Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

Such a lovely flock, I never realized how long cheetahs legs were! That are awesome legs!

Lol and he's such a little guy too!

 

[Kris5902]

I am giving her the eggs to hatch, and once she is done with hatching the Roo will go back home. I don't need any further birds (bit I would take a little Roo from one of her hens to raise with Mr P (oh yes the enablers have me thinking).

Two is one, and one is none… always best to have a nice, well mannered, raised by a good example second boy around so the ladies never need to go without. You might not face as many issues with predators being sensible and not free ranging, but oddly enough, I think having at least two boys is good for having a balanced tribe/flock.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

A few quick Monday Mugs.
Goose yelling at me. Yup she is broody, still on the nest when I went out so I made her get off. Before she started yelling she gifted me with the stinky broody poo .

Fully weaned Marshmallow mugs. Look, do my eye's deceive me or are combs starting to sprout.

Little mugs, sawdust goes in this afternoon. They are pros already at wrecking it minutes after it is cleaned.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

A few other pictures.
Gryffyn. I'm entrusting you with eggs tonight grouch, do not make me regret it.

The grouches daughter Perdita.

Goose

 

[Kris5902]

I love this way of doing things. Ned was a transplant who learned about being a rooster from Stanley. He met Stanley somewhere around 5 or 6 weeks of age. They don't have to be hatched by your chickens to learn what it means to be a proper rooster.

They just need to get the good example and teaching early enough. Unlike the bunch I took in from my friend that hatched “all 8 pullets!” Until seven of them started crowing… they arrived too late and too poorly socialized for most of them. Only two had any potential, and in the end it was the one who integrated himself into the main flock with my dominant boys that stayed. He had a late start but he learned manners, guarding, and all the other roosterly duties.

 

[Ponypoor]

Preparing the outdoor run for the removable fence panels.

I am using paving bricks to set the panels upon.

I first had to dig a small trench for the brick to sit in, my labourers were hard at work helping me, labour paid in worms

I almost dropped a wheelbarrow of limestone screening on Misty and Whiskers! They can move fast when they need to!

My Inspection staff at work also. Overseeing my hard work!

 

[Ponypoor]

They just need to get the good example and teaching early enough. Unlike the bunch I took in from my friend that hatched “all 8 pullets!” Until seven of them started crowing… they arrived too late and too poorly socialized for most of them. Only two had any potential, and in the end it was the one who integrated himself into the main flock with my dominant boys that stayed. He had a late start but he learned manners, guarding, and all the other roosterly duties.

Yes, if I can get a silkie Roo I would be ok with that. There is a place not far from here that does dna gender testing for birds. I will choose a couple of chicks I like and get them tested. Watch both hens

 

[Ponypoor]

Yep 2 Penelope eggs, oh I am so happy, she is getting really older and if I can get another nice pullet my like Dorothy from her that would be great

 

[featherhead007]

A few other pictures.
Gryffyn. I'm entrusting you with eggs tonight grouch, do not make me regret it.
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The grouches daughter Perdita.
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Goose
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So sweet are they!

 

[Kris5902]

I gabe 1.5 doz egg of Mr P fertilized eggs to my friends daughter along with 6 for myself.

The silkies will be polish x silkie (Polkies if you will). And the other eggs will of course be 1/2 Polish that I am getting.

Then we got to talking, and to get new blood into her flock we am going to bring one of her Roos here to fertilize the silkies only. Mr P can still run around boinking the other ladies.

To do this I will need to keep my gals separate from Mr P for 3 weeks so his sperm goes bye bye and the silkie Roo can be in quarantine that time.

Then I will let him in with the silkie gals and in about a week should have some fertilized eggs that are pure silkie. I do not want any of my girls chicks but one of her ladies chicks if it’s a Roo I would take (fresh genetic material for my gals if I ever hatch eggs again).

She doesn’t want to risk getting silkies from somewhere right now, with AI so prevalent right now. We both pretty much keep our flocks contained. Not to mention who knows what other diseases are out there! Both of us have closed herds - we have brought anything in for a couple years.

After a month her Roo will go home and my gals can go back to the main flock.

Only upset is with any broodies….

I like the white Roo he is a pet, and he used to follow me around when he was young.

Essentially the same as I have done in bringing in Spike, and Roostie, and the Meat rescue Ladies… and I started off with several unrelated roosters so I’ve been able to limit inbreeding that way as well. Of course I set out with breeding goals, and the intention of growing my group from within. One thing I haven’t been able to successfully do though is produce a pure bred anything, my Barnvelders don’t breed each other, Mr and Mrs Marans only had two babies together… and so on. Your plan sounds solid and like a good way to safely introduce some more genetics to both your flocks.