Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Pastel the Rooster]

Good idea!
I could ask for an early birthday gift, as my birthday is later in the month.
I'll see what I can do!!

 

[RoyalChick]

Maybe @BY Bob or @Ponypoor can help you 'fiddle' with these to make them work for the contest????? You know I'm no help in that department. Maybe techie @notabitail could help, too?????

I submitted it anyway. The mods are pretty good at telling you if it is no good and helping fix it if it is fixable.

 

[Ponypoor]

2fers....

View attachment 3580704Tuff, Shan, Zulu (2 cockerel, although least one of whom is crowing...but not in front of me)

View attachment 3580705Havoc and Tuff

View attachment 3580706Havoc and Enigma semi-hiding behind the mint blooms, Tuff keeping watch.....sort of....briefly... Shan camo in the short grass shadows. They're exploratory instincts are warring with the instincts to keep overhead shelter.

I am always amazed at how fast they grow up

 

[Ponypoor]

Lovely pictures as always. I love your flock and your setting.
I do worry though that you cannot count. Counting is a useful skill.
I count one-two-three (OK two cockerels). And in the next picture one-two-three-four (OK that is two 2-fers).
But that last picture. Is that also two 2-fers? Or do I count one-two-three-four-five?!

It’s chicken math don’t you know?

Could be that by here are actually no chickens on those photos…

 

[Ponypoor]

Which is your favorite play?
Tax: (might be the last time all 5 fit on my lap):
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2 and a half 2fers...?

Well I rather think that Hamlet the big classic is my favourite, murder, despair, insanity…. Regret. All the usual themes of any good book, movie, play.

 

[Ponypoor]

How is that working out for you @Ponypoor?

Seems like we still see lots of pictures of chicken in your office. I think you call them break-ins, but we know you like them coming to visit!

Like this?

 

[Ponypoor]

Hmm, really? You say that, but there are no real consequences. Just like telling a dog 'down' at the same time you are petting them. It doesn't really mean 'down'. Well for these two 'off-limits' really only means 'Momma will give us a bit of attention as she shoos us out"!

It is working out just fine. She gets to have company, but "claims" they are just 'bad boys'. Aren't many women attracted to 'bad boys - for good or bad?

If a girl's inner life is unexpressed, she may be drawn to a bad boy as a way of vicariously expressing her own inner rebel.” Basically, “We're attracted to qualities in others that we ourselves wish we had,” says sociologist and clinical sexologist Sarah Melancon, Ph.


See, what did I tell 'ya

More 'Bad Boy' Chickens!
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The Story Of A Bad-Boy Rooster - Hobby Farms

But I am already knows as a rebel, loose cannon, commandant Kelly

I am just surrounding myself with equally naughty rebels, I am raising an army of battle chickens (seeing as how Kris won’t give me any of her battle cassowary!) we will rule the eggs of the world!

 

[Ponypoor]

Aww - thank you. I don't think they are wide enough. I need to learn to take photos in portrait mode - it just isn't as easy using the phone.

Turn the phone sideways, it should automatically orient to that way. If not then you will need to go into settings and set the auto rotate.

 

[BY Bob]

Hmmm, @BY Bob has had trouble counting lately, and it is his thread...so it will probably get a pass

This has to be driving you nuts. All this bad math.

 

[Ponypoor]

okay, @RebeccaBoyd & @rural mouse (and anyone else who wants to chime in) Who is who - pullet or roo?

New pictures of my 'BR' (ha), Marans, and buff orps. They are just under 3 weeks old. Not positive, but think they hatched on a Wed. based on when they showed up at the TSC store.

#1 & 2:
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The one with the white fluff on the chin is DEFINITELY showing pink in the wattles! The clean legged one is starting to show a hint of wattles, but the area isn't pink - so they don't really show in the pictures (of course, so hard to keep them still and in proper position for that shot, too

#3 & 4:
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These two kept looking away at the last minute - so I have lots of chest and neck shots, with the heads twisted around and out of sight for these two. Again these are supposedly Marans, I'm thinking BCM - no waddle development at all with either. No copper color, either, but that is too early - they are only half feathered (or less). The second one is slightly more advanced in the feathering department - but only by a day or two.

#5 & 6: # 5 shows absolutely no pink. But 6 (couldn't get it in a photo) is showing tiny, tiny pinkish wattles.
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#7 & 8 ( @Ponypoor look at those cute tiny but very pink wattles on #7 & #8- and not even quite 3 weeks old yet!!!)

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# 9 & 10 : BO, supposedly pullets. Way too soon to tell for sure by looks, but demeanor says 'pullet' on both. Or, at the very least, low ranking roo.View attachment 3580873View attachment 3580874View attachment 3580875

EDIT to add: I'm thinking 3, 4 & 5 (plus the BO) are pullets. But won't officially declare for the Marans for another 1-2 weeks. For the BOs, not until at least 8 weeks old.

1 - Roo
2 - pullet
3 - hard to tell but maybe pullets
4 - same as 3
5 - pullet
6 - pullet likely
7 - Roo and yes awesome wattles and comb!
8 - same as 7
9 - pullet (gosh, adorable !)
10 - pullet (so sweet )

So I see 6 (likely) pullets
1, 7 & 8 are definitely Roos