Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[notabitail]

Aww me too. I've got a 32 bit netbook that has a windows xp sticker on it. It runs debian now. I wanted something light to haul around with me, so I got it for $20! I think it must be from 2008.

Just recently, at work, I was given two surface 3's. One's got a busted screen, but that's it. The only issue is that they're old! Just from 2015! I put arch on them and they work fine. The one without a busted screen even works with the stylus, so I've been using it for notes during classes. I gave the other one to my mom, before she dropped $600 on some other laptop.

My main workhorse laptop is a thinkpad yoga from 2012. It also works with a stylus. I've got arch on it too, and it's excellent! I can even play games on it, so I get to goof off at work (what I'm doing now).

For my flock... One of the leghorns just flew over the 48" electric poultry netting I got to keep them contained. I was standing out there with them while I let them out of the run, just to see how it'd work out when they're fully grown. She's 3 weeks old. What's her deal? I can't even tell which one it was, because they all look identical. Once she was over, she desperately wanted back over and couldn't figure it out. I had to go herd her back in. What am I going to do with these gals?

Oh man, you're making me want to get my hands on even more junk electronics.
One of my uncles sends a bunch of old electronics sometimes. That's how I got my iPad.
How well does that laptop work with Debian? What desktop environment do you use on it?
I haven't installed Debian on a laptop in a while.

 

[RoyalChick]

Very slow tennis match? Must now keep score 1 point whenever a hen grabs it.

I could hang one of those tennis scoreboards in the Chicken Palace.
‘Advantage Bernadette’

 

[RoyalChick]

My hens endorsed the external nest box that I made them last weekend!!

I am not an experienced builder as will be obvious if you look closely at my project and I used all scrap wood that I had to dig out from under the snow, but I feel absolutely thrilled that they thought it was a good place to lay!!

I have been checking on the camera during my coffee breaks at work and I saw them investigate the nests, and stand immobile in front of them for long periods of time, but this is the first time they laid in them.
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Well done! As an inexperienced builder you cut a circle?!
I am so impressed - I only do straight lines.
I love that photo - composition and unexpected perspective. Definitely submit that to POW.

 

[Lexicon]

Well done! As an inexperienced builder you cut a circle?!
I am so impressed - I only do straight lines.
I love that photo - composition and unexpected perspective. Definitely submit that to POW.

Haha! I got it into my head that it would be more cozy as a circle and then I couldn't find our jigsaw, but I was too stubborn to give up, so improvised with what I had on hand.

Thanks! I just snapped the photo quickly and it was pure luck that one of the ladies stopped by to see what I was up to.

Not sure if I need to pay tax for this conversation, but just in case here is Isabella. She still hasn't started laying again since she stopped in September! She has never been a high achiever in the laying department, but this is her longest break ever.

 

[notabitail]

Here’s BYC on the iPod touch 4. It somewhat works.
Oh, and I owe you a chicken photo.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Other babies

The other chicks at my friend's place are doing ok, just waiting on one more egg from Blanche to see if it hatches.

Here is a photo I was sent by f the Marty chicklet and the 2 Sophia kiddies

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Oh so adorable. Ok, so Sophia is not a silkie right? That litle one in the front with black legs, its for sure a silkie mix and I am assuming Marty's baby. I cannot begin to tell you how much I needed to see these 3 little peeps. I'm dealing with a emergency situation that is going to have me camped out in the building tonight waiting. I've lost the 2 biggest buff orp girls from Rural king 2 nights in a Row. It ends tonight one way or another and this time I will be waiting as I know what time whatever it is is striking. Around midnight.

 

[RoyalChick]

Oh so adorable. Ok, so Sophia is not a silkie right? That litle one in the front with black legs, its for sure a silkie mix and I am assuming Marty's baby. I cannot begin to tell you how much I needed to see these 3 little peeps. I'm dealing with a emergency situation that is going to have me camped out in the building tonight waiting. I've lost the 2 biggest buff orp girls from Rural king 2 nights in a Row. It ends tonight one way or another and this time I will be waiting as I know what time whatever it is is striking. Around midnight.

Oh no!

 

[rural mouse]

Oh so adorable. Ok, so Sophia is not a silkie right? That litle one in the front with black legs, its for sure a silkie mix and I am assuming Marty's baby. I cannot begin to tell you how much I needed to see these 3 little peeps. I'm dealing with a emergency situation that is going to have me camped out in the building tonight waiting. I've lost the 2 biggest buff orp girls from Rural king 2 nights in a Row. It ends tonight one way or another and this time I will be waiting as I know what time whatever it is is striking. Around midnight.

Go get em! Still n quiet, with time to settle before then. Good luck!

 

[featherhead007]

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Here’s BYC on the iPod touch 4. It somewhat works.
Oh, and I owe you a chicken photo. View attachment 3468792

Ladies club?

 

[notabitail]

Ladies club?

The chickens? I would think not. They seemed to welcome the appearance of Big Rooster (me). I think it was a sleep party.