Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[bgmathteach]

@Desertvalleychickens
So nice to see you back here - I've missed your videos and missed seeing your handsome boys!

Wow, super job on the evaporative cooler. Unfortunately it is way too humid here for one to work effectively - but that looks like a very neat set up - very creative (and effective!)

So sorry to hear about your girl Tweety- it is so very hard on the chooks when temps get like you have in the summer - You do an amazing job keeping them cool. Given the situation I am so amazed that you don't lose more given your horribly high temps - again, great job with them!.

 

[BY Bob]

So beautiful!
Lavender Orpington?
2 of my new littles are lavenders!

I need to get familiar with everyone's girls again.

You can catch up on mine via the primer.

Geeze I need to update it for the new girls!

 

[BY Bob]

Mugs Monday

May 2023

Mr P in all his glory
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Blanche - she is always very serious
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We have liftoff! Ok maybe not…
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Those are great mugs!

 

[BY Bob]

She looks fantastic in that light!

I love how it came out! Very lucky.

 

[BY Bob]

A sassy tail from Diva. She has decided she is a big bird and split from the other leghorns. Sleeps in the coop on a roost and everything. View attachment 4175075
Cemani Riddick is out there thumping some young cockerels. He doesn't want them trying to breed the too young pullets.

Also, we had an incubator malfunction. I don't know how many eggs have failed yet. I'm going to wait until the 14 day candling to throw any out unless they get stinky.

Nice tail Diva!

 

[BY Bob]

It's official. Goose's little man is Homer.

I was outside sitting after releasing them and fed them. Goose walked by with him and I said "Hi, Homie" as they strolled past. He hopped up in my lap, too see if I had more food to offer. He chose his name though. This is the first time he has hopped up on me. Homer or Homie it is.

And yes, I had another small handful of corn in my pockets that I offered him.

Great choice! I love it.

 

[BY Bob]

The heat is not as bad as last year, but a chook, Tweety, still died. The temps don't usually go past 110. Ijak and the others are still doing well, and I improved the cooler. It's more like a real evaporative cooler now.
So much more to say, but it's still busy. Thanks!
Video from 2 days ago:

Cooler:

So sorry to hear about Tweety.

 

[BY Bob]

Some pictures
Delft is feeling great
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Chasing after a blackberry
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Big man Riddick won't approach but was making sure I was handing out snacks and not poison
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Kind of a neat action shot
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Little Ponypoor
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Beautiful colors
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I call her Pony usually
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It got 92.7F earlier so frozen melon and water were in order
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Deb checking to see if I had any more berries.

Way to go Deft!

 

[Ponypoor]

Some pictures
Delft is feeling great
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Chasing after a blackberry
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Big man Riddick won't approach but was making sure I was handing out snacks and not poison
View attachment 4175507
Kind of a neat action shot
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Little Ponypoor
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Beautiful colors
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I call her Pony usually
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It got 92.7F earlier so frozen melon and water were in order
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It's yummier if you stand in it.View attachment 4175513
Deb checking to see if I had any more berries.

Pony is getting some lovely muffs I see

 

[BY Bob]

Guys!!!

Riddick just asked me to fill the bowl with food just like Marble did!
So polite!
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I spilled food though
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He was welled trained.