Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[SimpleJenn]

Of course my dad now says "find a free plan, we can build you a brooder that will be perfect instead of buying a rabbit hutch that might not work"
I love my dad. Granted, I will have to do most of the work myself but if I can get enough time with him even to cut materials I can do the rest! I'm...not allowed to use saws unless someone is supervising due to how clumsy I am.

 

[Ponypoor]

Of course my dad now says "find a free plan, we can build you a brooder that will be perfect instead of buying a rabbit hutch that might not work"
I love my dad. Granted, I will have to do most of the work myself but if I can get enough time with him even to cut materials I can do the rest! I'm...not allowed to use saws unless someone is supervising due to how clumsy I am.

I bet you’re not clumsy

My dada had no boys my sister and I built boats, put additions on the houses, roofing, brick pavers, I built the barn

Very handy knowing carpentry!

 

[SimpleJenn]

I bet you’re not clumsy

My dada had no boys my sister and I built boats, put additions on the houses, roofing, brick pavers, I built the barn

Very handy knowing carpentry!

Oh I am haha. Not as bad as my dad who has had to have his fingers, arms, etc sewn back together but I am. We have something wrong with our inner ears so we can't help but be clumsy.

 

[BY Bob]

Congratulations to our award winners!

Spirit
@ManueB
@Ponypoor

 

[Sylvester017]

We have 6 chickens so I don't know how DH counted 7 but then chickens never stay still so a double count is possible I guess

 

[Marie2020]

There was no egg in the nest box when I let the girls out this morning... Sybil was in the box but came out for breakfast. I waited a while and went back out to check on her. She was in the next box again, whining and grumbling. And no wonder! After 10 or 15 minutes of waiting and hanging out, I hear a heavy plop...

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HOLY COW, SYBIL!

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The carton won't even close all the way!

That's one very big goose egg, surely it couldn't be chickens

 

[Marie2020]

View attachment 4025263Cholo and Jr looking kingly in the sunshine

Stunning looking guys

 

[Marie2020]

View attachment 4025263Cholo and Jr looking kingly in the sunshine

Stunning looking guys

 

[Marie2020]

None of mine have ever laid a double yolk. I had one in some store eggs this summer, first in at least a decade I think.

Pretty sure Lumi laid her first egg yesterday! She also went walking again of course
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But did that chicken cross the road?

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I spent some time with Poppet and Turkey this afternoon. I have really held off trying to get any predictions on gender up until this point.

Turkey is 6 weeks old. Right now, there is zero hint of any comb or wattles. In fact I cannot tell yet if Turkey is going to have their fathers single comb or their mother's silkie walnut comb. Turkey is also still solid black. Black everything, skin, feathers, beak, all black.

Being a silkie x game mix I should be able to tell gender sooner then if it was a pure silkie. Right now, I am leaning towards pullet.

I promise picture soon. I want pictures of Turkey outside in the sunlight to really capture what they look like.