Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

I love pirates! And now, that's just what Captain Barbosa said to Elizabeth, and then Elizabeth repeated it to Gibs, who then told Captain Jack Sparrow that. We're not sure if that truly is the code.... I think?
Okay, I owe tax....
My grandmothers adorable candy holder
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I have one like that....

 

[rural mouse]

Oh yes definitely Toronto

I often wonder how many are killed in vehicle accidents over in these countries that have less than stellar traffic laws.

Tax
Youngest chickies will be 4 weeks tomorrow. That are funny little brats
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Hopefully they soon stop jumping up on Sophia, they are getting bigger now.

Was checking the calendar...my Invasion are 8 weeks tomorrow.

 

[rural mouse]

Here in the east of North America, coyotes were never truly indigenous, being open country creatures, but as forests were cut back the coyotes moved in and they also interbred with the local wolf species creating a coy-wolf hybrid.

This makes them bigger and more bold, more than capable of taking down sheep or even a small cow or young horse. And attacking a person (woman killed by coyote here on Nova Scotia). Coyotes in the west are smaller and their primary prey is rabbits, mice, gophers… definitely chickens also.

They are very intelligent and extremely good parents to their pups, but like other animals they fluctuate in relation to prey. They may supplement their diet with poultry if their prey is not plentiful, and then learn that the poultry are easy prey.

I know of farmers in Nova Scot who actually feed dead stock to the local coyotes to prevent them from killing their lambs. Extremely controversial and many think those farmers are just feeding them so they breed more.

After yesterday’s coyote in my paddock I have decided to try getting my electric fencing up and running.

Pretty Boy Floyd
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Need an all over pic of Pretty Boy. The Golden Crown is new!

 

[Ponypoor]

Need an all over pic of Pretty Boy. The Golden Crown is new!

Yes those feathers started coming in a few weeks ago. He is still extremely shy, but has learnt that I am the one giving beetles and blackberries

And this is Petunia she has decided my lap is a safe place from the crazy Roos

 

[Ponypoor]

Was checking the calendar...my Invasion are 8 weeks tomorrow.

I need to see how old Tippy is, she should be close to coming into lay in the next couple weeks.

She hasn’t been checking out nestboxes this week, so hopefully bet she is looking around the barn for hiding spots

 

[rural mouse]

Yes those feathers started coming in a few weeks ago. He is still extremely shy, but has learnt that I am the one giving beetles and blackberries
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And this is Petunia she has decided my lap is a safe place from the crazy Roos

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Her leakage is . Turning into a real beauty too.

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

I made my first article. I don't know how to link it. I'm pretty sure that you can go to my profile and see it.
It's kinda my story of how I have come to better own and take care of guineas, and my story of keeping them.

 

[TX Chick Noob]

Risking SHRA tax since I am still about 75 pages behind.

Willow, BBQ, and Splotch.
You three girls are champs! Laying almost every day in 100+ F weather. Well, Willow, you have only been laying for two days since going broody, but I know how awesome of a layer you are.


BBQ laid the weirdest egg today... it was super long and skinny. Crazy girl. She lays long and skinny eggs, but never that long and skinny!

@Ponypoor, get some rest. You have a bunch of chooks and horses that need a well rested mum.

@BY Bob, please tell Hattie, "Have the best hatchday ever, pretty girl!"

@ChicoryBlue, keep us updated on Butters please. Sending tons if prayers and hugs.

@Desertvalleychickens, I am so sorry about Plum. By the sound of it, she was an old lady who had a nice family, human, and home. Sending hugs.

@RoyalChick, sorry to hear about you're cat. Even if he was a terror. It's always the troublesome ones that we fall in love with. (Well, all animals, at least for me)

@featherhead007, keep you and your chooks safe. Try to hang in there until you can get you're air conditioning fixed. What a jerk that decided to shoot it.


@rural mouse, keep us updated on you're broodies and Indigo.

@RebeccaBoyd, hope that you guys are doing okay after giving/selling you're horse. At least Rosie(?) Will get to ride with him and his new owner on Russ.

@ValerieF (?) Where are you? I tried looking up you're name and I couldn't find it. If you see this, I hope you're doing okay. ❤


Well, good night everyone. I will try to get on here more during the day tomorrow. Sorry that I have only really been here at night.
Stay safe and air conditioned!

Here is her profile

Looks like her last post anywhere was on June 25, and it was only photos.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...of-our-flock.1286630/page-15470#post-26969397

The day before she said she had 3 doctor appointments that week.

Last time she logged in on July 10 she left reactions but didn’t post anything.

@ValarieF
I hope you are ok. Please post and give us an update on you and your beautiful chooks when you can.

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

Risking SHRA tax since I am still about 75 pages behind.




Here is her profile
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Looks like her last post anywhere was on June 25, and it was only photos.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...of-our-flock.1286630/page-15470#post-26969397

The day before she said she had 3 doctor appointments that week.
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Last time she logged in on July 10 she left reactions but didn’t post anything.
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@ValarieF
I hope you are ok. Please post and give us an update on you and your beautiful chooks when you can.

Yes. Thanks. @notabitail already showed me

 

[Marie2020]

Sounds like Toronto

Italy is the craziest drivers I've ever come across