Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[ChicoryBlue]

Beaky, our one-eyed cross beak cockerel, wandered off yesterday and unfortunately did not find his way back (per the one-eyed and probably deaf on that side thing). We are assuming at this point he was predated by a coyote. Does kind of redo our male to female ratio in a positive direction, but damn. He was boyfriend’s favorite and if we didn’t keep him, well he was quite thick and would have made a wonderful dinner. RIP Beaky

(I guess there is a chance he could come wandering back, but not likely.)
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You gave him a chance at a good life and surely he had one!

 

[rural mouse]

Ooooo look! Appenzeller Spitzhauben!

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A pair though…..

What are the semi-partridge birds next to them?

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Here's a different pair for youView attachment 4220130

Right after. He scraped my shoe with his beak: hey! Move! Havoc wants something there!

(No peck, firm enough to feel, gentle enough a child wouldn't freak unless just because he touched)

I thought when they scraped their beaks on my shoe they were just wiping them to clean it, or sharpening it!

 

[rural mouse]

I thought when they scraped their beaks on my shoe they were just wiping them to clean it, or sharpening it!

Frequently yes. In this case....

he'd been pecking at the ground around it, looking for choice things for Havoc, I think, so it was a single swipe down rather than the wipe each side. Like the dust bathing beak scrape

 

[Sylvester017]

Olive oil work on my old dog when he got messed up with a sticky mouse trap

I'm glad I didn't plant a pine tree now but there are other sticky things that can arise... w/ pets you never know what they'll get into so aforeknowledge is to be prepared.

BFTP 2011 Bela (Bay'lah)

 

[rural mouse]

Frequently yes. In this case....View attachment 4220133View attachment 4220132he'd been pecking at the ground around it, looking for choice things for Havoc, I think, so it was a single swipe down rather than the wipe each side. Like the dust bathing beak scrape

That last pic my phone took as a motion pic (so 2-3 second video). What posts seems to be the end of the video. I went back to it and played the motion....Screenshot this (haven't figured out how to turn earlier second to a pic)

the scrape

@ChicoryBlue

 

[Sylvester017]

Hope Matilda is OK and she learns to come into the coop to roost in future!
Mind you, if getting into trouble in a tree gets you a dedicated shrimp in the morning, you may find her more determined than ever!

Over the years I have been planting and encouraging shrub cover around the Chicken Palace. I am sure you have all seen the pictures of them hiding in the butterfly bush. The other day a hawk flew over and Pooh sheltered in my living gazebo which made me very happy.
Anyway, I have been pondering for a while whether to do away with the electric fence and let them truly free range. I am a bit torn because they don’t really use the full extent of the fenced area and the foxes and coyotes clearly respect the perimeter. But maybe having a rooster will be what tips me over into doing that. Or maybe I will wait until the fence breaks because really it would be a pain to store!

Tax: underneath the butterfly bush
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Open range... foxes/coyotes... keep the electric fence You don't really want to lose a hen or a rooJMO

 

[Marie2020]

My Princess passed away last night. She was fine yesterday but was found dead this morning.
It's believed she had a heart attack. Crying

 

[RoyalChick]

My Princess passed away last night. She was fine yesterday but was found dead this morning.
It's believed she had a heart attack. Crying

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So sorry Marie.
I am sure she was happy there and had a good life to the end.

 

[RoyalChick]

That last pic my phone took as a motion pic (so 2-3 second video). What posts seems to be the end of the video. I went back to it and played the motion....Screenshot this (haven't figured out how to turn earlier second to a pic)View attachment 4220140the scrape

@ChicoryBlue

On mine you can edit the pic and choose when in that couple of seconds to have as the pic.