Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RebeccaBoyd]

Good morning everyone.

Dirt update first. My boy has not coughed in almost 48 hours and even with the stethoscope no more wheezing. I think he finishes his antibiotic in 2 days. Louis and Russ are still completely fine thankfully. He is also getting back to his spunky self in his stall. I cannot tell you how happy I am to see him bouncing around and knocking his water bucket over in a play for attention and treats. He has not been ridden in a week and a half and dad is going to give him at least another week after he finishes his meds. I know towards the end of that he will have so much energy that he will be a knot head and I will resort to name calling in the end. It is ok, I still have my boy to shout at.

 

[TX Chick Noob]

The ones I am now looking at are large breed - hens up to 7.5lb... I have time to 'think about it'.

(code for talk myself into it)

Just double check when you place the order. The price list has both bantam and standard sultans

@Ponypoor Some of the breeds you mentioned a few days ago were bantams, and as RM said some come as standards and bantams. So wanted to make sure you knew why some you can’t get sexed pullets for.

 

[featherhead007]

Good morning everyone.

Dirt update first. My boy has not coughed in almost 48 hours and even with the stethoscope no more wheezing. I think he finishes his antibiotic in 2 days. Louis and Russ are still completely fine thankfully. He is also getting back to his spunky self in his stall. I cannot tell you how happy I am to see him bouncing around and knocking his water bucket over in a play for attention and treats. He has not been ridden in a week and a half and dad is going to give him at least another week after he finishes his meds. I know towards the end of that he will have so much energy that he will be a knot head and I will resort to name calling in the end. It is ok, I still have my boy to shout at.
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You are the lucky one!

 

[featherhead007]

I sure hope Sally got a good laugh today!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Momma and her brood. They are growing like weeds. Look, they are sprouting their little tails. I still stand by my proclamation that going broody and hatching in January is a bad idea for my area even if that ole bat disagrees. That being said, the 2 day cold snap we just had, did not phase them one bit. Momma even found worms with a inch of snow on the ground that first day. Chiquita my broken silkie, is still as determined as ever she is hatching nothing. If given half a chance she would steal on or more of those chicks. Their very presence has made breaking her up impossible. I also now cannot leave the coop shut to keep her out of her nest. Momma periodically takes them in the coop to rest and it is a warm sheltered spot. I miss my broken never broody silkie. I now have a fully functioning baby on the brain silkie.

 

[featherhead007]

Chupacabra. Gotta be.

Don’t even mention the chupacabra. They won’t believe you anyways!
(I tried)

 

[Sally PB]

Not a good picture, but this is Snowbird, my Chantecler rooster.

Two-fer. Snowbird with Middle, who had the worst looking molt of anyone this year.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

You are the lucky one!

I know I am and count my blessings that what seemed to be a major issue at first turned out relatively speaking to be minor. That horse has given me 2 scares. The first one was when he was just 21 months old and in the middle of a heat wave in summer when he had a mild colic then this one. I love all 3 of my boys, but Dirt is different. We have had him since he was practically a baby at 17 months old. He is the only horse that I have ever had help in raising or been around since they were that young. I remember when I could stand beside him while grooming him in cross-ties and he was so small his wither's fit perfectly under my armpit. I am not a tall person either at only 5'4". We all say he is my dad's horse. No he is my baby as well, I know his itchy spots. I can do anything with him except ride him. If dad is letting him pick after a ride I can walk out and let him see me. He will stop eating and try to drag dad to me. He wants the base of his mane scratched and I am all to happy to oblige. Once I get the go ahead from the dr's and am fully healed from my surgery I am going to try to ride Russ again. If he does not break my back into I will ride him frequently with dad on the trail. I have a goal, this summer if I can get back into the swing of things dad told me Dirt was ready and that I could ride him as well.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Two for Tuesday

 

[knoturavggrl]

Momma and her brood. They are growing like weeds. Look, they are sprouting their little tails. I still stand by my proclamation that going broody and hatching in January is a bad idea for my area even if that ole bat disagrees. That being said, the 2 day cold snap we just had, did not phase them one bit. Momma even found worms with a inch of snow on the ground that first day. Chiquita my broken silkie, is still as determined as ever she is hatching nothing. If given half a chance she would steal on or more of those chicks. Their very presence has made breaking her up impossible. I also now cannot leave the coop shut to keep her out of her nest. Momma periodically takes them in the coop to rest and it is a warm sheltered spot. I miss my broken never broody silkie. I now have a fully functioning baby on the brain silkie.

They are adorable