Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

Never mind, she did. Oh well. View attachment 3644610

Computer taxes are owed...

 

[RoyalChick]

Flytrap Trial #1! Let's see how it goes!

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I made one of those for the kitchen. It got all the fruit flies but not a single house fly.

 

[rural mouse]

I made one of those for the kitchen. It got all the fruit flies but not a single house fly.

Wonder if modifying the bait would change that? I've noticed that when I'm browning meat for dinner, the flies flock to the window screens trying to come in. They also try to come in just before a storm hits and congregate around manure. Maybe add a bit of bacon grease to the yeast mix....or other less savory things....

 

[RoyalChick]

I caused a kerfuffle this evening.
Sylvie has been roosting in her own the last few nights and has chosen a spot where all her poop falls on the fire escape.
They don’t need the fire escape any more so all that is doing is creating a big nasty poop ball.
So I removed the fire escape. It can wash down in the rain overnight and then dry off in the garage and in the next nice day I can scrape it properly clean. Make some tweaks to it and maybe even paint it so it is ready for when I next get chicks.
Great plan.
But it was such a nasty day that it was dark really early and so Sylvie was already getting ready to sleep when I pulled the fire escape.
Silly girl panicked and flew around in the dark.
Now she is roosting here. I have to say, sweet Babs wasn’t very welcoming!

 

[RoyalChick]

Wonder if modifying the bait would change that? I've noticed that when I'm browning meat for dinner, the flies flock to the window screens trying to come in. They also try to come in just before a storm hits and congregate around manure. Maybe add a bit of bacon grease to the yeast mix....or other less savory things....

Yes. I grabbed what I had available but it probably wasn’t icky enough for the houseflies.
My little black and white cat dispatched most of them - she is big on bugs!

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

I made one of those for the kitchen. It got all the fruit flies but not a single house fly.

Oh wow, I should look into that...

 

[BY Bob]

Today is the 12th anniversary of my cousin being diagnosed with cancer, and twelve days later she died in hospital.
Hard to forget things like this. Nobody knew she was sick. Her body just quickly shut down.
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[BY Bob]

Poor Jabber. He was confident in his manliness enough, though, so he can handle it!

And, I think you missed Elphie? (Elsie?)

I did not include Elphie on purpose. She had already passed when I started the thread. While have told her story, I did not start the thread to tell her stories. However because I have included her story, thanks Elphie, you are dearly missed.

 

[BY Bob]

There is a pumpkin pecking photo contest, let’s see those hen pecked pumpkins!

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Cool! I need to find that picture of Glynda with her head in the pumpkin.

 

[featherhead007]

I doubt she's discovered my other install of Mac OS X on it.

Never underestimate the potential of a chicken!