Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Thursday evening I agreed to help Rosie clean out Russ's stall. I get out there and my Branch let me know he wanted to sit in my lap and held. So I did. I held my little buddy for 30 minutes while Rosie did the stall herself complaining the entire time. She was playing music, and me and Branch both criticized her song choices and her stall cleaning. Once it got almost dark as she was finishing up Branch hopped down and put himself in the coop for the night. I have held fast to that memory this afternoon and evening while I was working at the concession during the horse show. I could not fall to pieces. I am home now, and I am shattered. I had my first hawk attack this morning. My buddy, my best friend, my tv watching Monkey Man was the one taken. It killed me when I lost Drumstick, but this, this hurts worse. Through my tears I am staring at 6 little Branchlets. Please, please let one of these be a boy. I do not think I have prayed so hard for a rooster chick ever.

Rest in peace Branch. The last 2 months you have been stand offish since you have taken over the brunt of rooster duties now that Bubba has slowed down. Thank you, thank you for chest bumping my leg Thursday evening in your way of telling me you wanted picked up.

My Monkey man Branch
5-15-2021-7-6-2024
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I understand your pain exactly. My loss has been so devastating for me, but I take emotional refuge in the moment and with the new babies entrusted to my care.

 

[Ponypoor]

They should be this when fully grown.

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Oh that’s right I remember you mentioned this - oh how gorgeous.

 

[Ponypoor]

For Pony Sunday I have another auto-parts critter - less terrifying than the T-Rex I posted last week.
And my friend the turkey is still hanging around.
But then YIKES! Is that a coyote? Looks a lot more ‘leggy’ than my usual foxes, but has a fox-like tail. WDYT?
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Love that giraffe

Yea I it’s a coyote and likely has mange. They are prone to it. Also could be shedding (moulting) but bit late in the year for that.

 

[Marie2020]

The thing about DIY swamp coolers that scares me is water near electric current if you don't understand how dangerous that can be -- if you have electricity training that's ok but if not it looks unsafe.

I'll take a manufactured safety piece of equipt over a DIY project but that's just me. We never put water and electricity together near our chickens just to be safe. If we ever did it would be safely manufactured mechanisms like @Ponypoor has set up.

Unfortunately for us our summers are too unbearably humid to use swamp coolers. A cool slow stream of sprinkler water under canopy shade is our chickens' favorite to play in.

That looks like sheer chickens heaven

 

[Sally PB]

Fly high and free, dear Branch!
Hugs for you, @RebeccaBoyd. I am so sorry for your loss.

 

[Marie2020]

Thursday evening I agreed to help Rosie clean out Russ's stall. I get out there and my Branch let me know he wanted to sit in my lap and held. So I did. I held my little buddy for 30 minutes while Rosie did the stall herself complaining the entire time. She was playing music, and me and Branch both criticized her song choices and her stall cleaning. Once it got almost dark as she was finishing up Branch hopped down and put himself in the coop for the night. I have held fast to that memory this afternoon and evening while I was working at the concession during the horse show. I could not fall to pieces. I am home now, and I am shattered. I had my first hawk attack this morning. My buddy, my best friend, my tv watching Monkey Man was the one taken. It killed me when I lost Drumstick, but this, this hurts worse. Through my tears I am staring at 6 little Branchlets. Please, please let one of these be a boy. I do not think I have prayed so hard for a rooster chick ever.

Rest in peace Branch. The last 2 months you have been stand offish since you have taken over the brunt of rooster duties now that Bubba has slowed down. Thank you, thank you for chest bumping my leg Thursday evening in your way of telling me you wanted picked up.

My Monkey man Branch
5-15-2021-7-6-2024
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What can I possibly say. I'm truly saddened. How I hate that hawk , I hope it meets it's maker sooner rather than later.

R.I.P Branch

 

[Marie2020]

I understand your pain exactly. My loss has been so devastating for me, but I take emotional refuge in the moment and with the new babies entrusted to my care.

perfect reply

 

[RoyalChick]

It is still Pony Sunday and this camera is doing double-duty it seems.
Looks like the coyote didn’t catch Mr. Bunny.

 

[rural mouse]

Thursday evening I agreed to help Rosie clean out Russ's stall. I get out there and my Branch let me know he wanted to sit in my lap and held. So I did. I held my little buddy for 30 minutes while Rosie did the stall herself complaining the entire time. She was playing music, and me and Branch both criticized her song choices and her stall cleaning. Once it got almost dark as she was finishing up Branch hopped down and put himself in the coop for the night. I have held fast to that memory this afternoon and evening while I was working at the concession during the horse show. I could not fall to pieces. I am home now, and I am shattered. I had my first hawk attack this morning. My buddy, my best friend, my tv watching Monkey Man was the one taken. It killed me when I lost Drumstick, but this, this hurts worse. Through my tears I am staring at 6 little Branchlets. Please, please let one of these be a boy. I do not think I have prayed so hard for a rooster chick ever.

Rest in peace Branch. The last 2 months you have been stand offish since you have taken over the brunt of rooster duties now that Bubba has slowed down. Thank you, thank you for chest bumping my leg Thursday evening in your way of telling me you wanted picked up.

My Monkey man Branch
5-15-2021-7-6-2024
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Oh, Rebecca!

 

[BY Bob]

Can't Stand

Glynda's Polish chick doesn't seem to be able to stand. Any idea on what might be going on?