Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[knoturavggrl]

I just checked the camera that looks to the main roost to make sure Bernie and Babs were roosting OK.

What I saw instead took me by surprise.


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To help you orient here is a view from a different camera


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Basically the littles have all lined up on a roost opposite the bigs. I wonder if they will stay there all night. Probably not - but it is cute!

They are really growing up! Adorable

 

[notabitail]

I went to go put some bike stuff from outside away. I was going to put it behind the computer in the photo. As I was looking behind it, I jumped back, realizing Josey was right there. She had scared me. I just started laughing and put the stuff away somewhere else.

 

[notabitail]

My stomach is about to start thundering.

 

[featherhead007]

Finally! A true pizza lover!

You mentioned that you miss California?
For you……

 

[notabitail]

You mentioned that you miss California?
For you……View attachment 3507969

I was thinking the freeways in between the hills.

 

[BY Bob]

Now what?
I am doing a beak check before bed. Somehow counting to five is harder than it seems when the littles are all racing around.
Then I do a last minute check on Eli and am totally confused.
After some early back and forth she had been nested on the top level with the golf ball and the ceramic egg.
Now she has moved to the lower level where there is a single ceramic egg which I had left there because it seemed to help Bernadette decide where to lay.
Did Eli just get confused? Maybe she rumbled that the golf ball wasn't viable?
Please tell me she isn't going to start the whole 21 day thing again from the start!

I removed the golf ball and the ceramic egg from the top level - do you think that was the right thing to do? Should I give her the golf ball back in her lower nest (that can't be right!).
In the morning I anticipate Babs will squeeze in with Eli and lay in the same box. I doubt Bernie will lay tomorrow so that is a problem for another day.
Any advice most welcome.

I also cannot fathom how some of you deal with multiple of these crazy ladies at the same time!

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I have seen Phyllis get up and go dust bathe, etc. Then another hen, Aurora, takes over Phyllis nest to lay. Phyllis comes back and decides not to fight Aurora and sits down on the eggs in another nest box. Aurora lays her egg and leaves but Phyllis is tranced and doesn't see her leave. Phyllis wins up on the wrong nest.

I'm not saying that happened but it could have.

 

[notabitail]

You mentioned that you miss California?
For you……View attachment 3507969

 

[RoyalChick]

You nailed it! They are English Jubilee Orpington’s. Thank you

I am guessing that if I said “I knew that”, nobody would believe me!

 

[featherhead007]

I am guessing that if I said “I knew that”, nobody would believe me!

 

[knoturavggrl]

OMG! Cuteness overload!

Thank you Do you by chance have any baby/ tween pictures of LF you would be willing to repost? I would love to see the transformation if you have time to do so.