Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

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Some cool Caturday news

First cougar cubs verified in Michigan in more than a century

 

[notabitail]

Poor kitties. So many ferals in this country.

It's sad. Lots of people in el paso simply do not care and let their cats roam free. More cats show up as a result.

 

[ILoveDaffy]

I am so glad you finally had your surgery - how is your physio going?

Yes Lulu is gone, she had very bad laminitis.

The chooks are easy for sure, and I have made sure the roosting ledges are at an easy height for me and them. I don’t have to bend down to clean them, and it’s low enough for the chooks.

The heaviest thing I lift are the feed bags. I try to get a few weeks worth of feed in so I only have to lift stuff once. The layer feed is in 25kg bags - the other brand I was getting were in 20kg bags - that extra 5 kg (11lbs) makes a big difference!

Tomorrow I need to get a big load of feed in, I need to do this for sure tomorrow before the rain starts and the ground gets soft at the barn. I don’t want to create ruts in the ground driving back there.

This time of year is also work, but not as much as when it’s snowing.

The animals have to have their feed so I make sure to plan around the weather.

I'm so sorry about Lulu. I can't imagine how much you must miss her. You were the very best person for her, and took care of her to the very end. She couldn't have asked for better.

 

[Ponypoor]

Just did some weights on a few of the chooks.

Clyde - 1.455kg (3.2lb)
Cash - 6.4lb
Shirley - 9lb not as big as I thought he would be.

 

[Ponypoor]

I'm so sorry about Lulu. I can't imagine how much you must miss her. You were the very best person for her, and took care of her to the very end. She couldn't have asked for better.

Thank you - appreciated.

 

[featherhead007]

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Dishwasher w/Lakenvelder Roo magnetic mural


View attachment 4072849Oven & stovetop, Microwave overhead.


So Lulu is gone? Poor baby had issues. I'm so sorry And yes, the chickens will be easier if there are not ioo many.

If not for DH taking such total responsibility for their supplies, health checks, & feeding, I couldn't handle 6 chickens alone now. At 67 I did most of it including emergency vet visits when DH was at work. But now at almost 81 I need eye lens surgery & can't drive, & I can't even lift the nestbox lid yet after the arm surgery. Aging is a nasty reality so I'm glad we planned ahead & not gone too chicken crazy this past year. 6 are more than enough for us two.

What I also missed this past year is my gardening ~ 2011
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2021
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It’s not the age of the person, but rather the condition that causes hardship. Arthritis, bursitis, ocular degeneration, all the other itises out there. Yes we slow down, but with me, I calculate my every movement: can I comfortably complete the task? What will I need to accomplish the task?
Will I get out of breath? Will my back muscles hold up to complete the task?
Is the task important enough to just hire someone to do it, if I can’t do it?
Will the task interfere with my precious chicken time?
Taxes:

 

[featherhead007]

Just did some weights on a few of the chooks.

Clyde - 1.455kg (3.2lb)
Cash - 6.4lb
Shirley - 9lb not as big as I thought he would be.

Still 9lb? Shirley’s a heifer!

 

[featherhead007]

Wonderful! You had a lot of melt in the last few days.

That was fun!

 

[Ponypoor]

It’s not the age of the person, but rather the condition that causes hardship. Arthritis, bursitis, ocular degeneration, all the other itises out there. Yes we slow down, but with me, I calculate my every movement: can I comfortably complete the task? What will I need to accomplish the task?
Will I get out of breath? Will my back muscles hold up to complete the task?
Is the task important enough to just hire someone to do it, if I can’t do it?
Will the task interfere with my precious chicken time?
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Yes importantly chicken time. I finished unloading the feed and throwing down hay. I spent time brushing the horses. Now I am sitting on my lawn chair, Babe is keeping me company, she is having a preening session.

 

[Ponypoor]

Still 9lb? Shirley’s a heifer!

Oh he’s a big old Turkey!