Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Roo's are so beautiful!

Too bad you can’t have Roos, Bert is a wonderful boy you would love him, he’s good with the gals, and only crows a few times in the morning. And he had blue ears

It really makes me mad that he and his Dada can’t get along!

 

[Sylvester017]

Well excuse me. There's nothing wrong with my famous comb
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I think Sulvester jealous.

Teehee! I'm jealous over everyone's beauties! I've had a few floppy combs on the farm & in the backyard but then our climate is mild enough for those beauties. My recommendation re small comb breeds was based for snow climates.

In downsizing we currently have the luxury in our mild climate to raise an all bantam Silkie flock w/one nice tempered old Dominique as alpha.

 

[Ponypoor]

Teehee! I'm jealous over everyone's beauties! I've had a few floppy combs on the farm & in the backyard but then our climate is mild enough for those beauties. My recommendation re small comb breeds was based for snow climates.

In downsizing we currently have the luxury in our mild climate to raise an all bantam Silkie flock w/one nice tempered old Dominique as alpha.
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And she has it all, wattles, comb and stripe!

 

[featherhead007]

I lived so many years in a place with small yards. Bricked up and fenced away from the neighbors houses only 20 meters away from me. I couldn’t even see myself living that lifestyle anymore. I needed open space for my sanity.
It’s unfortunate that I can’t use all the spaces that I have acquired at this time of my life.

 

[Galaxy_rules]

As chicks or point of lay pullets and cockerels as meat birds?

I’m not quite sure, probably chicks.

 

[Sylvester017]

Apparently Chantecler lay around 220 eggs per year- not too shabby!

Buckeyes are very handsome chook, good looking birds.

Not to be a downer but I have found egg-laying statistics to be greatly eggs-agerated. If Chantecler were as prolific as claimed they would not be so endangered & flying off the shelves in frenzied sales. Many breeds are over-rated by owners/breeders/hatcheries to promote their favored birds.

One Australorp bird was once recorded to lay over 300 eggs in 12 months, but no owner I ever spoke w/ had their Australorp get anywhere near 200!

 

[Galaxy_rules]

My 2 cents not worth much importance, but here in the States breeding pure breed is more saleable than barnyard mixes ~ the feed stores here are usually sell better-known egg layers. However Canada climate probably does best having small comb breeds to not deal w/large comb frostbite issues ~ for instance small combs: Chanteclair, Easter Egger, Dominique, Buckeye, Wyandotte, Hedemora, Brahma &/or Cochin (except feathered leg breeds may be a problem holding moisture which freeze the legs in snow.)

If I lived in snow climate I would stay away from large comb breeds unless they were kept in warm temperature barns/housing.

But you know what? Take all advice w/ a grain of salt, evaluate your environment & housing conditions, & go from there. Decide if selling chicken eggs or meat birds is more in demand to customers & are eggs legal to sell in your province/zone, & who are your customers going to be ~ farmers market, neighbors, co-workers, etc.

This was super helpful, thanks so much. I don’t live in a super cold part of Canada, and I have a Cochin pullet currently. This will be her first winter coming up and I never thought about the feathered feet. What can I do on a budget to keep her feet from freezing? I was thinking of breeding Seramas, Silkies, Frizzles, and Cochins, will these be fine due to the temperatures?

 

[Sylvester017]

Too bad you can’t have Roos, Bert is a wonderful boy you would love him, he’s good with the gals, and only crows a few times in the morning. And he had blue ears

It really makes me mad that he and his Dada can’t get along!

The farm was the only time I remember male birds. Here in the suburbs we'd lose the whole flock to ordinance complaints if we had a gorgeous but crowing roo

 

[BY Bob]

Someone? Raise me! I’m still not quite grown up yet. My toys are just more expensive now!

All men are perpetually 9 years old. Our toys are just more expensive.

Boy tax

 

[BY Bob]

Teehee! I'm jealous over everyone's beauties! I've had a few floppy combs on the farm & in the backyard but then our climate is mild enough for those beauties. My recommendation re small comb breeds was based for snow climates.

In downsizing we currently have the luxury in our mild climate to raise an all bantam Silkie flock w/one nice tempered old Dominique as alpha.
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Combs, Did I hear someone mention combs?