Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

I feel good la la la la la !

Definitely a full moon bringing out more than micky mouse engineers

Hey wonder if this is why Buttercup has been so naughty?

 

[Ponypoor]

I feel good la la la la la !

Gee thanks now I have that song stuck in my head!

 

[featherhead007]

Hi kiddos is thee heat too much still ?

“Yes it’s squawkin hot here this year , Bok Bok Bok “

 

[featherhead007]

Gee thanks now I have that song stuck in my head!

I knew that you would, la la la la la!

 

[Ponypoor]

I knew that you would, la la la la la!

Mr Alex, you are a cheeky devil

 

[Ponypoor]

“Yes it’s squawkin hot here this year , Bok Bok Bok “

Ya I feel for you all

 

[WhoDatChick]

Playing Dead

These Rascals have developed a new game which involves scaring the life out of me. I know who the instigator is.

Her Name is Gucci.
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The game is........

Play Dead​

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The first time I saw her like this I was certain she had passed. Her one leg was even sticking up in the air a little.

This was bad enough, once I figured out she wasn't dead simply laying around like this. But now she has Lady Featherington doing it.

Again my heart stopped. This is not fun.

I have never had any other chickens lay like this when not sunbathing. I am pretty certain that Gucci started doing it to take pressure off her hocks as she is still sitting a lot because of her leg.

Still, I wish they would come up with a better joke to play on me.

My kinda chickens! Hehehehehehehe

 

[bgmathteach]

No BR genetics at all… in my flock that is, it might be coming from the CCLbar? Sammy is 1/2 CCLbar, Dean is 1/4, But his father might be Cass Isbar Marans X like his mother as well? He is one of the October Truss Babies from Grey Mama going rogue and hatching out 11 in our trusses.

I think so, if he continues to behave as well as he does… I don’t really love how far he takes the 3-4 ladies that look to be his little tribe up the woods NorthEast of here, but he also treats Sammy and Dean with their top Rooster Respect, and none of his girls have been hurt or worn bare by him so things are looking good so far. As for room… plenty as long as they continue to behave in the communal Coop for Roosting and not fight each other I’ve got 49 in the Free Rangers with just Sammy, Dean, him, and Spike. I’m going to have to figure out a name I suppose.

Call him 'Pinny", short for pinstripe

 

[bgmathteach]

Wow. I was thinking like 5-6 months.
I need to adjust my thinking. Bernadette looks a long way off. Her comb is barely there let alone red.

general that people/sites say for rule of thumb is 18-20 weeks. (4.5 - 5 mos) She is on the early end, Bella on the latter end, imho., the 18-20 is really an artificially short window given the variability of individual hens and variability between breeds.

 

[micstrachan]

She will not lose interest if she has an egg. I would not like her going 40+ days broody. Not that she couldn't do it but I'm not certain it's a good idea. Phyllis went 30+ and I finally had to take all eggs from her and keep new ones from her on order for her to give up.

Yikes. Little Mill is at three weeks, and now Flo has joined her, which doesn’t help. Plus, their nest boxes are tiny and Flo is insisting on being in the same one is Millie, even though there are four!