Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

My hands smell like stressed out dubias now LOL

I had to look up dubia - never heard of them.

 

[Marie2020]

Oh goodness, Marie. What is going on with your home? Sorry not to be able to speed. Or someone else can share.

Redecorating, in major areas of my home. It's been on going since July but this last two weeks it's been non stop

 

[Marie2020]

I had to look up dubia - never heard of them.

Me either

 

[Marie2020]

Princess coming out of her coop

 

[Marie2020]

My phone won't let me cut out this picture. Hundreds of pounds and ongoing. Money for what

 

[rural mouse]

Sunrise yesterday

Sun broke 30 sec later

Other types of fluffy (surprisingly still blooming) (blanket flower)

Holly hocks (the deer like eating them...)

Autumn color draping over the French lilac

And just for @featherhead007

A furry butt


Having a party today for OS home on leave. He's headed to an overseas duty station next, so won't be home for a while. Also took out a splitting tree branch yesterday. Will get pics soon ish, but had Sherlock out with us while taking it down. NO chasing of chickens. Had him out this morning in a Sit/Stay by the garage while letting birds out. Results of all this: no fluffy but pics...and Nellie is showing a naked butt (rest still covered)

 

[Marie2020]

Getting Amori in ready for Caturday tomorrow.

 

[Marie2020]

Princess finally gets too her favourite place after day's of bad weather and a lot of hold ups in my home

 

[Marie2020]

Sunrise yesterdayView attachment 3952874

Sun broke 30 sec laterView attachment 3952875

View attachment 3952876Other types of fluffy (surprisingly still blooming) (blanket flower)
View attachment 3952878Holly hocks (the deer like eating them...)

View attachment 3952879Autumn color draping over the French lilac

And just for @featherhead007 View attachment 3952877A furry butt


Having a party today for OS home on leave. He's headed to an overseas duty station next, so won't be home for a while. Also took out a splitting tree branch yesterday. Will get pics soon ish, but had Sherlock out with us while taking it down. NO chasing of chickens. Had him out this morning in a Sit/Stay by the garage while letting birds out. Results of all this: no fluffy but pics...and Nellie is showing a naked butt (rest still covered)

Stunningly beautiful sunset and all of these pictures are lovely

 

[TOMTE]

I had to look up dubia - never heard of them.

Me either

I keep a colony of dubia roaches to breed so I can feed the nymphs (their young) to my leopard gecko. Every once in a while I need to do a cull, get rid of most or all of the adult males depending on if I need more nymphs for my leo or not, as well as any unhealthy ones

They're one of the healthiest feeder insects out there with a low fat and chitin content compared to high protien and calcium! Extremely easy to care for too.

Depending on where you live they may be illegal though, like Florida, because that is the perfect climate for them to not only survive outside of their enclosure, but also breed, and would likely become invasive quickly. They're fine to keep here in Michigan because they wouldn't survive in our cold, dry (relatively) climate. They wouldn't survive more than a week outside of their enclosure here, even indoors. And escape is rare anyway, since they can't fly or climb. They're designed for life on the tropical forest floor.

If anyone wanted an idea for a healthy chicken treat...