Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

“Daddy should have made that bet! He’d buy me a Barbie Ferrari car!” View attachment 3669533

If Gizmo can drive, so can I!”

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Now I'm slightly jealous. They're on my breed wish list.

The guy is not too far from here, near Kingston? Or thereabouts? (Midway between New York City and Albany, on the Hudson River). He breeds and shows, or goes to lots of shows. I’m interested in learning more about them!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Hello FBA ! Haven't posted photos in a while, I will try to catch up next week as I have a few I’ve kept for other days. I have a few butts for today, and a comb question.

Pied-beau’s behind. Not exactly fluffy but shiny.
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His sweetheart Lilly has a poopy fluffy butt
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Mélisse has a pullet's sleek butt. She laid her first egg a few days ago, and is the first of the pullets to lay (hatched on the 20 May).
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Laure is growing big ...and so is her butt !
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And a question for those of you who have some knowledge on different types of comb. I’ve been told a few times Théo’s comb was "strange" and a few days ago someone said that it must have been torn and wounded to look like this ! He did get into a few real fights with Gaston some months ago but most of the time it was his wattles that got torn the most, and I don't recall that it was ever to the point of being worried about it. Any opinion on whether his comb is naturally split or due to a bruise ? ( He is molting by the way and very touchy if anyone mentions it!)
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I don’t know much about combs but I don’t see a split. It flops a little one way and then flops a little the other. It looks entirely intact and he’s beautiful and fashionable. It has a little cushion in the front at the base, and goes nicely all the way back. He’s got a bump or scar on the back end there but I don’t see any split. Where are you looking?

 

[Ponypoor]

The guy is not too far from here, near Kingston? Or thereabouts? (Midway between New York City and Albany, on the Hudson River). He breeds and shows, or goes to lots of shows. I’m interested in learning more about them!

The one place I got my first round of chicks from has them. But they don’t ship and I don’t want to drive 3 hrs there and 3 back for a couple chicks.

 

[Ponypoor]

The guy is not too far from here, near Kingston? Or thereabouts? (Midway between New York City and Albany, on the Hudson River). He breeds and shows, or goes to lots of shows. I’m interested in learning more about them!

I really like them as they are cold hardy. And they are nice looking chooks.

 

[Marie2020]

The one place I got my first round of chicks from has them. But they don’t ship and I don’t want to drive 3 hrs there and 3 back for a couple chicks.

If i could drive I would. Oh how I miss my eggs

 

[LhickenChicken]

@LhickenChicken

Hope you’re doing ok out there with your blast of winter weather. And you animals ok also.

Yes, I am fine, just a couple frozen drippers. The chickens hate cold weather. I am also busy as the snow came all at once instead of in little bits like it usually does.

 

[Ponypoor]

Yes, I am fine, just a couple frozen drippers. The chickens hate cold weather. I am also busy as the snow came all at once instead of in little bits like it usually does.

Yes I have been watching the News - well we knew the good weather couldn’t last.

It’s been nice here, but all down hill from here.

Weather whining tax

Lovely Cash

 

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[lightm]

@SimpleJenn

This is Henny Penny you can see her feathered feet, she has 5 toes, and dark skin all indicative of a silkie, but her feathers are normal.

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Did you give her a haircut? She looks like an owl.