Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

Chilly today, mix of sun and cloud, the chooks are enjoying some time out and about.

They look in complete bliss
Poor Mr P . How I wish they would leave his feathers alone.

 

[Marie2020]

Oh thank you for reminding me about that poem. You prompted me to look it up. I don’t remember ever knowing the whole thing, but I do remember several random lines.
https://hellopoetry.com/poem/841116/two-dead-boys-my-favorite-poem-of-all-time/

written by Alex

 

[Marie2020]

I forgot to add my handsome boy in yesterday.

 

[rural mouse]

Found this yesterday. Promptly thought of @BY Bob

And had a visitor this week

 

[Ponypoor]

What a stunning fellow.

I know, he is just so lovely which is one of the reason that I have not dealt with him, or the other two rascals.

 

[Ponypoor]

I forgot to add my handsome boy in yesterday.
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Another sun worshiper I see

 

[Ponypoor]

How does Bert manage to keep his feathers while the hens pick on Mr P's?

Mr P was good until he moulted last winter; then one day someone broke one of his pin feathers and it bled very heavily. I sure did freak out when I say him coated in blood!

That was it, the younger hens learned they could pick at him and he wouldn’t fight back. If he blasted them, they would leave him alone. But he just puts up with it. Then they learnt his butt feathers were good also.
Poor boy

He is in the midst of a moult again so so until all his feathers have grown in he is to remain separated from the younger hens (tippy, Eli-too, butterscotch, muffy, little grey, babe, Ruth, cash, sue) who are the worst ones. Penelope will pick at him but I haven’t seen her break any pin feathers yet.

Last night I was checking him over, cleaning up some of the old scabs on his head and broke a pin feather, they are so easy to break. Some Ali-spray helped stop the bleeding and coated the pink skin and enticing pin feathers on his head from prying eyes.

Bert is 11 months old so he won’t moult until spring. But I am sure he would be like his Dada and let the ladies pick at him. I do see the younger hens and this years chicklets ‘grooming’ his head and chin feathers. He doesn’t even move from them.

 

[Ponypoor]

I'm so glad. He surely looks like he is thriving.

Home and Ric Flair are our eye candy

 

[Ponypoor]

I would suggest carrying the time if possible. Hawks will learn any pattern you may have.

I haven’t seen a hawk in a couple days. Hopefully they have all gone south now. Then all I will have to worry about is the bald eagle hanging around, and the odd over-wintering hawk.

Haven’t see a snowy owl in a while so this might be a year for them. But I feel they would be more interested in squirrels than a chicken as big as they are.

Once the Turkey Vultures get back in the spring it will be more safe here from hawks.

 

[featherhead007]

I never knew the whole thing. My dad used to quote this line all the time. Thanks!