Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Sylvester017]

Both in that pic are dark brahmas

Feathers are so pretty on all chickens... the varieties are all just too stunning Even the solid white or black feathers will thrill us w/ a shine or reflect colors from the sun!

In the end as pets (cuz all hens give eggs anyway) we finally settled on picking good temperaments over looks halfway thru our chickeneering yrs.

BFTP 2015 ~ 2 gentle toodlers Taffy, Violet

More gentle toodlers: Violet, Phaedra, Mini

 

[Sylvester017]

@fuentemoon ~ I get a giggle when i see a laugh emoji from you

 

[Sylvester017]

Hmmm - unable to view sends me an ooops msg. Seems they want me to
View it on an app. Even tried to go to the main page of the site, but same results. Am I right that it’s a video broadcast?

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I had a little trouble on my laptop cuz I auto block ads & don't accept cookies but the 2nd time I opened the site it viewed.

 

[kattabelly]

In the end as pets (cuz all hens give eggs anyway) we finally settled on picking good temperaments over looks halfway thru our chickeneering yrs.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and all that... If you like them, you'll probably like how they look no matter what.

I have a few lovely looking birds but I think this derpy great lump of scruffbag daftness is absolutely stunning

 

[bgmathteach]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and all that... If you like them, you'll probably like how they look no matter what.

I have a few lovely looking birds but I think this derpy great lump of scruffbag daftness is absolutely stunning
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They have a way of worming their way into our hearts (or, on top of our heads!), don't they.

 

[Sylvester017]

@ruralmouse ~ to your knowledge are there more double laced breeds than Barnevelder (other than crossbreeds from a double-laced Barnie?) I drooled when I 1st saw double laced Barnies on Greenfire's import's!

 

[Sylvester017]

NOT laced. Lacing is a black edge around the feather. When the edge of the feather isn't black but the ground color with black running inside that ground color edge, it's PENCILED

Found this graphic, had to get a screenshot
View attachment 4303977the white area of any of those feathers is the ground color and can be silver (white) or gold (anything from lemony yellow to chestnut brown). The mottled is the exception. The tip is white, with the black band, then the scratched up area can be any color, including black. The spangled is mostly the opposite of mottled (without the black/white tip (all black), with the rest of the feather being the ground color.

Good feather illustration!

 

[rural mouse]

@ruralmouse ~ to your knowledge are there more double laced breeds than Barnevelder (other than crossbreeds from a double-laced Barnie?) I drooled when I 1st saw double laced Barnies on Greenfire's import's!

No idea. Haven't looked for double laced birds.