Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Jaffar is still beaming with joy from seeing the Queen Aurora picture with her crown. I think he’s preening himself extra hard to look good for Her Majesty

 

[featherhead007]

It’s halloween soon, maybe she wants to dress up as a ski bunny….

Or the abominable snowhen

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She already has her Sing Sing costume on for Halloween.

 

[BY Bob]

Here is one of those scary noisy creatures under the shrubs
Just look at her teeth!
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Where? I can't see it.

 

[BY Bob]

I think I have made some progress with the flock. All of them come to me now - including Piglet and Sylvie who have found a way out of the fence but come back in when I show up. This puts my mind more at ease because it means they associate me with food so I have some hope of rounding them up if I ever have to.

Excellent progress. Well done.

 

[BY Bob]

Got some good pics of Chia this evening (and noticed that Enigma has some light Colombian markings, no pics of her tonight).

View attachment 3657552Attempting to be elusive

And that shot of Jessica for comparison on body buildView attachment 3657557View attachment 3657556View attachment 3657554Based upon comb and wattles, she could lay an egg any day.

She is just lovely.

 

[BY Bob]

Passed a house on a bike ride today that has chickens of different breeds and various goats, so I always look to see what’s up. Noticed their chickens were hanging by the fence wall in their big run. Some days they’re in and some days out, today in. Then I spotted a lone one walking around outside. A pretty white leghorn, with that jaunty tail! Hmm, the run door is closed…how? Right then another white leghorn in the run took off straight up. And up, and up, and up! It was like watching a heron take off, such big wings! Up to the very top of this really high wood-framed fence wall, where it perched. No problem at all for those flyers! It was a joy to see them in action.

There is nothing quite like a leghorn showing everyone that they really are birds. What a blessing for you to witness it. I'm a little jealous.

 

[Ponypoor]

This is the third bloom for mine this year. Crazy.

Three?!!! That’s crazy - do you think it’s related to the amt of rainfall and warm weather? I wonder do they grow in places like Florida and have multiple flowerings? or do they need a frost cycle to survive like Maple trees and Apple trees.

Mine was very sparse this Spring then a cold snap hit and killed the flowers also with my pears, plums, and peach blooms.

BFTP

Butterscotch

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

There is nothing quite like a leghorn showing everyone that they really are birds. What a blessing for you to witness it. I'm a little jealous.

Tell me about it!

 

[rural mouse]

Thirsty

Blanche

She's Cheetah's new favorite at the moment

 

[BY Bob]

Three?!!! That’s crazy - do you think it’s related to the amt of rainfall and warm weather? I wonder do they grow in places like Florida and have multiple flowerings? or do they need a frost cycle to survive like Maple trees and Apple trees.

Mine was very sparse this Spring then a cold snap hit and killed the flowers also with my pears, plums, and peach blooms.

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BFTP

Butterscotch
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It is definitely related to the amount of water. Lots of rain causes it to bloom.