Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

I had so much to think about I forgot to pick up my meds lol

I have been there. It happens to us all.

 

[ValarieF]

I have been there. It happens to us all.

Im just tired time for bed thank you all for the wonderful support and caring hugs. Ill see ya in the morning.

 

[BY Bob]

Sorry, should have given it a heart, as I am certainly much better for being on this thread -learning so much and meeting such a wonderful group!

The laugh was the thought of me ever giving language lessons! Ha, ha, ha. In upper elementary school (4th & 5th grade), I was in the top math class and the next to bottom English class. Wasn't in the bottom only because that was essentially for the screw offs! I probably never would have gotten into college at all if it wasn't that I chose Latin in H.S. That helped me a lot. Even so, I scored 140 pts. higher on Math on SAT than English. Math was only 'good', it was more English was 'not so good'. I found out my Sr. year of H.S. that my first grade teacher never thought I would graduate, never mind go to college ...thats how bad I was ....undiagnosed ADHA & Dyslexia put me so far behind in language/reading. I never knew until a chance question by my Dr. in my late 30s led to testing and diagnosis. But, by then I already had coping skills....so mute point.

Lavender Layers Laughing tax:
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How many 1st grade teachers do that I wonder.

 

[BY Bob]

Im just tired time for bed thank you all for the wonderful support and caring hugs. Ill see ya in the morning.

Have a good rest

 

[featherhead007]

Maybe I will have to make some broiled eggplant with cheese cauliflower instead.

Tax for the food rant.

 

[lightm]

Rosie, a Partridge Rock was the head hen, and she rules quite nicely. She was also very smart....and had me trained. I would come home from work and she would squawk " Bawwwwwwwwkkk, bawk, bawk, bawk. I swear she was saying "Let me OOOUUUUUTTTT, out, out ,out! And she would be waiting a the presonell gate for me to let them out to free range. She wasn't cuddly, but she would follow me everywhere - especially if I was working in the garden or flower beds. She would also find a way into our fenced off garden...and eat all of our kale!

So, the chickens moved into the new place 9 months before we did, as we had to relocate them, but the house needed work, and we had issues with a contractor 'messing things up' in a serious way - long story & drama there. Couldn't fix his work until after court date (him taking us!!!), so couldn't move forward with massive mold remediation (needed to tear out & replace sheetrock plus!) nor removal of asbestos. Stress elevated, emotionally drained, and tractor supply was trying to get rid of flying chicks on the cheap. I was weak. Plus I had ordered a 'few more' prior to getting them. I'm now up to about 35 chickens and a couple of ducks (3, 1 drake & a couple of hens). Some will be processed (extra boys) and a couple older hens - but not my beloved Rosie, bringing me back down to about 24 for the winter.

Then this year arrived. I had been wanting Geese to help with hawks, and loved the look, size, true duality of Silver Appleyard ducks, So, this spring ordered mated goslings, a pair of silver Appleyards, and some peking hybrids to process. Also ordered a few of my favorite chickens that I couldn't get at TSC. Then, of course, had hens go broody and got one set of chicks (only a few this year) from TSC at the reduced 'flyer' rate. So, at the moment I have 96 adults (counting teens) and another 33 chicks. I've already processed 10 (mix of ducks and chickens), and will process the extra Roos from both my hatched & straight-run purchased (I'll keep my home-hatched BR mix, and maybe 1 or 2 of the straight run bought roos), and some of my older girls. Not as many as I should, but that is me being soft. I also held back 2 sweet peking hybrid girls (ducks)

so, to make this VERY long story short. I grew so big because I have the space, a very soft heart, a weakness for a bargain, and happened to be in the right place at the right time...so I am one of a couple who get called (or asked in store) and offered 1.5 week old chicks at a bargain. And did I mention...I just can't resist a sweet chicken???? They really have stolen my heart.

Thank you for the story of your chicken journey! I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Rosie is just like my Ginger! (but got rehomed because she was bullying Inky too much...)

I am glad that you are able to find a place for the many kids that you have (dealing with chicken-unfriendly neighbor is terrible), even though the process sounds very stressful. I hope your house is all nice and fixed up?

You are a very lovely person!

 

[lightm]

I say go for it! My father bought my mother a chainsaw for Christmas one year.
(She got him back 2 years later by buying him a dishwasher the year I went away to college!)

Encouragement Incentive:
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Love the two mugs.

So eventually all couples buying gifts for "themselves", or for the household at the best? (Last year I bought my husband lots of chicken gifts, haha)

 

[lightm]

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A mug for Monday.

I guessed Gucci because she just seems to prone to getting herself into situations she isn’t prepared for not unlike myself at times lol.

Question about this wee girls foot. Her toe is curved. She walks well and I have touched it and moved it around. It doesn’t at all seem to cause her issues or pain. I can straighten it but she holds it like that and walks with it like that. Is this something that I should be concerned about or no?

I am going to assume it will be OK.

I had a cockerel have curly toes like that. He was walking fine, but I noticed he was sitting down a little bit more than his brother, which is how I discovered his curly toes.

 

[lightm]

No time to organize pictures today. How about all these mugs? (picture downloaded from another chicken group)

 

[bgmathteach]

Love the two mugs.

So eventually all couples buying gifts for "themselves", or for the household at the best? (Last year I bought my husband lots of chicken gifts, haha)

Honestly, we didn't have a lot of money, and - at least for the chain saw- that was the 'big christmas expense' Dad bought it 'cause he knew what he wanted/needed...but felt odd wrapping a gift to himself...so he put moms name on it instead! They both went out and purchased the dishwasher together, but, it was, again, a huge expense and was deemed 'christmas gift (essentially only spending for Christmas),so wrapped & put under tree. Mom thought it would be funny to put Dad's name on it given what had happened with the chainsaw. They tried to keep up the Santa thing since I had a brother & sister (twins) that were 12 years younger than me. Both the gifts showed up under tree overnight (respective years) and were 'from Santa'

Gift Giving Geese tax: (they give the gift of joy!)