Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

It was only a matter of time.....
https://www.pennlive.com/crime/2025/02/100k-eggs-stolen-from-central-pa-supplier.html?outputType=amp

 

[RoyalChick]

It was only a matter of time.....
https://www.pennlive.com/crime/2025/02/100k-eggs-stolen-from-central-pa-supplier.html?outputType=amp

Good Lord. How exactly do you take 100,000 eggs? Maybe they just took the whole trailer.

 

[notabitail]

It was only a matter of time.....
https://www.pennlive.com/crime/2025/02/100k-eggs-stolen-from-central-pa-supplier.html?outputType=amp

Wow.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I have had the "Blah's" today. I do not feel sick, my sugar levels have been perfect. I have had zero energy to do anything. All I wanted to do was sleep. I'm blaming it on Kentucky's bi-polar weather. Mid 70s yesterday and today 50 but felt colder.

I did spend some time outside with the chickens. George has learned to build a nest and call the girls to it to show it off. They chose not to lay in it poor boy.

I sat for a hour inside the coop with Davy and Barbosa. I talked to them, called them and offered treats. They elected to stay in the back and give me a stare down. I know the problem, I do not have their preferred treat. Last night their previous owner told me their treat of choice is mealworms. They completely ignored my offering of blueberries. George loves blueberries though so they did not go to waste. I guess I have no choice, I need to head to TSC or Rural King sometime this week and pick up a small bag of mealworms.

The boys were a bit friendlier when I came in to put them in their box at bedtime. I had the camera with me and got a few pictures. Davy is the braver of the two.

George still sleeps with his girls.

Judy, I thought molting was over. She started dropping all her feathers this past Friday. Why Judy. At least they are coming in as fast as she is loosing them. Crazy hen.

 

[notabitail]

I have had the "Blah's" today. I do not feel sick, my sugar levels have been perfect. I have had zero energy to do anything. All I wanted to do was sleep. I'm blaming it on Kentucky's bi-polar weather. Mid 70s yesterday and today 50 but felt colder.

I did spend some time outside with the chickens. George has learned to build a nest and call the girls to it to show it off. They chose not to lay in it poor boy.

I sat for a hour inside the coop with Davy and Barbosa. I talked to them, called them and offered treats. They elected to stay in the back and give me a stare down. I know the problem, I do not have their preferred treat. Last night their previous owner told me their treat of choice is mealworms. They completely ignored my offering of blueberries. George loves blueberries though so they did not go to waste. I guess I have no choice, I need to head to TSC or Rural King sometime this week and pick up a small bag of mealworms.

The boys were a bit friendlier when I came in to put them in their box at bedtime. I had the camera with me and got a few pictures. Davy is the braver of the two.

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George still sleeps with his girls.
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Judy, I thought molting was over. She started dropping all her feathers this past Friday. Why Judy. At least they are coming in as fast as she is loosing them. Crazy hen.
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I've got the blah's too. Everything felt meh today. I blame it on sudden weather swings.

 

[BY Bob]

Good Lord. How exactly do you take 100,000 eggs? Maybe they just took the whole trailer.

Seems like quite a heist. I wonder where one finds an egg fence?

 

[Sylvester017]

DH made me mushroom-spinach-bacon quiche today from our Silkie eggs ~ all 5 are laying right now.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

DH made me mushroom-spinach-bacon quiche today from our Silkie eggs ~ all 5 are laying right now.
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That looks soo good. I have never made a Quiche. I want to though as I think I would love it. If you do not mind could I get the recipe for that? My girls are picking back up laying and I no longer need to hoard eggs for myself.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I love making jelly. We prefer it over jam (sensory issues) and apple butter!!! I'm hoping to get cherry and peach or pear trees too.

I love Strawberry jam, it is my favorite. That said, I have not ate any jam or jelly in a month. Lemon curd is better then any jam or jelly. Yesterday I used up the last of what we did not freeze. I have one of the frozen containers of curd in the fridge to slowly thaw up.

 

[ValerieJ]

I love Strawberry jam, it is my favorite. That said, I have not ate any jam or jelly in a month. Lemon curd is better then any jam or jelly. Yesterday I used up the last of what we did not freeze. I have one of the frozen containers of curd in the fridge to slowly thaw up.

I'd take lemon curd over jam any day.