Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[LozzyR]

Thursday evening I agreed to help Rosie clean out Russ's stall. I get out there and my Branch let me know he wanted to sit in my lap and held. So I did. I held my little buddy for 30 minutes while Rosie did the stall herself complaining the entire time. She was playing music, and me and Branch both criticized her song choices and her stall cleaning. Once it got almost dark as she was finishing up Branch hopped down and put himself in the coop for the night. I have held fast to that memory this afternoon and evening while I was working at the concession during the horse show. I could not fall to pieces. I am home now, and I am shattered. I had my first hawk attack this morning. My buddy, my best friend, my tv watching Monkey Man was the one taken. It killed me when I lost Drumstick, but this, this hurts worse. Through my tears I am staring at 6 little Branchlets. Please, please let one of these be a boy. I do not think I have prayed so hard for a rooster chick ever.

Rest in peace Branch. The last 2 months you have been stand offish since you have taken over the brunt of rooster duties now that Bubba has slowed down. Thank you, thank you for chest bumping my leg Thursday evening in your way of telling me you wanted picked up.

My Monkey man Branch
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Oh Rebecca, I am so, so sorry. I know how much you loved Branch.

 

[BY Bob]

Princess outside for a while. She's been checking outthe work here

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I love your photos like this.

 

[rural mouse]

Oh he is a reformed water dog now

You will have a hard time keeping him out of the water now

That was the idea.

 

[rural mouse]

TY for preventing a fire danger!

Sherlock was just too frickin' ADORABLE! How great that he trusted you so much!

The fire....if I had seen the idiot/s I'd have laid into them, taken pics of faces/plates and turned them in to the forest service. There's no excuse for abandoning a campsite without making sure the fire is thoroughly extinguished.

Tax.....

It has wings.....no?

 

[Ponypoor]

Wife of Isaac and mother to Jacob and Esau. A goid Old Testament tale full of deceit and intrigue! Worth a read.
But mostly I think of Daphne duMaurier’s Rebecca. Also worth a read.

Rebecca tax: Poor Tassels in her cage.
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Awww still in lock down, poor wee lady. Hopefully she will quit soon; and hopefully no one else decides to also go broody!

Thankfully my silkies are moulting so they are not broody. I wonder if Bud Orps get broody - being a heritage breed and all?

I am so grateful my two broodies finally quit. Poor Dorothy is in the midst of a heavy moult, I think Mr P is also in the midst of moulting, I am finding his tail feathers shed around the barn, and he is looking very bedraggled; also he is extremely grumpy.

This morning he picked on one of the Buff Orps not sure what they did to incur his wrath, but I gave him the evil eye. And he stalked off. I might give him some Tylenol tonight poor dude is likely uncomfortable, hopefully this helps with his attitude.

 

[Ponypoor]

The fire....if I had seen the idiot/s I'd have laid into them, taken pics of faces/plates and turned them in to the forest service. There's no excuse for abandoning a campsite without making sure the fire is thoroughly extinguished.

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Both are gorgeous

 

[rural mouse]

Awww still in lock down, poor wee lady. Hopefully she will quit soon; and hopefully no one else decides to also go broody!

Thankfully my silkies are moulting so they are not broody. I wonder if Bud Orps get broody - being a heritage breed and all?

I am so grateful my two broodies finally quit. Poor Dorothy is in the midst of a heavy moult, I think Mr P is also in the midst of moulting, I am finding his tail feathers shed around the barn, and he is looking very bedraggled; also he is extremely grumpy.

This morning he picked on one of the Buff Orps not sure what they did to incur his wrath, but I gave him the evil eye. And he stalked off. I might give him some Tylenol tonight poor dude is likely uncomfortable, hopefully this helps with his attitude.

Mr P moulting could be reason enough for the spats with Bert.

 

[Sylvester017]

Tax.....View attachment 3894413It has wings.....no?

You could have posted as Wings Wednesday maybe -- teehee?!

 

[featherhead007]

Sometimes things must change. I named longitude when she was a little chick. But now she has earned her new name, because she talks so much. Her name is “Gabby” she talks all the time and never shuts up

 

[Sylvester017]

Sometimes things must change. I named longitude when she was a little chick. But now she has earned her new name, because she talks so much. Her name is “Gabby” she talks all the time and never shuts up

My ex was nicknamed that too