Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Blue Eggs - who knew!

Was browsing the web for blue egg silkies and came across this article:

https://www.virology.ws/2013/09/11/a-retrovirus-makes-chicken-eggshells-blue/

Who knew!

 

[Ponypoor]

The tribal imposed confinement broke today. No pics, forgot to take phone out. Went out to refill the calcium dispenser and opened the door wide. Kren was out the hatch, having found a bare patch down the bank (near the cactus). I'd scattered the scratch outside this morning (several ventured out...briefly). Surprisingly scratch was still left. I'd figured the songbirds had cleaned it up. Nox, Mera, and Primula all came put to browse. Hector supervised from the doorway. Kren came up, then Twirp stepped out. sunshine, no wind, was pleasantly warm after the deep cold. they all decided they were done, so I closed the big door and headed back to the house where I leaned on the railing and enjoyed more sun.... then I realized I had a stalker.....

Spoiler: guess who

Blanche!

followed me all the way over to the woodpile! Such boldness deserved an extra treat, so I grabbed the egg peels (with egg bits attached) and the last of the raisins (I don't think I've ever given them raisins, grapes yes, not raisins). Beak was turned up at the raisins, but 1 roo and 2 hens followed part way over and got some.

That trio quickly headed back to the coop, but the bold one lingered a few more minutes. The next few days are forecast similarly so coop fever will likelybring them out, even if only for a short time.

Sneaky! ! but I know how she feels - cabin fever can get to you after a while... Good Blanche

 

[Kris5902]

Chinook
Aka migraine weather.
It’s so mild and extremely windy here, just wild weather really for here. But it’s going to drop like brick down a well after this weekend, and back to more seasonable weather which is around -18 for the daytime!

Weather Whining Tax
Everyone was toodling around earlier today
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Again that’s a hard Nope… -18 even Celcuis is way too cold for me… (says the person who keeps checking out ranches and real estate in that general latitude)

 

[Ponypoor]

Again that’s a hard Nope… -18 even Celcuis is way too cold for me… (says the person who keeps checking out ranches and real estate in that general latitude)

Peace River is splendidly beautiful! but I am sure extremely cold in the winter

Lots of agriculture up here, it's all wheat fields here once you get out of the bush hahaha!

 

[Ponypoor]

D-rats

Oh can’t wait to get back at Christmas and put out my rat zapper again! Cheeky little so and so running around the barn - he knows I am way out here!

 

[featherhead007]

They can be very intimidating! and those toms are almost as tall as I am hahahahaha!

Your Thanksgiving smile

And chickens in choppers!! I’m laughing

 

[featherhead007]

Peace River is splendidly beautiful! but I am sure extremely cold in the winter

Lots of agriculture up here, it's all wheat fields here once you get out of the bush hahaha!

Peace River? I have a cousin from there!

 

[featherhead007]

Again that’s a hard Nope… -18 even Celcuis is way too cold for me… (says the person who keeps checking out ranches and real estate in that general latitude)

Lots of land here in central California! We accept goats too

 

[featherhead007]

Jaffar is doing well. Coco wanted her own space. They are in the coop. I decided to have Hen-Rietta stay with me tonight. . She’s the last one of my original tribe. Why not let her be inside, out of the cold? She doesn’t seem to mind.

 

[featherhead007]

Jaffar is doing well. Coco wanted her own space. They are in the coop. I decided to have Hen-Rietta stay with me tonight. . She’s the last one of my original tribe. Why not let her be inside, out of the cold? She doesn’t seem to mind.