Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RebeccaBoyd]

Henny Penny is POW worthy...and if you can crop Marty's pic (so she is a bigger part of photo), she is POW worthy...and a decent contender for winter on the Farm, too, with the frost/snow dusting!.

Okay, darn you and @RebeccaBoyd I've been trying to ignore it, but your silkies are so darn cute!!! Maybe that is how Karma will get me back.

Get yourself a silkie or two. Trust me it will be the best thing you ever do. If you can get past their looks, which I now love, their personalities will win you over.

 

[BY Bob]

It isn’t enough by a long shot. I live in a very rural area though in Southern Ohio. What money is available the county largely goes to fighting the opioid addiction problem not to animal welfare.

I could load them up in my car and take them down. I have done this with loose animals before but I had a much larger vehicle then. I would have tried this yesterday but my husband is out on the railroad. No way I was squeezing them in with my kiddos!!

If they show up again when my husbands home however I will be squishing then in and taking em down.

update: Both my cats are accounted for!!

I'm so happy the cat turned up. I really have this thing about dogs running free. They can be very destructive animals.

 

[BY Bob]

@RoyalChick thank you! It's good to be back!


@rural mouse Thank you! I'm always happy to return to this thread during my down time and to see familiar faces (or usernames) on here. The mama bird, Chickadee, stopped coming by at the end of February She was my constant for a little under 2 years. I miss her every. single. day.

Chickadee
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That's very sad.

By the way Mrs BY Bob loves that wreath. It's spectacular.

 

[BY Bob]

@lightm I actually bought the wreath last December from a local craft store and filled it with ornaments I found throughout the year! I keep it up year round because it puts a smile on my face!


@bgmathteach Thank you! Maybe I'll take a Christmas photo for next years Christmas card! This years card featured my Chickmas wreath on the front and my feather babies & human baby on the back
I ordered the wooden ornaments of Kiko & Gizmo on Etsy from TheChickenStudio. You just send some photos in of your chickens and voila!


@BY Bob Thank you for always welcoming me back to the Fluffy Butt Acres thread after my long absences! It's always good to be back and to hear about everyones flock!

You are a treasured member of the group even if you only swing by occasionally. You are always welcome here.

Be sure to read Aurora's new advice column while you are here.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Ask Aurora
Today's question comes from Jaffar!
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Jaffar Asks,

I’m a good rooster but I need some Wednesday advice from the expert. My hens won’t listen to me, when I call them to come under the porch, where it’s warm.

Coco-Rico! what’s a rooster to do? “



Dear Jaffar,

First let me say, I love your name. Your owner truly expects a lot from you to give you such a name. Great character and having a parrot as a pet, marvelous. I have always wanted a parrot for a pet. Just Imagine….

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But I digress, on to the issue at hand.

Like all roosters you seem to think we hens are dense. Right, it is warmer under the porch. I bet the hens in the tribe have all heard that line before. They come for warmth and then you surprise them with unwanted “affection”. Just like all those times you told them you had food for them and it was a piece of stick. Just to get them closer so you could have your way with them. They are on to you and good for them.

The problem with you roosters is that you are always so whiny. Please girls come over here. Please girls don’t fight. Stop picking on the young ladies. Uck! Gag me.

Let me teach you one thing. If you learn this you will be so much less frustrated than every other rooster on the planet.

YOU ARE NOT IN CHARGE

You are here to serve and protect us hens. Period. If you do what you are asked, come when called, and are always willing to die for our safety then you are doing your job well. Stick to those things. Don’t try and tell us what to do.

If we need a safe place to lay an egg. Find us one. In fact, find us several. We will inspect them until we find one that is satisfactory. You clowns can never get it right the first time.

If we have laid an egg and call out for an escort, you come running and escort us to the rest of tribe. Even if we can see everyone from where we laid the egg. You come running right away. Do NOT make us wait.

If we need you to watch the kids so we can have an afternoon out with the girls or for crying out loud just take a bath in peace without one of them jumping on our back or getting into trouble. You watch the kids. You wanted them after all.

And if you are offering a food to us, offer food. NO, A BLADE OF GRASS OR A LEAF IS NOT SOME SUPER TREAT WORTH CALLING US TO COME EAT! You better have a bug or a big juicy worm or something similar. Trust me, we will just start to ignore you if you don’t have something truly good EVERY TIME. Try to remember the story of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”. If you don’t know it, get your human to tell it to you.

Acceptable phrases for you to say are,

• Yes Mam
• No Mam
• Thank you, Mam
• I’m sorry Mam. I’ll do better next time

One more thing……..

Please stop begging. It is demeaning to watch. And that silly wing thing you try to do. No one is falling for that old line. We will let you know when you can hop on for a quick ride. Don’t you ever jump someone who said no or is unprepared. It is a waste of time as we will just spit your stuff back out anyway. We will let you know when the time is right.

