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Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock
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Limb Down!
The wind is incredible here yet again. I had a limb come down on the coop last night.
I need to take that tree down the rest of the way once the weather improves. Checking on the cameras I see no coop damage.
The wind is incredible here yet again. I had a limb come down on the coop last night.
I need to take that tree down the rest of the way once the weather improves. Checking on the cameras I see no coop damage.
It seems someone is ready to lay!
Aurora stopped by to inspect her nest and provide some pointers on how to build one properly. Stand by everyone, we may have exciting news today!
Aurora stopped by to inspect her nest and provide some pointers on how to build one properly. Stand by everyone, we may have exciting news today!
Keep us posted!!Limb Down!
The wind is incredible here yet again. I had a limb come down on the coop last night.
View attachment 4019113
I need to take that tree down the rest of the way once the weather improves. Checking on the cameras I see no coop damage.
It seems someone is ready to lay!
View attachment 4019116
Aurora stopped by to inspect her nest and provide some pointers on how to build one properly. Stand by everyone, we may have exciting news today!
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It's Official!
Aster has laid an egg, 7 in fact!
We have been away visiting family for 11 days. She must have started right after we left. There were no eggs on 12/22. In fact I had not seen her even check out a nest box. let's allow a day or 2 and estimate that it was a Christmas present from her to us. that would then be 7 eggs in 9 days!
So now its guessing time. Before looking, what color do you think it is? Is it white like a leghorn? Is it another beige egg? Could it b dark brown? Did BY Bob get another Blue layer somehow like her mum? Is it green of all things? Or is it a royal Pink in hue?
Guess before looking
Aster has laid an egg, 7 in fact!
We have been away visiting family for 11 days. She must have started right after we left. There were no eggs on 12/22. In fact I had not seen her even check out a nest box. let's allow a day or 2 and estimate that it was a Christmas present from her to us. that would then be 7 eggs in 9 days!
So now its guessing time. Before looking, what color do you think it is? Is it white like a leghorn? Is it another beige egg? Could it b dark brown? Did BY Bob get another Blue layer somehow like her mum? Is it green of all things? Or is it a royal Pink in hue?
Guess before looking
It is the official color of FBA, Beige.
It weighs 1.7 oz or 47 grams
Does that help at all with breed identification? It must at least rule some breeds out, right?
It weighs 1.7 oz or 47 grams
Does that help at all with breed identification? It must at least rule some breeds out, right?
It's here!
I am guessing beige, because I think she is an Orpington in disguise 
Do you think the whole tree needs to come down? People around here just trim their yard trees down to keep them for shade in summer as long as there's no root damage to surrounding walls or foundations. The branch trimming keeps the chances of broken wind damage from falling limbs.Limb Down!
The wind is incredible here yet again. I had a limb come down on the coop last night.
View attachment 4019113
I need to take that tree down the rest of the way once the weather improves. Checking on the cameras I see no coop damage.
It seems someone is ready to lay!
View attachment 4019116
Aurora stopped by to inspect her nest and provide some pointers on how to build one properly. Stand by everyone, we may have exciting news today!
However, our freeway roadside trees have never been trimmed in the almost 40 years I've lived here & branches from the roadway blow all over our yards! One of these days those tall trees will rot & fall on adjoining electrical power lines to cause injury, fire, or death!
This photo was from 15 yrs ago when we were remodeling the yard. Those trees, some maple, some acacia, & others, are even taller now but the highway agencies have never sent any tree trimmers ~ & the tree branches easily blow onto power & cable lines in the neighborhood. The electric company will responsibly take action along neighborhood streets to trim yard trees around company power lines but they have no jurisdiction to trim highway trees! Criminal behavior of the state highway agency not to do something of the danger! Residents have brought it to the agency's attention many times & they still do nothing.
These highway trees have the reach to fall onto the roof of our neighbor! We already get the boughs blown into our yards during storms.
Tree tx ~ Pomegranate tree ~ much smaller.
There are so many brown layers that her Leghorn parent could've crossed with. I can only guess Leghorn for sure but to get the splash spots maybe crossed w/a black Australorp? Australorp egg color is beigey. The guessing begins!
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