Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[knoturavggrl]

I am quite excited! I had wanted Jubilee Orpingtons as my special chicken breed, but a coop and $40 chicks weren't quite in the budget. Chocolate Orpingtons were beautiful too, and half the cost.

Jubilees! Orpingtons are near and dear to my heart. I no longer have them but these were my cuties. A wonderful breed well worth the extra cost. You will not regret adding them to your flock. The chocolates are every bit as special as the jubilee’s. Can’t wait to see them.

As babies:

All grown up:

 

[Sylvester017]

Eggies are here!!!
One set is clearly labeled, but a mystery. I see a white "L" egg, I believe that is brown leghorn. The rest are unknown.View attachment 4043925
Here is the breed list in case anyone wants to guess
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And...the other seller has labeled them AND provided a packing list!
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Safely resting in the lizard cage for now.

Beautiful assortment. Hope you get a good hatch rate

 

[ILoveDaffy]

You can always enjoy my lady.

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I always do!

 

[ILoveDaffy]

Eggs have 5 days to go.

I need to find my brooder and set it up... -20 C temps outside make it pretty difficult. With some gloves I might be able to find it, but for some reason I don't remember where I put it last year. Nobody's pipped yet (as I've expected) and I'm going to candle them again soon. Get ready for baby chick pictures.

I can't wait! I'm so excited for spring and chicks, I can't even put it into words!

 

[Ponypoor]

Once I tasted my folks' white tropical sapote it was like eating sweet soft custard & every other fruit pales in comparison. The fruit is so delicate & ripens so fast it's not an exotic produce supermarkets will carry ~ too shelf unstable & expensive so not a customer commodity. Sapote is an Adam & Eve fruit that has to be eaten directly after picking from the tree.

Same with Paw Paw trees, if mine ever decides to fruit - might need another one to help it along.

 

[Ponypoor]

Eggs have 5 days to go.

I need to find my brooder and set it up... -20 C temps outside make it pretty difficult. With some gloves I might be able to find it, but for some reason I don't remember where I put it last year. Nobody's pipped yet (as I've expected) and I'm going to candle them again soon. Get ready for baby chick pictures.

Looking forward to them!

 

[knoturavggrl]

You can always enjoy my lady.

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Such a lovely speckled beauty!

 

[Ponypoor]

You mentioned zoo's & suddenly AI came to mind. Wonder if any AI going on in those open zoo pens...

One of the animal parks here has a reciprocal agreement with the San Diego zoo breeding giraffes. They use shipped goodies for AI all the time.

 

[Ponypoor]

Jubilees! Near and dear to my heart. I no longer have them but these were mine cuties. A wonderful breed well worth the extra cost. You will not regret adding them to your flock.

As babies:
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All grown up:

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Pure eye candy

 

[knoturavggrl]

Pure eye candy

They were indeed. Thank you, I miss them.