Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[micstrachan]

Furious, sad, upset

Whiskers has killed here two chicks I put under her. I was only up at the house an hr and ran back to the barn to check them. She had killed them. She has lost her chance to ever have chicks ever again and this weekend she will go to broody breaking jail.

I really thought she would take to them, she was at day 19.

Now I can only hope that Curly keeps her babies. She did the shimmy and tucked them up under her so I can hope she is a good mama.

I have only had good luck with my broodies so to have this happen is a total shock. I guess I won’t be fostering babies on hens anymore, too much risk of harm to the babies - and not hatching eggs either, too much risk of Roos.

Oh, how heartbreaking! I’m so sorry to hear this, Kelly!

 

[micstrachan]

Awww… that is sad. I’m sorry to hear.

 

[micstrachan]

Did someone say Wyandottes??
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Wow, or just photo and it looks like they’re living a great life! Have you entered this into POW?

 

[featherhead007]

Sweet dreams. Little Wyandotte-ay

 

[featherhead007]

0:300 and I woke up to a dream that I didn’t want to wake up from.
Sir Jaffar was with me, on a flight to the coast. Sadly it was just a dream. I awoke realizing that I was only dreaming about him and I started crying all over again. . It’s not fair that the sadness haunts my dreams.

 

[rural mouse]

0:300 and I woke up to a dream that I didn’t want to wake up from.
Sir Jaffar was with me, on a flight to the coast. Sadly it was just a dream. I awoke realizing that I was only dreaming about him and I started crying all over again. . It’s not fair that the sadness haunts my dreams. View attachment 3854987

He was a treasure and will always be missed. Grief takes time to work through. One day or night at a time. Shed the tears. It’s part of the process.

 

[rural mouse]

Thirstyday

They're getting big! Hetty is roosting with the bigs more often than not. The others....less frequently, but all are on the top of the nest boxes.

Bigs keep presenting me with 2 days in 1 pics

 

[Marie2020]

0:300 and I woke up to a dream that I didn’t want to wake up from.
Sir Jaffar was with me, on a flight to the coast. Sadly it was just a dream. I awoke realizing that I was only dreaming about him and I started crying all over again. . It’s not fair that the sadness haunts my dreams. View attachment 3854987

Oh Alex

I get you, I was exactly the same when I lost my dog just before 9/11 . Stupidly I went on a holiday about a month later and did nothing but cry, that holiday was pointless. Try concentrating on all the good things you have left. You sure have a lot to be happy about to. All those little ones and the rest of your flock

 

[Sally PB]

Grief takes time to work through.

The deeper the grief is, the deeper the love was.

 

[RoyalChick]

Thirstyday

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They're getting big! Hetty is roosting with the bigs more often than not. The others....less frequently, but all are on the top of the nest boxes.

View attachment 3854999Bigs keep presenting me with 2 days in 1 pics

I like that big black nipple waterer. Did you make it?