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  1. TX Chick Noob

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Such an adorable kitty! Lovely diluted orange color. What a cute little crest! 🥰 OMG, this made me suddenly realize something. I have two roosters now! Do I need to switch to a lower calcium feed when they are all grown? Right now, because of the different age chicks mixed in with the adults...
  2. TX Chick Noob

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    That photo is AMAZING. I love it, and I agree please submit it for POW. And just in case, because I haven’t read everything after that post yet, SHRA tax. Can’t remember if I posted this yet. Sometimes the lavenders are a little TOO friendly. I wonder if they are hopping on me the same way...
  3. TX Chick Noob

    This chicken is not dead

    It was probably mid-80s F.
  4. TX Chick Noob

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Looks like you need stall nets instead of ropes. Possibly reinforced with stainless steel. :lau Did you ever manage to catch him? I really hope he is ok, poor little thing. I won’t trim the comb, but will definitely be trimming feathers as needed. So far they don’t seem to be getting in his...
  5. TX Chick Noob

    This chicken is not dead

    I don’t think I have posted these before. Pearl appears to have lost her head. Pile of not-dead bantams
  6. TX Chick Noob

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Oh no! I am so very sorry for your loss. :hugs :hugs :hugs
  7. TX Chick Noob

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Miscellaneous news and pics. I noticed tonight that one of the lavenders, Orchid, has an unusual comb. Not sure what type this would be and how they would happen. The duck pool got an upgrade. Added a waterfall and spitting turtle for some circulation and filtration, and changed the block...
  8. TX Chick Noob

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Wattles Wednesday Cotton has some impressive wattles, and I love the deep purple color. His comb is leaning even more to the side now, and starting to push some of his feathers down over his eye on that side. Nestle is looking pretty handsome. And he is still the better behaved of the...
  9. TX Chick Noob

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Happy hatch day Hattie!
  10. TX Chick Noob

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Ebony is even getting some sparkle on her silkie feathers.
  11. TX Chick Noob

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    So my lavenders are really growing. But Heather is definitely still a runt. Definitely smaller and with slower feather development than the other four. But she seems to be ok otherwise. I try to make sure she gets some extra attention every day, and check her crop to make sure she is getting...
  12. TX Chick Noob

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Oh Rebecca, I am so very very sorry to hear this. :hugs :hugs :hugs :hugs :hugs :hugs
  13. TX Chick Noob

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I have several small rubber feed tubs sitting around that we fill with water. They drink from them, stand in them, sit in them. They love them. Maybe they just like the view of the night sky. 😂 Some Thirst-day pics Orchid I think this is Cotton All but 1 bantam Liberty Aspen and...
  14. TX Chick Noob

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Oh no! Sorry about Blue Raptor. Fingers crossed that Delft continues to improve.
  15. TX Chick Noob

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    So very sorry for your loss. :hugs :hugs
  16. TX Chick Noob

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    So how do you train them? I am spending time with them every day. My husband or I pick them up every day and hold them, sometimes giving team a few treats and sometimes not. We are “firm but friendly” with them, except when Cotton misbehaves and then he gets carried around or locked in the...
  17. TX Chick Noob

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    The “mini-coop” that I use as a hospital or brooder coop is in the run. That provides both ways to get out of site and multiple levels to get on. There are also 5 gallon buckets/coolers that have food or water in them that can break line of site. We never removed one of the ladders when we were...
  18. TX Chick Noob

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Thank you. Luckily I am 1-2 hours from the worst of the flooding. But we did get close to 5” of rain since Friday, and it is raining again today. Everything is wet/muddy. Really glad we put the concrete floor that is about 4-5” thick in the coop last year.
  19. TX Chick Noob

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Rooster Experts - I have some questions for you. So in many ways I feel like I won the “straight run lottery”. Out of 11 potential roosters I am now fairly confident I only ended up with two cockerels. But….that also means I ended up with two cockerels. I know many of you have multiple roosters...
  20. TX Chick Noob

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    My sister had a cat named Kiko when we were little, which is Hawaiian for Spot. (We lived in Hawaii at the time.) My take on washed vs unwashed, etc. Based on research I did when I first got chickens, it is unnecessary to wash them when first laid/collected. They will actually last longer...
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