Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Desertvalleychickens]

FBA weekly synopsis: all the chicken news fit to print
Here is the link to last week's synopsis from @knoturavggrl
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27041658


@BY Bob
Has managed to train his chickens to march in single file. What next Bob? https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27048183

Transcribed an answer from Aurora who deigned to respond to a mere servant. https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27054056

Fortunately Aurora now has some more questions from actual chickens including this one from Twilight (transcribed by @LhickenChicken). https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27056564


@ChicoryBlue
Is going through some difficult decision-making about adding more chickens to her flock. Naturally many of us enablers weighed in with helpful suggestions. https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27053897
The reason for this debate is that Butters is not doing so well. She is enjoying the days she has, but Chicory is concerned that there will not be too many more of them which would leave her with only two in her lovely flock. I am sure we all hope for the very best for both Butters and Chicory as they go through this together.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27056433
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27057059
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27058418


@featherhead007
Has been dealing with a heat wave - several of his chooks got cooling baths and a chance to play at the water park


@Lexicon
Has an accidental cockerel and is figuring out what to do. Hopefully this interesting lesson from @bgmathteach on how to manage a young hormonal cockerel will help. https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27059269


@LhickenChicken
Little Bananas thinks she is an ostrich (ouch!): https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27048226


@lightm
Is back from her visit with family in China. If you missed her thread on this fascinating journey it is here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/follow-me-to-a-trip-to-china.1583560/
Her chickens were I am sure happy to see her return, but poor Light has an impacted crop: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27047007
The vet found her crop was full of sand. https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27051524
And now she is doing very well. https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27059739


@Ponypoor
Posted the most extraordinary photo of Mr. P - he is not exactly taking flight: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27043398

Has had a close encounter with a fox and is now going to prioritize her electric fencing: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27045295

And has been secretly breeding swamp chickens who are ridiculously photogenic and Pony now has a lot of wonderful tax payments saved up to treat us all: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27048691
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27048524
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27049007


@RebeccaBoyd
Lost her very beautiful lead hen Butter and posted a lovely tribute to her. https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27050644
With such a sudden and unexpected loss there will be some drama as the flock decides on the new queen. https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27053689


@rural mouse
Storm hatched her chicks (go Storm!) https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27049813
And there has been much entertainment for us (and maybe also Storm) and stress for @rural mouse trying to get her in and then her babies in and out of the coop. Storm is not overly cooperative with anyone meddling with her babies. https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27051860
Storm of course managed everything just fine. https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27053946


@RoyalChick
The Pentagonists are not paying attention to the electric fence: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27042852

Yay, the synopsis!

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

@BY Bob just curious, do you still have any of your chickens from when you started this thread? Just wondering.

 

[Ponypoor]

Caturday Saturday

Crazy weather continues, went from 32C yesterday to 15C today and pelting down rain.

Missy decided that she was not going out in such miserable weather, she has decided my
Mums quilting frame is a good place to sleep.

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Caturday Saturday

Crazy weather continues, went from 32C yesterday to 15C today and pelting down rain.

Missy decided that she was not going out in such miserable weather, she has decided my
Mums quilting frame is a good place to sleep.

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Miserable weather, eh?
Beautiful cat!

 

[RoyalChick]

Caturday Saturday

Crazy weather continues, went from 32C yesterday to 15C today and pelting down rain.

Missy decided that she was not going out in such miserable weather, she has decided my
Mums quilting frame is a good place to sleep.

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One thing you can never fault a cat over is compromising on personal comfort - sensible girl staying inside and out of the damp!

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Caturday Saturday

Crazy weather continues, went from 32C yesterday to 15C today and pelting down rain.

Missy decided that she was not going out in such miserable weather, she has decided my
Mums quilting frame is a good place to sleep.

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I'm sure my chooks would love that "miserable weather"!

 

[Ponypoor]

Yep, school starts soon, and I don't want to leave my chooks!

Here, school starts back after Labour Day in Sept. (last day was end of June).

 

[Ponypoor]

One thing you can never fault a cat over is compromising on personal comfort - sensible girl staying inside and out of the damp!

She likes that quilt frame and my mum has given up trying to stop her sleeping there.

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Here, school starts back after Labour Day in Sept. (last day was end of June).

Oh OK, here it starts back August 8th because it stopped back in May 24

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

Here, school starts back after Labour Day in Sept. (last day was end of June).

My school ends on May 19 I think.

I hate school