Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[TX Chick Noob]

Has the “Attach files” button quit working for anyone else?

 

[featherhead007]

Good luck with that....

I guess you know how Xzit gets too!

 

[Ponypoor]

What's not to love?

View attachment 3563008

I tried to see if Peavy Mart had Orps when I grabbed the chicks on Wednesday, but all they had where “coloured egg layers”.

They had some buff and lavender but for other customers

 

[Ponypoor]

I am nutty busy trying to get enough product made for my one big event of the year which hasn't happened since covid. https://www.oregoncountryfair.org/
For those interested.

A late caturday post, despite all attempts to get Katniss fixed, we have babies.
View attachment 3562170

Been getting hot again, expecting 100 on tuesday, but the ladies still take quick sun bathsView attachment 3562175
A fluffy butt
View attachment 3562177

Awwww adorable! Is this mama kitties first litter? They sure are cute

 

[Ponypoor]

Last night's horse show ended up being called off. There will be one tonight though weather permitting. I was down there sitting at the picnic tables talking to the lady who runs it while Rosie rode Russ with a few friends. Up walks a small group of kids who ask her what are they going to do with the chicken. What chicken, where is a chicken? One of them is carrying a brown hen, and it is dark mind you. They had brought her to have a chicken chase at intermission and did not know what to do with her. I instantly ask to hold said hen, Betty is telling them she did not really like to do chicken chases because she feels bad for the poor hen and would not want to see her hurt. The kids say they were giving the chicken to whoever caught it, at this point I have the hen securely in my arms and maddie is beside me. I look at Maddie who immediately understands. I set the sleeping hen on the ground and Maddie snatches her up. Betty was like, well, she caught her can she have her? Yes folks, I came home with a hen I did not need. She is in isolation. When I put her up last night she was so thirsty and was starving this morning. I do NOT need another hen, I don't. I also do not agree with chicken chases either. Maddie is going to try to talk her sister into bringing her up to her house and add to her flock. If not, she will either stay with me and be Maddie's or I will find her a home. Betty also told the kids parents to not let them bring another chicken tonight for a chase. I hope they listen, or I may end up with 2 new hens.
View attachment 3562192
Maddie and Rosie already named her Brownie.

Awwww your are so good

Look at those wattles! Lovely

 

[BY Bob]

Has the “Attach files” button quit working for anyone else?

Seems to be working for me......

 

[BY Bob]

It 95°F here and feels so much hotter in the backyard! I set up a mister stand to mist around the table we have in the yard- they lay under that as the shade from the yard umbrella is around there also. I got the mister just for them...... they don't want to be around it

That is "The Way of the Chicken"

 

[BY Bob]

Ps. The river access area was closed off by police. Darn!!

Whatever for?

 

[BY Bob]

Poor weanlings

The silkie chicks and Penne still want their mamas they were up on the ledge - Fluffy and Henny Penny were pecking and chasing them up there so I went out and put them in their nest box.
View attachment 3562798

Then I came back in the house to watch my tv show Sister Bonaface; checked the camera again and Frosty was hopping up onto the ledge.

First step…
View attachment 3562799

Second step…
View attachment 3562800

Up on the ledge!
View attachment 3562797

And hiding behind mama Curly to get away from mama Fluffy.
View attachment 3562796

Finally deciding Mr P was a safer bet to stick by!
View attachment 3562795

I will keep an eye on her and move her down again when I go out and do evening chores.

Poor babies

They so badly want to be grown up and sleep with the big ones.

 

[BY Bob]

Well played Lilly, well played. She has had me convinced she was laying under the house. I braved the spiders and chance of coming across a snake and looked under there the other day. NOTHING. I did go face first into a spiderweb a few times, ick. Had to open up a new bag of feed so pulled it to the front of the big wooden feed bin. Low and behold there it was, 14 eggs. Sneaky, sneaky girl, but you are busted.

Way to go Lilly!