Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

And please send some good thoughts for our little Piou-piou. She's not doing well and we can't find what's wrong

She will be in our thoughts constantly.

 

[RoyalChick]

They're on my list too... along with dark Cornish, chanteclers, orloffs....

The beautiful Babs is half Dark Cornish.

 

[BY Bob]

Caroline! A dominant white Olive egger to whom I can’t stop singing “Sweeet Caroline, ta ta taaa “. She is in fact sweet, always blindingly white, and favors lounging.

Another white hen! For a while it was nothing but fancy black hens around here. It's about time another magic white chicken joined the thread!

 

[BY Bob]

I have two chickens - and I will have to think of names for them. I am thinking Dot and Dash.....

I love these names.

 

[BY Bob]

I'm planing on taking him to the wildlife place so they can help him more.

Even better. Nicely done.

 

[rural mouse]

I am leaning towards the BB (Black Breasted) Red OEB, the Crele pattern chicks have white spots on their heads. The Silver Duckwings have a silvery colour and white strips from head to tail.

They fit in your hand when they are older, that's how tiny they will be, they will be even smaller than my silkies ! but I am reading that they are not cold or heat hardy - that will be a huge problem here in the winter, and maybe in the summer when it's hot and steamy.

They're going to be tiny terrors....maybe the other should be Tiny....or Goliath.... and if they're hens....100% guarantee to have a nest in the loft at some point....

 

[rural mouse]

The beautiful Babs is half Dark Cornish.

Hearing about the dark Cornish from @bgmathteach is what got them on my list.

 

[RoyalChick]

I am leaning towards the BB (Black Breasted) Red OEB, the Crele pattern chicks have white spots on their heads. The Silver Duckwings have a silvery colour and white strips from head to tail.

They fit in your hand when they are older, that's how tiny they will be, they will be even smaller than my silkies ! but I am reading that they are not cold or heat hardy - that will be a huge problem here in the winter, and maybe in the summer when it's hot and steamy.

I don't think I could ever have bantams - I would be too afraid of harming something so tiny. When the baby Carolina Wren that hatched in my garage was learning to fly, he was on a mission to self destruct. I was always terrified I would crush him as I hauled him out of buckets and paint cans etc. Honestly, you would think they would have more basic flight skills, but this little guy was always face-planting on the walls and dropping down into buckets of water. I had to make the garage baby-bird proof and even then he managed to find ways to get into trouble.
Here he is - so cute! Eventually he learned to fly, grew up, and sang to me from the peach tree outside the garage.
He gave me as much anxiety as the chickens!

 

[RoyalChick]

Hearing about the dark Cornish from @bgmathteach is what got them on my list.

Yes - I think Babs has the markings of her DC parent. I really think she is gorgeous.

 

[GregnLety]

What’s up with Estrella

Getting her updated on her vaccinations so she can get spayed next month