Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Shadrach]

You are a far better teacher than I then.

The secret is to get a driving instructor to teach them. There was no way I was going to teach them to drive. Life is too short, cars are too expensive and I don't want to be screaming at people.

 

[micstrachan]

I'm pleased to see that I'm not the only one who goes out in my pajamas to tend to my chooks. Who has time to get dressed when there's chickens wanting attention?!

Right?

 

[WhoDatChick]

I love this stories! Teenagers. What can you say.

This was me from one minute to the next with three of them in the house... .... and some❤

 

[WhoDatChick]

Hey... have any of yall seen these inside your eggs.. it’s not in all of my eggs but some... when it is first cracked it is a fleashy meaty chunk.. you can squish it in your fingers... this one I took out this morning so it is now dried up.. I crumbled it and it feels chalky... do you think it’s a calcium deposit? It’s white on the inside now that it’s dry.. but when fresh it’s just that tannish color...

 

[Shadrach]

Hey... have any of yall seen these inside your eggs.. it’s not in all of my eggs but some... when it is first cracked it is a fleashy meaty chunk.. you can squish it in your fingers... this one I took out this morning so it is now dried up.. I crumbled it and it feels chalky... do you think it’s a calcium deposit? It’s white on the inside now that it’s dry.. but when fresh it’s just that tannish color... View attachment 2332113View attachment 2332114

Fortunately no. I have never seen anything like that in any egg.

 

[Shadrach]

Knock is out of the coop now having had her clutch of eggs confiscated and strangely, Donk's behavior is showing signs of returning to normal. There is no linear hierarchy in Tribe 3. Myth is senior in years and status to Donk and senior in years to Knock who is Donks daughter. But, Knock doesn't like Myth and in all but years is senior to Myth. Myth gives way to Knock.
When Knock isn't there Donk is the most junior hen and she doesn't seem to like it. With her daughter Knock there she has someone to boss about which she does.
Donk has been moulting but it's the slowest moult I can recall. The coop floor has lots of Donk's feathers on it. but Donk doesn't seem to be missing any. The only real clue are her tail feathers which are on the short side atm.

 

[Ribh]

Speaking of mating I saw some interesting behaviour yesterday.

We all know that Tsuki is a bully. Edwina is at the bottom of the pecking order and is often chased off by Tsuki. Yesterday Tsuki mounted Edwina (as a rooster does) and held onto her comb with her beak. Then her vent puffed up and she um... well it looked like she was trying to mate.

Does this happen very often among hens?

Tsuki's "spurs" are starting to grow again too.

Edit to add that Edwina did the shake thing too when Tsuki dismounted.

I'm not sure if its the same thing but I have seen several hens in my flock do what looks like a mount/not a mount. Morrigu does it fairly regularly to the junior Campines. I've seen Mhari do it to the Wyandottes. It doesn't seem to be about sex with my lot but about dominance & who's who in the rankings. Aoife will be rather pushy & Morrigu will run her down & do the mount thing. She seems to prefer to grab onto the neck feathers but Aoife's quite a bit bigger than she is. Mhari did it to Wrold last night over a feeding dispute. All Wrold did was flare her hackles when Mhari was done.

 

[BY Bob]

The secret is to get a driving instructor to teach them. There was no way I was going to teach them to drive. Life is too short, cars are too expensive and I don't want to be screaming at people.

I did that. Other suggestions?

 

[BY Bob]

Hey... have any of yall seen these inside your eggs.. it’s not in all of my eggs but some... when it is first cracked it is a fleashy meaty chunk.. you can squish it in your fingers... this one I took out this morning so it is now dried up.. I crumbled it and it feels chalky... do you think it’s a calcium deposit? It’s white on the inside now that it’s dry.. but when fresh it’s just that tannish color... View attachment 2332113View attachment 2332114

I have never seen that. Never,.

 

[Shadrach]

I did that. Other suggestions?

Don't lend them your car!