In summary remember this. The top hen leads the tribe. You do as she tells you, treat the hens under her charge with respect, stop trying to tell everyone what to do, and you will have an enjoyable life. Keep trying to tell the hens what to do and you will lead a sad frustrating life. We just don’t care what you think.

We all know you really only want one thing.

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I swear this is one of the best ones yet. I need to show this to Branch, Bubba and Twig.

 

[fuentemoon]

Wow caught up, only took me 2.5 hours
Been in washing machine repair hell for weeks. We also had a total failure/explosion of our kitchen faucet last week. Literally parts flying off and water spraying everywhere, right as i was about to go to bed.

Weather has been crazy here too, 40s and raining or 20s with hot sun. We too are expecting the winter storm thursday/Friday, but probably a nasty ice storm vs snow.

 

[cfonts]

That's very sad.

By the way Mrs BY Bob loves that wreath. It's spectacular.

Tell Mrs BY Bob that I said thank you!

You are a treasured member of the group even if you only swing by occasionally. You are always welcome here.

Be sure to read Aurora's new advice column while you are here.

I actually read Aurora's advice for Jaffar this morning

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Ask Aurora
Today's question comes from Jaffar!
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Jaffar Asks,

I’m a good rooster but I need some Wednesday advice from the expert. My hens won’t listen to me, when I call them to come under the porch, where it’s warm.

Coco-Rico! what’s a rooster to do? “



Dear Jaffar,

First let me say, I love your name. Your owner truly expects a lot from you to give you such a name. Great character and having a parrot as a pet, marvelous. I have always wanted a parrot for a pet. Just Imagine….

View attachment 3355292

But I digress, on to the issue at hand.

Like all roosters you seem to think we hens are dense. Right, it is warmer under the porch. I bet the hens in the tribe have all heard that line before. They come for warmth and then you surprise them with unwanted “affection”. Just like all those times you told them you had food for them and it was a piece of stick. Just to get them closer so you could have your way with them. They are on to you and good for them.

The problem with you roosters is that you are always so whiny. Please girls come over here. Please girls don’t fight. Stop picking on the young ladies. Uck! Gag me.

Let me teach you one thing. If you learn this you will be so much less frustrated than every other rooster on the planet.

YOU ARE NOT IN CHARGE

You are here to serve and protect us hens. Period. If you do what you are asked, come when called, and are always willing to die for our safety then you are doing your job well. Stick to those things. Don’t try and tell us what to do.

If we need a safe place to lay an egg. Find us one. In fact, find us several. We will inspect them until we find one that is satisfactory. You clowns can never get it right the first time.

If we have laid an egg and call out for an escort, you come running and escort us to the rest of tribe. Even if we can see everyone from where we laid the egg. You come running right away. Do NOT make us wait.

If we need you to watch the kids so we can have an afternoon out with the girls or for crying out loud just take a bath in peace without one of them jumping on our back or getting into trouble. You watch the kids. You wanted them after all.

And if you are offering a food to us, offer food. NO, A BLADE OF GRASS OR A LEAF IS NOT SOME SUPER TREAT WORTH CALLING US TO COME EAT! You better have a bug or a big juicy worm or something similar. Trust me, we will just start to ignore you if you don’t have something truly good EVERY TIME. Try to remember the story of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”. If you don’t know it, get your human to tell it to you.

Acceptable phrases for you to say are,

• Yes Mam
• No Mam
• Thank you, Mam
• I’m sorry Mam. I’ll do better next time

One more thing……..

Please stop begging. It is demeaning to watch. And that silly wing thing you try to do. No one is falling for that old line. We will let you know when you can hop on for a quick ride. Don’t you ever jump someone who said no or is unprepared. It is a waste of time as we will just spit your stuff back out anyway. We will let you know when the time is right.

In summary remember this. The top hen leads the tribe. You do as she tells you, treat the hens under her charge with respect, stop trying to tell everyone what to do, and you will have an enjoyable life. Keep trying to tell the hens what to do and you will lead a sad frustrating life. We just don’t care what you think.

We all know you really only want one thing.

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Branch would like to inform you that if the kids need watching he is the man for the job. Need help incubating the eggs, he would try if you would let him. When they are hatching he will be right by your side for moral support. He knows where the tastiest grub worms are that he will only dig up for the chicks. Need to lay a egg, he is good to baby sit for a hour or so when they are older. He does differ on opinions for when they are old enough to be left alone. You might be done with them at 6 weeks or so, he is going to keep them all together and right by his side for another month or two. There are things a daddy needs to teach the young ones once mommy is done with them.

 

[featherhead007]

I swear this is one of the best ones yet. I need to show this to Branch, Bubba and Twig.

Not to Twiggy!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Not to Twiggy!

I told the boys about this weeks column. The boys took a collected offense. They are off discussing it and will be back later to have their input on some of her views. They also claimed that Queen Aurora obviously comes from a roosterless flock and is one sided on her views.