Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

And I thought I had a good reason for insomnia

 

[featherhead007]

And I thought I had a good reason for insomnia

25 bucks for a chick, that’s outrageous

 

[Ponypoor]

25 bucks for a chick, that’s outrageous

Everything up here is expensive!

A couple yrs ago I switched feed stores due to expensive horse feed costs. I now get feed at Peavey Mart. And thus now chicks hahahahaha.

Fluffy Butt Friday

A mix of BFTP photos

And a handsome roo

 

[Sally PB]

I, myself have given up the concept of “why” and with chooks, it now… How, where and when!

You forgot "What."

What? Food and treats.
How? In a bowl, or in your hand.
Where? In front of the chickens.
When? NOW!!

You are correct... There is no "why."

 

[bgmathteach]

I will resist, I will.
Same general area, less then 15 minutes away this was posted 2 hours ago.

These are listed as grey/splash.
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hmm, I wonder if they offer hatching eggs.

Resistance is futile. Bend to the pressure now, save yourself some strain to only give in later!


Tee Hee Hee

Oh, they are so darn cute. fortunately, I really don't have space for more littles, and given that I can't be doing 'heavy' work for a bit, more chickens are out for now!
(Darn you, @RebeccaBoyd for introducing me to Silkies - I need them like I need a hole in my head - but theyare so darn cute! And, since they go broody pretty regularly - just might need them in the future when I retire to hatch eggs for my long-term business model! BTW, not one of my FCM have gone broody, it is my DC, my few Heritage BRs (5 out of 7 that I ever had have gone broody), and a few of my production BR and a few of my barnyard mixes.

 

[Sylvester017]

$6 !! I would take the lot and deal with Roos !

Here silkies are $25 for chicks

Those are bargains! We paid $85 EACH for DNA sexed females & we picked them up in person (shipping would be $65 additionally). Plus we had to wait 9 months for our order to be filled on a waiting list! Now the Silkie price has gone up even more. Even roos aren't cheap any more.

 

[bgmathteach]

Everything up here is expensive!

A couple yrs ago I switched feed stores due to expensive horse feed costs. I now get feed at Peavey Mart. And thus now chicks hahahahaha.

So, what you are telling us is that your horse feed ended up being just as expensive at Peavey Mart- if not more - as that store, due to the little buggers jumping in your cart and ordering you to drive them 'home', eh?!

 

[SimpleJenn]

Bab has been sleeping in odd places. I wonder if I need to trim her feathers more so she can see to get in the brooder coop when dusk hits.
Last night the broodies raised such a fuss at bedtime, and tried to sleep on the log outside. I got them all corraled inside, they quieted and I shut everyone in for the night.
This morning, mega commotion from the broody coop. Everyone FLEW out when I opened the door.
Samara started alert calling at the coop door so I checked inside...there's poor Bab trying to sleep. She let me carry her to the proper home. Poor girl, two nights now she's slept away from her friends. I know at some point the older chicks will have to sleep in the coops with the rest and it'll be a horror show at bedtime...

 

[Sylvester017]

Resistance is futile. Bend to the pressure now, save yourself some strain to only give in later!


Tee Hee Hee

Oh, they are so darn cute. fortunately, I really don't have space for more littles, and given that I can't be doing 'heavy' work for a bit, more chickens are out for now!
(Darn you, @RebeccaBoyd for introducing me to Silkies - I need them like I need a hole in my head - but theyare so darn cute! And, since they go broody pretty regularly - just might need them in the future when I retire to hatch eggs for my long-term business model! BTW, not one of my FCM have gone broody, it is my DC, my few Heritage BRs (5 out of 7 that I ever had have gone broody), and a few of my production BR and a few of my barnyard mixes.

Getting standard size hens to go broody is iffy. Our Dominiques were supposed to be a self-sustaining breed & not one went broody ~ probably cuz they were hatchery stock bred to be better egg-layers ~ broody tendencies in bird lines by breeders are manipulated to be non-broody & lay more. And of course prolific layers have shorter lifespans & more health issues.

But for broody you can't beat bantam breeds w/Silkies being the best broody breed which has pushed them into mass popularity for not only cuteness, but for color varieties, can't fly out of the yard or into trees, as a bigger bantam their egg size is decent, they are pesky friendly chicks, easy to pick up for health inspection, & never has one drawn blood from pecking though I've had a pinch or two from a broody.

Silkies are just as diligent as any chicken breed at foraging, interaction w/ humans or small pets if raised together, kid-friendly, and although many owners tout mixing Silkies w/standard heavier breeds I would not. Silkies (& Polish) have an open skull where only skin covers the brain so one wrong peck from an aggressive & taller bird can cause serious injury, brain damage, even death.

https://silkies.yolasite.com/genetics-of-silkies.php

So we learned the hard way to choose having only Silkies in our yard. If an owner insists on mingling Silkies w/ bigger birds there should be at least 4 or more Silkies to form their own flock away from bigger breeds especially since its been our experience that egg layers seem to be more aggressive alpha types & Silkies are gentle temperaments & easily picked on.

 

[RoyalChick]

Getting standard size hens to go broody is iffy. Our Dominiques were supposed to be a self-sustaining breed & not one went broody ~ probably cuz they were hatchery stock bred to be better egg-layers ~ broody tendencies in bird lines by breeders are manipulated to be non-broody & lay more. And of course prolific layers have shorter lifespans & more health issues.

But for broody you can't beat bantam breeds w/Silkies being the best broody breed which has pushed them into mass popularity for not only cuteness, but for color varieties, can't fly out of the yard or into trees, as a bigger bantam their egg size is decent, they are pesky friendly chicks, easy to pick up for health inspection, & never has one drawn blood from pecking though I've had a pinch or two from a broody.

Silkies are just as diligent as any chicken breed at foraging, interaction w/ humans or small pets if raised together, kid-friendly, and although many owners tout mixing Silkies w/standard heavier breeds I would not. Silkies (& Polish) have an open skull where only skin covers the brain so one wrong peck from an aggressive & taller bird can cause serious injury, brain damage, even death.

https://silkies.yolasite.com/genetics-of-silkies.php

So we learned the hard way to choose having only Silkies in our yard. If an owner insists on mingling Silkies w/ bigger birds there should be at least 4 or more Silkies to form their own flock away from bigger breeds especially since its been our experience that egg layers seem to be more aggressive alpha types & Silkies are gentle temperaments & easily picked on.

Excuse me. I think I have the broody that is winning the broody competition this season.
Tassels is a big chicken. Big and fluffy and broody all the time.
She has been broody 5 times this summer.
I have left her for 21 days. I have put her in jail the minute I see her on the nest. It makes no difference.
I have just let her out after her third spell in broody jail this time. We will see if she stays out. Right now she is rushing around yelling at everyone.