Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Lexicon]

Goneril's cute bum!

And bonus busy video!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

The new chicks I bought were given names since they are supposed to be all girls and are intended to be keepers. Their 4 siblings who Raven hatched were claimed the day they were born and will recieve their names once they go home in 4 or 5 weeks. I am using the pictures I took of them Tuesday to officially introduce them to you.

Grandma's Barred Rocks so she got to name them. She chose Trudy and Judy. I love the name Judy. I am sure one day one of those two will go broody and I can have a broody Judy.

The speckled sussex's are Spot and Dot or Dottie since they will one day be spotted and dotted.

Now when the other names were chosen I had only lost the silver EE so I was reusing the name Frick and Frack for the 2 wyandottes. I used it before for a pair and both turned out to be boys. The lone EE I decided would be Sally. Well, you all know what happened. I am now left with a gold EE and a Gold Laced Wyandotte. I really want a Frick and Frack so I am thinking I will still use it for those 2. They are a pair of gold based chicks after all.
Frick will be my floofy faced EE, her cheeks have gotten poofier if possible in 2 days. She must be finding spicy food somewhere. She is bold, courageous and given every chance will hop into my hand and then sit on my shoulder snuggled up to my neck. Yes I said before I already have a favorite and it is her based on personality alone.

Frack will be the little gold wyandotte. She is also bold and curious but with her surroundings and not me.

Rest in peace my 2 silver beauties, you time here was short but you were loved.

 

[knoturavggrl]

Its Friday! Let's see those Fluffy Butts!

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Wonderful fluffy butt photographs, love them all

 

[knoturavggrl]

Goneril's cute bum!
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And bonus busy video!

Awlll, they are busy little babies!

 

[RoyalChick]

The new chicks I bought were given names since they are supposed to be all girls and are intended to be keepers. Their 4 siblings who Raven hatched were claimed the day they were born and will recieve their names once they go home in 4 or 5 weeks. I am using the pictures I took of them Tuesday to officially introduce them to you.

Grandma's Barred Rocks so she got to name them. She chose Trudy and Judy. I love the name Judy. I am sure one day one of those two will go broody and I can have a broody Judy.
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The speckled sussex's are Spot and Dot or Dottie since they will one day be spotted and dotted.
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Now when the other names were chosen I had only lost the silver EE so I was reusing the name Frick and Frack for the 2 wyandottes. I used it before for a pair and both turned out to be boys. The lone EE I decided would be Sally. Well, you all know what happened. I am now left with a gold EE and a Gold Laced Wyandotte. I really want a Frick and Frack so I am thinking I will still use it for those 2. They are a pair of gold based chicks after all.
Frick will be my floofy faced EE, her cheeks have gotten poofier if possible in 2 days. She must be finding spicy food somewhere. She is bold, courageous and given every chance will hop into my hand and then sit on my shoulder snuggled up to my neck. Yes I said before I already have a favorite and it is her based on personality alone.
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Frack will be the little gold wyandotte. She is also bold and curious but with her surroundings and not me.
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Rest in peace my 2 silver beauties, you time here was short but you were loved.

Lovely.
Broody Judy

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Lovely.
Broody Judy

You know it is bound to happen eventually.

 

[RoyalChick]

Goneril's cute bum!
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And bonus busy video!

I love how they get really into digging as little babies!
I am having a devil of a job getting any fluffy butt pictures today.
Nobody is cooperating.
Even Babs who is usually reliable for a fluffy butt Friday shot was being a bit shy.
The best I got so far.
Happy Friday everyone

 

[RoyalChick]

These are for @RebeccaBoyd who nudged me into the dark side.

This is not just a bit of ‘peach fuzz’ there are fully formed feathers on her legs!

Do I need to do anything to care for them? Do they need trimming, combing, washing?
Maybe I should tie ribbons and bells to them!
I am not sure I was ready for this stage in my chicken journey!

 

[notabitail]

These are for @RebeccaBoyd who nudged me into the dark side.

This is not just a bit of ‘peach fuzz’ there are fully formed feathers on her legs!

Do I need to do anything to care for them? Do they need trimming, combing, washing?
Maybe I should tie ribbons and bells to them!
I am not sure I was ready for this stage in my chicken journey!

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Just make sure there aren't little creatures in those feathers and that the others don't peck them. We have some Light Bhramas as well.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

These are for @RebeccaBoyd who nudged me into the dark side.

This is not just a bit of ‘peach fuzz’ there are fully formed feathers in her legs!

Do I need to do anything to care for them? Do they need trimming, combing, washing?
Maybe I should tie ribbons and bells to them!
I am not sure I was ready for this stage in my chicken journey!

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The answers to those questions are nope, nope and nope. She is in a clean coop or outside foraging. She will take care of them herself. Mine wade the creek, dig in mud and other unmentionable stuff and their feathers are neat as a pin. If you have any trouble at all with them, and it very rarely happens with mine is the pin feathers. They may break a pin feather here and there if they are aggressively digging or fighting. If that happens their leg or foot will be a little sore for a day or so. That is individual to each chicken though. Holly was digging close to a sheet of tin and broke off a new pin feathers. Few drops of blood and nothing more, not a limp out of her. Bubba broke off one and the big baby limped like his foot was broke for a day. I have had marans and thus feather legged chickens for 3 years now. I can count on one hand the times they have broken off a pin feather.

Tassels is stunning by the way. Holly who has the most impressive feather feet of my Marans crew is proud of her. If it was not for the beard right now you would swear she is a full Marans pullet. Oh and comb, I zoomed in, I do not think she is going to have a straight comb, is it a variation of a pea comb?