Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

So funny how people react when climate throws them a curve ball w/ snowfalls, floodings, heatwaves, or hurricanes, etc.

Bakersfield is a pretty hot summer region. One thing about Calif is its geologic & climate diversity. A valley can be low elevation desert never seeing snow while a high desert elevation will see snow in winter. Then there are the flat valleys w/ mtns suddenly jutting straight up w/ snow on them year round. I can remember traveling thru Yosemite at the 10,000 ft elevation & we had to use tire chains to get thru the snowy roads. I mean, deep snow in July?

Calif next has its dense forests, redwoods, & then its rambling beach coasts ~ some w/rocky cliffs. Pick a favourite climate or scenery & one will find it in Calif.

The Mountain your mom asked about is Mount Baldy located in San Bernardino County but is so tall that most of our East San Gabriel Valley can see it from anywhere in our valley. The mtn range behind me are the San Gabriel Mtns which are connected w/ the San Bernardino range running the length of San Bernardino & Los Angeles Counties of which Mt Baldy is one of the most visible points.

If you ever watch the famous Pasadena Rose Parade the mountains in the near background is the San Gabriel range.

As famous as our Mt Baldy is to us it is not the tallest San Bernardino mountain. San Gorgonio is the highest peak over 11,000 ft elevation.

Panorama of San Bernardino Peak, a subsidiary peak of Mount San Gorgonio


This little gold partridge Silkie Ginny (left photo) layed a 2-oz egg this morning ~ wow, big for our Silkies!
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Wow that’s a good sized egg!

Thanks for the geography info, much appreciated. I remember one winter ? Think 2017 I drove my mum over to see our cousins on Christmas in Bakersfield, going up the mountains from LA area and over the other side it was snowing wet snow on the roads, but further up the hills it was sticking to the ground.

I guess that’s were my cousins would you skiing and such…? I was not impressed as I am not a winter person. But I was glad I was one of those on the road more used to crazy snowy roads - ugh. I was surprised they didn’t have sand and salt put down on the roads! Would have really helped with traction. Got to Bakersfield and it was a mild 10C (more like it!).

Ok well speaking of eggs I need to go and hunt down Mrs LC’s latest hiding spot. Silly girl!

 

[RoyalChick]

Extra protein…..

BFTP

Henny with Bert and Betty, December 2023. Betty is used to snow being a winter baby

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There was always mama to snuggle with if too cold.

That should be a POW picture - I don't remember if you already submitted it - but you should submit it now anyway.

 

[Sylvester017]

Who doesn’t read French?

Or Russian?!

My mom spoke Russian, Spanish, & English. So does my DH.

I only do English & Russian. I studied Latin & Greek but only remember some of them.

Tx ~ our Ginny as she was offered online as a DNA-sexed partridge Silkie Nov 2020.

The breeder allowing me to check Ginny had all 5 toes on each foot

Ginny & Suzu in a box on the car ride home from the breeder Dec 2020

The two chicks out of the box turned loose on the kitchen floor Dec 2020

Suzu & Ginny Jan 2020

APR 2021

 

[Sylvester017]

Blizzard!

Here is the past i did on the blizzard for those who have not read the entire thread and are interested.

Post in thread 'Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock' https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-21557531

That's some serious snow for chickens ~ but shows it CAN be solved w/planning & ingenuity!

 

[Sylvester017]

@RoyalChick ~ TY! for synopsis!

 

[Sylvester017]

Well, Ortho dr ofc finally got around to getting ins approval for arm surgery. Hey, my humerus has only been broken 8 months! But I have a bevvy of Dec tests, Xrays, labwork, & ekg to pass before actual surgery in Jan. Or what? They cancel surgery if I don't pass??

DH will be going back-&-forth between home & hospital to watch me & the hens. He's already been off work caring for me/chickens since May. This is really exercising the meaning of vows in action "for better or worse".

Prayers will be much appreciated .

 

[Marie2020]

Nope

Keep trying folks!

You don't know yourself you con artist

 

[Marie2020]

Well, Ortho dr ofc finally got around to getting ins approval for arm surgery. Hey, my humerus has only been broken 8 months! But I have a bevvy of Dec tests, Xrays, labwork, & ekg to pass before actual surgery in Jan. Or what? They cancel surgery if I don't pass??

DH will be going back-&-forth between home & hospital to watch me & the hens. He's already been off work caring for me/chickens since May. This is really exercising the meaning of vows in action "for better or worse".

Prayers will be much appreciated .

Omg, you're going through so much. I'm so pleased that you have your loyal faithful DH to support you.

 

[Marie2020]

It's Caturday and this is my last on posting updates on him. He passed away with stage 4 cancer yesterday.

He was buried today by my neighbour. Where we use too hang out together when all my girls and my dog was with me.

I bought him a scratch post and play area my friend built it for him the night before he died, even though the wind and rain was horrendous. All worth it because he loved it and insisted on getting back up when I took him down, even though he was in horrific pain

His last couple of hours

The night before he died

Here he is a few days before he passed

Last week getting a little sun

Oliver turned up to share aa meal with him last week, it was most unusual, it's almost like he knew he was ill. Pusscat was soo interested in food but with Olivers company he ate a little

 

[Marie2020]

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