Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Fluffy Butt Friday

Some lovely fluff going on
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Today it was very mild and now no snow it like Spring out there
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Wonderful bums!

 

[BY Bob]

A very good question except I caught them in the act. However they got in, they couldn’t get out again so they were trapped and fluttering around in between mouthfuls of egg.

Oh my. Caught "red-beaked".

 

[RoyalChick]

Love the Beatrix Potter names! Adorable!

A.A.Milne not Beatrix Potter as inspiration for Piglet and Pooh.
Potter has some good names too - like Jemima Puddle-Duck.

 

[Sally PB]

I want to lose about 30 pounds (will need to adjust Marie’s trim, to accommodate the weight loss)
And I feel better when I’m busy burning calories!

One of our neighbors had a heart attack in early December. She's doing... ok... ish. If I can say a "good" thing came from this, it would be that hubby and I have gotten back into working out on the elliptical that has gathered dust in basement for most of a decade. It was a wake up call for us.

We thought walking 3-4 miles a day with Freya (our dog) was enough. We were both surprised at how out of shape we really are. 15-20 minutes on the elliptical proved that!

At my most recent physical (last July), my cholesterol numbers really shocked me. My neighbor's heart attack made me resolve to eat better to try to lower it.

Investments in health pay many dividends: It's so much cheaper to be healthy, and life is more enjoyable.

The last few years I have been working on myself.
I stopped smoking cigarettes!
I walk around the neighborhood every other day. ( until I feel like someone’s targeting me)
Many years ago I stopped drinking alcohol
And I recently stopped eating donuts ( that was hard to do!!) because there’s always fresh coffee and donuts at the airport cafe.
In my older age, I try to be less judgmental and more focused on caring, and loving people as well.

on the quitting booze and cigarettes!

Looking through these older posts:
Sally, it would be an honor to have you to dinner with me and my chook family.

Well thank you!

 

[Sally PB]

Sunny's fluffy butt as tax for health talk:

 

[Ponypoor]

Sunny's fluffy butt as tax for health talk:
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Such beautiful feather colour

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

Aww, is Gumbo a BPR? He looks a little like Shiva did at his age. I'll have to get a picture of Shiva up here

Yes. I’ve been asking everyone I see if they want a sweet rooster. All of them say no.

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

Oh, I’ve not been on here for a few days because I’m grounded. I have my phone for a few hours because my mom and dad are at work, but I won’t have it until I get my grades up. I’m trying though!

Crystal laid her first egg yesterday. Also, she’s been eating the other hens’ eggs. Her egg was so tiny and cute though.

 

[featherhead007]

Yes. I’ve been asking everyone I see if they want a sweet rooster. All of them say no.

 

[RoyalChick]

Fluffy Butt Acres Weekly synopsis for the week ending Feb 10th
Last week's synopsis is available here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27469598


@BY Bob brought us some big news from FBA.

Aurora turned 5 this week and there was a big party. With cake and many other delicacies!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27478429
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27478625
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27478646

Also Phyllis is turning grey
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27482157

In other hatchday celebrations, @fuentemoon celebrated two beauties who turned 6. My goodness what gorgeous girls!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27483399
For those of us, like me, with a weakness for black chickens @BY Bob provided a helpful summary
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27472793


STRIPES were the big theme of the week. Even though I don't want any more chickens right now, these gorgeous stripes had me flipping through hatchery websites daydreaming!
Lovely stripes provided by @BY Bob, @Ponypoor, @Desertvalleychickens, @Grandma The Chicken, and @featherhead007.

@BY Bob was particularly excited about the stripes this week:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27471569
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27473770

And reminded us about Ned
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27469640
Although that was the last picture we have of Ned with BY Bob, we did get an update from him once he was with @CrazyChookChookLady
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-25494616

Here are the rest of the stripes, including, of course, Sydney
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27469937
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27469713
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27470823
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27473425
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27477605

Spots also made an appearance from @Ponypoor and @BY Bob, and also set me off daydreaming!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27473444
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27473556


@LhickenChicken stopped by for a visit and gave us an update on her flock that included sad news about Ginger
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27475034

In more sad news, @Pastel The Rooster has to remove Gumbo from the flock one way or another. He seems like a wonderful rooster and several of us are saddened to think he will end up as dinner
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27469609
At the time of going to press his fate is unknown and Pastel is grounded to focus on her grades.

In happier news, @Ponypoor has chick fever (isn't it always the case?!).
She has a plan to enable herself to get more chicks.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27472766
Remember, you can ignore the impressive numbers because all of her current flock have names, so according to the rules of Chicken Math, she doesn't actually have any chickens at all!
Pony is being discerning and only wants one kind of chick. Or maybe two types. Or make that four. Maybe more?
She seems to want a lot of different chickens. I can't keep up!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27478206
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27475521
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27475388


@RebeccaBoyd gave several updates from her lovely flock
Owly (who I think is a stunningly beautiful chicken) may be laying pink eggs
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27478317
Or not:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27480376

Poppet is a challenge to photograph
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27479118
Unless she is watching TV
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27482613


Several of us were weather challenged this week and in the case of @rural mouse, that came with some cute chicken pictures/video.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27471761
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27477619
Her chickens got bored all cooped up against the snow so one of them tried writing in cursive
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27477422

And although it wasn't this week, I just love this picture of chicken footprints from @Ponypoor
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27472008


@RoyalChick (oh, that would be me!)
Finally managed to implement her idea for hawk deterrent netting over a couple of places next to the Chicken Palace, but then got a bit distressed at how hard it is to outwit the hawks
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27479814

As well as hawks, there has been a crime spree at the Chicken Palace
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27482357

Fortunately the time I have spent watching Police shows was not entirely wasted
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27482654

Apologies to anyone whose news I missed.