Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[ValarieF]

Sad news we found the small black silkie dead this morning. Breaks my heart.

 

[Marie2020]

She loooks lovely as long as she is eating and active I wouldn’t worry. My older girls will lay for a week or so, then slow down then get back to an increase in eggs… but they are active and eating so I just go with the flow….

Thanks Kelly

 

[Marie2020]

Sad news we found the small black silkie dead this morning. Breaks my heart.

I'm sorry val

 

[Marie2020]

Perdita has a announcement.
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She wishes to inform everyone that as of this morning she has officially joined the working girls.
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She also wishes it to be known that Branch is HER rooster. The two of them were inseparable yesterday. He showed her every nest spot and this morning she chose the nest in the coop that he kept taking her to yesterday. She also allowed him to breed her. Bubba tried yesterday evening around roosting time and instead of submitting she turned and attacked him then ran to have Branch escort her to the roost in the coop. I cannot tell you how happy this makes me and hope it continues. Branch has so few hens who actually like him. The Cochin girls love him, but they are just to big for him. He was successful yesterday with Perdita.

Well done Branch. You are getting there lad . Way to go perdita

 

[Marie2020]

Princess: when is the corn coming mother, it's about to rain again

Tina: There's more goodies over there

 

[BY Bob]

Maybe open now, but I don’t know. I don’t do casinos (unless there’s a great buffet)

The buffet has been overrated at every casino I have ever been to.

Buffet tax

 

[Ponypoor]

I thought it was this...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Stone:_Death_in_Paradise

Will have to check that one out!

I have fluffy two eggs to entice her to be broody

 

[Ponypoor]

Princess: when is the corn coming mother, it's about to rain again
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Tina: There's more goodies over there
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They look awesome

 

[Ponypoor]

There is no way other than x-ray. They are all born with holes in their skulls which should close on their own. It is very important that they not mix with bigger chickens until their holes close as one gentle peck in the head can be fatal. They are usually closed by 4 weeks.

Oi boy! Now I am a nervous wreck, good thing I didn’t know all this with Henny Pennys brood!

Ok well guess I will just have to be even more vigilant.

 

[Ponypoor]

We skipped summer altogether. Cheetah, Nellie, Pippa, and Twirp are all under the deck by the woodpile. They were the only ones willing to brave the snow.View attachment 3444534

Whoa Nelly! Mother Nature has truly gone off the rails! I am trying to remember what it was like as a kid and I think March was still very wintery, so I guess it’s to be expected.


Meanwhile it’s sunny and windy here, my kiddos don’t stay outside too much the wind keeps blowing them over hahahaha!

Pony Sunday
The horses are waiting for warmer weather also