Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[CCsGarden]

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Please if you think something else is going on let me know.

 

[BY Bob]

Just the next state over isn’t it? Kentucky? I don’t have a map in front of me…. And a lovely time of year for a road trip. Not likely any snow…

While both are commonwealths, there are a couple of states between PA and KY.

 

[BY Bob]

I think I looked at this before - it is only a 12 hour drive. I am always game for an adventure, but 12 hours back with a bunch of Guinea Fowl noisily criticizing my driving may be a bit much!

If you drive overnight they will be quiet.

 

[BY Bob]

Um, you won't like my answer - but she is a blue laced mongrel....a very attractive, smart, and food driven one, though. I just love the personalities of my DC - very independent - and her being a cross of that and an EE (sister to Eli, not just hatchmate - though might be half sister - not sure if same DC mom or not) Dad EE has a lot of red and Grey. Eli got the EE fluffy beard/muffs and the mom flecks of gold, Babs got the dad's grey gene, but mom's color pattern.

She is a beautiful Bitsa chicken. Not a mongrel.

 

[BY Bob]

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Agatha and Flexi, the best ever friends

Tina
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I still miss flexi I miss all my girls
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They were special ladies all.

 

[BY Bob]

All this talk about colors got be curious about something so I hopped over to a genetics calculator to see what came of it.

Barred markings are fairly dominate over everything. Purebred roos have 2 copies of the barring and will give it to all their offspring.

White comes in 2 types: recessive and dominate. Dom white covers everything.

Which comes out on top? Barring or Dom white?

According to the calculator, you end up with white birds with white barring. The Dom white covers the barring.

Using a barred hen and a Dom white roo gets the same look (white birds), but only the roo offspring carry the barring.

Speculation: maybe get some faint/light barred leaking through?

This is fascinating. Do you know, are frost legbars Dom White?

 

[BY Bob]

That really need to go in the caption contest - do they accept other pets? It’s chicken related!

She was a complete idiot when she got into the net. Running back and forth getting caught up instead of going sideways and getting out.

Fortunately I have taught her to hold still when I say "hold on" so she stopped and waited for me to get her out of the netting before she tore it all down again.

 

[BY Bob]

You can’t ever call a turtle homeless, can you?

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Hi everyone. It's been a rough month with too much work and illness. Am at the tail end of an unknown virus currently. Tested negative for cold and flu. Fortunately we are having a beautiful week so the chooks and pups have been getting more outside time.

Hope you feel better soon!

 

[BY Bob]

Penelope
What is this - lacing?
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Misty
Blue? The edges of her feathers seem dark edged
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Whiskers
Also blue with some dark edges feathers, her head feathers are red mixed.
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Little Grey
Is much lighter with a darker head and neck, and her feathers are more dark edged, would she be lavender?
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I can truly say those are very pretty chickens. I'm sure of it.