Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Madhouse here lately. Young roosters fighting. Two broody game hens fighting (poor Nacho lost the fight, but she is ok I think) eight more little ones from next door.

And I have been suffering from food poisoning since Friday night

 

[Ikslo]

So pretty! I only get blue eggs these days!

I hoping for some blue still

 

[Sylvester017]

I have both, but even my determinant variety has given me a few more lately.

My indeterminate variety is about 7’ high now the photo is of one of the indeterminate varieties. It was too tall and started growing along the gooseberry vine so those two are twined together now, I pruned the tomato vine last month and it did wonders for the fruit. I am tempted to take cuttings from it and grow over winter.

We have no room to nurture cuttings so I kept seeds to germinate the following spring... took less room & the little plants transplanted & grew fast in the garden beds... too fast! I only plant my 2 favorite tomatoes ( one Roma & one Better Boy plant) & one cherry tomato variety which keeps us in tomatoes enough for us, the hens, & our freezer for the year. Any more tomato plants than that gets unruly & we wind up feeding the neighborhood or friends for free... stopped that practice!

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[Mother of Chaos]

Mugs Monday. This guy was feeling sorry for himself yesterday after somehow getting stuck upside-down in between a fish box and some chicken wire with his head the other side of the wire. He was fine after I pulled him out and he'd had some food and water.
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(@Mother of Chaos another guilty chicken!)

I really never knew that chickens could look abashed. It's very impressive! (of course, they have to do something awfully dumb)

 

[bgmathteach]

Happy Monday

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That is such a great picture of her!!

 

[Ponypoor]

Madhouse here lately. Young roosters fighting. Two broody game hens fighting (poor Nacho lost the fight, but she is ok I think) eight more little ones from next door.

Did you put a sign out or something?!

Those boys are bad, you may need to rehome one - can you contact a
Sanctuary to take one? Or
Maybe split your yard in half?

 

[Ponypoor]

And I have been suffering from food poisoning since Friday night

Feel better soon - drink lots of fluids.

 

[Ponypoor]

Sir Shirley is a Dada, one of the eggs has hatched! And it’s dark with a white spot on its head - thinking a cockerel and maybe barred?

I think 7 more to go…

I am thrilled, over the moon!

 

[Ikslo]

Sir Shirley is a Dada, one of the eggs has hatched! And it’s dark with a white spot on its head - thinking a cockerel and maybe barred?

I think 7 more to go…

I am thrilled, over the moon!

Yay!! That’s so eggciting!

 

[featherhead007]

Did you put a sign out or something?!

Those boys are bad, you may need to rehome one - can you contact a
Sanctuary to take one? Or
Maybe split your yard in half?

Good ideas maybe I will have to separate the troublemakers. It’s making life difficult for Mr Wyandottey. He tries to keep the peace but he’s overwhelmed