Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Wow! All my chooks are already headed to perch. Coco is going to sleep. Gee, what am I supposed to do with my extra hour tonight?
Only Nacho is still out in the yard with her babies.

So has Nacho decided that you’re her Hooman now? You said she has her own spot in your coop.

It’s great that your flock can see a mama raising babies, once they start going broody they will know eggsactly what to do! Before you know it you’ll have 48 chooks also!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Congratulations! That’s awesome!

I so stoked you have all those pullets!

Meanwhile my 2 are both likley boys

Odds are in your favor that the one with the vaulted skull is a pullet. You could have 2 pullets on your hands just saying.

 

[BY Bob]

Their mother Poppet made me wait almost 11 months for that first egg. The silkie crew is 7 or 7 1/2 months old now, I figured I would have to wait at least until March for them to lay.

Look what I found a few minutes ago.
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One of them is laying. I suspect it is either Patsy or Martina the partridge girls. They have both been inspecting the nest boxes a lot during the last few days. I am fairly confident this is a pullet egg and a silkie one at that. Mrs E's face is just not red enough for her to be laying yet, it is still light pink.

The new egg is in the middle. To the left is one of my speckled sussex's and to the right is Goose's egg. Goose who is half silkie lays just a tad bit bigger egg then a pure silkie.

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Oooo a mystery to solve.

 

[rural mouse]

And then there were 32.

Twirp has gone to join her bestie, Cuckoo, also due to reproduction issues. The last egg I saw from her was almost 2 years ago and was entirely shell-less....and hers were ALWAYS extra-large. Feeling blessed to have her as long as we did, but already missing my other primary banana lover and adventurous lady. First to breach the baby fence, first to go walk-about. Intolerant of hormonal idiots. Curious about everything. Rest in Peace independent lady.

 

[RoyalChick]

And then there were 32.

Twirp has gone to join her bestie, Cuckoo, also due to reproduction issues. The last egg I saw from her was almost 2 years ago and was entirely shell-less....and hers were ALWAYS extra-large. Feeling blessed to have her as long as we did, but already missing my other primary banana lover and adventurous lady. First to breach the baby fence, first to go walk-about. Intolerant of hormonal idiots. Curious about everything. Rest in Peace independent lady.
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Awww. Sorry.
She was a pretty lady.

 

[featherhead007]

So has Nacho decided that you’re her Hooman now? You said she has her own spot in your coop.

It’s great that your flock can see a mama raising babies, once they start going broody they will know eggsactly what to do! Before you know it you’ll have 48 chooks also!

Highly doubtful

 

[featherhead007]

And then there were 32.

Twirp has gone to join her bestie, Cuckoo, also due to reproduction issues. The last egg I saw from her was almost 2 years ago and was entirely shell-less....and hers were ALWAYS extra-large. Feeling blessed to have her as long as we did, but already missing my other primary banana lover and adventurous lady. First to breach the baby fence, first to go walk-about. Intolerant of hormonal idiots. Curious about everything. Rest in Peace independent lady.
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Sorry for your loss. She was a beautiful lady.

 

[Ponypoor]

And then there were 32.

Twirp has gone to join her bestie, Cuckoo, also due to reproduction issues. The last egg I saw from her was almost 2 years ago and was entirely shell-less....and hers were ALWAYS extra-large. Feeling blessed to have her as long as we did, but already missing my other primary banana lover and adventurous lady. First to breach the baby fence, first to go walk-about. Intolerant of hormonal idiots. Curious about everything. Rest in Peace independent lady.
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Very sad to hear this; it’s tough having our pets pass away. I always loved her colour, her feathers were just gorgeous.

Does she have any daughters?

 

[ChicoryBlue]

That is cold. Not that cold here - but nasty with the wind. Mine only have the panels when they roost. So far they seem OK even though most of them are molting (only Tassels and Piglet are fully feathered).
Speaking of which, when I went out with fresh water just now, I got hit in the head by a flying Tassels. I don't know what got into her, but she launched herself off the ladder right at my head!

She wants a warm perch!

 

[Marie2020]

Brush fires are no where near me. I would have to drive three hours just to see the smoke from the Pacific Palisades fire
A long ways away

Thank goodness