Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Sylvester017]

THIRSTY THURS

 

[Sylvester017]

13+ YRS SAGA since 2011 cont...today's saga longer than usual cuz of how impressed we were with the 3 Dominique chicks we added to our dwindling backyard flock.

Harray! After losing several hens from 2016 thru 2017 down to only a Cuckoo Breda and Silkie left outdoors we began raising our 3 new Dominique chicks. Once all birds would integrate we'd once again have our full allowed ordinance of 5 hens/no roos.

3 Dom chicks loved the warm keyboard

6 weeks later they weren't babies any more and had the most beautiful blue eyes that sadly turned to red-orange as adults

By 4 months the pretty blue eyes were turning orange -- this is DANA with her uneven wattles

Dominiques turned out to be our friendliest chickens ever -- people-friendly, outgoing, unafraid as chicks up to adulthood, peppy as chicks and juveniles but calm temperaments and talkative as adults.

Right from the first day of integration the Dominiques accepted 6-yr-old Silkie
"Violet" as alpha hen. She was treasured by the young Doms who were submissive to her, protected her from stray cats, and defended her from the aggressive Cuckoo Breda hen who developed an aversion to the little Silkie.

3 Dom pullets with Violet

"Char" the Cuckoo Breda would take any opportunity she could to pick on little "Violet" since Violet lost her Silkie companion in Sept 2017 and was left with no other bantam friend to toodle around with
VIOLET

CHAR was a pretty Cuckoo Breda but at 7.5-lbs she took advantage going out of her way to specifically attack 2.5-lb Violet whenever she could
CHAR

Thankfully all 3 Dom pullets took turns staying with Violet to protect her from Char. Darnedest thing we ever saw when 3 Dom pullets would put Char in her place for attacking Violet!

Little Violet standing near a dust-bathing Dom who is aware that Cuckoo Breda Char is approaching at the front. Char was never a people-friendly or flock-friendly hen and the Doms were always on high alert when she came near.
VIOLET, JEWLZ, & CHAR

2018 -- Sandbox Doms -- OPAL, JEWLZ, DANA

....to be cont'd

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Lunar, my barnyard mix cockerel. I believe he might be Ijak's grandson.

Might be Onyx's son.

R.I.P Onyx. I miss you so much.

 

[featherhead007]

Okay so, I wanted to snuggle one of my RIR, and she was acting really calm, she started to look at my face closely, and then she decided eyes were going to be her new favorite food and pecked on my eye lid and pulled! I was like, "Excuse me! I cant give you food without a eye!"


Yesterday, I was going to take one of my new hens to free range a little, and she started running away from me.... I was seriously running around like a chicken without my head... We all know chickens dont just run in straight lines.........

Are you okay? Is your eye sore?

 

[featherhead007]

Let us know where we can find a cheap enough plane that flies and lands itself for those of us without pilot's licenses!

Southwest Airlines? Fly coach

 

[featherhead007]

13+ YRS SAGA since 2011 cont...today's saga longer than usual cuz of how impressed we were with the 3 Dominique chicks we added to our dwindling backyard flock.

Harray! After losing several hens from 2016 thru 2017 down to only a Cuckoo Breda and Silkie left outdoors we began raising our 3 new Dominique chicks. Once all birds would integrate we'd once again have our full allowed ordinance of 5 hens/no roos.

3 Dom chicks loved the warm keyboard
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6 weeks later they weren't babies any more and had the most beautiful blue eyes that sadly turned to red-orange as adults
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By 4 months the pretty blue eyes were turning orange -- this is DANA with her uneven wattles
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Dominiques turned out to be our friendliest chickens ever -- people-friendly, outgoing, unafraid as chicks up to adulthood, peppy as chicks and juveniles but calm temperaments and talkative as adults.
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Right from the first day of integration the Dominiques accepted 6-yr-old Silkie
"Violet" as alpha hen. She was treasured by the young Doms who were submissive to her, protected her from stray cats, and defended her from the aggressive Cuckoo Breda hen who developed an aversion to the little Silkie.

3 Dom pullets with Violet
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"Char" the Cuckoo Breda would take any opportunity she could to pick on little "Violet" since Violet lost her Silkie companion in Sept 2017 and was left with no other bantam friend to toodle around with
VIOLET
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CHAR was a pretty Cuckoo Breda but at 7.5-lbs she took advantage going out of her way to specifically attack 2.5-lb Violet whenever she could
CHAR
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Thankfully all 3 Dom pullets took turns staying with Violet to protect her from Char. Darnedest thing we ever saw when 3 Dom pullets would put Char in her place for attacking Violet!

Little Violet standing near a dust-bathing Dom who is aware that Cuckoo Breda Char is approaching at the front. Char was never a people-friendly or flock-friendly hen and the Doms were always on high alert when she came near.
VIOLET, JEWLZ, & CHAR
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2018 -- Sandbox Doms -- OPAL, JEWLZ, DANA
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....to be cont'd

It’s the sand kingdom of the Dominiques!

 

[featherhead007]

Dakota got too hot outside. She was crying at the door to let her into the house. Now I can’t get her to go back outside

 

[Ponypoor]

I have been following the news about the wild fires north of here. About San Francisco and the fires in the Sierra Nevada mountains that threaten even my properties. It’s a scary thought to have lost everything that has been built due to a devastating fire. I pray that nothing happens to you my friends in Canada

Looks like heavy damage in Jasper

Smoke out there is heavy, I wonder if LhickenChicken is ok with the air quality.

 

[Ponypoor]

Okay so, I wanted to snuggle one of my RIR, and she was acting really calm, she started to look at my face closely, and then she decided eyes were going to be her new favorite food and pecked on my eye lid and pulled! I was like, "Excuse me! I cant give you food without a eye!"


Yesterday, I was going to take one of my new hens to free range a little, and she started running away from me.... I was seriously running around like a chicken without my head... We all know chickens dont just run in straight lines.........

Little peckers

 

[featherhead007]

I know my chooks well. Dakota has stomach issues (digestive tract)
Xzit has completed her broody journey, but she still has the Chuk chuk chuk
Poor BoPeeps is concerned about Dakota and is complaining about it.
Flash has a poopy butt, but I can’t catch her to give her a bath