Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Molting In November

Last week it was 17F in the early mornings. Anna /Annie sets herself apart (she's on the left) a lot when she rests I think because of her molt. So I set up another panel for her there.
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Annie and Tedi, hopefully not too triggering for @RoyalChick
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The whole gang stopping to preen by the warmers. All the Spuds (Buff Orpingtons) are in their first heavy molt, and Hazel (brown Buckeye) is molting too, but slowly. The roost has been looking like a pillow fight occured in the night
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A warmer day a couple days ago, it was Friday so I tried to get butt shots but you really don't want to see that, it's mostly just pins!
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I've decided the Spuds should be called The Merengues, or Toasted Marshmallows for now, until they finish their molts. Or The Creme Brulees...
The cold wind whips through this alley, looking directly North, quick, get across!
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But it was nice in the sunny shelter of this corner behind a red currant bushView attachment 3989849
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Back on the warmer South East side, in the garden. Annie eating collards
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Aurora is in the middle of her annual November molt. It's crazy that she molts so late every year. It's usually much colder than this. She is lucky this year.

 

[Ponypoor]

Up with the usual legs issue… checked my cameras and looks like Flopsy has gone walk-about for a snack. She can stay down there if she can’t get back up on the roosting ledge. I am not getting dressed and trudging to the barn!

It’s too chilly to be outside going to the barn.

 

[Debbie292d]

Too funny! View attachment 3989891

Yup, those butts are my refrigerator magnets.

 

[BY Bob]

I would guess not reported or tested. They burnt all the bodies yesterday to try and clean up.

She did report it but there was nothing for them to test and confirm as she had destroyed them all.

 

[Debbie292d]

It’s a big beautiful moon out there tonight, and cold! The sky is clear and the stars are brilliant. Likely have a good hard frost tonight. Which is good, the ticks have been horrible for poor Truly. She just swells right up where they bite into her; poor old girl is just one big itch!

I’ll have to give her some prednisone tomorrow as I am sure the shot I have her last week will be wearing off. I have never seen the ticks so bad! I have checked the chickens over some, but haven’t seen any ticks on them, not sure if they would just pluck the tick off or what?

Has anyone ever seen a tick on a chook?

I think they'd get lost in silkie fuzz but no, never, and we have gobs here living next to a forest. The chickens keep them under control pretty well as if you go anywhere the chickens don't, you'll get covered.

 

[Debbie292d]

Beautiful! Very nice!

30 yrs ago DH & I bought an acre of mountain wilderness to build a cabin & have some livestock for our retirement but by the time we got to retirement our health would not permit us to live such a distance from good medical facilities only located in urban areas. But we don't mind since our current suburb cottage is located at the foot of the mountains & ordinance allows us 5 hens/no roos in our yard which is just the right amount for us oldsters to handle.

Back yard
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Front yard no chickens allowed!
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Beautiful place and birds!!

 

[Ponypoor]

Aurora is in the middle of her annual November molt. It's crazy that she molts so late every year. It's usually much colder than this. She is lucky this year.

Same here, it’s been mild so my chickies have been not too bad with moulting. Butterscotch is the latest one to mount, she is having a hard time flying with her missing feathers in her wings - hahaha good! I don’t have to chase her down when she flies over the fence.

Of course that’s a moot point now as they are sequestered in the barn for the next couple months.

 

[BY Bob]

I had no idea Lozzy did art. That photo portrays Phyllis really well. I love the pixel style of it too.

@LozzyR Does amazing art work. She did this drawing of Phyllis to cheer up Mrs BY Bob when Phyllis passed.

 

[Ponypoor]

She did report it but there was nothing for them to test and confirm as she had destroyed them all.

Can they not check stool? Well guess we will never know in this case.

 

[Ponypoor]

@LozzyR Does amazing art work. She did this drawing of Phyllis to cheer up Mrs BY Bob when Phyllis passed.
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That’s beautiful