Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[SimpleJenn]

Kids can be massively affected seeing graphic animal slaughters. I saw slaughter day on the farm at 6-yrs-old and to this day at 80-yrs-old I can't shake the image!

Yep for sure! I accidentally saw a gutted rabbit, his brother had gotten into his cage and they fought. Dad had to butcher them right then, but the mental damage was done. I still see it sometimes.

 

[SimpleJenn]

What day is that? Looks like day 5. By then you should definitely see something- spidery veins for sure.

Re: dark eggs, black of night or closet and very bright flashlight.

Day 4 but it's like 4.5, they went in on the evening so google said the next morning counts as day 1. That pic is a day 3 egg

 

[Sylvester017]

Wow! I figured out the secret to the universe.
Chickens like their wattles rubbed’

Oh, Obi Wan my Jedi friend!!! So much more yet to learn about chickens!

 

[featherhead007]

Finally a break from the horrible heat thank God! I’m having fun with the feathered friends today

 

[knoturavggrl]

Happy Hatchday

Someone is 6 today.

Spoiler: Who is 6?

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Her party will be on Thursday. Eve wants to be here for it. I will toss her some special foods today as well.

More photos to come in celebration!

Happy Hatch Day Hattie

A Chick Flick

I have to bribe them to come out. The Mums wont let me near otherwise. I have to start trying to hand feed them again. I need the temperature to drop a little so I can start spending extended time outside with them.

They are growing like weeds! So sweet.

 

[knoturavggrl]

Some good news - the newbies are finally allowed to come out of coop and were out with the bigs today. They are getting so big. I am looking forward to getting some good photos soon.

Some bad news - Cinnamon passed last night. I found her curled up by the chicks feeder this morning on the ground. Nothing at all appeared to be wrong with her nor had I seen any indication of a problem in the last few days. She was only 2.
She was a beautiful Wellsummer and very sweet. Fly high sweet girl.

 

[RoyalChick]

Some good news - the newbies are finally allowed to come out of coop and were out with the bigs today. They are getting so big. I am looking forward to getting some good photos soon.

Some bad news - Cinnamon passed last night. I found her curled up by the chicks feeder this morning on the ground. Nothing at all appeared to be wrong with her nor had I seen any indication of a problem in the last few days. She was only 2.
She was a beautiful Wellsummer and very sweet. Fly high sweet girl.
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Oh how sad. Fare well pretty Cinnamon.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Yep for sure! I accidentally saw a gutted rabbit, his brother had gotten into his cage and they fought. Dad had to butcher them right then, but the mental damage was done. I still see it sometimes.

This is where I am extremely thankful for my grandparents and parents. My family has always hunted and fished. Growing up, especially before the age of about 10 one set of my grandparents always raised chickens and pigs for meat along with a garden. When it came time to butcher or field dress and clean whatever was hunted it was not hid from me. I knew from day 1 that the pigs were to be eaten that fall. I was also made aware of that certain flocks of chickens were to be eaten, do not name them. If I did name them, and well I did, they were still to be eaten. When it came time to butcher, I was right there in the way really when little. As I got older I was encouraged to help so I would know how it is done. If it came down to it, and the way this country is going it very well could. I know how to raise a garden. I know how to preserve and can fruits and vegetables. I could also raise my own meat and I love hunting.

Now that being said. I had 2 chickens from the time I was about 3 that were mine and mine alone and were "safe". One of my uncles was a jerk when I was about 9 I think and when he was told to go get a hen for chicken and dumplings he got my pet hen because she was the easiest to catch. That one did traumatize me as while eating chicken and dumplings that night I am looking over the flock and while seeing my rooster my hen was missing. To this day I do not like chicken and dumplings.

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Wow! I figured out the secret to the universe.
Chickens like their wattles rubbed’

I do that a lot. Especially when a chook is on my leg.

 

[notabitail]

Some good news - the newbies are finally allowed to come out of coop and were out with the bigs today. They are getting so big. I am looking forward to getting some good photos soon.

Some bad news - Cinnamon passed last night. I found her curled up by the chicks feeder this morning on the ground. Nothing at all appeared to be wrong with her nor had I seen any indication of a problem in the last few days. She was only 2.
She was a beautiful Wellsummer and very sweet. Fly high sweet girl.
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