Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[drstratton]

That would be heartbreaking.

It was. It was also hard to sell Shyam and Neela. There's really no guarantee that they will be as happy and free as they were at our home. I mean, Shyam chose us and stayed because he loved his yard and trees.

 

[SimpleJenn]

Silly birds.

Could you get a small battery operated generator?

Hubby wants to run solar with a battery backup out there, or if the wiring to our shed is safe, send it over to the coop.

 

[drstratton]

So the bagpipes are crowded in front of the window (which Fenix DID NOT LIKE) and the birds?
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Three bagpipes not quite big enough for the rafter flight...
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Gosh dangit
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Thankfully nobody pooped at bedtime check-in. I wish I had electrical out there to run a fan...

That would have been rude of them...lol

 

[BY Bob]

It was. It was also hard to sell Shyam and Neela. There's really no guarantee that they will be as happy and free as they were at our home. I mean, Shyam chose us and stayed because he loved his yard and trees.

 

[drstratton]

Thanks Bob!

 

[drstratton]

Mugs and Twofers

The lightest chick there (Maple), the one daring all of us to tell her she can’t do something, is the ring leader of the band of adorable tiny mayhem makers.
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Such adorable mayhem makers...love that!

Starting to see some stripes emerge in those itty bitty wangs (MR Ducks reference probably no one else recalls lol)

MR Ducks, MR not, SAR see em Itty bitty wangs...classic!

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[Ikslo]

Free ranging in the orchard

Quite the possy. It’s funny though, my last flock would jump the gate and free range all day. This one waits for the gate to be opened and then mostly hides in the (wide open) run all day until around 5 pm, before they venture out. I’m sure some of it is the heat, but maybe also the cockerel keeping everyone tight during the day? Who knows. Flock dynamics are weird.

 

[drstratton]

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Quite the possy. It’s funny though, my last flock would jump the gate and free range all day. This one waits for the gate to be opened and then mostly hides in the (wide open) run all day until around 5 pm, before they venture out. I’m sure some of it is the heat, but maybe also the cockerel keeping everyone tight during the day? Who knows. Flock dynamics are weird.

They look very content!

 

[kattabelly]

Scots Dumpy? Barred Rock? Malines?
Cuties

Barred Rock.

I have a friend who keeps Dumpies that like to hatch secret hedge chicks though, so I'm half expecting to end up with some of those sooner or later. They're cuckoo rather than barred.

 

[featherhead007]

Happy Monday!

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Your Royal majestiness I’m so sorry I haven’t been on your thread much today. But there’s a job that needed to get done, and I just arrived back home.