Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

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Great photo!

 

[BY Bob]

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https://animalbiosciences.uoguelph.ca/~swatland/HTML10234/LABS/LAB10.1.html#:~:text=The long double curved neck,Vertebral column.

Viginie
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I knew you would look it up.

 

[Ponypoor]

Close encounter of the third kind

The chooks were just bonkers tonight, I had a devil of a time getting everyone settled. Even the silkie babies where causing grief, running out the door when I was trying to get everyone in.

They were all carrying in squawking so much and just creating such drama and havoc. Finally o turned of all the lights hoping they would settle down by Marty and Whiskers just kept it up causing everyone to also just keep it up.

I grabbed Whiskers to put her in her crate and turned to walk and tripped over a blooming big RAT.

I dropped Whiskers (sorry girl), and screamed ‘OH MY GAWD ITS A RAT’ which set everyone off squawking again… with me screaming along with them.

Poor rat likely almost had heart failure, in retrospect I should have stomped on the blighter, but the shock of it all freaked me out.

So that’s what the chooks were all carrying on about.

Once Rat ran off I was able to put Whiskers in her crate with her babies and chase everyone to bed.

Time to go and set a couple of traps. The rat must go, my poor heart can’t handle the stress of another encounter!

 

[BY Bob]

I had Dakota and Mr Wyandottey loaded securely into Marie, when Paul said I have an important phone call. (I had already shut my phone off) it was my neighbor lady in an emergency. I give my number to all my people. She had trouble breathing and I guess I was her 911. Shes in hospital now , I’m on my way to Bakersfield (driving) why waste expensive AGass it’s only an hour drive time from my airport anyway. I gave paul a special before Christmas bonu$ he’s been restoring a 66 mustang I gave him a lot of monies to help him.

66 mustang must be restored. You did a good thing there.

 

[VeeKay]

Close encounter of the third kind

The chooks were just bonkers tonight, I had a devil of a time getting everyone settled. Even the silkie babies where causing grief, running out the door when I was trying to get everyone in.

They were all carrying in squawking so much and just creating such drama and havoc. Finally o turned of all the lights hoping they would settle down by Marty and Whiskers just kept it up causing everyone to also just keep it up.

I grabbed Whiskers to put her in her crate and turned to walk and tripped over a blooming big RAT.

I dropped Whiskers (sorry girl), and screamed ‘OH MY GAWD ITS A RAT’ which set everyone off squawking again… with me screaming along with them.

Poor rat likely almost had heart failure, in retrospect I should have stomped on the blighter, but the shock of it all freaked me out.

So that’s what the chooks were all carrying on about.

Once Rat ran off I was able to put Whiskers in her crate with her babies and chase everyone to bed.

Time to go and set a couple of traps. The rat must go, my poor heart can’t handle the stress of another encounter!

 

[Ikslo]

Belated Mugs Monday
Ginger

Twofer Tuesday
Two dirt bathers

And a group photo for some pre-Halloween fun

 

[Ikslo]

Wonky egg today

 

[BY Bob]

Tassels is DEFINITELY a keeper!

Best mum ever!

 

[BY Bob]

I usually tear out dock plant as they grow so big, hard to mow over. But I see some out in the paddock, I’ll drag some up for the gang.

https://www.ontario.ca/document/weed-identification-guide-ontario-crops/docks

Feast time

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It’s the headless horse chicken!

Mine aren't in yet. Still pecking.

 

[BY Bob]

She did it!!!
This is the first time Cookie has operated the rat-proof feeder correctly and without help.
I want to see her do it safely a few more times before removing the clip and going back to being rat proof, but she is well on the way.

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Woohoo!