Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Sylvester017]

"Christmas" the gander in the car ride to his new home.

Our friend was going to use him as their holiday goose feast but after he proved useful herding their farm ducks he is now a family pet and they ate turkey instead !!!

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

Gramma the chicken would not say that. Aww come on!!

This is just a satire.

Vacation? Plenty of room for you at one of my B&B houses. Come to California

Sounds nice, but I'll be at Half Moon Bay. I'll stop at San Joaquin Valley sometime this week.

I believe every word coming from that clever chickens beak. Stop doubting Alex

Thank you Marie. You can believe it or not, but at the end of the day, this is just a satire. Grandma does tiny talks, none of which is her being rude, but most of what is said on that satire is true, such as listening to Michael Jackson several times. The graham slam ice cream I really need to try.

 

[rural mouse]

Yes. Higher protein feed. And yes flying lessons.
I wasn’t thinking of raising poults. More like let this one join the coop gang as she so clearly wants to do.
I think she is lonely.
I would be fine with her coming and going as she wanted to. My guess is she would hang around until a big flock of turkeys came by and then she would probably go off with them.
I am thinking house guest.
She might not be around by the time I return, but it is sweet how she is hanging out by the window. My guess is Bernie was on the other side talking to her!

As long as it isn't illegal in NJ, I say try it. She's savvy enough to sound off fox alerts for certain

 

[rural mouse]

Wacky Wattle Wednesday

Mr LC had adorable little wattles and a new talent

You're 100% correct! He is so d$#@ cute!

 

[rural mouse]

He is going to be so handsome.

@featherhead007 100% agreed! How is the other one doing?

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

I do remember the time when my X wife had returned home from work and said she needed a nice soothing bath. She asked me if I could draw her a bath, while she puts her clothes away.
Yes I couldn’t resist it. Pen and paper I drew her a bath .
No wonder I’m single now!

You don't get the women but you get the chickens. At least someone (by someone, I mean a chicken) likes you.

"Christmas" the gander in the car ride to his new home.
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Our friend was going to use him as their holiday goose feast but after he proved useful herding their farm ducks he is now a family pet and they ate turkey instead !!!

Protect Christmas the gander at all costs. Such a sweet duck. I've done this to Grandma before but she sat in the passenger seat and never went beyond the house, just stayed on the driveway. How I wish Old Man would allow a chicken in the car... Grandma could sit on the floor of the pickup. There is so much leg room.

 

[featherhead007]

This seems very wise and if I haven't said it, I am very proud of Bert. I just knew that alone with Mr. Pompeii he would learn to do things the right way.

Mr. P is a good roo.

 

[ManueB]

Randy proved he is a hormonal idiot this evening. Bubba was up on his roost with his ladies. The coop girls were slowly making their way to the coop with Randy watching. Once again I am sitting in my chair pretending not to look so I could catch him if he went in the coop. Trampy Judy starts to head in and Randy lost his marbles. He rushed her to breed her and she would have none of it. She ran from him and sent the distress call as he is chasing her around Russ's stall. Bubba was off the roost in a instant and charged. Randy turned tail and ran, not far but he got out of Bubba's way. Bubba stayed down until all the girls were in their spots, Randy stayed in the middle of the yard not moving and watching. I stayed in my chair. Bubba then got back up on the roost. The door to the coop is wide open with food tossed on the ground to entice him. He came to the entrance but would not go in. After a few minutes he went around the building beside it. I followed. He went to the back of the coop and was boxed in by the building. I took my shot and cornered him and caught him. I will say he has had very limited handling and I probably scared him half to death. Oh the screams he was making. He set the entire flock off and all the girls that were in the coop on the roost bolted out of it cackling up a storm. He also bit me in his panic, but not hard. Nothing like Momma hen let me have. That bite is forgiven and I know I deserved it. I packed him to the front of the building with his still screaming his head off and sat down. He was not struggling to get away. Finally he calmed down and was quiet and buried his head underneath my arm. I eased up my hold just a little bit but he was still secure. I stroked his back, shoulders and massaged his crop. He can almost like a crop massage, almost. I then gave him a once over. Eye's are clear and nose is clear. No sign of mites either. At a glance he seems healthy. A few scabs on his comb that look like he was pecked. Who knows, those could have been from Bubba. After that first quick bite he did not try to bite or peck me again and he had plenty of chances. After the once over he had reached his limit and started to struggle to get out of my arms. I settled him back down and drug the dog kennel beside the coop. I filled up a water bowl and put inside it and then placed him inside and shut the door. He also has food which he ignored. He was not happy and wanted out and paced the coop and was throwing a fit. I ignored him and set about herding the girls who roost in the coop back into it. They did not want to go back in and it was a chore. 30 minutes getting them back inside. During that time though Randy calmed down and is quiet. I stuck a broken hoe handle through the bars and he has a roost which he got on. I will probably go out as soon as it gets dark and remove him from the crate and place him on a roost in the coop. I could not hold him and herd the girls back in the coop and I needed to have the doors open until I was finished.

Thank you so much for giving him a chance. Truly it means a lot, at least to me.
I don't believe in god like you do but I do believe that sometimes we get the possibility to give a meaning to what seem like terrible events, like @bgmathteach so well said. I strongly believe anytime we take the opportunity of doing a good deed we do exactly that. You most of anyone on this thread don't need to prove that you are a good person and I'm sure you would have been heartbroken to put Randy down without giving him a try.
I didn't react because I felt so angry reading his story I would have said something useless and inappropriate, and I realise you may want to keep good relations with some of those people doing this. If you can't get them to stop, could you at least try talking them into using a hen for the show that you could then try to catch and integrate in your flock without taking such a gamble ?
I feel so bad thinking about what it teaches those kids .

BFTP from september 2023 : Pied Beau, the prettiest and sweetest rooster that hatched here, happily rehomed and now king of a multi rooster flock.

 

[featherhead007]

@featherhead007 100% agreed! How is the other one doing?

The Orpington roo is doing just fine. Growing up big.

 

[featherhead007]

Thank you so much for giving him a chance. Truly it means a lot, at least to me.
I don't believe in god like you do but I do believe that sometimes we get the possibility to give a meaning to what seem like terrible events, like @bgmathteach so well said. I strongly believe anytime we take the opportunity of doing a good deed we do exactly that. You most of anyone on this thread don't need to prove that you are a good person and I'm sure you would have been heartbroken to put Randy down without giving him a try.
I didn't react because I felt so angry reading his story I would have said something useless and inappropriate, and I realise you may want to keep good relations with some of those people doing this. If you can't get them to stop, could you at least try talking them into using a hen for the show that you could then try to catch and integrate in your flock without taking such a gamble ?
I feel so bad thinking about what it teaches those kids .

BFTP from september 2023 : Pied Beau, the prettiest and sweetest rooster that hatched here, happily rehomed and now king of a multi rooster flock.
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The heart is for Pied Beau.
Here is a promise that God will make himself known to you soon.