Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Snowstorm is here. Dad plowed us out with the tractor, so hopefully hubby has no trouble getting the car down our driveway.
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She looks so mad! I guess she's blaming me for the snow.

That caption should be whispered (“Hey bud, yah you, come over here!”)

 

[rural mouse]

You previously mentioned a cup per large egg

Yeah, I had to add more eggs.

 

[BY Bob]

Darn guess I owe SHRA tax

Gosh remember this day? They had such a grand time

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And Misty with her slacks rolled up wading in the water!

Use should flood that periodically with a hose!

 

[rural mouse]

Sir Jaffar became upset over that San Andreas earthquake scenario documentary. He has been neurotic about it ever since.
I tried to explain to him that earthquakes were not anyone’s fault in particular.
He’s now refusing steak treats. No crackers either.

I'm beginning to think you've been "cracked" for years.....

 

[notabitail]

I make bread too this is my bread maker

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Which reminds me I need to make bread - I need to make bread this weekend.

You knead to make bread.

 

[notabitail]

This is tax for all the tax I didn't pay. Has six chickens which should be enough (including 4 breeds that include Leghorn!).

 

[notabitail]

Fluffy Butt Friday
Felicitas' fluffy blue egg Legbar butt for @BY Bob

 

[BeastBaby]

Snowstorm is here. Dad plowed us out with the tractor, so hopefully hubby has no trouble getting the car down our driveway.
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She looks so mad! I guess she's blaming me for the snow.

She sure is gorgeous

 

[BeastBaby]

Well we are all hunkered down here in B.C. with -5 to -15c weather which is highly unusual for us. I spent the morning hand watering everyone and chasing the three ducks that left the coop as I was attempting to slip feed in. They hid under the goat shelter and I had to shoo them out with a rake while lying on the frozen solid mud puddles. I still don’t know how everyone with real winters handles this sort of stuff every year… and I’m highly thankful that it never lasts very long for us. Definitely reminds me of why I don’t really want to buy that perfect little cattle farm up north! I’m just not cut out for this weather.

What I have managed to get done is putting up half a fence to separate the chickens from the goats in the field, and I picked up some lumber and built a quick bedframe to get my mom up off the floor. So far she’s happy with it. View attachment 3724606View attachment 3724607
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When we moved all the chickens were in the low red transport crates for meat birds, and I put the ducks into three large dog crates. They all travelled in the bottom duck compartment, and the empty waterers, feeders, and other light chicken items, some rakes etc were moved in the upper portion. The roosts are only screwed down to the door side leg supports, and just resting on the 2x4 rail attached to the framing on the front half. So far it’s working well for everyone, and except for Arlene (my Eagle victim/rescue girl from another farm) everyone is roosting where they are supposed to. I caught and have locked Arlene in with the rest for tonight. I’m not sure where she’s been going up at night, but she’s been going to bed before I have a chance to grab her most evenings… and I think she was lucky to survive last nights cold snap and snow son her own.

That’s a great layout, thanks for the tour!

And omg this cold! It’s laughable compared to some other folk’s on this thread, but the PNW is not cut out for this

 

[BeastBaby]

@RoyalChick homemade noodles correction: 1/2 c flour per large egg

Haha I screen shot your last instructions…. *delete, retake screenshot*