Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Aussie-Chookmum]

You got it!!!

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This is my layer flock, as I call them. Stanley is my Roo and the best barred rock around!

I have 1 Barred Rock Veronica, 1 RIR Livi, 3 California Whites Viki, Cotton, and Ghost, 2 EE's Gertrude and Blanche, 1 Olive Egger Ginger, 2 Buff Orps Goldie (lead hen) and Digger, plus 1 Blue Rock Blu.

Bob only wanted brown eggs, so possible mom's would be Goldie, Digger, Livi, Veronica, or Blu. Dad, of course, is Stanley!

Are those tennis balls in the run CCCL?
Don't tell me you've taught your chooks to fetch?!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I removed the eggs she had been sitting on and replaced them with the fertile ones. 3 for 3. What I did not consider was others adding to her nest. How do you mark yours?

@CrazyChookChookLady says you only wanted brown eggs.
Don't your girls only lay white? (sorry, not trying to rub it in Bob )

That means the fertile eggs are already "marked" yes?

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I have a question for those with hard moulters; do your girls look like they have a pendulous crop when they’re moulting? Charlie looks like she has a pendulous crop but it’s hard to tell as she looks like she’s got feathers sticking up all over the place. I don’t want to touch her as she’s still got pin feathers coming through, is there anything I should be doing or observing? I had a quick look on the ER threads.

I didn't notice any difference in Alice's crop. She is a small hen though.

 

[Ali James]

It’s Friday!!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Hello! My family is all new to chickens except my husband was somewhat exposed a very little bit as a child. His Dad was actually a chicken catcher for a poultry a very big time meat bird raising company in the Deep South. This allowed him to bring home a few birds off of the chicken truck whenever he wanted at his on discretion. The good animal husbandry really never got to take place long at their house before the birds were made into dinner so his teaching opportunities for his Dad were not many to take use of or rather he did not choose to take them at best. So our knowledge base is new for chicks and only on what I have read and researched basically which is quite a lot but you can never beat hands on experience in my book especially for comfort in what you are doing. So far we have nice sweet healthy chicks about 12 days old. I do like your coop, your flock name, and your hen’s names. We asked for the most part very friendly birds and one specific breed which were the Buff Orpingtons. The hatchery was out of those so we got a lavender-black cross Orpington Which is both an egg layer or a meat eater but such a sweet personable hen. Then our more heat tolerant lighter weight birds are our full egg layers. Three Swedish flower hens, and three Creme Legbars. Now personally I think they sent 4 Creme Legbars and 2 Swedish Flower Hens. I know that flower hens can have very different coloring but this fourth one is a shade lighter but looks almost exactly like the Legbars and nothing like a Flower Hen. I want to call and ask the hatchery but all were expensive and she is my favorite bird and I’m not going to part with her unless she turns out to be a rooster but I don’t think she will. She is so friendly. We have names for all our girls too. Tina for our tiniest bird. Matcha for our lead girl or unsure origin, Poppie- the other flower Hen And Verbena. There is Thelma and Louise Betty, Onyx, and Jemima. We will plan to paint our coop yellow based on what my husband says because we need some brightness around here so we were all over that. I love the color you used on the Fluffy Acres Coop. Good Job! Today I have to chick proof the sides of our dog kennel so that I can take down the cardboard around the sides. I want them to be able to see the world around them but not fly through the side when they see me coming to try and get to me first ahead of everyone else. They are love bugs already but too fast for me to catch 9 at one time off the top of my head to keep baby chick poop off of it when they get all excited that’s what they do. Especially whe they are proud of themselves or excited.

Have a great day!

Pam

Hello Pam

ByBob's thread is very friendly and cosy. Like drinking hot chocolate in front of the fire on a cold evening while swapping stories of chickens with friends.

I have put my five hen's names and breeds in my signature below. Tsuki and Deana are both 4 1/2 years old, Alice and Edwina are both 15 months and Pepper is 11 1/2 months.
Nobody is laying eggs at the moment
I will have to have a word with them...

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I let them out again this morning
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You have a beautiful flock Butterscotch. Some of them are giving you the side eye though!

Your Alice is gorgeous. I think she and my Alice would get on very well.

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

You have a beautiful flock Butterscotch. Some of them are giving you the side eye though!

Your Alice is gorgeous. I think she and my Alice would get on very well.

Haha they hate me lol, maybe it’s because I don’t speak their language or something idk

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Haha they hate me lol, maybe it’s because I don’t speak their language or something idk

I have two words for you...mealy worms.

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

I have two words for you...mealy worms.

Maybe I should buy some crickets and let them go here lol

 

[BY Bob]

For as long as you can. The minimum would be a couple of hours to give an idea of how often she turns her eggs.

I will set it up this afternoon when the sun is coming in the front window so we can see her best. Provided I don't get tied up at work and forget.