Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

You'll always be a better chickeneer ~ my DH won't sleep w/a chicken....he loves the birds but never could quite convince him to snooze w/ one

Chooks make the best snugglers, expect them to be very close to you all night long.
It’s the right of passage, for any premium chicken daddy!

 

[BY Bob]

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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I have to admit that we also have one of those expensive pots in use by the chickens. It's why I recognized it so quickly. Of course ours was damaged first.

My hens can somehow still flip it over.

Therefore it is mostly used as a step.

 

[TOMTE]

Most animals have a sweet tooth but the chocolate is deadly for some...so maybe you'll find some carcasses in the morning?

Not if it was mice, chocolate isn't toxic to rodents. I used to give little pieces to my rats as a very rare treat

 

[BY Bob]

They're here!

 

[TOMTE]

They're here!

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Perfect fit! But I think they're supposed to be for chickens...

 

[rural mouse]

Breakfast time!

 

[Sylvester017]

Chooks make the best snugglers, expect them to be very close to you all night long.
It’s the right of passage, for any premium chicken daddy!

Agreed!

The closest DH got was sitting up all night in 2012 w/ me when our Mini wheezed at death's door & we rushed her to the vet the moment their office opened in the morning. A Baytril injection & metcam & she was fine to our relief.

Of all our hens she had the most health issues w/ her last issue a bleeding ovarian tumor stuck to a rubbery egg where our vet sadly put her down at 6-1/2 Our vet had chickens as a boy so he was just as sad as we were.

 

[featherhead007]

Not if it was mice, chocolate isn't toxic to rodents. I used to give little pieces to my rats as a very rare treat

I’m sorry that it’s not toxic to mice

 

[featherhead007]

Not if it was mice, chocolate isn't toxic to rodents. I used to give little pieces to my rats as a very rare treat

There were six Hersey kisses in that bag, and I want them back!

 

[featherhead007]

I’m telling ya, they’re making me angry and I’m gonna go mid evil on their furry butts!!