Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[bgmathteach]

Sitting on the deck enjoying the birds...noticed Horus' wattles....View attachment 3234841View attachment 3234842View attachment 3234843Whiskey for comparison he popped his 2 weeks after Horus. (Kren doesn't count as he waited until double Whiskey's age. Horus looks like he's developing the legendary huge Leghorn wattles. They're as big as his daddy's and he's only 16 weeks.


Kren tore a couple of leaves off a shrub sproutlet and tidbitted over them

Look who responded...


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Meanwhile the fit under the French lilac is being inspectedView attachment 3234849View attachment 3234852View attachment 3234854

And Jessica is willing to hang out near Hector (she's been glued to Cheetah's side)...Kren has an obsession with her and Hector drive him off before Cheetah headed over. Jess stopped fussing and Cheetah left Hector alone.

I'm assuming Horus isn't all leghorn...what is his mix? He looks a lot like Cheetah (Who I think is just HANDSOME by the way!)

 

[featherhead007]

My smileys and stuff isnt working

You pressed the wrong button on the toolbar? I have done that before.

 

[featherhead007]

Dakota got another bath today.

 

[RoyalChick]

You pressed the wrong button on the toolbar? I have done that before.

@Valofcoopdevilla Alex is right now I remember - I did that once - I posted on the forum about issues with the site and got an answer very fast - here is my post and the answer I got.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/rest-in-peace-emojis.1523511/

 

[Sally PB]

Too late for Tuesday...

I took the dividing fence down in the coop and run today. Snowbird seems to get along with all the ladies, and they with him. Here he and Stormy are sharing some snack at snacktime.

 

[RoyalChick]

I saw what looks like a worm in Tina's poo of was it something she's eaten. Now thinking I should give them both wormer feed tomorrow

I may be remembering wrong, but didn't you worm them quite recently? I am wondering if it might be a dead worm that passed out of her as a result of you giving them the worm medicine?

 

[lightm]

The Case of the Disappearing Chicken

So, one of my DC girls 'disappeared' on me, and a week later I saw her in the afternoon and 'threw' her into the coop/run complex...as there were fox sightings and I was afraid she would be a sitting target....until I saw her, I thought she had been gotten and was no more.

Well the very next morning she bolted the minute I went to give them the morning check/food/water.(she was quicker than I, I didn't shut the door in time)

I searched high and low, but could not find her I was sure she would not be long for this world with the foxes out and about...and did I mention we have raccoons?

A week and a half ago, on a Saturday, as we were getting ready to go to the transfer station, my husband asked if I needed the cardboard leaning against the house...as he would take it to be recycled if I didn't......
Low and behold, the ONE place I didn't check - but should have! My little DC girl was in the sand bucket under the roof overhang, BEHIND the cardboard. She had 4 eggs she was sitting on! I was afraid the eggs wouldn't hatch due to mom being off of them overnight, but I felt I had to let her sit for a while anyways, after all she was quite determined to be a mom, and shrieked bloody murder when I found her and checked to see what was under her.

I have put food and water out with easy access, and figured that she would get until this weekend...if nothing by then, back into the coop/run with the other she would go!

Well...this afternoon I went to check on her on my way into the house from work.......

More Chickies

Momma's 'nest':
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Momma NOT happy I checked to see how many eggs she had under her:View attachment 3234680

Proud Momma with 2 chick (another one pipped, but not zipped; 4th not pipped)
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In this last pic, there ARE 2, one you can see the head/beak of, the other you can see the back.

How lovely!!!

 

[RoyalChick]

Even though she is a big girl, Bernie seems able to fly.

 

[featherhead007]

Even though she is a big girl, Bernie seems able to fly.

Okay, pun of the day: she’s not really flying, but she is falling gracefully!

 

[RoyalChick]

Okay, pun of the day: she’s not really flying, but she is falling gracefully!

I will certainly not tell her you said that!