Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[SimpleJenn]

Non-gluten cheese tortellini? If so, where from? I'm always looking for non-gluten.

I don't think they're non gluten. The brand is Buittoni or something like that.

 

[Ponypoor]

@Ponypoor ~ are you watching for the palindrome? I always miss them (p. 21212 coming soon)!

I missed it… again!

Work is a 4 letter word….

 

[Ponypoor]

It's Official!

Aster has laid an egg, 7 in fact!

We have been away visiting family for 11 days. She must have started right after we left. There were no eggs on 12/22. In fact I had not seen her even check out a nest box. let's allow a day or 2 and estimate that it was a Christmas present from her to us. that would then be 7 eggs in 9 days!

So now its guessing time. Before looking, what color do you think it is? Is it white like a leghorn? Is it another beige egg? Could it b dark brown? Did BY Bob get another Blue layer somehow like her mum? Is it green of all things? Or is it a royal Pink in hue?

Guess before looking

Spoiler: What color is it?

It is the official color of FBA, Beige.

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It weighs 1.7 oz or 47 grams

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Does that help at all with breed identification? It must at least rule some breeds out, right?

I was going to guess white! But hey peachy pink is awesome!!!!!!

 

[Ponypoor]

Another Christmas gift ~ I don't care for the words but the gifter knows we have a Dominique so that's ok w/me.
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I have the same one

 

[Ponypoor]

Usually it's the mind to go 1st ~ guess in our case, it's the eyesthat go 1st in our old age!

Silkies ~ gotta luv 'em

Yep I’ll go with that - the eyes….

 

[BY Bob]

Do you think the whole tree needs to come down? People around here just trim their yard trees down to keep them for shade in summer as long as there's no root damage to surrounding walls or foundations. The branch trimming keeps the chances of broken wind damage from falling limbs.

However, our freeway roadside trees have never been trimmed in the almost 40 years I've lived here & branches from the roadway blow all over our yards! One of these days those tall trees will rot & fall on adjoining electrical power lines to cause injury, fire, or death!

This photo was from 15 yrs ago when we were remodeling the yard. Those trees, some maple, some acacia, & others, are even taller now but the highway agencies have never sent any tree trimmers ~ & the tree branches easily blow onto power & cable lines in the neighborhood. The electric company will responsibly take action along neighborhood streets to trim yard trees around company power lines but they have no jurisdiction to trim highway trees! Criminal behavior of the state highway agency not to do something of the danger! Residents have brought it to the agency's attention many times & they still do nothing.

These highway trees have the reach to fall onto the roof of our neighbor! We already get the boughs blown into our yards during storms.
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Tree tx ~ Pomegranate tree ~ much smaller.
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The tree probably needs to come down. I'm pretty sure it died during the drought this summer. I was going to give it until spring to see if it wanted to try one more time.

 

[featherhead007]

It's Official!

Aster has laid an egg, 7 in fact!

We have been away visiting family for 11 days. She must have started right after we left. There were no eggs on 12/22. In fact I had not seen her even check out a nest box. let's allow a day or 2 and estimate that it was a Christmas present from her to us. that would then be 7 eggs in 9 days!

So now its guessing time. Before looking, what color do you think it is? Is it white like a leghorn? Is it another beige egg? Could it b dark brown? Did BY Bob get another Blue layer somehow like her mum? Is it green of all things? Or is it a royal Pink in hue?

Guess before looking

Spoiler: What color is it?

It is the official color of FBA, Beige.

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It weighs 1.7 oz or 47 grams

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Does that help at all with breed identification? It must at least rule some breeds out, right?

I’m thinking kinda pinkish and more rounded

 

[featherhead007]

I’m thinking kinda pinkish and more rounded

I was wrong

 

[Ponypoor]

Limb Down!

The wind is incredible here yet again. I had a limb come down on the coop last night.

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I need to take that tree down the rest of the way once the weather improves. Checking on the cameras I see no coop damage.

Spoiler: In Other News.....

It seems someone is ready to lay!

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Aurora stopped by to inspect her nest and provide some pointers on how to build one properly. Stand by everyone, we may have exciting news today!

Wow! Scary, it’s not been o early windy here, and still mild, it’s actually a nice day. -1C and sunny.


I am under a snow squall warning but the wind is all wrong for me to get squalls, I need NW winds and the wind is westerly. I didn’t need to put the blankets on the girls I guess.

 

[Ponypoor]

Do you think the whole tree needs to come down? People around here just trim their yard trees down to keep them for shade in summer as long as there's no root damage to surrounding walls or foundations. The branch trimming keeps the chances of broken wind damage from falling limbs.

However, our freeway roadside trees have never been trimmed in the almost 40 years I've lived here & branches from the roadway blow all over our yards! One of these days those tall trees will rot & fall on adjoining electrical power lines to cause injury, fire, or death!

This photo was from 15 yrs ago when we were remodeling the yard. Those trees, some maple, some acacia, & others, are even taller now but the highway agencies have never sent any tree trimmers ~ & the tree branches easily blow onto power & cable lines in the neighborhood. The electric company will responsibly take action along neighborhood streets to trim yard trees around company power lines but they have no jurisdiction to trim highway trees! Criminal behavior of the state highway agency not to do something of the danger! Residents have brought it to the agency's attention many times & they still do nothing.

These highway trees have the reach to fall onto the roof of our neighbor! We already get the boughs blown into our yards during storms.
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Tree tx ~ Pomegranate tree ~ much smaller.
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I want a pomegranate tree and the nice weather to go with it!

Weather whining tax

I cannot remember if Bob stated I had to show more then 1 chook for whining.

Yes they are cute.

And yea likely roos.

I might do a gender dna test on them….