Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Just to be clear, that is snow isn’t it?! I had forgotten what snow is like. Last time I was in snow was at a ski resort (in Colorado last year.)
With Hannah one year ago, ten years my younger! What a difference ten years makes!

Yep snow. Evil white stuff, miserable stuff.

 

[BY Bob]

We were in the 80'sF again today. Our neighbor ... the Pasadena Rose Parade ... promises another sunny New Yrs Day for their forthcoming festivities. The floats out of flowers are truly spectacular.

When I was 10 yrs old (1954) we went in person to stand on the sidewalk to watch 3 hours of floats, bands, & equestrian units parade before us... never again... too tiring! I'll watch it on my laptop at home in the comfort of a chair w/ a warm Silkie by my side & a cup of hot cocoa w/my breakfast.

BFTP floats

A float for our FBA beekeeper friends

I was at the 1995 rose parade. It had been a bucket list thing for me and I have to say it did not disappoint. Absolutely stunning. I had bleacher seats and for something that is that long I highly recommend them.

Parade tax

 

[BY Bob]

I always enjoyed the beginning where your wife wanted chooks but you were not so keen

So very glad she wanted chooks!

It's certainly become a thing.

 

[BY Bob]

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It’s blowing around in the open area at the barn
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[SimpleJenn]

Riddick is just a black void in the snow

This big guy is Dutch, after dutch cocoa. He's the biggest of the chocolate orpington boys

Dutch far right, Hershey in the middle, and Blackberry middle left.


Blackberry, named after his comb. He's got streaks of orange in his feathers and he lets me pick him up and carry him around. He wasn't keen on being tucked into my coat like Vuitton enjoys though.

Diva has frostbite. she screamed when another bird bumped into her comb. From what I've seen I may need to trim the tips so they don't painfully rot off. I'll do more research.

Doesn't this marshmallow look so much like Samara?
Where the youngsters like to hang out. They have a food bowl under there and there's a heated waterer around the corner on the back porch. That's Hooky on the left, she's doing wonderfully after her trim. And the darker red boy next to Blackberry is Rusty. He's silkie/polish and crowing like a maniac.

 

[SimpleJenn]

Sorry I haven't been checking in. Last week we all took turns being sick, I have holiday baking to do, and I've been crocheting last minute gifts like a madlady.
Here are two silkies, red is a roo and calico is a hen. Currently making a lavender silkie.