Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

Tell me about it! I had to haul those 2 bags of cement mix in yesterday - 30kg (66lbs) - holy dinah! I think I busted a gut! Then I had to unload 4, 25kg bags of horse feed



I hope these animals appreciate me!

I hope you use a hand cart!
I have been going to PT recently because I had some issue with my back and I have been given a stern handcart lecture.
And I only confessed to 50lb bags of feed!

 

[Ponypoor]

I don't know about your state, but in mine there is an annual inspection by the 'Animal Inspector' in each town. Usually they do inspections in Nov. - so prior to the cold of winter - and make sure there is adequate housing, bedding, etc for your animals. Our state also has minimum standards regarding space and housing spelled out. I think the min. is too low - but we are also one of the few states that mandated min. size of caged chickens - that forced a number of Chicken farms to go out of business as they would have needed to increase their cage size by at least 50% - and they said cost was prohibitive, and the decrease in # of chickens they could then house would make them unprofitable. If your state has any such guidelines (and person to check on meeting those guidelines), then you could always anonymously tip them off that there is unsuitable conditions/overcrowding', and it would trigger a visit.

It was done all the time here. I worked for a number of years on a local Dairy farm, and each fall/early winter - they would get at least one visit from the local chapter of the ASPCA (MSPCA here), because people thought the heifers didn't have shelter. (their huge pasture included an open field and some woods, they hade a 3 sided, roofed shelter in edge of the woods - but the cows would stand out in the field during the day - even when it was snowing at times - and people thought they didn't have any shelter. but the girls were happy enough, eating the standing hay. (The cows were only in that pasture in the winter - as it gave them some standing hay and was close to the house/barn so they could keep an eye on them. The field part was mowed for hay during the summer - and last mowing was skipped (so 2 cuttings, not 3) so there would be some forage for a while - and, yes, they were supplemented with baled hay and a bit of grain throughout the winter...and, of course, had a tank of H2O with a de-icer in it to keep it liquid.

Had similar happen with me, a do-gooder neighbour knocked on my door telling me my horse was standing in the snow. I told her 'Really?' she isn't in her shed? Well guess she must be a horse not a poodle.

They didn't like that reply so the local by-law officer dropped by to tell me my Pinto shouldn't be there (not zoned ag). I told him 'my Appaloosa, was only here for the winter, and that she was cleaner than his chickens and goat at his place'. That shut him up. But come Spring I had to move Penny up the road to my friends place.

He also had issues with me having rabbits - again I told him go take care of your chickens, and clean them up.

We moved shortly after that so I didn't have to deal with him anymore. Of course now I have a new set of do-gooders and morons to deal with.

Off Topic Tax

BFTP one of Sophia's chicks

 

[SimpleJenn]

Oh I have super brittle short nails, my thumbnail is back to the quick now
I think I'll do the dishes and put on some halloween press on nails though, they make me feel fancy!
Then I suppose I'll wear thick rubber gloves to clean the coop, hubby brought home some good ones from his job a while back so I have a pair I can allocate to coop cleaning!

 

[knoturavggrl]

Thirsty Thursday

Brownie is looking better!

Doodle and Ginger definitely molting but at least not as bad as Brownie did.

 

[CCsGarden]

Happy Thursday!

 

[Ponypoor]

I hope you use a hand cart!
I have been going to PT recently because I had some issue with my back and I have been given a stern handcart lecture.
And I only confessed to 50lb bags of feed!

Nope - I hauled them to the edge of the truck tailgate, and them hoisted them onto my back/hips (like a piggy-back ride) and carried them in that way. Legs are stronger than arms/back. But yep they were heavy, thankfully I only had to move them about 25'.

It's easier to haul the feed out of the truck and carry into the feedroom - if I used a cart or dolly I would have to bend over to hoist them up and empty into the bin. This way I can sling them onto the edge of the bin, open them and empty them without bending.

But yep, I am getting too old for this crap - and this is one of the reasons I have a bad back, sacrum, and hips. I am too small to be doing such physical work in reality.

What is going on out there? all I can hear is someone buk buk buk bakwak....

Hmmmm Sophia

And then there was a bit of a dust up while I was seeing what the drama was - it’s raining outside so everyone is inside and grumpy.

 

[Ponypoor]

Oh I have super brittle short nails, my thumbnail is back to the quick now
I think I'll do the dishes and put on some halloween press on nails though, they make me feel fancy!
Then I suppose I'll wear thick rubber gloves to clean the coop, hubby brought home some good ones from his job a while back so I have a pair I can allocate to coop cleaning!

Ooo! I would so wear those if I could - but likely would tear off a whole finger if it got snagged on a horse blanket or halter!

I have these really awesome rubber gloves that have bristles on one side and normal 'grooves' on the other side, I originally bought them for cleaning the shower (we have water with iron in it), but they are more useful outside here in the barn I hate getting my hands wet in the winter (because then stupid me will grab a door handle and my wet hands will stick to the metal - OWWW!).

The gloves are really awesome for cleaning the chickens waterers as I can get my hand into the container - best invention ever - rubber gloves!

 

[RoyalChick]

Thirsty Thursday

Brownie is looking better!

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Doodle and Ginger definitely molting but at least not as bad as Brownie did.
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So glad Brownie is doing well.

 

[bgmathteach]

The problem with my rooster Sir Jaffar, is that if I’m holding him in my arms and don’t rub his waddles, he will yell at me to do so!

And why is that a problem???? A Knight's squire SHOULD know his responsibilities and not have to be told each and every time!
Good Squire:

Alex:
(Note: Rooster/knight being held, but not with gentility/nobility, nor with appropriate attention to the Knight's needs!) Bad Squire!!!!

 

[featherhead007]

Had similar happen with me, a do-gooder neighbour knocked on my door telling me my horse was standing in the snow. I told her 'Really?' she isn't in her shed? Well guess she must be a horse not a poodle.

They didn't like that reply so the local by-law officer dropped by to tell me my Pinto shouldn't be there (not zoned ag). I told him 'my Appaloosa, was only here for the winter, and that she was cleaner than his chickens and goat at his place'. That shut him up. But come Spring I had to move Penny up the road to my friends place.

He also had issues with me having rabbits - again I told him go take care of your chickens, and clean them up.

We moved shortly after that so I didn't have to deal with him anymore. Of course now I have a new set of do-gooders and morons to deal with.

Off Topic Tax

BFTP one of Sophia's chicks
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Your neighbors must have gone to the same moron academy as mine did!
Hopeless neighbors Gezz!