Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[notabitail]

I don't blame her, poor girl! It makes me thing of a kid with bed-head. Oh, the horror of it being shown publicly!

she is a cutie pie non-the-less!!!

I told her it made her look like Phyllis. She just gave me the look.

 

[notabitail]

And those combs - wow amazing! They will give @notabitail Exchequer Leghorns' a run for their money on awesome combs!

Run for your money, Josey!

 

[featherhead007]

Mugs Monday

 

[featherhead007]

I need to catch Hen-Rietta and get her cleaned up again. Poor girl has been having a hard time.

 

[rural mouse]

Mugs Monday

Took these yesterday as I knew today would be a wash-out with heavy miserable chilly rain.

These are the School Chicks, Hatched 08 May 2023, they are 5 weeks old now.

Also any suggestions on GENDER?

Little Grey
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Unnamed Chick #1
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Unnamed Chick #2
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Unnamed Chick #3
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Hard to get photos (as Rebecca can attest to) they don't want to sit still!

Going mostly off crest:

Little grey: pullet
Unnamed 1: pullet ?
Unnamed 2: pullet ?
Unnamed 3: cockerel (I see hint of wattles, I think)

 

[Ponypoor]

Going mostly off crest:

Little grey: pullet
Unnamed 1: pullet ?
Unnamed 2: pullet ?
Unnamed 3: cockerel (I see hint of wattles, I think)

I agree with Little Grey - the others - crow or lay an egg me thinks!

Meanwhile I have been checking out Frey's Hatchery (now that I have established they do not vax their layers), and I was interested this SASSO chickens they have there. Well I did a google search and here is what I found; apparently its developed in France from traditional breeds and has outlets for their birds here in North America:

https://northamerica.sasso-poultry.com/en/

 

[Ponypoor]

I found if I can get them to sleep on my lap I can get some photos - just took a few of Petunia (I think she's a she).
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And then guess who dropped in for a visit, she
Figures if the chicks can do it so can she!
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Scared the living daylights mount of me!

Sheee's back..... And pecking me on the back of the head when I ignore her. I am gonna need to get something for the back of my office chair. I am turning into a crazy chicken lady for sure!

OK so back to this SASSO chicken stuff - has anyone ever even heard of this chicken? Apparently SASSO stands for Sélection Avicole de la Sarthe et du Sud Ouest or Poultry Selection from Sarthe and South West.

@ManueB may have some information on this to supply.

Anyways I am quite interested in this bird, if I get some chicks for Sophia I just might get a SASSO Ivory (very pretty bird); I wish they put down what coloured eggs they produce. Day old chicks are feather sexable - what does that even mean? how do you tell? and is it only with the SASSO or if I had chicks from Mr P would they be sexable?

https://northamerica.sasso-poultry.com/en/sasso-products/colored-layers/ivory/

 

[Ponypoor]

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Good morning Jaffar! how are you this morning?

 

[featherhead007]

Good morning Jaffar! how are you this morning?

He ain’t talking! He’s tired from cocorico all morning long

 

[rural mouse]

I agree with Little Grey - the others - crow or lay an egg me thinks!

Meanwhile I have been checking out Frey's Hatchery (now that I have established they do not vax their layers), and I was interested this SASSO chickens they have there. Well I did a google search and here is what I found; apparently its developed in France from traditional breeds and has outlets for their birds here in North America:

https://northamerica.sasso-poultry.com/en/

Maybe search byc to see if there's any thoughts or experiences with them...