Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

13+ yrs saga cont:

2016 was not a good year. We lost our Blue Wheaten Ameraucana, were miss-sent a Breda cockerel instead of a pullet and a sick Blue Ameraucana pullet with her put down at the vet, the cockerel re-homed, and the Blue Breda "Phaedra" passed in her sleep. WTH?

By December 2016 with so many losses we made no progress in expanding the backyard flock. Once again we had just one lone Breda left with two little Silkies.
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We ordered two new Blue Breda replacements from a private breeder to arrive in May 2017!

"Kahlah" with the big tail and "Tova" no tail yet.
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Kahlah died the first week she arrived and Tova we managed to keep alive till she was about 6 months -- avian leukosis we were told.

"Tova" -- beautiful gentle Blue Breda with her hawk-like features.
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Tova was a weak bird and remained a house bird till she passed. This was her roost on my office chair.
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We sadly found out that the USA BBS variety of Bredas were not hardy because of a low gene pool so none of our Blue Bredas lived long. We stopped ordering Bredas and figured our Cuckoo Breda would die soon too.

So in August 2017 we nixxed any more shipped birds and went to our local feed store and picked up 3 Dominique chicks in anticipation of losing our Cuckoo Breda too!
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"Char" was a much hardier variety of Breda and lived with us almost 5-years before we re-homed her. More on her later....
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Oh that was a sad year. I know it was a long time ago, but still.

 

[RoyalChick]

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He is growing up to be a fine looking fella!

 

[Ponypoor]

My Tassels is still broody too. It has been weeks and weeks. Mostly in jail. I hate putting her in jail but it is the only way I can be sure she eats and drinks.

I keep expecting to come home and find 6 other hens all broody hogging to favourite nest boxes

So far none! And with the Topsy turvy events right now with Bert and Mr P being separated- the girls are all in a dither.

 

[Ponypoor]

I dunno about this one. Bob's version was different and true to the original wording.

Shhhhhh! I wanna see BR, wattles and babies!

 

[Ponypoor]

PALINDROME!

Yay! I was waiting and waiting as I missed the last one

Good luck Tuesday with a palindrome

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[Ponypoor]

Silly tax

We do not see anything

 

[featherhead007]

He has the most gorgeous feathers

I tell him that myself

 

[featherhead007]

My Tassels is still broody too. It has been weeks and weeks. Mostly in jail. I hate putting her in jail but it is the only way I can be sure she eats and drinks.

I bring Xzit in the house to eat and drink. And maybe a video or two

 

[Marie2020]

Thirsty Thursday

They are so tiny. How lovely those chickens are so careful with them

 

[Marie2020]

Cuter than cute!

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