Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[bgmathteach]

I just love this photo - so glad you reposted!

Personal upheaval meant I had to rehome my flock and myself and my kids will be moving to an apartment in Delaware where my family is

I am so sorry to hear you are going through this turmoil! I know you are a strong woman, and though it may not seem like it now - you will come out even stronger on the other side. PM me if there is anything I can do! (I REALLY mean that!)

My DD absolutely thrilled to covered in parakeets

She does look enthralled! Maybe you could have a small bird or two in the apartment? Not the same as chickens, but I've heard they can become quite friendly and attached to their owners - and if you go the parrot route, they can be talkative/chatty Cathy's, too.

Again, my heart goes out to you!

 

[Ponypoor]

Update here, I know I have been gone for quite a while. Personal upheaval meant I had to rehome my flock and myself and my kids will be moving to an apartment in Delaware where my family is.

We went to the petting zoo here and I have some birds and animal pics to actually add to the thread!

My DD absolutely thrilled to covered in parakeets
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Sikies and turkeys
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Polish
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Zebu
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Eland
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Mini cows
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Glad you were having a nice time there with the kids , I love those Dexter cattle

 

[Ponypoor]

Had a productive day today, we put up some safety fencing on the property line to keep the chooks on my property. This time next year it will be all grown in again so it won’t be seen.

Had a visit from Ruth the little pecker earlier, she decided she wanted my pizza

Her nails need trimming let me tell you!

 

[Ponypoor]

Ours don't have fruits, it's the ones two hundred meters below us that do. I haven't given hope that one year where we don't get a late frost, some pomegranate will pop up in our place.

But you're giving me a wicked idea-especially with those yummy pictures and that empty plate - since they are on a public trail path that's not frequented at all, and nobody picks them...maybe I could steal one for the chickens ?

Can you explain what are PC's ? Politically correct I know, the expression made it into french language, but PC's with a plural I don't. I suppose it's related ?

To be honest, I personally also feel upset reading about chickens being culled, whether because they are males, old hens, or bad tempered...and about some other things too, like shipping live chicks, the hatchery organisation and way of selling chicks in huge bins in AG stores in Northern America. But I feel it's different since we are on a chicken forum. I can't expect to read and discuss only things I agree with about chickens, otherwise I would have to find the "semi free-ranging, no culling, broody hatching only, environmental friendly, organic feeding, goes to the vet and still makes beginner mistakes" forum ...and I would likely be it's only member and talk to myself, which I already do far too much.
Discussions about chickens can get very heated on other threads, but on this thread they are 99% of the time serene and open-minded, which I'm sure we all appreciate.
I've come to think discussions on sensitive subjects other than chickens such as politics would be best kept to the Random ramblings forum. Although in the BYC rules they explicitly advise against them.

I love the name creative anachronism. A statement in itself ! Hope you both enjoy your event.

Temperatures have suddenly dropped here. It was 4/39 this morning. The cats came back inside at dawn, instead of staying to hunt outside. Not happy I woke them up for Caturday.
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We are once again seeing a lot of flying raptors, which wasn't so much the case in summer. Here Mélisse spots a very far but huge gallicus hawk.
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I am glad others talk to themselves also haha. It’s how I motivate myself to go outside when it’s -20!

We had a HUGE visitor here this afternoon, my uncle and I couldn’t figure out what the chooks were giving a warning about, we were working on doing some fencing.

But more on that visitor tomorrow!

Mélisse has lovely feather pattern also. You have such a lovely flock.

 

[Ponypoor]

Sorry, but the only French I know is French fries
Just kidding

Stands for s’il vois plait, means please or if you please or variations of please.

Soooo - RSVP = Répondez s’il vois plait - “Please respond”.

Translation tax
English bird

My French is truly horrible, it’s a use it or lose it thing, and since I rarely get a chance to I have almost completely forgotten how. I can order a meal and say just enough to get into a whole lot of trouble now days

 

[Ponypoor]

Beautiful cat. My tabby is currently missing hopefully he is just on a walkabout.
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Sure hope your moggy shows up.

 

[SimpleJenn]

Hello everyone. I did fairly well at market today and my hubby's gramma stopped by with souvenirs from her europe trip!

Fortunately for us they tire a bit quicker than the average human! I remember chasing that hen around new years time for almost a half hour before catching her!
And...drumroll please...
Coop in progress!

Chooky door

Cleanout door

Inside. Hubby did hinge the chicken door too but it was dinnertime so I didn't get a pic. We had to go pick up supplies and I got a hamburger kid's meal, my new favorite haha.

I started a new medication this week that is quite literally changing my life, and it's just blowing my mind that I have lived nearly 34 years being tied down by my medical issues.

 

[rural mouse]

Came home today to find most of the tribe surrounding the chokeberry hedge. Didn't see much for fruit this year, so not sure if they found stuff I hadn't seen or were just checking it out and showing the new generation the time to check it out. Figured they earned a treat.

Twirp, Mera, Pear, and Pippa

Blanche, Lark, Blurr, Havoc, Whiskey, Rose, and Mera again

Daisy, Focus, Cheetah, Shan, Whiskey, Nimbus, Nellie, Chia, Indigo, Pippa, Hyacinth, Violet, Hetty, Pear, Blurr, Storm, Jane

Indigo, Cheetah, PITA, Cumulo, Shan, Tuff, Hetty, Whiskey, Lark, Pear, Nellie

Whiskey was oddly irritated...I suspect he's got pinfeathers prodding him.


Rain earlier this week also brought this

Robins and meadowlarks left just before and immediately after the rain respectively. Saw bluebirds gathering this evening. Expect they will be gone tomorrow. Hummingbirds have been gone for 2-3 weeks.

 

[Sylvester017]

I just love this photo - so glad you reposted!

I am so sorry to hear you are going through this turmoil! I know you are a strong woman, and though it may not seem like it now - you will come out even stronger on the other side. PM me if there is anything I can do! (I REALLY mean that!)

She does look enthralled! Maybe you could have a small bird or two in the apartment? Not the same as chickens, but I've heard they can become quite friendly and attached to their owners - and if you go the parrot route, they can be talkative/chatty Cathy's, too.

Again, my heart goes out to you!

A parrot can be too needy for companionship if owners are gone all day & they are loud & screechy enough to annoy other apartment dwellers. Parakeets or budgerigars or canaries would be better caged birds & take less human time & care. Our friend had a small parrot Rosie but she screeched like someone was killing her!

 

[Lilion]

He can branch out into being a Farrier make horseshoes!

Your hubby is very handy! He can build a hen house, forge metal…. He’s a keeper

I pretty much made the hen house! He'd agree...he's actually not all that handy. I called a plumber to hook up our dishwasher!

Still a keeper though.