Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Sylvester017]

Seven years on this BYC project and I still haven’t received a spirit award. I’m thinking that someone doesn’t like my jokes.

Not that I was looking but it was 11 yrs before my 1st award & 12 yrs for the 2nd & they came at a time I never expected! & Don't you ever DARE stop joking ~ wit is a natural talent like being an artist, a chef, or a poet, etc. Some talents are learned while others are just natural from within .

 

[Sylvester017]

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She almost has too much fluff for her body! It looks so s-o-o-o-f-t

 

[Ponypoor]

I never even thought of Doves as either snowbirds or migratory. What breed are your Doves? We only get Mourning Doves here w/their plain gray coats w/ bright salmon-color legs
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Yes Mourning Doves also.

 

[Sylvester017]

Did you hear about the drone that the water plane hit?! Not sure how long it will take to fix it. But Quebec is sending another to replace it.

Oh sorry should clarify, every winter season Quebec sends a team of planes and crew to support your folks down there, so n the summer they come up here to Ontario Quebec and Maritimes to help us with wild fires. So that damaged plane was from Quebec.

Guess the other plane should be there by now.
Who is this crazy person flying a drone in those places?! Loonie for sure.

Oh mad tax
Put up a 4x4 pen for momma and the dumplings. Hung the new sweeter heater in there.

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They love digging in that straw!

The angry emoji was for the loonie flying the drone. Some loonies are so twisted beyond our imagination that they actually find satisfaction in creating havoc
Sick-o's!!!

You're needing to create so many pens for different groups, do you have the space for 47 stir-crazy birds? I know when it's pouring rain/cold here we can't keep just 6 hens from going bonkers!

 

[featherhead007]

This is true.

This time last year if you had asked me if I would have something like George running around I would have laughed at you. Then told you that you had lost your mind and it would never happen.

George was meant to be. He survived a cross country trip as a egg. Getting temporarily stuck for 2 or 3 days at a distribution center. He then survived my mail carrier who once again did not call to have me pick up eggs and instead took them on his route along bumpy back country roads riddled with potholes. All the eggs did not safely make it, 2 broke along the way and I had to carefully clean the eggs without taking off the protective coating before I set them. His egg was not even the intended goal for setting, he was just a filler for the carton.

My little man was the first to hatch and was a strong chick. My brother Michael and Rosie knew immediately he was a boy, I was in denial and no he was a pullet. A pullet that almost immediately became the favorite and was so in your face friendly I should have known he was a boy. He put the silkie chicks to shame with just how easy he was to fall for and be friendly. 2 weeks in if it really even took that long boy or girl he was for sure staying.

While still leaning pullet I tragically lost Branch my heart rooster. George who at the time was called Adele stepped up and comforted me sealing our bond. Then his hairdo took off and oops, Adele is a boy, why hello George.

George is brave, full of himself and a little clown. He is the only rooster I have had who took it upon himself to "save me" from the horses when he latched onto Russ's tail. I will never forget the sight of him being flung over his back when Russ flicked his tail.

In short, nope never planned on a little white Polish look-a-like rooster running around. Fate if you will had other ideas.

Well said!

 

[featherhead007]

I brought Coco outside for some sunshine. I looked all around for Mr Wyandottey and didn’t see him until I put Coco on the ground. He came out of nowhere and attacked Coco with his strength. I pulled him off of her and separated him from the other birds. What a tough guy he is.

 

[Ponypoor]

YAY! for Mr LC the little Munchkin made it w/ the big boys!

Yes lots of gorgeous Roos posted there.

I really need a bigger barn!

 

[Sylvester017]

Did you hear about the drone that the water plane hit?! Not sure how long it will take to fix it. But Quebec is sending another to replace it.

Oh sorry should clarify, every winter season Quebec sends a team of planes and crew to support your folks down there, so n the summer they come up here to Ontario Quebec and Maritimes to help us with wild fires. So that damaged plane was from Quebec.

Guess the other plane should be there by now.

Yes, there is great exchange of fire fighting between the 2 countries cuz if one suffers so does the other. It pays to be a good neighbor.

Here are some water carrying planes & helicopters that fly overhead when fighting the mtn fires behind us ~ they are different colors & shapes every year. Aircraft doesn't seem to bother our hens but they will suspiciously eye a floating mylar balloon

 

[Ponypoor]

Those darn girls, leave him alone.

I have to wonder now, could the bluekote you spray on him to help him actually be drawing their attention to the area and causing some of the picking?

No they pick at any part they can see pin feathers, I caught Laverne going for his butt feathers the beotch!

I will just have to be diligent at removing him from the rest at all times including in the morning. He will need to be the first one out before I turn on lights to feed horses.



Driving me bonkers!

 

[Ponypoor]

It's become a learned habit w/the hens & probably won't stop now...plus he's so mellow he let's them . His crest feathers are so long it's easy for a passing hen to yank at the far end of a feather before he can turn to stop it.

This person has long videos most of which we already know but I do learn something new w/ each of Chickenlandia's posts. This one is about 15 mins but I learned some good tips.

They see those pin feathers and know they can get a blood meal. Vicious little brats!