Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Desertvalleychickens]

Ijak thinks he is the king of roosters...

 

[lightm]

Happy Birthday to the Birthday People!

Happy Unbirthday to the non Birthday People!

I suppose a nice message to post every day.

 

[notabitail]

Happy Birthday to all of you who happen to have a birthday today.

To those of you that don't, my condolences.

 

[notabitail]

Ijak thinks he is the king of roosters...
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He thinks he is a human.

 

[lightm]

Safer
I put netting up over the side of the yard today. It runs from the gate to the magnolia tree.

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This will extend the protection that the apple trees and magnolia tree provides. It will not prevent hawk attacks but it will make them more difficult.

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I even covered around the apple trees into the corner where Hattie lays all the time.

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I need to order more so I can close in more small areas like that.

The whole time I was putting it up this thing was flying over the yard.
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Today was the first day in weeks the ladies were allowed out of the complex. Between the hawks and the snow I just kept them locked in. It was warm, over 50°F (10°C). Hattie was loving the nice weather.

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That looks great!!!

Also lovely photo of Hattie and Lady F.

 

[featherhead007]

Happy birthday to you three and to my uncle turning 90 tomorrow

 

[lightm]

Ijak thinks he is the king of roosters...
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Is he not?

 

[RoyalChick]

My DD and my mother have both been having some medical issues ( my little girl will be A ok, my mom I not so sure about) and it has been taking up a great deal of any and all downtime lately. I am so grateful for the synopsis as I feel I can still participate here.

On a cheerful note, today I got to spend a whole hour outside doing some chicken sitting. It was gloomy but warm enough to be quite pleasant. Here are some pictures from my time with them today:

Avalon

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Biscotti: she is still growing out her tail feathers from her very late molt but wow she got a lot more splash in her feathers!

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Myths super fluffy butt!
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Flour fully refeathered and looking gorgeous!
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Snicker and Doodle:
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The queen of Butler Hollow Coop Brownie, showing off her sheen.
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Flour and Sugar with two pristine white butts
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Lore watching over the flock
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Story and Myth and Kimber
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Lots of fluff butts and two cats who wisely decided to find somewhere else to be. (Myth and Avalon are absolute terrors to the cats and will peck and chase them off if they come too close, meanwhile the two boys just keep their eyes on them but otherwise leave them be. I do remember worrying about the cats being a threat to the chickens now I worry about the chickens hurting the cats!
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Sorry to hear about your Mom and daughter.

Gorgeous chicken pictures.

 

[knoturavggrl]

OMG - there is something about this picture - the back half of her shows so much texture that you feel like you could reach out and touch the curvacious fluff right in the picture!!

My thoughts are with you and your daughter & Mom!

Thank you

The English Orps feathers are different than my other chickens. They are a mass of silky feathers, exceedingly soft. I can’t imagine next fall when they molt, I will be drowning in feathers!

 

[knoturavggrl]

Safer
I put netting up over the side of the yard today. It runs from the gate to the magnolia tree.

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This will extend the protection that the apple trees and magnolia tree provides. It will not prevent hawk attacks but it will make them more difficult.

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I even covered around the apple trees into the corner where Hattie lays all the time.

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I need to order more so I can close in more small areas like that.

The whole time I was putting it up this thing was flying over the yard.
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Today was the first day in weeks the ladies were allowed out of the complex. Between the hawks and the snow I just kept them locked in. It was warm, over 50°F (10°C). Hattie was loving the nice weather.

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Awwll Hattie is looking so proud in this photo m, she is such a beautiful hen. LF is looking gorgeous and with her fluffy petticoats and speckles. Orp