Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Happy Thirsty Thirsday: (note the appropriate misspelling?)

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I see what you did there! 👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁

 

[ValarieF]

Checked on my emo EE's they were all in the coop! Its such a nice day and a cool breeze but they came out to the run. They love me again lol. Dottie came right to my arm climbed to her usual spot on my shoulder and played with my hair tie. They are all back to normal after seeing the baby chicks lol geez.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I have the same taste do you know how many hands she is?

I had to go back and look at the add to check. Yes I saved it, why did I save it? She is 14.3 hands. Dirt is actually between 14.3 and 15 hands himself, we have not officially measured him in awhile as he has had a few growth spurts and finding level ground is impossible. That is also actually what you will find most KY and Rockies to be. 16 hands is frowned on. These are NOT my pictures, I pulled them off the add. I also love the fact that while she is chocolate, she is not a silver chocolate which would have the white mane and tail.

You all have seen my horses, with the exception of Louis they are built like this, I love that build.

 

[RoyalChick]

I had to go back and look at the add to check. Yes I saved it, why did I save it? She is 14.3 hands. Dirt is actually between 14.3 and 15 hands himself, we have not officially measured him in awhile as he has had a few growth spurts and finding level ground is impossible. That is also actually what you will find most KY and Rockies to be. 16 hands is frowned on. These are NOT my pictures, I pulled them off the add. I also love the fact that while she is chocolate, she is not a silver chocolate which would have the white mane and tail.
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You all have seen my horses, with the exception of Louis they are built like this, I love that build.

OK you have done it now..... We are all besotted. She is gorgeous!

 

[BY Bob]

OOOO his name is Hades and the other guy is zeus....if I can find him lol

Great names!

 

[BY Bob]

I really like this idea (and love the architectural blueprint provided).
Here is the tree. I am still struggling!
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Hmmm. Let me puzzle on this some more.

 

[BY Bob]

Chicken tax for tree talk:

Oh, the jungle, the mighty jungle

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Gets destroyed oonnnn sight!!!
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It didn't stand a chance! They have learned that I bring in a fresh clump of grass/weeds with soil each morning...I didn't even have it in their brooder yet when they started running to the 'greens corner'!!

I love that they desire natural food so much!

 

[BY Bob]

Everybody welcome. Hurry, hurry, don’t miss out!

Once the Groundhog had finished munching and went for a nap, others started to arrive.

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Yup that is three raccoons and sundry other chums.
I give up.

Peach raiders tax: chickens hard at work
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You are doomed if you don't do something.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I know I owe horse tax. Before I get called out here it is. It is also BY Bob's favorite kind of shot.

 

[Kris5902]

I'm also late to thank you but this actually helped me see more clearly, especially the no dead end part. We have already done some of the things you list, but there are corners from which it's impossible to escape, and I think it's part of why the teens stayed on the roosts. And, although we do have a two level system in the run for now, it won't be the case when we redo it as it will be totally covered at human height. So I will have to think of a way to make an escape possible.
Having a second coop would be possible in the same run, but it would have to be quite a small coop. If we were to make another run, it could only be in a completely different place as there isn't any flat ground left in our actual chicken zone.

Here we do things the old way
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Did I set fire to the chimney this winter ? I may well have .
Do we love our old stove ? So much that we're looking to buy the same one second hand in a better state. We love that we can cook on it and that it heats up very fast.
We just have a big case in the entrance where we can stock up almost two full days of wood so we don't have to get out first thing in the morning, or in case of a storm.

I love Glynda. She has a strong will, likes adventure, and is fearless. She looks like a swan but she acts like ... Hum...Beatrix from Kill Bill ?

I'm also in the "newby with roosters trying to keep two at once" crowd ! I already had behavioural problems with just one, so not sure how it will work out yet. One thing I've learned on BYC : don't make up your mind until they are at least 15 months old! Obviously they change a lot, much like humans, from childhood to teens and young adults.

Fire tax : Chipie watching the scenery this morning!
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Oh that gorgeous old stove! We were planning something much bigger originally, now it’s a “what can we get before winter?” situation… assuming I get that pesky roof done in time!

Stove tax: giant clean up chickens (young)