Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[knoturavggrl]

It is a very hard thing that you just did. I know it all too well. Hopefully his new home will suit him and he will grow into a solid rooster.

You just can't have him attacking your children. To this day my brother is afraid of chickens because our rooster constantly attacked him. Forget the chance of injury. Would you want your son to be afraid of chickens the rest of his life?

You found him a home. That is a better outcome than many roosters get when they behave in that fashion.

It was hard ty for the kind words. My son is already quite wary of the chickens now and that was after one incident.
As for Oreos fate. The person paid me 20.00 for him I don't think he would do that if he didn’t intend to keep him. I feel pretty good about his chances of a long life.

ENZO!!!!!!

Is that Enzo on the table?

looks like it

you better get him down

Ugh, OK. What you got there buddy? Enzo that's not a toy. Stop that. Gimme that.

ENZO!!!!!

Crap

Spoiler: What was it?

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Oh no beautiful orange yoke though.

 

[ValarieF]

What hatchery? I already have a couple in mind, but I would like to look at a couple that are new to me.

TSC

 

[Lilion]

I saw a pair like that. SOOO wanted to buy them. Chicken boots!

Alas, so do I. I had to get men's to get some that fit. They don't make cute chicken boots for men.
Boot tax:
View attachment 3407303This is Widget, my Jubilee Orpington.

Yep...women's 12. Huge feet!

But more importantly, what a GORGEOUS speckled hen!! That's the one I want!

 

[BY Bob]

I saw a pair like that. SOOO wanted to buy them. Chicken boots!

Alas, so do I. I had to get men's to get some that fit. They don't make cute chicken boots for men.
Boot tax:
View attachment 3407303This is Widget, my Jubilee Orpington.

They are beautiful chickens! My Lady Featherington has very different head and neck feathers than your Widget.

 

[Sally PB]

But more importantly, what a GORGEOUS speckled hen!! That's the one I want!

She is very pretty. She's also the only one who went broody last summer. 4 times.

I do have to add: Each time I broke her, it took fewer and fewer days. And she went right back to laying in less than a week.

 

[Jeanette39042]

Wide open invitation for you to get more chickens

My chicks LOVE dried mealworms.

 

[ValarieF]

Yep...women's 12. Huge feet!

But more importantly, what a GORGEOUS speckled hen!! That's the one I want!

They had 12 and higher for women at TSC

 

[Lilion]

Not at mine...

Tax- Sheba and Meanie.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Oreos saga-

About two weeks ago while all the birds were out free ranging my son (3) was in the completely empty run playing with a truck. Oreo very purposefully walked in with the sole purpose of driving my son out and he did. Thankfully my son was completely unharmed because he was dressed appropriately for being out with chickens and Oreo thankfully went for his leg’s instead of his face. I reached out to @RebeccaBoyd for advice given her experience with the breed and Roos. I decided to try one last time and once again he attacked me and my husband while we were not near any hens or in “his” coop and run. I decided to rehome him with full disclosure on his behavior. Surprisingly, I was able to do so. They came and got him today. I hope everyone here understands why I couldn’t allow this to continue and knows that I tried to work with him to turn it around. It is with deep regret that I failed to fix Oreos aggression. That said in the end I had to keep my kiddos safe. Regardless of the last month he will be missed, I wish it had ended differently.

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Sending big hugs your way. I know it is hard, but, you did the right thing. I had hoped Oreo would turn around. I love the boys I have, maybe even a bit more so then the hens. As I told you in a pm I have to have a hard rule of no human aggression due to the children in my neighborhood. It would break my heart, but, I would do the exact same if one of my boys attacked. Your son was lucky there were no injuries. Oreo looks to be big, but he was in reality only halfway done growing. Marans are big roosters. With being a big boy he also had big feet and would very soon have a nice set of spurs to go with those big feet. I really hope this experience has not turned you off of roosters. For every bad apple there are many more good ones. If given a chance there are many Jaffars, Branches, Mr Ps, Hades, and the countless other wonderful boys on this thread. Maybe take a little break from having a rooster for a year or two and just enjoy your hens. Allow you son to grow and fall in love with chickens once more. When he is a little older, and bigger try again. This time you will also have older hens who will be helpful in keeping a new boy in line. I also have hopes that Oreo is going to a home where he will have time to come into his own. He sounds like he would be perfect in a situation where he is needed to be the flock rooster for a free range flock, without children present.

 

[bgmathteach]

My Dad would have just knocked me out with 1 punch. No need to spank.

Ditto! (that would have been after he got home, and after mom had washed my mouth out with soap!)

Swearing Tax:
Cinnamon Queen: Cross of RIR male over RIW female. Sex-linked, cockerels are white/yellow chicks


ISA Brown chicken: Again, sex-linked. More complex crossing, but generally RIR X RIW, but have a few additional breeds mixed in (minority of %, but not a straight RIR x RIW cross. (Note that they tend to be a lighter color than the Cinnamon Queen))

Prairie Bluebell Egger: Ameraucauna (EE) X White Leghorn. Can come in a variety of colors depending on Mom's/EE coloring, but have a lighter/leaner body build due to the leghorn half. Yours that you are asking about is definitely not a PBE, she has a heavier body build. (at least the first of the two!)

Sapphire Gem: Depending on where you read, it is either a cross between a Barred rock and an andelusian, or a Barred rock and a hybrid. Originally created in the Czech Republic, regardless of exact heritage, it is a 'blue' colored chicken. so, yours is not this.

French Wheaton Marans: Yours seems to be too dark for this. Despite the words 'French' & 'Marans' in the name, they appear to have only very light feathering, for the most part, on the legs. (multiple images of them had no leg feathering - which I find curious!)

Amberlink: Predominantly white (hens) with flecks or small 'essence' of brown or light reddish coloring on wings, sometimes on tail, too. Roo: more light reddish coloring, with 'white' undercoat/underparts. A complicated cross of RIR x White rock or RIW, but not a one time cross. (otherwise it would be an ISA) Sometimes the cross uses RIR X ISA Brown

Definitely not what you have:

I'll further narrow down possibilities tonight. I'm covering either ones that might be in contention, or ones I wasn't sure of coloring/breeding until I looked into it.