Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

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I need to post some chickens pictures to keep myself sane. About to be buried with work for the next three days...

Some of you may remember that we want to buy a piece of land in the rural area for our chickens. We are still looking and consulting with builders ... We have a piece of land that we love, but it is not cheap. Building new houses also cost a fortune and takes about a year ...

In the front you see Foxy (left), Tina, and Meimei (right). Foxy is sitting super cute. Meimei was about to clean Tina's butt.

Foxy paying attention: OK, I will show my even cuter face!

Foxy: switched to cool mode. Meimei: immersed in butt pecking.

Meimei is still working on that butt.

 

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Saturday Synopsis 5/4-5/10

- By-Bob had a humourous encounter with his Lady Featherington and some sushi - Lady F grabbed a whole sushi chunk and scarfed it back in one glutch down the gullet! His description was hilarious!
He has been super busy at work and could not be a scribe for Aurora on Wednesday.
Hattie is laying again. Link to the picture.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26608577
Link to Aurora video.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26608585

-Royal Mouse - snow-backed chicken pics:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26599807

-Chicory Blue - A few huge eggs!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26600603

-Valarie took some beautiful photos of her flock.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26600728

-TX Chicken Noob glow up pics of her chicken.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26606730

-Lilion a video and great pics of her chickens
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26604348

- RoyalChick was worried about Eli, who had a very odd-looking poop one day. She was on poop duty the next day, and all seems ok now - maybe something she ate...?
She is also looking into getting some chicks to strengthen her flock. She has been researching breeders in her area; she is keen on getting black-colored hens.
She also continues having Eli and Babs fly onto the rafters to roost at night. Time will tell if that continues!

-Featherhead007 had a bit of a scare when his gateway was opened, and he 'sort of' misplaced 3 of his ladies. Thank you, Jaffar, for saving the day! (Alex, I hope you finally gave him some steak!)
Hen Hen-Rietta has a sore on her foot that Alex is treating - We hope she will be fine.

- RebeccaB posted about her marshmallow chicks roosting, but mama Chiquita wanted them in their nest with her.
(https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26598534)
Rebecca decided to hatch! Follow the link for details on what is in the incubator.
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Also, here is a link to pics and video of the marshmallow crew
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- Kris had a run-in with an eagle; from what I can gather Sammy got a torn earlobe from attacking the eagle, but Little Sister has a severe wound on her back. Kris is waiting to see what her Husband thinks about the wound
(https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26598813)
Kris reported that her 'Eagle Girl' seems ok; we will follow this closely to ensure it stays that way.
Kris' Little Sister, who had the run-in with the eagle, is doing fine - yay!

- Micstrachan dropped in to post some fantastic photos of her gals; sorry to hear she is again ill with evil covid. Also, her lovely Little Mill's limp is getting worse, and her belly is swollen.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26609598
News with Micstrachan is that she has an order in for some chicks end of March/beginning of April - I, for one, can't wait to see them!

- Ponypoor is heading home (yay!), so she will be offline for a few days. She will try to give an update each night.

-Pastel is sick with a cold and home from school, and her pullet laid her first egg to make her feel better. The link is to the egg picture.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26614381
Willow the pullet that laid the egg link
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26600515

Some fluffy butt Friday links randomly chosen:
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Amazing work!!!!!

The dates in the title is wrong (i'm sure somebody else has pointed it out by now)

 

[rural mouse]

Why does shipping affect hatch rate?

The jostling can detach membranes, the eggs can get too cold/warm depending upon how the shipping company transports them. Common instructions re: receiving shipped eggs is to let them sit on the counter for a few days (after all packaging is removed) in hopes that any detachment fixes itself before putting them in the incubator.

 

[RoyalChick]

That looks like 6-8 weeks to me. Still have baby face/fuzz but bodies covered.

I'll add SHRA tax, although, this is one that several people all saying the same thing independently help build the confidence in what is being stated.View attachment 3428818

Beautifully framed picture with the old wood.

 

[RoyalChick]

I need to post some chickens pictures to keep myself sane. About to be buried with work for the next three days...

Some of you may remember that we want to buy a piece of land in the rural area for our chickens. We are still looking and consulting with builders ... We have a piece of land that we love, but it is not cheap. Building new houses also cost a fortune and takes about a year ...

In the front you see Foxy (left), Tina, and Meimei (right). Foxy is sitting super cute. Meimei was about to clean Tina's butt.
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Foxy paying attention: OK, I will show my even cuter face!
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Foxy: switched to cool mode. Meimei: immersed in butt pecking.
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Meimei is still working on that butt.
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I really meant but the butt pecking had me giggling. They are all looking great!

 

[knoturavggrl]

Amazing work!!!!!

The dates in the title is wrong (i'm sure somebody else has pointed it out by now)

Nope, everyone just kept quiet haha oops! Ill go back in and fix it soon. Thank you for letting me know.

Editing this post to say I can no longer edit that post so the error will have to live on in infamy.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

These October girls have me thinking. Until their hatch I have never hatched that late in the season. With the exception of Perdita I knew that their mothers laid their first eggs roughly around 5 1/2 months old. Blueberry was closer to 6 months old and no surprise her daughter Ducky is the least developed of the 4. I am sort of shocked that 2 of them laid their first eggs a day shy of turning 5 months old. I have to wonder if them being hatched later in the season last year rushed things along. The days getting longer have kicked every girl into production now except momma hen. Could that have also rushed the young girls along a few weeks earlier then expected? Has anyone else had pullets hatch in October or even November and have them come into lay sooner then expected?

 

[featherhead007]

These October girls have me thinking. Until their hatch I have never hatched that late in the season. With the exception of Perdita I knew that their mothers laid their first eggs roughly around 5 1/2 months old. Blueberry was closer to 6 months old and no surprise her daughter Ducky is the least developed of the 4. I am sort of shocked that 2 of them laid their first eggs a day shy of turning 5 months old. I have to wonder if them being hatched later in the season last year rushed things along. The days getting longer have kicked every girl into production now except momma hen. Could that have also rushed the young girls along a few weeks earlier then expected? Has anyone else had pullets hatch in October or even November and have them come into lay sooner then expected?

Where’s Twiggy?

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Where’s Twiggy?

Crowing his head off, in the rain outback.

 

[featherhead007]

I’m at 13000 feet and on auto pilot, bored out of my mind. Hannah and Cathryn are talking yap yap yap. Life sucks then we die I guess. I’m a friggin taxi driver. I just want to go home