Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

Oh this is awful I dread to think of the deaths it has caused

So far, none. The few homes in near it are under "be prepared to evacuate" orders. No "bug out" orders have gone out yet.

 

[rural mouse]

We had an incredible orange moon last night due to smoke, and you might have noticed the odd color of my recent photos. Luckily so far it is high enough in the atmosphere that we can't generally smell it.

We are the blue dot on the left.
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An early mug, since i will be at work tomorrow.
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You've got it worse than we do. I think some of the haze here is from those fires.

 

[rural mouse]

The prescription drug that my doctor prescribed for me is too strong and made me sick. I’ve been in bed since yesterday evening.
Xzit has finally finished her broody session and is hanging out with the other chickens finally.
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Be careful!

 

[bgmathteach]

Hattie seems a bit stiff in her effort to 'walk the chick off'. Have you given up on the daily dosing of ?metcam? [Sorry, I don't remember the exact name of the pet pain med.]

I suppose it was hard with her fighting you - I wish they could understand it was in their best interest to take the meds!

 

[Ponypoor]

Ok, I have to take a trip down to the barn. I was just informed there is a solid black hen with babies and a Black Rooster down there. They do not think they are mine. I do not think they are, I do not have a hen missing. I am going down there though with feed, I must see this Momma and chicks. Sigh, if she is dumped, well, we will add to the numbers.

Good gosh! I hope they are ok

People can be so mean.

 

[rural mouse]

There is a black rooster down at the barn. No getting close to him, he is very skittish. He is also not a game rooster, body shape maybe a Australop. I did not see a hen with chicks or even hear them. I went in the barn, behind the barn and walked both sides of the creek bank and around the house. I did see a small pile of black feathers outside the ring that is slightly disturbing. It did not look like enough lost though to make me think a chicken was taken. I did do a head count, all 19 of my hens accounted for in the back yard. That does not mean the hen is not down there. She could have her chicks far enough up the hill I could not see or hear or she could have gotten under the big farmhouse as there are a few openings. I scattered a coffee can full of feed behind the barn for the rooster and possible momma. I will also head back down around dusk this evening to scout around again.

Here is the rooster
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Another Hector! Yes, australorp. Based upon the pink bottoms of his feet.

 

[Ponypoor]

I originally was going to go with a pottery (porcelain) name but the bellbottoms on this chick makes me think it needs a disco name. View attachment 3897446
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Also I know nothing about d'uccles, is that a big comb for...not sure how many weeks?
Good pic of the pants on this fantastic little cutie
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Also hubby thinks this one is his Ric Flair...we shall see...
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The poof is much squarer than the blue polish.

Gosh they are adorable.

As for the D’uccles I am not sure, it’s not pink so can’t say.

 

[Ponypoor]

I was prescribed a vicadin/tylenol blend at the ER when I broke my arm. I was so sick from the 1st dose and after the 2nd pill my stomach was in such pain it was worse than the broken arm pain so I stopped taking them!!!

Silkies make dust bath holes in the garden bed
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I love how they bury themselves in the dirt

‘Codien’ type drugs can be very irritating to the gut. Surprised that they would give you Vicodin (hydrocodone), I am more used to it as a cough suppressant here.

Have you had Tylenol and codien before? Has that bothered your gut? I cannot take that it bothers me so.

Med Tax

Hahaha BFTP

 

[Ponypoor]

There is a black rooster down at the barn. No getting close to him, he is very skittish. He is also not a game rooster, body shape maybe a Australop. I did not see a hen with chicks or even hear them. I went in the barn, behind the barn and walked both sides of the creek bank and around the house. I did see a small pile of black feathers outside the ring that is slightly disturbing. It did not look like enough lost though to make me think a chicken was taken. I did do a head count, all 19 of my hens accounted for in the back yard. That does not mean the hen is not down there. She could have her chicks far enough up the hill I could not see or hear or she could have gotten under the big farmhouse as there are a few openings. I scattered a coffee can full of feed behind the barn for the rooster and possible momma. I will also head back down around dusk this evening to scout around again.

Here is the rooster
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Oh he’s a beauty! Australorp for sure - I think RM just said it looks like Hector

 

[rural mouse]

The following pics go together right to left

Raw ends from where we stopped cutting last week

The char is from controlled burns the forest service does when conditions will allow and they can be certain of getting them out.

Zoom in on pics. EVERY horizontal line is 1 (or more) downed tree. We got the charred ones cut, stacked out of the way and through to the next band of timber. Many of these have been down for years.

And my son, working on cutting the log in front of him.

Helicopter flights started about 11am. Ground crew was gathered to head in when we were heading past to get to this area. Saw 2 helicopters, 1 a double prop. They had suction hoses hanging from their bellies, so draw up water anywhere they could drop in and hover. They kept sweeping over the forest, ranging passes as they headed around to drop the water. We're speculating they had infrared going to watch for stray sparks and flares even though we were on a different mountain. The wind can carry embers quite a ways.

Also dropped the dead tree that was semi-wrapping the power line

Left side, gap. Other one is on the list to drop, but the 2 biggest maybe hazards are now down and cut up.

Pony Sunday

A pair of magpies were playing on his back. By the time the camera was ready, 1 had baled.

From Wednesday's swim fest

And spotted this as we were loading up

Pelican