Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

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Great photos!

 

[BY Bob]

The ever Fabulous Aurora

Bob. I'm so pleased to see you here today

I am pleased to be seen.

 

[BY Bob]

Thirsty Thursday
Babs and Eli from earlier in the week before I had to go away.

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The feathering on those two ladies is just fantastic.

 

[BY Bob]

The United Colors of FBA

 

[Marie2020]

I got some very upsetting and disturbing news today. I have posted a few times about a friend of ours who got four chicks last spring. He lost one of them to a fox several months back, so he has been keeping them locked up most of the time and only letting them out in the yard when someone will be outside. Especially since a hawk has been hanging around. About a week ago he told us that one of them had died suddenly. She hasn’t been acting sick, other than the fact that all of them had been acting stressed and haven’t laid any eggs in over a month. This seemed really unusual to me for pullets in their first winter, especially as far south as we are. But he couldn’t figure out why she would have died so suddenly. She was a beautiful Buff Orpington, and he said she was definitely their sweetest one.

Today he called to tell us he figured out what happened. The story his 11-year-old son told just didn’t seem quite right. He was outside playing, which was why the chickens were getting some time out in the yard. He had come in and said there was something wrong with one of the chickens, and when our friend went outside to check she was already cold and getting stiff. The son said he hadn’t seen anything happen. Well a few days ago our friend decided to ask his son again if he had seen her acting strangely or anything else. The boy finally said the chicken had been chasing him and pecking him, so he kicked her! Our friend and his wife were very upset, especially since the son has also been having behavioral issues in school. They took him to see a psychiatrist yesterday, and he was diagnosed with ADHD and put on meds. But in my opinion things still don’t add up. I find it hard to believe that a small boy was able to kick the chicken hard enough to kill it almost instantly with a single kick, especially if he was also trying to run away from it. I think he was a little more deliberate in his actions, and probably cornered her and kicked her numerous times or dis something else to her. And just ADHD doesn’t excuse that behavior. We also think he has probably been chasing them, throwing things at them for some time, which could help explain why they are acting stressed/nervous and not laying. The poor chickens. We told our friend he needs to keep a VERY close eye on his son, and I think he also needs counseling. They have taken away all his screen time as punishment, he isn’t even allowed to be in the same room if they are watching television. But I am so worried about the other chickens, and he definitely shouldn’t be allowed around them unsupervised any more.

Here is a picture of the poor chicken that he killed, I can’t remember her name.
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There's a young 13 year old boy not far from where I live that is becoming very nasty, as far as I know he hasn't hurt animals YET but he's calling his mother and also me yesterday "crazy bitches" he very abusive and it's bothering me where this will all lead.

I have noticed that sort of behaviour progresses, next from the verbal can turn into physical violence .
That kid, I can honestly say scares me and I don't scare easily, it's almost like I can sense he is going to become a very big problem in the not to distant future...to put it another way my door is now permanently locked!

It's sad because this area became relatively safe but his presence has really put a sharp edge on this place

 

[Marie2020]

I am pleased to be seen.

As long as its not your fluffy butt

 

[Marie2020]

Thirsty Thursday

 

[Marie2020]

What's going on

 

[ValarieF]

Can anyone tell me what breed is Cinnamon I think speckled sussex but I could be wrong.

 

[Marie2020]

Can anyone tell me what breed is Cinnamon I think speckled sussex but I could be wrong.
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Your pictures always cheers up my day