Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Hatchday Celebration Continues!

In honor of her hatchday, here are some of Aurora's best costumes!

Her cartoon appearance

Celebrating St. Patrick's day

And, of course, the time she visited Santa

 

[RoyalChick]

Hatchday Celebration Continues!

In honor of her hatchday, here are some of Aurora's best costumes!

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Her cartoon appearance
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Celebrating St. Patrick's day
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And, of course, the time she visited Santa
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She has had a very full career in her six years!
I still love Santa the best.

 

[BY Bob]

One dozen, for two jars of jam

A long as you are satisfied it's a good deal.

 

[BY Bob]

She has had a very full career in her six years!
I still love Santa the best.

She does love a good costume.

 

[TOMTE]

I wish I'd gotten video of this even though it was a really quick interaction.

So every time I collect eggs I show them to the girls and tell them "good job". There was a Sybil egg and an Esme egg in the nest box this morning and of course I showed them. Sybil pecked at them a bit and then wandered away, like she usually does. Today Esme decided to try and roll them out of my hand so she could sit on them it was silly.

She's acting a little off this morning, doesn't seem interested in food and just stood behind my legs when I let them out of the coop. She doesn't seem like she's sick or injured, she's bright and alert and her comb and wattles are nice and red. Could she be wobbling on the broody fence?

 

[BY Bob]

I wish I'd gotten video of this even though it was a really quick interaction.

So every time I collect eggs I show them to the girls and tell them "good job". There was a Sybil egg and an Esme egg in the nest box this morning and of course I showed them. Sybil pecked at them a bit and then wandered away, like she usually does. Today Esme decided to try and roll them out of my hand so she could sit on them it was silly.

She's acting a little off this morning, doesn't seem interested in food and just stood behind my legs when I let them out of the coop. She doesn't seem like she's sick or injured, she's bright and alert and her comb and wattles are nice and red. Could she be wobbling on the broody fence?

She very well could be!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Just a little warning to the blue bowling ball you see. Do not cross the creek this morning, I am not wading in it today. The creek is only going to get higher, it is supposed to rain all day long, heavy at times. The last picture is a good reference point. The base of the rock you see, as long as water does not get level with it we are good no flooding. It gets level or above it, we are in trouble. We were under a flash flood watch the other night, water came very close to the base of it.

 

[rural mouse]

She very well could be!

@TOMTE x2

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I wish I'd gotten video of this even though it was a really quick interaction.

So every time I collect eggs I show them to the girls and tell them "good job". There was a Sybil egg and an Esme egg in the nest box this morning and of course I showed them. Sybil pecked at them a bit and then wandered away, like she usually does. Today Esme decided to try and roll them out of my hand so she could sit on them it was silly.

She's acting a little off this morning, doesn't seem interested in food and just stood behind my legs when I let them out of the coop. She doesn't seem like she's sick or injured, she's bright and alert and her comb and wattles are nice and red. Could she be wobbling on the broody fence?

She very well could be. This time of the year your habitual broodies are going to start dropping like flies. Pay attention to her when you are out. Some signs to look for is if she spends more time in a nest box, starts sounding like a ticking time bomb when she clucks and does she walk around all poofed up like a wild turkey.

 

[Ponypoor]

One dozen, for two jars of jam

If you send me some sunshine and warmth, I’ll send you 15 dozen eggs to trade up for jam….. deal?