Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Poor Mr P. How old is he now?


It’s so hard when you lose one and you feel like it is your fault.

I had a sleepless night when I moved Angel and “Cassie” (name still under consideration) out to the coop with the other bantam chicks last week. I had kept her in a tote in my shower, with Cassie for company, until I felt I had given her enough support to survive. She was so weak and small. Now I can hardly contain her, the little hellion. She is a very good flier with those big angel wings, and only 4 weeks old now.
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I had some lawn chair “chicken therapy” with the ducks for a few hours yesterday. I think it really helped tame them some more. Today they will even eat BSFL from my hand when in my lap.
Here they are yesterday.
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Can’t remember if I posted yet that one of the chicks we took to try to save ended up being a CX. It is heartbreaking. She is already 4 times the size of the other chicks. I think when it is time we will give her to our neighbors. As a learning experience for their kids about raising animals for food. TSC told me you process them at 6 weeks. Is that correct?? Seems too young.
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And I have my first suspected rooster, one of the chocolate orps. Nestle is definitely getting a much bigger, redder comb and wattles than Hershey.
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Mr P is 4 yrs old now. I am told that is old for a rooster.

 

[Ponypoor]

Clyde

Well I didn’t kill him with the prednisone, and dare I say his breathing seems easier. So we will see what he is like in the morning.

Good night all!

Clyde got another dose this morning. He started up his wheezing and sneezing as soon as he got down from
The roosting ledge and started chasing the girls around.

I’ll keep him on this for a few days and see how he does.

 

[featherhead007]

You will need to help them acclimate to their new home, a lawn chair and some snacks for both of you will help. That’s what I do.

I haven’t the time for that. Between work and doctors appointments I’m doing what I can.

 

[featherhead007]

Mr P is 4 yrs old now. I am told that is old for a rooster.

Roosters never really die, they just regroup. USMC

 

[featherhead007]

Roosters never really die, they just regroup. USMC

 

[Ponypoor]

I haven’t the time for that. Between work and doctors appointments I’m doing what I can.

Remember to take time for yourself.

 

[Ponypoor]

Roosters never really die, they just regroup. USMC

Just had a vision of all these roosters ‘regrouping’!

 

[Ponypoor]

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Awwww Jaffar

 

[featherhead007]

Remember to take time for yourself.

Being back in the workforce is “taking time for myself”. It may not be law enforcement, I do remove weeds, cut unwanted grass, and at times, remove drug addicts from sleeping on one church property.
Does it really matter? In a hundred years, who’s gonna care?

I’d like to see the boarder between Canada and the USA dissolved into a new industrious nation. JMHP

 

[featherhead007]

Being back in the workforce is “taking time for myself”. It may not be law enforcement, I do remove weeds, cut unwanted grass, and at times, remove drug addicts from sleeping on one church property.
Does it really matter? In a hundred years, who’s gonna care?

I’d like to see the boarder between Canada and the USA dissolved into a new industrious nation. JMHP