Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

I think it is adorable!

Yes it’s very cute, that pup is very tolerant of those pullets

 

[Marie2020]

A drawer, bedside table, bedside drawer, annoying-thing-that-I-bonked-my-head-on-this-morning, and more!

Tax:
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What were you doing in my bedroom this morning

 

[Marie2020]

I think we've had a coup in the coop.

I went to feed scraps and see if Sheba came through (nope) and was missing a hen! Not just any hen...Meanie!

Tres and the other girls were happily in the run. It took me a bit to find Meanie, who'd squashed herself in this tiny space under the feeders! I touched her and she lost her mind...of course, she's not docile and never let's you touch. She ran outside, but before I could even get to the window, she was back in! I tried to tempt her with mealworms, and she picked at them with Sheba. But, as soon as Tres came in she was back under the feeders.

She looks rough, but not injured. Poor girl. She's always lived up to her name. It's sad to see her so scared.

Not sure what, if anything, I should do!

I'd be keeping my eye on who she is afraid of

 

[Marie2020]

Sender @RoyalChick a very big thank you for pointing me into the right direction.

Flowers for the lovely lady

 

[Marie2020]

@RoyalChick
I did all I wrote in the message I sent you.

But then i remembered another good old remedy, a clever couple told me about this a hundred years ago...It's slippery elm. (YES, I am a hundred and fifty now)
I've just taken a good tablespoon in a quarter pint of water.

This apparently helps to improve cholesterol throughout the body by thinning the bile consistency, while smoothing the intestine.

 

[Marie2020]

What’s not to love about this guy View attachment 3704425

This guy is just so cute

 

[Marie2020]

Tax
Princess muck got a little dirty yesterday while searching for her tiara

 

[BY Bob]

Today's groupings


Cheetah: Lark, Blanche, PITA, Cuckoo
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Whiskey: Pear, Storm, Cardhu, Cumulo, Nimbus, MaizieView attachment 3704503

Hector: Jessica, Indigo, Chia, Shan, Havoc, Enigma, NellieView attachment 3704501

Tuff: Primula, Belladonna, Mera, Pippa
(In the coop)

Off on her own: Twirp
(Near both Cheetah and Whiskey groups)

Color codes:

Black: oldest 3 years
Red: 2 years (including lone hatch)
Orange: 1.75 years
Green: 1.5 years
Blue: this year's incubator hatch
Purple: this year's broody hatch

These groupings will be all mixed up and changed again, even today.

Wow! That is very unexpected. Fascinating.

 

[BY Bob]

See?

And a good profile of tailless Cheetah. May his splendor grow back quickly.

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A rooster without tail feathers just seems totally unbalanced. Poor fellow.

 

[BY Bob]

I think we've had a coup in the coop.

I went to feed scraps and see if Sheba came through (nope) and was missing a hen! Not just any hen...Meanie!

Tres and the other girls were happily in the run. It took me a bit to find Meanie, who'd squashed herself in this tiny space under the feeders! I touched her and she lost her mind...of course, she's not docile and never let's you touch. She ran outside, but before I could even get to the window, she was back in! I tried to tempt her with mealworms, and she picked at them with Sheba. But, as soon as Tres came in she was back under the feeders.

She looks rough, but not injured. Poor girl. She's always lived up to her name. It's sad to see her so scared.

Not sure what, if anything, I should do!

There is nothing you can do. They need to work it out. Keep track of her and make sure she is eating. The rest will most likely resolve in time.

It's so hard to not intervene. I know.