Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Wacky Wattle Wednesday

Heading to work this morning and had one of those ‘that wasn’t here Friday’ moments….

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Now just were does one get a huge white rooster I ask you?!

Best I can figure, it’s to draw the eye to the bill-board for the advertisement (GMC/Chevy dealer).

“Huge white rooster? Where? These Hoomans, so silly”
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Wow just realized I pulled a ‘Notabitail’

It’s Tuesday! What a bummer still have Wednesday to get through

Sing Clyde!

 

[rural mouse]

Well, another adventure tonight. Eating dinner (fish n chips, thank you AK fishermen), had 5 horses stroll into the yard, not a halter between them. Out the door I went, DS working parking Sherlock in the mudroom (he started going nuts), and DH right behind me, "do you know where they belong?"

2 neighbors over, the same ones that went up the road a couple of years ago, I think.

Horses turned around and right back out the gate into the empty field. DS ended up with the job of looking up a phone number in the book (he got to the correct last name and went "there's a bunch. Dunno which one" now knows about city/address stuff). I started down the road (only one fully dressed). Part way down the road, I saw a side by side come up over the edge from the suspected property. Good. I know where the horses go and phone call isn't needed. SBS turned into the field (1 occupant) and horses started moving back towards me....I started into field to try to head them off....nope, they enmass came towards me, ears up... K. I turned into a "large rock", hands on hips, elbows out, stand tall, and stay put. 4 horses in front of me, 1 circled around behind me. SBS came up behind them and feed bucket came out. Halters went on 2, one of which was herd boss. I ended up walking the boss back while owner in SBS with other on lead semi-herded the other 3 along back. The 3 loose horses turned into the barn rather than the pasture with the open gate in front of them (not the gate they slipped for their adventure).

Horses ended up in pastures in pairs, slipped gate closed, and I got a ride back in the Side By Side along with retrieving the feed bucket that certain 4-legged critters knocked out on the way back home.

Sherlock gave me a thorough sniffing over followed by doing the same with the yard and started down the drive/field. We'd gotten him a new training collar with more flexibility and range, so he came right back (vibration, YES!). He also stopped well short of Castor with the enthusiasm and walked around him calmly (entirely of his own volition) to which Castor showed his appreciation by not clawing at him (body language said claws were about to come out) and sniffing noses instead.

Chickens were entirely oblivious and put themselves to bed while I was out. I did close the coop before the sniff over with Sherlock.

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

Here's Tony on this fine Wattle Wednesday.

 

[drstratton]

At some point they don't even waddle any more... they just look up at you while remain sitting

Yeah, it's tough getting old.

Come to think of it, that's kinda the way I feel some days...

 

[drstratton]

You can catch up on mine via the primer.

Geeze I need to update it for the new girls!

What's the primer Bob? That's new to me.

 

[drstratton]

Well, another adventure tonight. Eating dinner (fish n chips, thank you AK fishermen), had 5 horses stroll into the yard, not a halter between them. Out the door I went, DS working parking Sherlock in the mudroom (he started going nuts), and DH right behind me, "do you know where they belong?"

2 neighbors over, the same ones that went up the road a couple of years ago, I think.

Horses turned around and right back out the gate into the empty field. DS ended up with the job of looking up a phone number in the book (he got to the correct last name and went "there's a bunch. Dunno which one" now knows about city/address stuff). I started down the road (only one fully dressed). Part way down the road, I saw a side by side come up over the edge from the suspected property. Good. I know where the horses go and phone call isn't needed. SBS turned into the field (1 occupant) and horses started moving back towards me....I started into field to try to head them off....nope, they enmass came towards me, ears up... K. I turned into a "large rock", hands on hips, elbows out, stand tall, and stay put. 4 horses in front of me, 1 circled around behind me. SBS came up behind them and feed bucket came out. Halters went on 2, one of which was herd boss. I ended up walking the boss back while owner in SBS with other on lead semi-herded the other 3 along back. The 3 loose horses turned into the barn rather than the pasture with the open gate in front of them (not the gate they slipped for their adventure).

Horses ended up in pastures in pairs, slipped gate closed, and I got a ride back in the Side By Side along with retrieving the feed bucket that certain 4-legged critters knocked out on the way back home.

Sherlock gave me a thorough sniffing over followed by doing the same with the yard and started down the drive/field. We'd gotten him a new training collar with more flexibility and range, so he came right back (vibration, YES!). He also stopped well short of Castor with the enthusiasm and walked around him calmly (entirely of his own volition) to which Castor showed his appreciation by not clawing at him (body language said claws were about to come out) and sniffing noses instead.

Chickens were entirely oblivious and put themselves to bed while I was out. I did close the coop before the sniff over with Sherlock.

