Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Pumpkin carving finale: I took it out today before any mold or rot could set in.
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Ginger loving the sunshine
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Oreo, Powder, and Snicker enjoying each others company in the big outside.
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As requested @Ponypoor a picture of Oreo that includes his feathered dino toes.

Awwww he is splendid

 

[lightm]

So, I had a rough night last night. I was putting the littles away, and one of my roosters gave a horrendous, terrified ?squawk? at the top of his lungs & continued with it....I ran as fast as I could, but it wasn't quick enough. A fox got one of my hens....and it took me a full 20 min. to get the rooster to calm down...he was missing a few more saddle feathers (he is in the middle of a hard molt and doesn't have any tail feathers at the moment.) A good boy sounding the alarm....but I still lost a sweet Astralorp

I suppose I have been beating the odds for too long this year...my neighbor has lost multiple to both foxes and raccoons. But, I just can't see sequestering them to the run 24/7...when I get home from work they run to the gate and are begging for out time.

Sorry to hear that :-(

 

[Ponypoor]

I like it! If I were you I would hang stuff from the grid. CDs or mylar ribbon. The kind of things that make confusing reflection patterns.

Good idea. I should get some of those pinwheels might scare the chickies though!

I had shed clothes as it warmed today and my outer pair of leggings blew off the fence onto the ‘minding their own business’ chickies hahahaha!

Wow! Can they jump, run, fly!!! Pinwheels might totally freak them out.

 

[ValarieF]

Operation Hawk Stop

So my plan is to use up all that old baling twine that is of no real use, I started by stringing it across the Rooster Run every couple of feet.

Tomorrow I will run it lengthwise down the run every foot or so making a grid work lattice which will deter any hawks from getting in.

What do you all think?

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After with the twine across to run
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I love it!

 

[Ponypoor]

Such a lovely day today- didn’t get any kitty photos - Missy was irritated with me following her around hahaha.

So enjoy these instead

Misty

Whiskers

Curly (buttercup in the back)

The gang hanging out

Dorothy and her new shiny feathers

Henny Penny and Fluffy

My magnolia and oak trees looking lovely

The Poplars all golden

Oh and Reenie sharing her supper with the kiddos

 

[rural mouse]

Cheetah went down with Cuckoo. 2 other boys had to go find the "missing" hen with high hopes, only to find them dashed by Cheetah's presence.

Meanwhile Whiskey kept watch over a wary and skittish Storm

 

[lightm]

Operation Hawk Stop

So my plan is to use up all that old baling twine that is of no real use, I started by stringing it across the Rooster Run every couple of feet.

Tomorrow I will run it lengthwise down the run every foot or so making a grid work lattice which will deter any hawks from getting in.

What do you all think?

Before
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After with the twine across to run
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Looks like a very solid plan to me!

 

[lightm]

Pumpkin carving finale: I took it out today before any mold or rot could set in.
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Ginger loving the sunshine
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Oreo, Powder, and Snicker enjoying each others company in the big outside.
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As requested @Ponypoor a picture of Oreo that includes his feathered dino toes.

The pumpkin is a work of art that should be sold millions of dollars I think.

Ginger is a beauty.

 

[lightm]

Foxy, hatched on May 14th 2022, a RIR mutt with orange neck and gray tail, laid her first egg today. Today she is 5 month + one week old. Congratulations Foxy!

Some other random pictures of Meimei, or Meimei+Foxy. Both are huge sized chickens for our flock.

 

[featherhead007]

I’m spending some time with Flash. She’s not molting, and she doesn’t mind snuggling up. She laid her egg today, so I figured that she should have a treat.
(I had to help Shenandoah with her egg laying today)