Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[bgmathteach]

cats by popular demand
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Looks like they are in the throes of a catnip hangover!

 

[BY Bob]

A Chilly Saturday

It is quite cold this morning and the chicks are using the heat block.

 

[BY Bob]

Lost Tippy tonight….

Spent 35 min looking for her, became frustrated and annoyed. Then resigned to her being gone. Of course then I stopped and through where did I last see her.

Reenie’s hay net. Went and check and there she was in the hay net, she laid an egg there - no wonder Reenie wasn’t eating her hay!

I told her off called of some names then chucked her out of the net. It’s not a good time to irritate me chook - I don’t feel well, my arthritis is miserable, I don’t sleep, I have cankers in my mouth and they cause more pain, then when I thought that she would be gone for good it just made me irritated not sad. She is such a troublemaker!

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Oh gosh that's terrible. Bad hen! I'm so sorry she did this to you.

 

[Ponypoor]

Oh gosh that's terrible. Bad hen! I'm so sorry she did this to you.

She's a brat! Always has been - too cute for her own good, very smart and can fly and escape to places she should not go. Thank goodness she hasn't been up in the loft - yet! haha!

 

[Ponypoor]

Oh and Palindrome!!

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have a splendid day all

 

[Ponypoor]

These guys worked really hard until well after dark. They were covered in mud. But they got it done. Apparently I have to follow up about some other wires down on the ground (not live I assume), but it was too dark for them to show me.
I will look tomorrow.
Power tax: more Pooh
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Glad your power is back up - make sure to stay at least 20m away from any downed wires.

Just love Pooh's jaunty little topknot.

 

[Ponypoor]

@Ponypoor ~ your basking hen pics reminds me of @featherhead007 's pic of cats basking in the yard. Couldn't find his photo but this one caught my attention!

They have just recently dug up that location, it's on the lawn out front of the barn, it is next to the Rooster Run under the pine tree so I will allow it - for now!

 

[Ponypoor]

Good evening, everyone. I have no idea if we're talking about a lawnmower or an excavator, but what I do have an idea on is what is going to be happening tomorrow. I'll have Caturday pictures and continuing with the chick update, if necessary.

I look forward to those photos and updates

 

[Ponypoor]

I've noticed our hens will be very actively eating/foraging/dustbathing all morning, then they slow down, preen, then rest/snooze to digest their crop sometime tween noon & 2:00...then actively start to feed/forage/ & dustbathe again before going to roost to digest a full crop overnight.

All animals - even Hoomans - the morning hours are the most active, and then the evening hrs prior to night time.

The horses will be active eating (grazing) all morning, then around 11am they will head to the barn and stand around in the shade in the summer, just dozing swatting flies with their tails. Around 4pm they become active again.

Dawn and Dusk are called the golden hours for predators and pray. This is why I don't let the chooks out first thing in the morning on weekend when I am here, and make sure they are back inside before the sun starts going down.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Color experts please weigh in with your opinion.

This is little splashy. She has to be splash right? She is not blue, she is not white.

Whatever color she is I'm hanging onto her. I'm also hanging onto a blue one and I had another blue partridge hatch out that I am keeping.