Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

I am happy for you Mr P is a super cool Roo and quite handsome to boot.

I do still have Oreo the BCM Roo. He is sweet with the girls low talks to them and keeps alert for trouble. He kinda reminds me of a Clydesdale with his feathered feet large size and calm demeanor. He will make a fine Rooter when he finishes growing up I suspect. I hope he is my Mr. P

Awww love hairy legs ( on horses and chickens haha), you need to post some closeup pics of those legs

I fell the copper Maran a are generally calm birds, I think that is what Blanche is, and she is a very down to earth hen, no drama.

 

[Ponypoor]

It's Friday!

And I'm home again. More bums to come!

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Glynda has an amazing tail! And of course I love LFs spots

 

[Ponypoor]

Someone Else Missed Me

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Awwwww what a lovely moggy - who can resist cats? I am a cat person of course (and pony, chicken, dog, and I wanna camel and some of Kris’ battle cassowary…..person)

 

[Ponypoor]

It’s going to take me so long to catch up on this one I am afraid to start reading the other “three”, even though I know the conversations sometimes move back-and-forth between them.
Too bad I didn’t get chickens and find this forum a few years ago, I am so far behind.

If I had known how much fun chickies were I would have got rid of the horses years ago!!!!

(Marie will be mad at me for saying that )

 

[featherhead007]

I have never been through this yet and I dont look forward to it. I am sorry all your flock is going through that at once.

Right now my crew seems to lose feathers and grow more continuously as they grow but it doesn't seem to bother or stress them at all.

Makes me ponder if its the amount of feathers an adult birds loses at once that makes it so stressful for them or maybe it gets harder on them with age. It seems like quite the process though.

Glad humans don’t molt!

 

[Ponypoor]

Ok Fluffy Butt people, time for me to do chores and try to get some sleep, and get rid of my raging headache.

For a chuckle check out Mr P, he is shaking things up sleeping on the roost rather than on top of the nest box with Sophia, not sure how he can sleep with his head hanging down like that!

 

[fuentemoon]

Spent several hours out cleaning up the yard and cutting more blackberries, a seemingly endless task, managed to snag a shot of some sorta fluffy butts. Brenna eas not amused.

 

[knoturavggrl]

Rehoming boys is hard, trust me I know. You did the best you could for Pecan and Biscotti. You found them a home with someone who wanted a rooster for their flock. Now it is up to them, as hard as it is for me to say. This is my mindset when I have to rehome the extra boys. I did my job, tried to find the best home possible for them, now they either behave and make it work or they do not. We both give our boys a chance, that is all we can do. Now, as far as your remaining boy, it is good to hear that he is calm and mellow, that is in his favor. Remember though, very, very, very soon, hormones are going to hit. They are going to hit hard and fast. The idiot phase is coming, and it is coming without a older established rooster to keep him in line. He is going to loose his mind at times, he may get rough with the hens at times. My advice, as long as he does not turn on people, give him time to out grow it. He will start calming down at about a year, and be golden by 1 1/2 years. Once he is established, if you want to add another boy it will be easier. You will have him for the new boy to watch and learn from. You will have older hens who will think nothing of putting a new boy in their place, and have back up if needed from your boy. You will find that if they can learn from a older boy adding other roos is soo much easier.

Oreo the BCM is the one I kept. Its hard to keep all the names straight, we all have so many! The very good advice you gave still stands and is very welcome, thank you.

I chose him to keep because he seems (so far) level headed calm but yet alert to danger and he interacts with the girls like a gentleman (so far). I am ready for anything though.

I appreciate the knowledge and advice on future boys as I did originally want more then one Roo as we live in a very rural area which is lovely and also full of potential predators when free ranging. Your right patience is key. More boys will inevitably come and I will have another chance to get my second Roo and this time with someone to learn from.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and for the reassurance

 

[Ponypoor]

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First egg

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Showing off her beautiful beard.

Such a lovely little lady love the beard and ear muffs - very trendy,

 

[TX Chick Noob]

If I had known how much fun chickies were I would have got rid of the horses years ago!!!!

(Marie will be mad at me for saying that )

What, no llamas?!?!

They can even guard the chicken coop.

And just in case, llama tax