Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[SimpleJenn]

I'm glad Hattie is still fighting. She's such a pretty lady

 

[featherhead007]

Don't know why some pictures grab me but 2nd look at this & I have to let you know!

Some grab me too

 

[rural mouse]

The pics with all the French terms AND the genetic break down of the colors is FANTASTIC!!!

One of the Japanese bantam breeds is actually called Black-tailed Buff. American buff orpingtons are not supposed to have black tails. The black is actually incredibly easy to breed. My buff colored girls are either from my mother in law's flock or from offspring from that flock and my birds. When she gifted me my first birds, her flock was buff orpingtons, some Easter Eggers, Colombian and Silver Laced Wyandottes, and some Barred Rocks. (This did include offspring from assorted crosses within that.) The rooster was a Buff x EE and had the black in his tail. All the EE hens at the time were black with assorted leakage. His father had to be a buff orpington roo. With all the hens being black of some sort, black tails breeds through fairly evenly (most of the offspring had black tails). The buff color came through over the silver, but not over the black. It showed as leakage there instead. I suspect breeding the black OUT of the tail is more difficult (or at least has lower odds/ greater culling in a breeding project).

Whiskey, Pippa, Maizie, and Havoc are all from that stock.

WhiskeyView attachment 4010862

PippaView attachment 4010858

Maizie
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HavocView attachment 4010838

Enigma is from Whiskey crossed with Silver. View attachment 4010853

SilverView attachment 4010855


Tuff is from Horus (Cheetah x Nellie) crossed with either Pippa or Maizie.
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Horus
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CheetahView attachment 4010840

NellieView attachment 4010841

Chia is from Cheetah crossed with Jessica (golden wyandotte)
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JessicaView attachment 4010854

Actually that 1st pic is NOT Whiskey, but Tuff. (What happens when I get in a hurry snagging pics)

This is Whiskey (and Storm)

 

[Marie2020]

Bedtail!

No Tom. She's flashing the V'S

 

[Marie2020]

Bedtail!

No Tom. She's flashing the V'S

 

[featherhead007]

I wish I had a neighbor like me, today I lent my new car out, and my friend needed my airplane for a quick trip to Bakersfield for hospital transport. So what, it’s only money and it’s Christmas

 

[Marie2020]

A Quick Update on Hattie

Just popping in to let everyone know that Hattie is improved today.

Finally. We had to force the left eye open yesterday and treat it with antibiotics. It opened on Wednesday but closed tight yesterday. Today it is wide open and she is moving about again. Of course this is limiting her movement to the complex.

As you know problems sometimes gets worse when it's healing

Aurora has file fully chastised me for allowing this to occur.

I'm going to have more trouble snagging Hattie for medicine today but that's a good thing.

Hopefully everything is on the mend Bob. Keeping a look out for more news

 

[Sylvester017]

Some grab me too

& when you say so ~ do know that it is especially appreciated

 

[Sylvester017]

The pics with all the French terms AND the genetic break down of the colors is FANTASTIC!!!

One of the Japanese bantam breeds is actually called Black-tailed Buff. American buff orpingtons are not supposed to have black tails. The black is actually incredibly easy to breed. My buff colored girls are either from my mother in law's flock or from offspring from that flock and my birds. When she gifted me my first birds, her flock was buff orpingtons, some Easter Eggers, Colombian and Silver Laced Wyandottes, and some Barred Rocks. (This did include offspring from assorted crosses within that.) The rooster was a Buff x EE and had the black in his tail. All the EE hens at the time were black with assorted leakage. His father had to be a buff orpington roo. With all the hens being black of some sort, black tails breeds through fairly evenly (most of the offspring had black tails). The buff color came through over the silver, but not over the black. It showed as leakage there instead. I suspect breeding the black OUT of the tail is more difficult (or at least has lower odds/ greater culling in a breeding project).

Whiskey, Pippa, Maizie, and Havoc are all from that stock.

WhiskeyView attachment 4010862

PippaView attachment 4010858

Maizie
View attachment 4010852

HavocView attachment 4010838

Enigma is from Whiskey crossed with Silver. View attachment 4010853

SilverView attachment 4010855


Tuff is from Horus (Cheetah x Nellie) crossed with either Pippa or Maizie.
View attachment 4010861
Horus
View attachment 4010857

CheetahView attachment 4010840

NellieView attachment 4010841

Chia is from Cheetah crossed with Jessica (golden wyandotte)
View attachment 4010843

JessicaView attachment 4010854

As always ~ beautiful pics of gorgeous birds!

 

[Ponypoor]

Bedtail!

The sickle feather was bent to the side, so I straightened it up and put it back in place

I can’t wait for his tail feathers to grow back in.