Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

Came home yesterday to find Pear hunting grasshoppers around the hedge separating the lawn from the drive. Spent some time hunting with her (sharing my catches with the rest, trying to get them to come join, no luck, maybe today) and playing sentinel while she kept hunting. Went inside to make dinner and catch up here, saw RC and Greg's sad news.

Went out to close the coop later. No Pear, but this has become a frequent occurence.

Maizie is also the first one to eat out of my hand.. she took a ride into the coop...twice last night. Anyway, Pear missing....hadn't heard a ruckus, most of the girls settling (boys not so much) so started looking...circling the house and garage....grasshopper hunting areas....no Pear....she's down in the neighbor's horse pasture on the other side of their corral, hunting hoppers. Headed down (feather footed loving son saw and came to join me), she started back up...

Paused for a drink, the horses aren't bothered and neither is she

She does watch her step coming back up the hill and here's why

Hector was waiting for her upon her return. She still wants nothing to do with him, so I wound up chasing him off so she could get into the coop where he cornered her again....and Cheetah hopped down and chased him out. She hopped up to roost, finally safe from the Brat. Kren is fast following in Hector's footsteps. The next couple of months (at least) are going to be dramatic.

 

[featherhead007]

Dakota seems better this morning. She had enough energy to poop all over my morning wardrobe!

 

[Marie2020]

I’m still saddened by the loss of Flexi

Thank you. She really made me a few here cry.
My gardener surprised me he was genuinely upset ,she and Agatha were such lovely little characters and truly bonded

 

[featherhead007]

Losing our friends is so very difficult

I wonder if the heat and crazy weather has something to do with all the stuff happening…?

Kelly, this is only the beginning of what this world will be experiencing soon! If you have a Bible, read Revelation (last pages of the Bible) for me, it turns out to be great news!

 

[Marie2020]

I have vaccine in the fridge. Readily available and easy to give.
I won’t vaccinate the rest of the flock. They either are already immune or already caught it from Bella.
The decision will come when I introduce new chicks. One of mine is probably a carrier and gave it to Bella and might give it to new chicks. But as Bob says, the vaccine virus might morph and become virulent. The vaccine I have is much less likely to do so than the ones that have been used, but it is still possible.
In the other hand, most likely mine would be immune to the evolved virus.
So it is all about new chicks.
The probabilities of all this bad stuff happening are low. But so was the probability of Bella being laid low.
The carriers shed virus when stressed and as you may remember Minnie was very sick for a while so I am guessing she may have been the source.
She still isn’t right (still has diarrhea and not laying) so I may send a swab off on her to confirm.

Wow this is really complicated

I really hope to get my head around it when I have time to think. So much is still happening in my home

 

[Marie2020]

Losing our friends is so very difficult

I wonder if the heat and crazy weather has something to do with all the stuff happening…?

3 birds lost in 7 months now I'm wondering the same thing.

 

[BY Bob]

Lots of birds or prey this year it seems.

In general there are a lot more raptors. Conservation is working.

 

[featherhead007]

Wow this is really complicated

I really hope to get my head around it when I have time to think. So much is still happening in my home

I find that a nice cup of tea works wonderfully

 

[featherhead007]

I find that a nice cup of tea works wonderfully

I prefer Earl Grey! FYI

 

[Marie2020]

I find that a nice cup of tea works wonderfully

I'm so stung out with the comings and going on in my home I'm drinking coffee, way too much coffee