Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Good morning @fuentemoon

 

[Kris5902]

Ever since Bob effectively cut down a tree, rebuilt a coop, and a deck all in a weekend I have had a growing sense from this thread that I am not as productive as the rest of you.

Several of you have cleaned out coops, built runs and fences, @Kris5902 has (nearly) built a house!

And now I read this post about collecting bedding and it has pushed me over the edge.

I am clearly as lazy as all hell!

I too use leaves and pine needles. I heap them all up behind a big forsythia bush and take them off the top when I need them (the bottom layers are usually too damp). It is true I usually keep a couple of big lawn bags in the garage to dry out but that is about it (and I haven't even done that yet).

What is wrong with me?!

I think I will just have a little rest on the sofa while I think about this issue!

I used to collect the shavings from the chainsaw users that also rip their wood instead of splitting it, not just buck it up, spread them out on a tarp, dry and bag it during summer… now I just buy them at $20/ bag compressed. It doesn’t matter in the end how it happens as long as the girls are happy and have their bedding!

 

[fuentemoon]

Good morning @fuentemoon

Good evening

 

[fuentemoon]

I bought syringes at Coastal Farm for super cheap, lots of sizes and types.

 

[featherhead007]

Woke up to hear Coco making a strange noise. Found out that she was purring in her sleep (sweet dreams I guess)

 

[ValarieF]

Its wet and rainy since yesterday from Nicole. And I go get my Ablation today at 9am. Can't wait. Don't know how the chooks will feel about all this rain. They usually hang out in the run under the camper shell.

 

[ValarieF]

 

[bgmathteach]

@Ponypoor Some wattle pics for you…

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Is that first picture a Welsummer? Lovely colouring!

Great headshots. The last one makes me think of @RoyalChick 's Maggie: Strong opinion and letting you know



I think the middle one is POW worthy

 

[Ponypoor]

Thanks for that. I have Aleve and took one. My chickens aren’t in pain, but they are a pain in the…. Sometimes!

How are you feeling this morning?

 

[Ponypoor]

I used to collect the shavings from the chainsaw users that also rip their wood instead of splitting it, not just buck it up, spread them out on a tarp, dry and bag it during summer… now I just buy them at $20/ bag compressed. It doesn’t matter in the end how it happens as long as the girls are happy and have their bedding!

$20 a bag! Holy Dinah! I was complaining at $8/bag!!! My horses would go without it I had to pay $20!