character under there.

 

[BY Bob]

Chicken Bonkers
It is 91 and heading rapidly to 98.
I am going out every 90mins to add ice to the waterers. After each trip I am wiped out and have to sit and recover with something nice and cold to sip.
Meanwhile, Maggie is busy working on her tan and her vitamin D levels.
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Someone I just can't understand them.

 

[Kris5902]

OMG. I need roosters.

I’ve got at least 17 up and coming… I can donate some… we just need to convince Alex to fly them down for you!

 

[BY Bob]

Pony Sunday

Mustang Sally

Sally is a 22 yr old Pony-of-the-Americas mare born 05 April 2000 at 7;45pm Yes I was there for the event

She has some health issue as Appaloosa horses are prone to. She has a metabolic disorder requiring medication daily, and she has COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) just like humans get! She also gets medication for that. The metabolic disorder causes horses to not shed their winter coat hair properly and they need to be clipped so they don’t overheat. And to make them look snazzy instead of shaggy old nags.

So a couple times a year in the spring and summer I give Sally a do over and today was the day! I’ve been trying to get this done for a while now but whenever I have time it’s sweltering and she is sweating so that I can’t use the clippers - hard to clip damp hair on a horse!

Today was a bit cooler so I dragged her in and out her fan on her to keep her cool and then got everything ready:
Clippers
Coolant spray for clipper blades
Oil for the blades and the clipper motor
Brushes to brush and clean Sally before clipping
And for me a nylon jacket, ski pants, rubber boots and toque - nylon stops the horse hair from sticking to me - it’s miserable stuff when it gets in your eyes and hair, and inside your clothes.

The chickens upon seeing me in this get-up totally freaked out! They ran screaming from me - until I dragged out the treats hahaha.

So chickens settled, equipment ready, pony ready…. Commence clipping!

Before the body clip and do over

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After clipping most of the body hair coat, and trimmed up her leg hair like every lady needs

All that hair came off her!

View attachment 3198091And the final look, total body clip, legs trimmed up, main trimmed and tamed, she could almost be ready to go to a show!!

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She is a beautiful lady for certain! Great job cleaning her up.

 

[Marie2020]

Peep peep peep! I love it!

So did I