Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Saw my new dr. today and she ordered a "holter" monitor test for me. I did one years ago but it didn't catch my heart thing. She says my description sounds like there's something going on though.

You have no idea how happy it makes me to hear that your doctor is checking this out. Good for you to admit it and tell her.

Here is happy tax that you are taking care of yourself.

 

[BY Bob]

Well played!

I am quite pleased with that one.

 

[RoyalChick]

I did not know this, thank you. The roads are bad here right now. They have done a good job of keeping the highway clear, but the hollers and back roads are terrible. We postponed the hospice nurses visit this morning. She called asking about the roads. If we had needed her she would have tried to come out. We informed her the roads were terrible, we were good and not to worry about us today. I know they are having to brave this weather to reach their patients that truly need them. Me and mom have managed on our own for almost 2 years, and their help is a blessing. That said, not worth a guilty conscience if something terrible happened to them if they tried to get to us to help with a bath or bring another pack of diapers. Over the phone we checked her vitals for them to put in their records. She has all her medication, no refills needed and since she got the new mattress grandma is happy. We also were thrilled to report to the nurse that the powders they prescribed for her bed sore has worked wonderfully and it is healing. Best it has looked in months.

Good luck! And definitely call the power company - they definitely take it seriously.

 

[BY Bob]

Like this one?

This was before the electric fence and all my shrub planting.

Did the fox ever try to dig their way in?

 

[BY Bob]

Awww! Hello beautiful! How are you

You too Bob

You are sweet.

 

[BY Bob]

Darn those pullets - they have once again pecked at Mr P and made him bleed, poor wee fella I guess I will need to really trim him up short - a buzz cut for the little man is on tap for tomorrow night.

NOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

[Ponypoor]

I'm sorry but I cannot imagine those temps. I now feel bad for moaning and griping a minute ago about 0. I am more adept and suffering through miserable heat and humidity, this cold kicks my butt.

I hear you on the heat and humidity, I am better at handling that then the cold also. But have to say the horses prefer the cold dry weather, but I have been blanketing them lately.

Red spent the day in the feedroom, she is just too fragile in health to be in the cold. I have noticed Penelope has been spending more time in the Hen House and I wonder if she is not feeling well, tomorrow morning I am going to give her a good check over.

Locked In
The girls are going to stay locked in even if the snow melts. This is a terrible photo but as I was driving home yesterday there was a juvenile Coopers Hawk on my neighbors fence. I tried to take the photo from the car so it's blurry.
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That fence is very close to their coop. While I was trying to take the photo the hawk attacked something in his back yard.

I'm going to add more netting over a larger portion of the yard trying to cover the area around the apple trees. This will discourage the hawks but I can't dome the yard. It won't stop them.

So for a few weeks anyway, the tribe is going to live in the complex. It's for their own good. I need to come up with more entertainment for them.

On Sunday, I dumped a half bag of straw in the coop for them. That has been very entertaining and provides deep warm in the coop nesting for them. Wind chill was -1°F last night. Deep straw to stay warm if they want. Heaters are on.

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wow another hawk, yes I don’t blame you o would leave them in also!

Hidden hens, eh?

How about The Iron Beak herself?

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that a great photo

My brain just freezes thinking about that. I literally cannot comprehend those temperatures.
Today here it is 12F (-11C) and I just want to hibernate. Later there will be strong winds so I guess that will make it even worse.

Same here -11c, not the coldest ever but a shock after such mild weather!

They see a camera.
Excuse me. You're not allowed in here. You're not letting us go outside because there is white stuff everywhere and we don't want our feetsies cold.
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hello ladies hopefully it warms up for you soon

Further information:
Something happened with Hen-Rietta’s wattles. Looks like she was in a fight. One side is cut quite badly. But she won’t let me get close to check it out further.

Wait till they go to roost, but likely she will be fine, they bleed like crazy but she should be ok

Well you sent it to us. You should feel bad.

Canadian cold tax
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Such beauties

Well to be fair that particular airmass came in from Siberia soooooo guess maybe send it back there???

 

[BY Bob]

Cheeky little thing, wasn't s/he! They are adorable and smart - I could actually be fond of them if they only didn't like chicken for dinner!

I agree with that. Why didn't we domesticate them when we were doing dogs? They would rule all the dog shows.

 

[RoyalChick]

Did the fox ever try to dig their way in?

Not yet, but obviously that worries me and why I am keen to figure out hot-wire solution until the fence can go back up.
There is an anti-dig apron around the whole structure.

 

[Ponypoor]

NOOOOOOOOOOO!

Well no worries I didn’t have to buzz him, the girls plucked out all the blood feathers and now he has a bald spot

But at least he isn’t bleeding anymore poor little man