Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Sold Out...

That is what I am getting from all the hatcheries with the breeds that I am interested in.

I even checked out McMurrays! Sold out on the birds I am interested in....

Not looking promising on the chick front

Back to checking out Performance Poultry in Ontario, at the Welbars....

OK so... at Performance Poultry:

Welbars ('cause I love a barred pattern and dark eggs), and Cream Brabanter (I do so love a chicken with spikey hairdos - as much as wattles - which they don't have BTW); Legbars are not available (what a shocker); and to round out the dark egg layers some Barnvelders who's feathers I love with the dark and light pattern ; maybe a couple Brahma's....

Gonna need a bigger barn the rate I am going!

 

[RoyalChick]

Joining the egg party with two new layers today. Brownie laid her first chocolate egg and either snicker or doodle laid a blue-green egg.

The four we got today I washed to see the colors so they are the shiny ones in the basket.

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Beautiful.

 

[RoyalChick]

Sold Out...

That is what I am getting from all the hatcheries with the breeds that I am interested in.

I even checked out McMurrays! Sold out on the birds I am interested in....

Not looking promising on the chick front

Back to checking out Performance Poultry in Ontario, at the Welbars....

Maybe they will hatch more later in the season?

 

[ValarieF]

I’m in total disregard for my sanity today. I don’t care if I even care, or supposed to care. I want to find something important that needs to be done, so at least I have something important to ignore!!

Are you ok.

 

[featherhead007]

Are you ok.

Yeah I’m okay. I’m just not feeling happy with the chooks today. I’m being ignored

 

[ValarieF]

Maybe this will cheer you up!

 

[featherhead007]

Maybe this will cheer you up!

Babies are so cute. It’s hard to be depressed when chicks are around.

 

[ValarieF]

Babies are so cute. It’s hard to be depressed when chicks are around.

IKR?! Dont be depressed go out there with some food and eat in front of them lol.

 

[TX Chick Noob]

In AZ we call them Boat tailed Grackles

In TX we call them Annoying.

After two hours and 45 minutes we have a result!
It is pale minty blue green. It is 45 grams, and is the first egg laid in The Chicken Palace for a very long time.
She went a bit overboard on the calcium so it has a gritty texture from lots of tiny calcium deposits.
She was the only one who did not sing the egg song - both Eli and Bernie were shouting up a storm, and by the time she was done I was joining in too.
Taking a good picture with her and her egg was hard as the other two wanted to take credit for the egg and kept crowding in. And all Babs wanted to do was rehydrate.
But here goes - please celebrate with me!

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Congrats!! Great job Babs!

Joining the egg party with two new layers today. Brownie laid her first chocolate egg and either snicker or doodle laid a blue-green egg.

The four we got today I washed to see the colors so they are the shiny ones in the basket.

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Gorgeous eggs.

 

[ValarieF]

IKR?! Dont be depressed go out there with some food and eat in front of them lol.

Sometimes I have had days were the chooks ignored me. I just chalk it up to moods and go play my game or watch tv. Getting chips and a redbull.