Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[SimpleJenn]

Canning grape jelly today from grapes I harvested.
12 quarter pint jars and 3 half pints. Enough to share.


Tax

 

[rural mouse]

Canning grape jelly today from grapes I harvested.
12 quarter pint jars and 3 half pints. Enough to share.
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Tax
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The laugh is for the tax.

For the jelly

 

[LhickenChicken]

@Marie2020 @ManueB @LhickenChicken & any BYC friends in Europe or UK:

Have you seen or heard of the Breda Fowl from the Netherlands? Many in the US are not familiar with this statuesque feather-footed chicken.
Our Blue Breda from 2015
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I've never heard of Breda chickens! I don't live in Europe or UK, I'm in Alberta Canada. They are gorgeous though!

 

[LhickenChicken]

Canning grape jelly today from grapes I harvested.
12 quarter pint jars and 3 half pints. Enough to share.
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Beautiful jars (and jelly)! I love the tax.

 

[Ponypoor]

Well, I need to now go outside and give Julio a hug and shed a few tears. For a few years now I have followed a facebook page called The Adventures of Cotton the House Rooster. While he was a lone chicken to his family this boy was loved. He came from a pet shop at 5 months old. According to his owner on her facts post he was afraid of other chickens, they tried to introduce him to some which is why he was the only one. Cotton lived in the house. At night he wore a diaper and slept at the head of the bed. He got spa days regularly and had dog friends he loved to chase. The last 2 years his owner was babysitting her niece. Cotton was so good with her, there have been pictures and video's posted that could make you cry. This morning a few days after his 8th birthday Cotton crossed the rainbow bridge after a illness. My heart hurts for his family. Rest easy Cotton. Your time here is done.

Awwwww so sad when a pet dies, many time I wonder why I do this to myself with my horses, cat and now chickens.

Then they do something funny and I know why

 

[Ponypoor]

Canning grape jelly today from grapes I harvested.
12 quarter pint jars and 3 half pints. Enough to share.
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Empty space???? Hahahaha

They never met my chickens the devious little she devils! They are smarter than I am that’s for sure!
(Boobies?!)

 

[Ponypoor]

The laugh is for the tax.

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My sister did pickles a couple weeks ago. Tis the season!

 

[featherhead007]

I said something wrong. I was just chatting with CeeCee, and mentioned that I would never see her in a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken. She started to panic and act all crazy. I’m so insensitive and I’m probably a bad person

 

[Ponypoor]

You are too funny.

Marketing has never been my strong suit. I am a scientist at heart. I could give you gradients of brown if you like but Elephant's Breath is beyond anything of which I could conceive.

I was wondering if it was similar to elephant farts….

 

[Ponypoor]

It's done! At least, done enough for now. It's cheap and flimsy and couldn't keep out anything more ferocious and determined than a chicken But they can't get out and they have outdoor space we could give them quickly and that's what matters. View attachment 3936243View attachment 3936244
There's still some trimming of wire and clipping of zip ties. I know that poultry netting won't stop anything determined. But we're going to skirt it with hardware cloth, and landscape timbers, to stop diggers from going under. Hawks and such can't get in, and in daylight, they're the biggest threat. A dog might make a hole...but not before the girls could get back inside. Under the shed is blocked off with rocks and timbers and hardware cloth.

They were bit wary, but once they came out, the stretching and digging and dusting began. View attachment 3936246

Awesome ! Looks great, and they look like they are enjoying themselves. Good job!