Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

That is so wonderful. She is such a great mum. They will be better for listening to her. Freedom will come soon enough.

It is interesting to note how the other hens allow the littles to eat from their bowl. This does not happen at my place. But I have never had my alpha hen hatch and raise young.

There is some pecking involved but not much and if it gets too animated Tassels sees off the offender.
I didn’t get my camera out in time but Cookie actually ate from in between Piglet’s legs. Piglet seemed chill about the whole thing and just kept eating.

 

[Sylvester017]

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They are so cute, but not real chickens. Unless HRH Aurora decrees otherwise!

She's been gracious so far... there are too many of us addicted to Silkies. If she didn't approve them as chickens 1/2 of us would be banned on here

 

[Sylvester017]

In years past I flew occasionally in small craft as a passenger in the Caribbean. They’d load us in, then load in crate after crate of liquor, usually Angostura Bitters. I often tried to calculate how many people that equaled, it was worrying!

Restful sunbathing
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What a journey this yr has been watching everyone's chicks grow

 

[Sylvester017]

Let's head to therapy this morning. I dread it today. Weight restrictions have been lifted from the therapists. Now they can really torture me.

It's so nice to know someone else who knows what torture it is... every visit he comes up w/ a new maneuver on me requiring an ice pack afterwards!!!

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

It has been a few days so here's a photo. I haven't gotten any photos today. I'm thinking the older chickens are getting along with the younger chickens. It doesn't seem like they are attacking them anymore.

 

[rural mouse]

Oh that is interesting. I didn’t know that.
I have been astonished and delighted at the range of calls Tassels uses with the Littles and how many of them I now also understand!

There truly is nothing like watching a mama critter raise her babies

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

Caturday
Yes, I do have some more quality fruit/vegetables for you all.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

It's so nice to know someone else who knows what torture it is... every visit he comes up w/ a new maneuver on me requiring an ice pack afterwards!!!

Today was rough. Part of it was my fault. Time got away from me this morning and I did not take my medicine until I got in the car to leave. Normally it's had about a hour and half to work, this morning only 20 minutes. Totally my fault and lesson learned.

They started me out with the stretches this morning. My therapist commented after about a minute my muscles were tight this morning. I was thinking to myself no kidding as it felt like everything was being ripped apart. I tried to relax and let her stretch me all the while having to hold my breath. 2/3rds of the way through them my shoulder popped, loudly. Instant relief there and my muscles loosened up tremendously after that. Once that was over the real work began.

Every exercise weight was added. Either with a 5lb weight in my hand or a 5lb weight strapped around my wrist. 8 new ones added as well and about halfway through them I was sweating and everything on fire.

I was originally told these sessions would be a hour long, HAH! They have always been a hour and a half. Today, today my appointment was at 9:30. I did not walk out of that building until 11:30. The first 15 minute's was the stretching and the last 15 minutes was with the tense unit on my shoulder and Ice.

Some of those exercises look so simple and easy when they demonstrate them to you, yet they can make me want to break down and cry 2 or 3 repetitions in and everything is at least 20 repetitions now. I've cursed like a sailor in my head during the sessions, and out loud here at the house while doing the "homework". I have not cried during the sessions either. Tears have been shed in the car on the way home though after just about every session. I will not give my terrorists the pleasure of letting them see me cry.