Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[GregnLety]

It's a little blurry but you can get a good idea of how big his wattles and comb are.

 

[BY Bob]

Doesn't make it easy to watch, so hugs in support.

It's rough to watch. I was afraid something like this would happen. You never quite get used to it.

 

[BY Bob]

They don't already?

SHRA Tax

 

[Ponypoor]

Big Boy, the naked neck has some massive wattles. I will look for a picture.

How is you hen? What name did you choose?

 

[Kris5902]

There will be no vultures in my house anytime soon. I think Phyllis is safe for now.

You know they supposedly nest here with a rookery on Brown Ridge… that little mountain the goats are so fond of trying to drag me to the top of? Just saying if Mrs BY Bob wanted to put in an order for some hatching eggs… that would probably keep those nasty hawks at bay!

“Frank… come quick you gotta see this! In addition to the small tiger that’s patrolling down there, they’re this really weird looking chicken. No, it’s bigger than a Turkey even… about the size of one of those jerks with the white heads that keep stealing our patented screech for their own propaganda because they actually sound like a little snack, I mean ‘song’ bird.”

“You’re right Joe. That’s the biggest, Scariest Naked Neck Chicken I ever did see! I’m thinking we should change the team motto to ‘winner, winner, squirrel dinner’. It looks like chicken is off the menu for a while”

 

[Kris5902]

Do the horses not STEP on them??

I don’t know about horses, but I swear mine would give me heart attacks darting amongst 13 Giant Land Chickens (Cows) all clustered about and getting pushy around hay bales. So far I’ve never had a direct stepping injury (knocks on Wood) I have had several crushing incidents where cows have tossed chicken tractors, especially with the slower meat birds. Now my little Ponies with horns (Goats) actively try to stomp, head butt, and hook the chickens that try to raid their grain bowls… so far they haven’t succeeded either, and they are actively trying to get the chickens! (Knocks on wood some more because if anything has a chance of stomping a chicken it’s Arduinna)

I don’t think this is a taxable post but here’s one from a while back just in case Pre water Chicken House Expansion… I really need to take a day to just get some more pictures.

 

[Kris5902]

They'll go through their teenage/young adult months. There's ALWAYS drama then.

Squeak is hitting that phase. I had to knock him off one of the Ducks… I mean really, stick to your own species at least!

 

[Kris5902]

She is so big and her pecks really hurt. I can’t see hauling her off a nest to make her eat without injury!
But indeed, if that is what happens I will lean on my FBA friends to help me through it.
If I had to guess I would guess Babs would be first to go broody. She seems the motherly type, and more concretely she always sits in her egg for a long time after she has laid it.

Those make the best mamas! You just have to suffer a few pecks, and get accustomed to them drawing blood on your hand when you hand feed and water them… ask Goldie (yes that noise is her hitting my hand) and she was equally ungrateful for food, water and everything else I did for her for those long weeks. But she’s a great mama!

 

[rural mouse]

The waterhole...(play on concepts intended)

The weaving through the legs, stepping on my shoes, and all round busy-ness in close proximity was delightful....except for the tasting of the ankles/feet through the holes in the crocs). I can see gardening will have a super-abundance of management.

 

[GregnLety]

How is you hen? What name did you choose?

I call her Goldie. Goldie is eating well and laying eggs. Next week she will get her leg checked. If the fracture has healed we will keep her isolated until she gets her strength back. Slowly introduce her back to the flock.