Wow, I would say that's an adventure! Glad they are safely back where they belong.

 

[RoyalChick]

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:

Yay! You’re back! Missed you. So sorry about Tweety.
Sounds like you are too busy right now, but if you get a chance I think you should do an article on the cooler. How it works, how to make one, etc.
as I am hovering around 80% humidity it unfortunately won’t work for me, but there will be plenty of others who will find it very useful.

 

[RoyalChick]

Well, another adventure tonight. Eating dinner (fish n chips, thank you AK fishermen), had 5 horses stroll into the yard, not a halter between them. Out the door I went, DS working parking Sherlock in the mudroom (he started going nuts), and DH right behind me, "do you know where they belong?"

2 neighbors over, the same ones that went up the road a couple of years ago, I think.

Horses turned around and right back out the gate into the empty field. DS ended up with the job of looking up a phone number in the book (he got to the correct last name and went "there's a bunch. Dunno which one" now knows about city/address stuff). I started down the road (only one fully dressed). Part way down the road, I saw a side by side come up over the edge from the suspected property. Good. I know where the horses go and phone call isn't needed. SBS turned into the field (1 occupant) and horses started moving back towards me....I started into field to try to head them off....nope, they enmass came towards me, ears up... K. I turned into a "large rock", hands on hips, elbows out, stand tall, and stay put. 4 horses in front of me, 1 circled around behind me. SBS came up behind them and feed bucket came out. Halters went on 2, one of which was herd boss. I ended up walking the boss back while owner in SBS with other on lead semi-herded the other 3 along back. The 3 loose horses turned into the barn rather than the pasture with the open gate in front of them (not the gate they slipped for their adventure).

Horses ended up in pastures in pairs, slipped gate closed, and I got a ride back in the Side By Side along with retrieving the feed bucket that certain 4-legged critters knocked out on the way back home.

Sherlock gave me a thorough sniffing over followed by doing the same with the yard and started down the drive/field. We'd gotten him a new training collar with more flexibility and range, so he came right back (vibration, YES!). He also stopped well short of Castor with the enthusiasm and walked around him calmly (entirely of his own volition) to which Castor showed his appreciation by not clawing at him (body language said claws were about to come out) and sniffing noses instead.

Chickens were entirely oblivious and put themselves to bed while I was out. I did close the coop before the sniff over with Sherlock.

Quite an adventure!

 

[RoyalChick]

What's the primer Bob? That's new to me.

Oh you must read the primer! Like a bible for this thread including all the ‘Thou shalt nots’.
It should be in @BY Bob ’s signature which I admit I can’t actually see on my phone!

 

[Ponypoor]

Well, another adventure tonight. Eating dinner (fish n chips, thank you AK fishermen), had 5 horses stroll into the yard, not a halter between them. Out the door I went, DS working parking Sherlock in the mudroom (he started going nuts), and DH right behind me, "do you know where they belong?"

2 neighbors over, the same ones that went up the road a couple of years ago, I think.

Horses turned around and right back out the gate into the empty field. DS ended up with the job of looking up a phone number in the book (he got to the correct last name and went "there's a bunch. Dunno which one" now knows about city/address stuff). I started down the road (only one fully dressed). Part way down the road, I saw a side by side come up over the edge from the suspected property. Good. I know where the horses go and phone call isn't needed. SBS turned into the field (1 occupant) and horses started moving back towards me....I started into field to try to head them off....nope, they enmass came towards me, ears up... K. I turned into a "large rock", hands on hips, elbows out, stand tall, and stay put. 4 horses in front of me, 1 circled around behind me. SBS came up behind them and feed bucket came out. Halters went on 2, one of which was herd boss. I ended up walking the boss back while owner in SBS with other on lead semi-herded the other 3 along back. The 3 loose horses turned into the barn rather than the pasture with the open gate in front of them (not the gate they slipped for their adventure).

Horses ended up in pastures in pairs, slipped gate closed, and I got a ride back in the Side By Side along with retrieving the feed bucket that certain 4-legged critters knocked out on the way back home.

Sherlock gave me a thorough sniffing over followed by doing the same with the yard and started down the drive/field. We'd gotten him a new training collar with more flexibility and range, so he came right back (vibration, YES!). He also stopped well short of Castor with the enthusiasm and walked around him calmly (entirely of his own volition) to which Castor showed his appreciation by not clawing at him (body language said claws were about to come out) and sniffing noses instead.

Chickens were entirely oblivious and put themselves to bed while I was out. I did close the coop before the sniff over with Sherlock.

Sorry for the laugh, but I am glad otjers have the drama going on there, that o have here! Though it’s been years since I have had escapees, thank goodness!

Well done Sherlock and well done RM! Love the ‘I am a rock’ part

Happy wattle Wednesday!

Raven