Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

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Oh yes, faulty pump site was most definitely the problem. Headache is easing up and a granola bar has been eaten to prevent a low which brings it own sort of headaches. I checked the old pod tubing when I changed it out and did not see any obvious blockage. The sudden correction though reveals there had to have been one in the tubing.

That's great news! A simple fix.

 

[featherhead007]

Since Doms & Barred Rocks have a shared history it doesn't surprise me Coco is talkative. Our Dana loves to carry on conversations as if she knows what we're talking about She doesn't talk to the Silkies ~ just us
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Maybe I am wrong, but I thought reincarnation was a flavor of ice cream (just saying)

 

[Ponypoor]

Fluffy butt Friday

Who’s that?

Ah! It’s Jolly

Good morning everyone maybe catch you all later - busy day today.

 

[ManueB]

Over here that is a very expensive water dish..........

Expensive anywhere!!

Twelve years ago when we started coming here for weekends the houses were literally packed with old stuff. Some of the rooms we couldn't even walk in.
Most of it was trash and we made countless trips to the landfill, but some was really cool like the old kitchen appliances, useful like the garden tools and engines, and all those kitchen pots which do cost a fortune when you get them new.
Some of it was almost creepy... like old medications and prescriptions, old agricultural phytosanitary products, old rat traps (which we did use before we got the cats) !

Those pots make good waterer for chickens like Merle who like to step on their waterer, (when not both feet inside) because as Pony said they are heavy enough not to tip over.

We kept a.few old coffee pots for decorating.

And this engine from the 1950's my partner still uses though it's rather dangerous with no security. I'm not sure what it is called in english, a brush cutter ?

Old stuff Friday butt tax - Merle has no fluff !

 

[Ponypoor]

Twelve years ago when we started coming here for weekends the houses were literally packed with old stuff. Some of the rooms we couldn't even walk in.
Most of it was trash and we made countless trips to the landfill, but some was really cool like the old kitchen appliances, useful like the garden tools and engines, and all those kitchen pots which do cost a fortune when you get them new.
Some of it was almost creepy... like old medications and prescriptions, old agricultural phytosanitary products, old rat traps (which we did use before we got the cats) !

Those pots make good waterer for chickens like Merle who like to step on their waterer, (when not both feet inside) because as Pony said they are heavy enough not to tip over.

We kept a.few old coffee pots for decorating.
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And this engine from the 1950's my partner still uses though it's rather dangerous with no security. I'm not sure what it is called in english, a brush cutter ?
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Old stuff Friday butt tax - Merle has no fluff !
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Merle - very stylish

I love those old coffee pots, and the mower I would call a sickle cutter, there are still varieties being sold here, they are great for long grass and brush.

 

[Ponypoor]

Off topic

Woohoo Hockey winnners Canada

What a game! Well done to both sides - spectacular playoffs in the Four Nations Tournament.

Both teams were awesome and played wonderfully.

And now the tax

They might be thinking of playing a game also

 

[RoyalChick]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/chicken-poop-all-there-is-to-know.77547/

Yellow Poop​

The reasons for yellow chicken droppings are just as varied as those for green chicken droppings, including coccidiosis, internal parasites, kidney disease, and typhoid. It is likely that yellow chicken droppings are caused by your flock eating a lot of these foods if there are no other symptoms:

• CornStrawberries
• Squash
• Strawberries

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I don’t think poop color tells you much. It is the urates that Sally was worried about.

 

[TOMTE]

In reptiles, yellow urates can mean dehydration. Could it be similar for chooks?

 

[featherhead007]

Twelve years ago when we started coming here for weekends the houses were literally packed with old stuff. Some of the rooms we couldn't even walk in.
Most of it was trash and we made countless trips to the landfill, but some was really cool like the old kitchen appliances, useful like the garden tools and engines, and all those kitchen pots which do cost a fortune when you get them new.
Some of it was almost creepy... like old medications and prescriptions, old agricultural phytosanitary products, old rat traps (which we did use before we got the cats) !

Those pots make good waterer for chickens like Merle who like to step on their waterer, (when not both feet inside) because as Pony said they are heavy enough not to tip over.

We kept a.few old coffee pots for decorating.
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And this engine from the 1950's my partner still uses though it's rather dangerous with no security. I'm not sure what it is called in english, a brush cutter ?
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Old stuff Friday butt tax - Merle has no fluff !
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Old stuff is so cool!

 

[RoyalChick]

Twelve years ago when we started coming here for weekends the houses were literally packed with old stuff. Some of the rooms we couldn't even walk in.
Most of it was trash and we made countless trips to the landfill, but some was really cool like the old kitchen appliances, useful like the garden tools and engines, and all those kitchen pots which do cost a fortune when you get them new.
Some of it was almost creepy... like old medications and prescriptions, old agricultural phytosanitary products, old rat traps (which we did use before we got the cats) !

Those pots make good waterer for chickens like Merle who like to step on their waterer, (when not both feet inside) because as Pony said they are heavy enough not to tip over.

We kept a.few old coffee pots for decorating.
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And this engine from the 1950's my partner still uses though it's rather dangerous with no security. I'm not sure what it is called in english, a brush cutter ?
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Old stuff Friday butt tax - Merle has no fluff !
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The pot looks like Le Creuset. On eBay here a used one in decent condition go for over $100.
I have similar inherited from my mother. Not Le Creuset but Deskoware which was the Belgian equivalent. I love my chickens but they aren’t getting to use my casserole dishes!

Tax: chicken water bowls that only sell for $12! A young Piglet and Pooh. I can’t get over how much darker Pooh has grown over time!