Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

I have never been convinced about that one!
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/common-cold/expert-answers/phlegm/faq-20058015

The mad researcher strikes again. Will you leave me no old wisdom not debunked with real science?

 

[bgmathteach]

Keeping fingers crossed for all girls!

I just happened to see a link to this article over on Facebook. My first thought was one of trepidation when I read the headline, but then I read the article and thought it could be a good solution, except that there are hundreds of thousands ISA Brown boy chicks that are 'disposed of', and given that this farmer grew out his rescued cockerels for 147 days instead of 42, that's a lot of room that boy ISAs are going to be occupying! If it becomes part of the solution, along with sexing eggs before they hatch, that would be good, it would definitely better than what's happening now. 'Shredding' is the reason I stopped eating shop eggs.

https://www.goodfood.com.au/eat-out...GfO58VrGyurQjkZzvUu1n7miflvxvMyuqBvn7Zn3KjdEw

This is such a better solution!! I try to purchase straight run just for this reason - so the boys don't get 'wasted'! I wish someone was doing this in the U.S., too!

I will not buy chicken in the store; instead, I use my extra boys as roasters (just like the article says, much better flavour and texture than any store bought chicken - plus I know they were raised lovingly) and my older hens I stew/slow cook in a crock pot. And make chicken soup or use the 'now tender' meat for other dishes. I may cry when I process.....but it is because they are loved and appreciated, and I know they had a good life here. I really can't say that about store bought (plus store bought chicken is bland and mushy in texture compared to my chickens grown normally and allowed to free range as much as possible.)

 

[BY Bob]

both of you are correct. Thrush is, as @RoyalChick said, yeast which is a fungus.

Fungi. Yeast are a member of the Kingdom, Fungi.

Sorry, but as a microbiologist I felt the need to add something useful to the conversation and assert my authority. There are a lot of smarty pants on this thread.

 

[BY Bob]

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They are Darling.

 

[BY Bob]

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Love these photos.

 

[Ponypoor]

I've been a bit distracted to be on BYC lately but I just had to share this story with my chook friends who I know will appreciate it.

I have been training Edwina to jump on to the garden bench on command. Well, I have just discovered that training goes both ways.

As many of you probably do, when I hear the escort call (Egg Song) I will often go out to check the nesting boxes for eggs, especially if it goes on for any length of time as I don't want to bother the neighbours.

This morning, before I had given the girls their scratch on the breakfast bar, I heard a very loud call from Edwina which went on for some time. Out I go to check for eggs and quiet her.
There is Edwina standing at the top of the ramp to the coop, chest puffed out, crowing for all she is worth.
I check the box.
No eggs.
Edwina jumps down from the top of the ramp and runs towards the breakfast bar. I don't respond so she comes back to me , starts crowing again and runs towards the breakfast bar.
The message is very clear.
" You hadn't fed us yet so I thought I'd remind you"

Listen girl, you have a treadle full of feed and a wide green lawn full of bugs and seed. I even found a cricket for you this morning!

Nope, she wanted her special serving on the breakfast bar.

Old photo of Pepper at the breakfast bar (with friend)
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Edwina is too smart for her own good.
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Sounds like you’re well trained

 

[BY Bob]

Does this sort of feather pattern have a name?
The red ring shows what part of Bernadette I am talking about and I did my best at a close up.

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Maleficent had the same markings. I just can't remember what they were called.

 

[featherhead007]

Fungi. Yeast are a member of the Kingdom, Fungi.

Sorry, but as a microbiologist I felt the need to add something useful to the conversation and assert my authority. There are a lot of smarty pants on this thread.

Okay, but where’s the fungi tax?

 

[BY Bob]

You love someone because of their faults, not in spite of them.

#truth.

 

[BY Bob]

You say this, but we are all human, and not perfect....that doesn't make us bad!!!

One person's junk is another's treasure! i.e. what one person thinks is not good, someone else may love about you. Rwgardless, you are smart, a good researcher, kind, empathetic, and a wonderful servant for your chickens....you can't be that bad!

She is a wonderful person. Don't let her fool you all.