Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Sylvester017]

I was living in a second floor one room apartment in a city block. I was in school so would only be there for two years.
Lovely old building. Big windows. I threw open the window and was setting up my mattress on the floor and my chair and table and in walks a cat through the window.
Did I mention second floor?
He curled up on the mattress and stayed there all day. Went back out the window at some point in the night.
For two years he basically lived with me. I fed him but never gave him a litter box.
I figured he was someone’s cat who managed to walk around the block on a tiny stone ridge just below window height.
I figured he had a name which he didn’t divulge. So I didn’t think it was my place to give him a name so I called him Noname.
He answered to Noname when I got in and opened the window and shouted for him.
Then when I was packing up to leave after graduation he looked disgusted at the packing and left and didn’t return.
Bye bye Noname.
Probably he was being fed by many people on the second floor of that city block. Smart cat!

That is so great! The cat wasn't afraid of you so obviously had an owner before

 

[SimpleJenn]

My birthday is Friday so we went and found a clearance incubator for $25
Verrrrry excited


And a plaid cookie cake. Kiddo shook it so the frosting lines broke oops

 

[Sylvester017]

So I was thinking a while ago as I was following the girls around the yard and talking to them... That this might be fun for everyone to think about and share:

How many words/phrases do your chickens know?

Here's a list of the ones I can think of off the top of my head,

They all know their names and I suspect they might recognize each others' names, too

"Girls" means I'm looking for/addressing them as a group and at least some of the time they'll look around when I call

"Come here/come on" means I want them to come here, obviously. I'm still working with them on this (sometimes I have to herd them over) but most of the time they come running, even if I have to call a few times

"Treat", they come running (well...unless they're busy with more important things) and they get very chatty

"Door" when they get stuck pacing back and forth at one wall of the run because they forgot how to get in/out. This happens often enough that they recognized the word by the time they were a month old

"Fresh water" is one of my favorites because they get SO excited I don't blame them, I also love fresh water

"Ninight" it's bedtime. Most nights I sit with them in their run for awhile until they get in their coop and on the roosts, so this is another one they learned quick

That's all I can think of right now! Please do share yours, I'm very interested in this stuff

They can be very smart when you spend sweet quiet times w/them. They learned from you & they also let you know what they want too.

I posted this before ~ DH has this ritual w/Ginny since she was a chick.

Also, Dana the Dominique waits at the back door every night for DH to walk her to the coop & she won't enter it until all 5 Silkies have gone up first.

 

[featherhead007]

Me too I love this picture!! Pretty pretty bird!!


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Gytha, Sybil, Aliss, Magrat... Where's Esme?

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Oh, she's scratching a few feet away. Alright. Carry on, girls.

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You're not going anywhere without me!

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Now come back to the group and watch me scratch.

 

[Sylvester017]

This is Blue. She’s not too blue. She’s very friendly for an E E

Blue is a fancy name in the animal world usually refers to "gray" fur or feathers. Your Blue is so cute! I love the fluffyfaces of EE's, Faverolles, Sultans, Silkies, Ameraucanas, Auraucanas, Polish, etc etc!!!

 

[BY Bob]

@BY Bob, I remember you asked when I got them. Since January 1st, Alba laid 291 eggs and Nieva 292. So that's not an egg a day like your leghorns or my ex-batt's but still very heavy layers.

Thanks so much. I'm a little sad. That's a lot of eggs. I had hoped the Italian leghorns would lay fewer eggs.

These poor chickens. I need to get some and breed them for fewer eggs somehow.

Then they keep these lively, intelligent, chickens in tiny cages. They deserve so much better from us.

 

[Sylvester017]

@SimpleJenn ~ Happy 21 again Bday! You're already celebrating the week w/Bday gifts ~ a cookie cake & incubator!!! What for tomorrow?!

 

[SimpleJenn]

@SimpleJenn ~ Happy 21 again Bday! You're already celebrating the week w/Bday gifts ~ a cookie cake & incubator!!! What for tomorrow?!

Tomorrow we're going trick or treating! Halloween is special because I was originally supposed to be a Halloween baby, but mom's preferred doctor was out of town so she laid on the couch and pretended she wasn't in labor
I also got a video game I have been wanting

 

[SimpleJenn]

Butt rock flower

 

[bgmathteach]

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No politics y'all!
I need double tax from you jokesters

Thank you. This political talk has been really upsetting me. Making my 'safe place' (FBA), NOT such a safe place lately. I've been thinking of just leaving - some of the posts have upset me that much.

Everyone, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE stick to chicken related things and away from politics and social commentary.

Thank you.

Tax:

one of my 'on the wish list' chickens:


I just love buff me some buff Brahmas! So pretty, and feathered foosties!

And look at this 'hunk' of a Roo:
What a big, fluffy boy!