Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Here’s the kids hunting for earthworms:
(And some fermented scratch)

 

[Galaxy_rules]

Here’s the kids hunting for earthworms:
(And some fermented scratch)View attachment 3752547

Cute!

 

[featherhead007]

Its a US Federal holiday so no mail or most schools for instance. But lots of stores are open, some observe it and give everyone a three-day weekend, others don't. As @notabitail said, delivery companies (private) may be working, just not the US Postal Service.
Numerous others have said this other ways tax plus Mugs Monday:
Just about time to get to the roost! (About 5:30pm)

Hazel with Anna photobombing in frontView attachment 3752518

Popcorn
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Anna, she's got an interesting curve in her comb. Sweet as ever, lays tiny eggs right now.
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Tedi, biggest of the Spuds, and I think laying the biggest eggs
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Tedi's back as she's inspecting my boots and Diane Ida-Biter behind her, and I think Hazel in back
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Hazel by herself, her eye is often slightly bubbly. She readily took calcium pills coated in walnut-yogurt paste today. She knows now the high perch I put her on is for that. (It's also great for keeping everyone else away while she gets her treats.) She wasn't afraid I was going to dose her with medicine, for instance, as she was the first day - standing stock still, waiting for the coming doom!
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Diane Ida-Biter. Looking a little rumpled as she got several beat-downs from me for biting my hands today, and Popcorn piled on with a chase afterward a few times too. Popcorn seemed to be standing on her or dominating her at one point by the water bowl today, I have no idea why, I heard a warbling complaint and looked up to see Popcorn releasing her. Diane's got a crazy look in her eyes at times. I will get a picture again, her pupils are not round. View attachment 3752523
She hasn't attacked me in any other way except for a couple of half-hearted charges behind me at my boots. Interesting, she will let me pick her up and hold her on my knee, she might peck my hand once or twice but doesn't flap or fight me to get away. I want to be able to handle her as that could be necessary in the future so I make a point of picking her up as I do everyone, though the Spuds get more "picking up attention" as they're in training. She doesn't avoid me after all this, she hangs with me. She mostly lets me massage her crop when I'm holding her, etc. I can feed her by hand no problem. But present a hand, back or front, directly in front of her and she will make a wailing sound and then peck at it and try to grab skin. She has a thing for hands it seems.

I miss my late great BO hen. She would sneak up behind me and bite my butt, when I was sitting in my chair. None of the other kids do that!

 

[notabitail]

Its a US Federal holiday so no mail or most schools for instance. But lots of stores are open, some observe it and give everyone a three-day weekend, others don't. As @notabitail said, delivery companies (private) may be working, just not the US Postal Service.
Numerous others have said this other ways tax plus Mugs Monday:

USPS delivered a package today.

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Dodging raindrops and lightning strikes!

But my car is getting one heck of a wash job. I left it outside the garage today

It's good that your car is getting washed, but dodging lightning strikes?

 

[featherhead007]

USPS delivered a package today.

What did I get?

 

[featherhead007]

It's good that your car is getting washed, but dodging lightning strikes?

It’s probably that tinfoil hat that I wear?

 

[Sally PB]

I tried the peanut butter on a calcium pill today for Pip. I cut the pill into 4 pieces (3 pieces, 3 little bits, and some dust). I put a bit of PB on 2 of the pieces and offered 1 to Pip. She took it, ran off, dropped it, picked it up, ran off, dropped it, stared at it, and then picked it up and ate it. She ate the second one without hesitation.

I don't know if she has laid an egg since this all began. I haven't see her in a nest. I wanted to try the PB trick in case I have to dose her with calcium again. Pulling gently on her wattles DID make her open her beak, but she was jerking her head around and it was hard to pop the pill in. She kind of avoided me for a bit after that.

 

[notabitail]

What did I get?

you got rain..


(no, my little brother bought a used gopro. I hope it keeps him out of my hair.)

 

[bgmathteach]

It makes me sad to see Piglet on her own.
But I love that Babs and Bernie have welcomed the others. This is what I imagined roosting wood look like when I dragged that huge branch out of the woods.
Sylvie is hiding in her nest box. I wish she would join the big group.
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While I know you aren't completely happy - I love that most of them are roosting together!!