Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Sylvester017]

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Lovely, just lovely

 

[ValerieJ]

I worry the neighbor won't see it that way...

It would be highly unlikely, if even possible, for Nacho to have laid all those eggs. She is just the one who went broody and sat on them. They will not all look like her at all. I don't think this would even occur to the neighbor. How would he even know she was the one who sat on them?

 

[RoyalChick]

It would be highly unlikely, if even possible, for Nacho to have laid all those eggs. She is just the one who went broody and sat on them. They will not all look like her at all. I don't think this would even occur to the neighbor. How would he even know she was the one who sat on them?

Good point!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Good Gracious! Is everyone in the area alright?

To my knowledge it was just some structural damage and a lot of downed tree's and power lines.

 

[rural mouse]

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Buttercup looks pretty close, combined with v. However, none of the breeds listed have a buttercup comb

Those are examples of all the various types of comb. Walnut, Rose, pea, and single come from R and P genetics. Cushion and strawberry appear to be minor variation on walnut (dunno if that's actually the case or if they're completely separate things). Carnation looks like a very specific type of straight comb, again dunno how it sits genetically). V-comb is very different, but cannot find info on what the genetics of a v-comb are. Buttercup does look like a straight x v-comb, but it does breed true in the breed.

Very little comes up about combs in MIXED breeds. As backyard flocks keep growing in popularity, more and more mixes are popping up. This sort of info is needed, but currently not keeping up with demand that I can find. I will keep looking, though.

 

[Marie2020]

I’m not sure if the neighbor understands education or property rights at all. It’s a sticky situation

I'm really sad knowing you have to deal with such an impossible situation. It's cruel. Isn't there any kind of animal welfare in your area?

It seems this neighbour needs support or some kind or professional guidance for their mental health from what I have read. I hope they don't have children

What has this world become

 

[Grandmas Coop]

Sally, that sounds like a song vague memories, like misty colors in my mind. Memories of green, red and blue so many years ago.,

It was from a grad schools reading book, Mother had a set of mixing bowls, red yellow green and blue

 

[Sylvester017]

This is the last time I will be on here I swear. It will be a while until I'm on here, but hopefully @notabitail can kindly post updates for me occasionally. I believe I have said most of what has happened in my life since I left in early June, but I will say it all chronologically regardless. I probably won't be on here until I am a legal adult, but I promise that as soon as I am, I'll be on here so often that you will wish I'm gone again.
June- Nyx the polish broke her neck and passed away. Willow went broody and I bought her seven SLW pullets (which started the theme of not naming every one of my birds.)
July- We moved my grandfather up here so that we can visit him more often. I rescued a Lavender Orphington (Amethyst) from being killed, and Pastel was re-homed, only to be killed a week later. Pippa, the pony I rode for 6-ish years passed away due to colic.
August- School started...
September- I don't recall anything happening.
October- Dad had a stroke. He's okay but you can tell that he's different due to the stroke. He has a lot less patience than before, and that's saying something (yay for me). I went to Indianapolis for FFA National Convention with two of my friends and my age teacher. I had a ton of fun, and it was the first time I went somewhere without my parents.
November- I pre-ordered eight chicks from Meyer's Hatchery. Three Cream Legbars, three Black Copper Marans, and two Easter Eggers. My grandpa passed away.
December- I found out the the owners of the barn where we board Auggie are selling the barn and moving. My parents let me decide what we do with Auggie. I thought about it for almost a week and decided it would be best to sell him back to the owners of the barn so that they can take him with them when they move. I'm still able to ride him while he's here and they told me to visit their new place in north GA often so I can see him. Since Dad can't work anymore, and Auggie is older and very overweight (he was overweight when I got him, and I tried so hard to get him to lose the weight, but he wouldn't) I knew it would be risky keeping him since we likely won't have the money for vet bills if he gets hurt or sick. I ended the 1st semester with all A's.
January- My chicks arrived and one Legbar passed away two days after arrival. I had names picked out but didn't name them yet. My grades already were a lot lower than 1st semester (we get new classes each semester). Dad told me he's going to buy Mom goats, so I help him look for kids to buy.
February- I put 22 eggs in the incubator for fun, since there was no way all eggs could hatch. One egg showed no signs of development. We found a place to buy our registered Nigerian Dwarf show does, and we go meet the dams and sires to pick out whose kids we want.
March- 21 eggs hatched. I gave five chicks away to one of Dads' coworkers. I ended up taking five more from school- A few of my polish, a Bolt chick, and a random Porcelain Blue D'uccle. My grades are BAD. I have two C's and two B's. A drafting and design class is a C, and so is agriculture (Don't ask me how- I don't know), math and English are my b's. Late March all my grades slip and English is a C (I got it up to a B last week, don't worry) My agriculture grade is slowly creeping back up to a high C, but my drafting grade is "happily" sitting at a 70... I'm working on it. Math is somehow an 86 and English is an 87. We buy our goat kids, and start working on our goat pen. We won't pick our kids up until April (hopefully next week). I'm focused on getting all A's this semester again. I don't know why or how I slipped back into old habits. Dad doesn't know how awful my grades are. I was able to get an A in an honors biology class (which is made for students the grade higher than me) last semester, so I'm not sure why I am doing awful this semester.
Also, I named my "Christmas" chicks.
Legbar 1- Minerva (lighter colored neck)
Legbar 2- Aurora (darker colored neck)
BCM 1- Khione (white wing tips) Has feathered feet!
BCM 2- Terra (just a normal one) Has feathered feet!!
BCM 3- Venus (very little copper coloring) Has feathered feet!!!
EE 1- Iris (buff colored)
EE 2- Juno (silver colored)

Anyways, I'll see you once I'm an adult... Maybe. I still might pop in once a year, although I'll be an adult soon. I miss y'all.

See you then Life is maturing you

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

It was from a grad schools reading book, Mother had a set of mixing bowls, red yellow green and blue

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At one point we had the smallest blue bowl in that set as well. So many dishes have met their ends in our Ceramic sink. One thing I have personally learned after mom and dad redid the countertops and sinks 15 years ago. If I had to do it, I will never, ever have another ceramic sink. Stainless steel all the way.

 

[Sally PB]

Mother had a set of mixing bowls, red yellow green and blue

Yes, that is the set. I saw one with all four in an antique shop. I wish I'd bought it. My set is missing the blue one. They were a fixture in my mother's kitchen, and now mine.

Yes, they're Pyrex.