Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Morning all! I'm 34 today, and very happy that we all made it this far. Interestingly enough, I was actually not breathing when I was born and had to spend time in an incubator. But I pulled through and here we are!
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Kiddo found some of her toy chickens (and a duck!) To talk to while she eats breakfast. I think this is about half of her total little chicken toys? They're her favorite.

Happy Birthday! I wish I were 34 again! I would definitely get chickens then get rid of the horses….

 

[Ponypoor]

So I learned that Accipiters have been known to "play" with potential prey, large squirrels specifically. Large squirrels like fox squirrels are equal in size to coopers and sharp shinned hawks and are able to fight back with teeth and claws, so they'll sometimes get into these sort of standoffs where they gauge one anothers' seriousness. It almost looks like play! Here's a really neat video about it!

That is a bold cooper, I wouldn’t take on a squirrel, they are wiry and fight ferociously!

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Ponypoor]

Fluffy Butt Friday

Two white silkie derrières

And a Clyde butt, also Ruth obligingly showing us her fluffy pantaloons also

Clyde is a butt-head at the moment, he is now fighting with the other cockerels, this morning he was taking on Shorty who is about three times his size.

 

[TOMTE]

I recorded some aerial predator caution trills yesterday evening while that hawk was still hanging around. Volume up, they're pretty quiet! Aliss was almost non stop with the trilling. The others were pretty quiet but occasionally joined in

Chickens are so cool

 

[featherhead007]

 

[CCsGarden]

Oh I am sorry you lost her CC. I was hoping she was improving a bit.

Thanks! She was doing very well and right when I opened her mouth too feed her, she bounced a little and died. Before that she was looking around and making some sounds and looked much better.

 

[Marie2020]

She just died. Yes I'll talk with him and give him a cuddle

I'm So sorry
Hold on tight to that rooster and he'll know he's loved

 

[Marie2020]

I miss my little nosey princess

Hopefully they'll send me more pictures of her soon fingers

 

[BY Bob]

Did you know that there’s a whole store dedicated to Versace in the mall of Dubai? High end accessories are sold daily in that store. When I saw the store sign, I immediately thought of the rooster Versace!

He does look the part.

 

[BY Bob]

Happy Halloween.
Here's some drinking chooks
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Versace is so LONG it's great.

Just look at him.