Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

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ChicoryBlue said:
She could have Orpington in her, given the color. Of the three BO’s here, only Tedi best matches the classic low rider body shape with big booty fluff. Annie is quite slender front to back (which I wondered is due to her illness where she got behind on growing). Diane is slightly bigger, in between each.
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My experience with Hatchery BOs is that they aren't as big as they should be. Still fairly fluffy (as opposed to hatchery PBR, which I think lost a bit of fluffieness along with overall size, some mod of shape, smaller heads and less 'crisp' barring - I suspect as they were 'improved' for better production. It is almost like they were crossed with a hard feathered breed like DC - versus the few heritage PBRs I had - which had way more fluffieness, larger overall, bigger head, smaller comb - and they were even more 'even tempered' than the 'production PBR'. SO SWEET! I find similar changes to the BOs versus standard of perfection in terms of overall body size and fluffieness - but the hatchery BOs are super sweet - I can't imagine if SOP BO were even more laid back!!!
 
bgmathteach said:
Speaking of that - How is your FIL doing?
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He's going to family get togethers, taking at least some care of HER chickens, has been hunting (something they did together), and still missing her terribly. The little ones at Christmas were wrapping him around their little fingers, though. Every time I see him, he asks how many eggs I'm getting and does a comparison with HER birds. He writes her letters, some of which the family will eventually see, and some of which no one else will ever see.
 
rural mouse said:
He's going to family get togethers, taking at least some care of HER chickens, has been hunting (something they did together), and still missing her terribly. The little ones at Christmas were wrapping him around their little fingers, though. Every time I see him, he asks how many eggs I'm getting and does a comparison with HER birds. He writes her letters, some of which the family will eventually see, and some of which no one else will ever see.
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It nice he has kept her flock, and gives him something to do “with her “
 
micstrachan said:
Wait, is Aster a Splash Leghorn? With brown eggs? She actually looks like Dorothy, who was a California White (3/4 White Leghorn, 1/4 Barred Plymouth Rock).
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We really have no idea what kind of chicken she is. We are trying to puzzle it out. I really like @rural mouse genetic explanation of how you create a chicken like Aster. She came from a "Lavender Orpington egg" which I purchased for Glynda to hatch.
 
Long overdue Tax...

Little Miss Princess today.

She's out in the grass behind her house on a cold but beautiful sunny day ❤️
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