Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Two for Tuesday.
I am reposting this picture. It is one of the last I took of my dear boy.
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I miss my monkey man. I had my coffee on the back steps this morning. I was armed with a loaf of french bread that was going bad. I was immediately surrounded by the flock. I have the usual suspects waiting for pieces to be tossed. The normal bossy impatient hens beside me tearing off their own pieces so theirs never touch the ground. It was one of those quiet summer mornings I love before the heat of the day hits. It was also incomplete. My Branch should be here to either stand beside me talking or climbing in my lap for a morning nap. Even this mornings Bubba and Randy drama did not distract from his absence. I am thankful I was finally able to do right by my boy. Finding him a hen his size that he could call his own has been a chore. He did ok with the big girls, well he had several he claimed as his own but with Poppet it was different. Poppet had eyes only for him. She only responded to his escort call and if he tidbitted she was right there beside him. The 6 little Branchlet's personalities are starting to emerge. They have the art of being judgmental down pat. I am winning them over slowly. They are making me work to earn their love and trust unlike Adele. I do not think I have ever had to work this hard to win over a silkie chick. I am breaking through to two of them though. Like their daddy they have came to love the shoulder and neck massage and after a few seconds fully relax and pass out for a few minutes.

 

[BY Bob]

Twofers
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Their placeholder names are "peepy" and "cheepy" according to kiddo. Hubby thinks the barred one is a boy because it pecks fingers when held.

Polish!!

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

Good evening even though it's almost morning.

 

[notabitail]

Good evening even though it's almost morning.
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Good evening even though it's almost morning, Grandma.

 

[notabitail]

19700 pages!
Well, 19701.

 

[RoyalChick]

Fun with the silkie chicks tonight

I love the little running and flapping thing they do!

 

[RoyalChick]

2 days in a row, 2 tiny pullet eggs. Yesterday's was about the same size as the first one a week ago. I think it's safe to say at least 2 (more likely 3) of the pullets are laying. Most likely prospects are Hetty, Focus, Kate, and a toss up on Blurr and Jane as to which will join in the laying first. Violet and Hyacinth have also reached that 20 week age, but like Blurr and Jane, are holding off a bit. I'm not expecting eggs from Daisy and Rose for another 1-3 months.

View attachment 3893394The eggs today

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Focus
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Violet’s plumage is gorgeous.

 

[Ponypoor]

I'm really glad we delayed her party. It hit 100°F here today. It was too hot for the chickens to even move. We will celebrate in 2 days.

Wow that’s miserable for everyone.

We are a bit cooler today but still humid, tomorrow will be fresh and brisk at 21C (70f).

The chooks are doing ok I keep the fans on them.

 

[Ponypoor]

I love the little running and flapping thing they do!

It’s esp hilarious with the silkies as their wings are just so useless. But they can flap/hop up onto things - and launch themselves off then.

 

[Ponypoor]

I liked seeing Mr. P at the end of the video.

The chicks run with both the Roos, I have no worries about the chicks being out and about with them. Mr LC is the only one who terrorizes them, and if he sees me he runs off - I have thumped him a couple times for being a bad boy hunting them down chasing them.

Mr LC is turning out to be a little terror! He has extremely high energy and just looks for trouble.

I’ll have to keep a close eye on him.