Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Fake? Pretty sure they are in fact chickens. Your barred rocks are gorgeous!

I think breeds are useful for predicability purposes as you know ahead of time what you will get and what traits they are likely to have but beyond that your right it doesn’t matter.

Certainly doesn’t matter one drop as to the love they give and you give them.

I find that EE’s are the friendliest of chooks. In my opinion, Rocks are next. Just my experience with them

 

[featherhead007]

Not fake birds. Fake Barred Rocks!

Yah that!

 

[featherhead007]

Not fake birds. Fake Barred Rocks!

I think my Rocks are real !

 

[featherhead007]

I think my Rocks are real !

 

[ValarieF]

He's got the loose feather look of a juvenile moult. How old are they again? Between 9 and 12 weeks?

Mine are 7 weeks tomorrow

 

[rural mouse]

Mine are 7 weeks tomorrow

So not yet. How is integration going with the bigger girls?

 

[ValarieF]

Awwwww I miss having a dog - so much fun - but I have enough with the horses and chickies, the cat and mum…..

 

[ValarieF]

So not yet. How is integration going with the bigger girls?

good they stick to their own group

 

[featherhead007]

Woohoo, hoo dog pics! I can do that:

 

[Lexicon]

That’s a great set up.

I am rethinking my outside run now that I know the hawk is around, I need to get some mesh over top asap.

Anyone have any suggestions? The run is 16’ wide and about 90’ long - but broken up by big trees.

I got some netting from Airdrie Canvas in Alberta to cover my runs. It is heavy duty with a knot in each corner of every square in the mesh. It deterred one raptor attack that I witnessed. The girls were very freaked out, but lived to tell the tale! Actually, they were so scared that they all huddled in a circle, not moving or speaking for over half an hour. They talked about it later.