Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[SimpleJenn]

Can you imagine what the postal service would say?
“Well, it’s not drugs in this envelope, but the sniffing dogs are going crazy wanting it!”

In high school, a drug sniffing dog stole my pop-tart. I didn't have anything for lunch that day. I watched them open my locker and give it to the dog through the classroom door.

 

[featherhead007]

Fluffy Butt Acres synopsis 12/7 Saturday - 12/13 Friday​

Last week's synopsis from RC :https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28207253

This week we lost a very special and brave lady, Bernadette. @RoyalChick wrote a beautiful tribute here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28219846
It remains to see who takes over the tribe after Bernie's passing: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28227267

@Logar 's picture is in caption contest: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...aption-contest-12-13-24-pic-by-logar.1647631/

@McPickle88 introduces her flock: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28226377

@Ponypoor

• some chook's first enconuter with snow: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28207549
• Goldie and Butters: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28210237
• Monday mugs, lovely ladies and cheeky boy: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28213033
• Twofers: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28216533
• Interesting findings and practice on aspirin for chickens: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28220368

@Marie2020

• So sorry Marie's cat has passed away. He will be dearly missed. https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28208026
• And a blast from the past: Princess and Pusscat: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28210358

@Sylvester017

• I think this is a love story: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28209544
• Pomegranate and cheese time! https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28213399

@RebeccaBoyd

• Cute silkies alert: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28210458
• Mrs. E and Holly looking stunning: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28217061
• George is a special roo with a great crow: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28225781

@rural mouse

• An eventful day, and how many animals are involved? https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28210826

@Logar

• Two proper Monday mugs: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28212937

@BY Bob

• Get coop ready for winter (bonus video!) https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28214116
• Special and synchronized twofer: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28216849
• Interestingly, Hattie has been allowed to sleep in the main coop. Aurora is getting mellow?

@Grandma The Chicken

• Grandma: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28220184

@notabitail

• two molting chickens taking bath: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28225220

@featherhead007

• flock wanted to stay in: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28226871

Thank you

 

[featherhead007]

In high school, a drug sniffing dog stole my pop-tart. I didn't have anything for lunch that day. I watched them open my locker and give it to the dog through the classroom door.

I’m shocked ( no im not really surprised, public high school right?)

 

[Debbie292d]

A hose reel might work to keep it off the ground? We have one in the front & back yard. Some styles mount on a wall or free standing or mounted in the ground. No chicken in 6 yrs has ever hopped on top of our hose reel holders so never pooped on. Of course hoses left in use on the ground have poop on them.

Ours is on a cart, like you're pushing a shopping cart around the yard.

 

[Debbie292d]

Some pretty ladies and gentlemen here in the coop. They all wanted to stay in the coop I guess.
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Ours stayed locked up yesterday as the windchill was subzero.

Then today, it got up to a "feels like" of 23F, so we let these ones out, and they stuck around the south side of the coop for quite a while before meandering around to free range. We kept the younger ones locked up though in the aviary.

 

[Ponypoor]

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Unfortunately this cat is not innocent. It has killed a couple doves and tried to kill a chicken. The feral cat problem here has gotten worse . I still love cats, but I don't know what to do with cats like this one.

If you have a SPCA you could trap it and have them take it away….

 

[Ponypoor]

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Miss my birdies

They were lovely , real beauties.

 

[Ponypoor]

Can't sleep, too cold! Up to find a third blanket for my side of the bed. Hubby says he can't understand how I do it, I tell him I'm a burrowing creature.
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5°F?!

Here is the cool thing for my incubator
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Got the one recommended by a lot of breeders.

Tax
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Chilly here too, -12C (10F), but it clear and the moon is bright. It’s the only
Thing I like about winter is how bright the full moon is with the snow.

Checked chooks and horses on the cam and all are good it looks like Mrs LC was knocked to the floor though. Guess I need to put her and Mr LC in the crate at night. She should be ok the floor is bedded with shavings.

And that Eli-too needs to get off the door!

 

[Debbie292d]

Excited for the spring. Hubby ordered me a digital hygrometer/thermometer for my incubator so I can check on it with my phone!

Govee per chance?

We wound up with five of those. They work great in the brooders too but we wouldn't need five. Hubby grabs them for something and I can't find it so have to order another. I found one in the fridge once, the freezer downstairs once, and when weatherproofing the camper last month, there was another. He still doesn't know where a different one is. I engraved them now. "MINE"

 

[Marie2020]

Fluffy Butt Acres synopsis 12/7 Saturday - 12/13 Friday​

Last week's synopsis from RC :https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28207253

This week we lost a very special and brave lady, Bernadette. @RoyalChick wrote a beautiful tribute here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28219846
It remains to see who takes over the tribe after Bernie's passing: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28227267

@Logar 's picture is in caption contest: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...aption-contest-12-13-24-pic-by-logar.1647631/

@McPickle88 introduces her flock: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28226377

@Ponypoor

• some chook's first enconuter with snow: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28207549
• Goldie and Butters: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28210237
• Monday mugs, lovely ladies and cheeky boy: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28213033
• Twofers: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28216533
• Interesting findings and practice on aspirin for chickens: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28220368

@Marie2020

• So sorry Marie's cat has passed away. He will be dearly missed. https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28208026
• And a blast from the past: Princess and Pusscat: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28210358

@Sylvester017

• I think this is a love story: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28209544
• Pomegranate and cheese time! https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28213399

@RebeccaBoyd

• Cute silkies alert: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28210458
• Mrs. E and Holly looking stunning: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28217061
• George is a special roo with a great crow: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28225781

@rural mouse

• An eventful day, and how many animals are involved? https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28210826

@Logar

• Two proper Monday mugs: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28212937

@BY Bob

• Get coop ready for winter (bonus video!) https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28214116
• Special and synchronized twofer: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28216849
• Interestingly, Hattie has been allowed to sleep in the main coop. Aurora is getting mellow?

@Grandma The Chicken

• Grandma: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28220184

@notabitail

• two molting chickens taking bath: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28225220

@featherhead007

• flock wanted to stay in: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28226871

Thank you