Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

You have such a beautiful assortment.

Thank you

 

[Ponypoor]

I was living in a second floor one room apartment in a city block. I was in school so would only be there for two years.
Lovely old building. Big windows. I threw open the window and was setting up my mattress on the floor and my chair and table and in walks a cat through the window.
Did I mention second floor?
He curled up on the mattress and stayed there all day. Went back out the window at some point in the night.
For two years he basically lived with me. I fed him but never gave him a litter box.
I figured he was someone’s cat who managed to walk around the block on a tiny stone ridge just below window height.
I figured he had a name which he didn’t divulge. So I didn’t think it was my place to give him a name so I called him Noname.
He answered to Noname when I got in and opened the window and shouted for him.
Then when I was packing up to leave after graduation he looked disgusted at the packing and left and didn’t return.
Bye bye Noname.
Probably he was being fed by many people on the second floor of that city block. Smart cat!

That’s awesome

 

[TOMTE]

So I was thinking a while ago as I was following the girls around the yard and talking to them... That this might be fun for everyone to think about and share:

How many words/phrases do your chickens know?

Here's a list of the ones I can think of off the top of my head,

They all know their names and I suspect they might recognize each others' names, too

"Girls" means I'm looking for/addressing them as a group and at least some of the time they'll look around when I call

"Come here/come on" means I want them to come here, obviously. I'm still working with them on this (sometimes I have to herd them over) but most of the time they come running, even if I have to call a few times

"Treat", they come running (well...unless they're busy with more important things) and they get very chatty

"Door" when they get stuck pacing back and forth at one wall of the run because they forgot how to get in/out. This happens often enough that they recognized the word by the time they were a month old

"Fresh water" is one of my favorites because they get SO excited I don't blame them, I also love fresh water

"Ninight" it's bedtime. Most nights I sit with them in their run for awhile until they get in their coop and on the roosts, so this is another one they learned quick

That's all I can think of right now! Please do share yours, I'm very interested in this stuff

 

[notabitail]

Noname is also an option... @SimpleJenn ...

Unnamed Chicken.

 

[featherhead007]

So I was thinking a while ago as I was following the girls around the yard and talking to them... That this might be fun for everyone to think about and share:

How many words/phrases do your chickens know?

Here's a list of the ones I can think of off the top of my head,

They all know their names and I suspect they might recognize each others' names, too

"Girls" means I'm looking for/addressing them as a group and at least some of the time they'll look around when I call

"Come here/come on" means I want them to come here, obviously. I'm still working with them on this (sometimes I have to herd them over) but most of the time they come running, even if I have to call a few times

"Treat", they come running (well...unless they're busy with more important things) and they get very chatty

"Door" when they get stuck pacing back and forth at one wall of the run because they forgot how to get in/out. This happens often enough that they recognized the word by the time they were a month old

"Fresh water" is one of my favorites because they get SO excited I don't blame them, I also love fresh water

"Ninight" it's bedtime. Most nights I sit with them in their run for awhile until they get in their coop and on the roosts, so this is another one they learned quick

That's all I can think of right now! Please do share yours, I'm very interested in this stuff

I use “ get your feathered butt in this coop right now!, I can’t wait all night!”

 

[featherhead007]

You’re not a real chicken tender unless you find a spare egg in your pocket!

 

[Sylvester017]

Couldn't have been the Jersey Giant. They were developed in early 20th century. The barred Plymouth rocks were developed in the early 19th century.

Just going by the written book & it's account. & yes, Rocks were also suggested in the history of BR's. Doms were the original Pilgrim chickens from which BR's were created. The Jersey Giant & Rocks are credited in the creation of BR's around early 1900's ~ Edit when the SC Doms broke away from RC Doms.

Around early 1900's the Pilgrim Doms sported both straight & rose combs so one set of fanciers of straight combs split away to crossbreed them into BR's while the rose comb Dom fanciers remained w/ the original Dom standard. Mark Fields was enlisted by Cackle Hatchery to improve their bantam Doms & have sold that line since 1982. Sadly, my opportunity/timing to get Cackle's bantam Doms never happened for us.

We made a personal choice to stay w/ the slightly lighter size of original Doms cuz after having Leghorns & Marans we chose to have only rose, pea, & walnut combed breed flocks. We loved so many breeds it was a hard choice of what breeds to keep in the yard.

