Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

Grandma wanted to tell you all that Parmesan is looking like a porcupine.
Time to start knitting.
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Or stare at the needle.
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Is she being lazy? Or just thinking of making a start

 

[Marie2020]

I'm making pea soup so I soaked a half a cup of them for the girls, added chili powder, oregano, and garlic powder. They sure appreciate a hot lunch!
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Gramma fell at her care home, she's now in the hospital with pneumonia and an UTI that went septic. Mom is with her and keeping us posted. I decided to make us all dinner to keep myself from worrying too much about gramma.

 

[Marie2020]

There was a little bit of a squabble today between princess and the cat/chicken.

Princess had most of the bread bits, which was meant for her anyway but pusscat decided he wanted a little piece. So he took it too the side too nibble and Princess leans down and stares him in the eyes and just snatched it from him. He gave up immediately, well would you want to take on princess.

I'm sad I didn't have a photo to prove it, I was too busy laughing

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

Is she being lazy? Or just thinking of making a start

Who knows? Perhaps she's being lazy.

 

[featherhead007]

Lazy: the act of having much to do, but not doing it.
Procrastinating: having the same things to do, but having plans to do it later.
Boredom: having no idea what I want to do and still not doing it!
My rooster taught me all about being a bored, lazy, procrastinator. And that’s alright with me!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Picture 1, taken Monday evening before dark. Ick

Picture 2 taken just a few minutes ago. Disgusting and double ick.

Some more white trash.

 

[featherhead007]

Picture 1, taken Monday evening before dark. Ick
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Picture 2 taken just a few minutes ago. Disgusting and double ick.
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Some more white trash.
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So cold

 

[Ponypoor]

Picture 1, taken Monday evening before dark. Ick
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Picture 2 taken just a few minutes ago. Disgusting and double ick.
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Some more white trash.
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Well to be fair it’s a winter wonderland for sure….

But yup- I also can do without snow and cold!

I sure hope you and your animals are doing ok.

Oh and how’s the Roo’s comb? Is he ok?

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Well to be fair it’s a winter wonderland for sure….

But yup- I also can do without snow and cold!

I sure hope you and your animals are doing ok.

Oh and how’s the Roo’s comb? Is he ok?

I will give you it is pretty. I would just rather look at it in pictures not live in it. Bubba hates me right now. I had to remove his stubborn butt from the roost. He had no intention of coming off to even eat or drink. While I had him in my arms in the daylight, yup frostbite. I gently ran my fingers over the area and it is not blood. I am also now worried about the back portion of his comb. It used to be straight, no flop. Well, its broke over and flopped and starting to see discoloration forming. I spent 30 minutes outside freezing trying to get my hands on every other single chicken to check them over. Dirt and Russ I do believe were amused and if they could have laughed, they would have. It should have been easy, they are boycotting the snow. They turned the barn and horses into a obstacle course to get away. I got my hands on all but 3 of the leghorns and momma hen of course. No one else is showing signs of frostbite on their combs, wattles or feet. I am chalking it down to Bubba just has the largest and thickest comb making him more susceptible to it.

 

[notabitail]

Studies do show that if you plan mental downtime into someone’s day, their “on” time is more productive. And who is to judge what downtime looks like lol.
(I don’t have time to look up said studies now, but they’re interesting if you come across them).
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My chickens have downtime all day. They don't get why I don't just sit around and dig holes to take dust baths.