Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

The fence was off because I have been clearing the weeds from it. He tore one section of it but I can repair it I think.
I don’t see bears every year but maybe every 2-3 years I either see a bear or see signs a bear came by.

So basically, you barely see them at all?

 

[featherhead007]

Peaches/nectarines in your planting zone is remarkable. Sorry about the squirrel invasion... I hate all rodents!

What variety of peaches/nectarines? I LOVE white peaches or white nectarines rather than yellow ones... but never planted soft skin fruit here to discourage ants/rats/squirrels/wild birds/June bugs/etc. Had to chop down the old fig tree for the same reason. Wish I could've planted a delicious White Sapote custard-flavor fruit tree but that would have the whole neighborhood pest population here if I did!

White Sapote fruit

White Sapote tree

White, white, white. You are so racist!

 

[rural mouse]

White, white, white. You are so racist!

Not if you go with Tolkien's definition....white contains ALL colors....

 

[featherhead007]

Very nice practical camouflage

I adore White Leghorns for so many reasons but their stark bright white plumage says to predators "come & get me"


Not easy to camouflage their pretty all white feathers
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There are two other hens by the rose tree but only the white one glows bright from a distance.
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Their white feathers just screams to predators “ hey I'm from KFC “

 

[featherhead007]

Well folks, that is all I can do for tonight.

 

[Marie2020]

FBA Synopsis:For the week of: 8/16-8/23 2025

~~(^V^) ~~ Previous week link.

Sending healing thoughts to: Marie2020(currently recovering), Featherhead(on the mend), RebeccaBoyyd(recovering post surgery), and Royal Chick(taking it easy until scheduled surgery)

Condolences: Ponypoor, Old Red passed away, fly high sweet girl.

Posts -

BY Bob:
A video - First Pasta for the twins.
A video - Another first this week for the Phyllistines Sushi
Video - Niamh nope, The BY Crew is behind BY Bob 100%, you can’t sleep all by yourself in a bush outside sweet girl.
The twins were again insisting on sleeping outside again, this time in the rain!

Ponypoor:
Egg candeling, Ponypoor surprised us all with some chicks and now some eggs to set. Can’t wait to see what hatches.
The story of how the chicks and eggs came to be.
Mama and babies, so cute!
Zip, zip, zoom the chicks are moving and shaking and scaring poor Mr. P.
A video - A second candling, so cool to see those little ones growing.

Royal Chick:
Beautiful baby chick pics and health scare.
A video - mama and chicks

SimpleJenn:
Cochin x American pullets - growing up fast!
Crowding the door and the stairs
Tassels settled down with chicks and one who just can’t stand missing anything.
Chicks are out and about with Tassels, they are all so cute!
A flock update and some lovely photos.
Some boys come home to roost and hen departs.

Knoturavggrl:
Dot, dot, dash a chick update.
All the fluffy butts

ChicoryBlue:
Flockservation and some lovely photos.

TX Chick Nob:
Lots of first eggs!

CC’sGarden:
Stopped by to say hello and post some gorgeous photos.

drstratton: First egg, this just never gets old.

Sylvester017:
A helpful suggestion and a lovely video.
A video of her flock running through sprinklers.

Featherhead:
Group photo and a health update


Picture Days -
Caturday - rural mouse, Notabitail,
Pony Sunday - SimpleJenn,
Mugs Monday - Notabitail, Ponypoor, Ikslo — X2
Twofer Tuesday- Ponypoor, rural mouse,
Wattle Wednesday- Ponypoor
Thirsty Thursday- RoyalChick - x2
Fluffy Butt Friday- drstratton, RoyalChick, Ponypoor, BYBob, SimpleJenn, Ponypoorx2
Caturday - RoyalChick

Thank you so much

 

[Marie2020]

Mugs Monday. Her royal highness Princess

 

[Marie2020]

Good move... I take Milk Thistle 2 to 3x a week in my old age just in case... cranberry too.

DH has had to use up our Silkie eggs & made me Quiche today in a pecan shell. He makes every Quiche w/ different fillings... this one was 2-cheeses/spinach/no nitrite-nitrate bacon/basil/green onion. TY girls (& DH)
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