 

[rural mouse]

Just going by the written book & it's account. & yes, Rocks were also suggested in the history of BR's. Doms were the original Pilgrim chickens from which BR's were created. The Jersey Giant & Rocks are credited in the creation of BR's around early 1900's.

Around early 1900's the Pilgrim Doms sported both straight & rose combs so one set of fanciers of straight combs split away to crossbreed them into BR's while the rose comb Dom fanciers remained w/ the original Dom standard. Mark Fields was enlisted by Cackle Hatchery to improve their bantam Doms & have sold that line since 1982. Sadly, my opportunity/timing to get Cackle's bantam Doms never happened for us.

We made a personal choice to stay w/ the slightly lighter size of original Doms cuz after having Leghorns & Marans we chose to have only rose, pea, & walnut combed breed flocks. We loved so many breeds it was a hard choice of what breeds to keep in the yard.

Except the BRs originated in the 1800s (pics/drawings from 1885 available). Now the BANTAM versions is possible. I don't know much about bantams. Standard size...Giants were developed about 50+ years AFTER the BR.

The Black Java is the primary breed with the Dominique to get the Barred Plymouth Rock. And the BPR was admitted to the Am Poultry Asso. in 1874, but first appeared in 1849.

 

[ManueB]

So I was thinking a while ago as I was following the girls around the yard and talking to them... That this might be fun for everyone to think about and share:

How many words/phrases do your chickens know?

Here's a list of the ones I can think of off the top of my head,

They all know their names and I suspect they might recognize each others' names, too

"Girls" means I'm looking for/addressing them as a group and at least some of the time they'll look around when I call

"Come here/come on" means I want them to come here, obviously. I'm still working with them on this (sometimes I have to herd them over) but most of the time they come running, even if I have to call a few times

"Treat", they come running (well...unless they're busy with more important things) and they get very chatty

"Door" when they get stuck pacing back and forth at one wall of the run because they forgot how to get in/out. This happens often enough that they recognized the word by the time they were a month old

"Fresh water" is one of my favorites because they get SO excited I don't blame them, I also love fresh water

"Ninight" it's bedtime. Most nights I sit with them in their run for awhile until they get in their coop and on the roosts, so this is another one they learned quick

That's all I can think of right now! Please do share yours, I'm very interested in this stuff

Ok, I'll give it a try. I can't think of every thing so I'm picking what we say most often.
Not all my chickens know their name, out of 14 I have 11 who do.

" Hé ho ! Y en aura pas pour tout l'monde !"
= "Hey ho ! Won't be enough for everyone! "
meaning : treats !

"Vite vite vite vite!"
= "Quick quick quick !"
meaning : hurry up, when they are slow to come.

"Tous à l'abri" with clapping hands.
= "Everyone hide"
meaning raptor just above.

"Bonne nuit, les petits c'est l'heure de faire le dodo"
= "Good night kiddos time for sleep"
It's their goodnight song.

"Rentre à la maison!"
= " Go back home!"
Meaning go back to the chicken yard when their are either wandering too far away or in a place they shouldn't be.

Then we have specific sentences that only one chicken understands.
"Gaston, laisse le petit coq tranquille" = Gaston, leave the small rooster alone"

" Théo, laisse moi passer"
"Théo, let me pass" (Théo is my bad tiny rooster and he tends to react aggressively when we come close).

"Théo mon copain !"
"Théo my friend" (trying for almost three years to convince him).

"Saucisse ! Descends!" = "Get down " to the chicken that jumps on the dining table.

" Mon Piou-piou !"
That's an interesting one. One of our favourite chicken is called Piou-piou, but my cat also answers to that name. So when my partner calls that out, both the cat and the chicken come running convinced they will be offered a treat. The tiny hen always chases the cat away !

Both roosters know that when I call their name clapping hands lightly, it means I can't find them, so they make a noise to let me know where they are.

Hope to hear some other answers !

I know wattle wednesday isn't an official FBA holiday but I thought Alba's comb turned out pretty funny in this picture ! Both leghorns are lightly moulting and they really need to, their feathers are completely shredded.

@BY Bob, I remember you asked when I got them. Since January 1st, Alba laid 291 eggs and Nieva 292. So that's not an egg a day like your leghorns or my ex-batt's but still very heavy layers.

 

[Logar]

I love fall