Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Well, sigh, I was just offered the Guinea's last night. They have had them for 2 weeks and cannot stand the noise. Apparently it is triggering her husbands ptsd. They are also never staying home. I wish I could take them, I would in a heart beat, but it is not feasible for me to do so. I admit to being smitten with them. I also fully understand my late uncles desire to have them. This past spring/summer he was trying to find Guinea eggs for me to hatch for him. His whole reasoning was he wanted to tick off a few neighbors. I never understood that, now I do. Ugh, I miss that man, there was a reason he was my favorite uncle.

Oh no! What a Dilemma! And know exactly how you feel, I can’t possibly have Guinea also, but I sure wish I could. Just like peafowl - I would love to have them but I can’t.

 

[RoyalChick]

Well, sigh, I was just offered the Guinea's last night. They have had them for 2 weeks and cannot stand the noise. Apparently it is triggering her husbands ptsd. They are also never staying home. I wish I could take them, I would in a heart beat, but it is not feasible for me to do so. I admit to being smitten with them. I also fully understand my late uncles desire to have them. This past spring/summer he was trying to find Guinea eggs for me to hatch for him. His whole reasoning was he wanted to tick off a few neighbors. I never understood that, now I do. Ugh, I miss that man, there was a reason he was my favorite uncle.

Wow. Read some of the threads in the Guinea forum. I think you can just let them run wild and give them some feed now and then. And they will go where they choose in any case!

 

[GregnLety]

Looks like he is sleeping on the job

The shade under that live oak is very conducive to good napping

 

[bgmathteach]

Well, sigh, I was just offered the Guinea's last night. They have had them for 2 weeks and cannot stand the noise. Apparently it is triggering her husbands ptsd. They are also never staying home. I wish I could take them, I would in a heart beat, but it is not feasible for me to do so. I admit to being smitten with them. I also fully understand my late uncles desire to have them. This past spring/summer he was trying to find Guinea eggs for me to hatch for him. His whole reasoning was he wanted to tick off a few neighbors. I never understood that, now I do. Ugh, I miss that man, there was a reason he was my favorite uncle.

Oooohhhhh....you just solved @RoyalChick 's dilemma - adults guineas that she doesn't have to brood and get too close to! New Jersey isn't that far away from PA!!!!

RC: road trip????

 

[Ponypoor]

The shade under that live oak is very conducive to good napping

I’ll be right over with my lawn chair

 

[rural mouse]

View attachment 3755994Goldie and her unnamed roommate.View attachment 3755995View attachment 3756003View attachment 3756004Lobo being a good boy watching over the young flock.
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You have such handsome boys, both feathered and furry!

 

[GregnLety]

A turtle that Lety and her friend rescued yesterday. Somebody tried to run over with a car and damaged it's shell near it's rear end. They repaired the shell and we gave food and water last night. It ate a good bit of lettuce and turtle food. Lety placed it in the sun and once it got warm enough he walked back to the shade.

 

[GregnLety]

Oooo a frizzle nice!

Goldie sure looks like she is doing well, how is her leg doing these days?

Her leg is the same but she moves almost as fast as any other chicken especially when she is foraging

We have a few frizzles. I'll try to get more pics of them.

 

[Ponypoor]

A turtle that Lety and her friend rescued yesterday. Somebody tried to run over with a car and damaged it's shell near it's rear end. They repaired the shell and we gave food and water last night. It ate a good bit of lettuce and turtle food. Lety placed it in the sun and once it got warm enough he walked back to the shade.View attachment 3756129

Awww you two are so good to your animal friends

Around here everyone stops for turtles, it is quite common to see cats pulled over and people assisting them with crossing the roads.

In fact we have signage on the roads ‘watch for turtles May - Sept’. This year I bet everything (frogs toads turtles…) will be out early. Even still with everyone doing their part, we do have some turtles killed and injured every year. Some people just don’t care.

There is NO frost in the ground at all. I expect frogs and toads to be out croaking and chirping by next weekend if the temps here hold like the weather forecasts. And turtles will soon follow

 

[rural mouse]

Wheaten and Partridge are often referred to in BYC posts and I have no idea what those mean - if they are rare I will forget about them!

Partridge refers to the chestnut color WITH the chevron stripes on it

Silver penciled is the SAME pattern on a silverish ground color