Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Breakfast time is ALWAYS noisy. I'd been looking for a time when she truly acted broody. This morning, the tuk-tuk started before she left the coop. I haven't seen the fully flared out broody stance yet. Hoping to pic/vid capture that when it happens.

I would love to see that.

 

[BY Bob]

My mom just reminded me I know someone who has cochin bantams.
CALICO cochin bantams

What do they look like?

 

[SimpleJenn]

Red got to cuddle with hubby

 

[SimpleJenn]

What do they look like?

 

[featherhead007]

Coco decided to stay in the house for tonight. I think I’ll stay in the house tonight as well.

 

[Sylvester017]

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A fairly big sail today
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And down to half sail
This is a fun game, @BY Bob

Pretty sail tails!

And some swishy puffy cloud tails...

 

[Sylvester017]

Red got to cuddle with hubbyView attachment 4141859

Very handsome...... oh, Red too

 

[knoturavggrl]

I got some baby chicks for Ponypoor! I need to get some new satin silkies though, unless the blue-squad (Periwinkle, Navy, and Delft) take over as broody biscuits. I also have some cochins...but I've seen too many people say Marans are demon broodies
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Wow let me finish my thought

Marans are demon broodies so I likely won't encourage them to sit unless they act sweetly. I lucked out with Samara and Morinth and they have me spoiled on how broodies ought to behave.

Others here have way more experience than me with Maran’s but I had one BCM hen, she was a great mama. Absolutely wonderful with her chicks. She was of course a typical broody; fluffy & screechy but she never pecked me.

Just a few more pics from a couple hours ago...

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Beautiful photography

I’d be yelling, “warning Warning, we have left a Tribble! Guard the food storage receptacles!!!

This just makes me wanna find someone in California to sneak some silkie chicks in your pocket. I too was skeptical about silkies but turns out they are actually lovely not chickens.

Come home from work and noted I left my cell phone at work.

No way to keep tabs on the horses tonight! The camera app is on the phone

Oh no! It’s crazy isn’t it, we all used to function just fine without them but now I can’t seem to get along with one. Especially when it comes to kids and animals.

 

[Ponypoor]

Others here have way more experience than me with Marian’s but I had one BCM hen, she was a great mama. Absolutely wonderful with her chicks. She was of course a typical broody; fluffy & screechy but she never pecked me. View attachment 4141908


Beautiful photography

This just makes me wanna find someone in California to sneak some silkie chicks in your pocket. I too was skeptical about silkies but turns out they are actually lovely not chickens.

Oh no! It’s crazy isn’t it, we all used to function just fine without them but now I can’t seem to get along with one. Especially when it comes to kids and animals.

Well it's not that a hardship - the only thing I use my one phone for is an alarm clock and the barn cams.

I can use my laptop to check the cams (and just did now I am up with my rootin tootin RLS right now). I don't get a cell signal here at the house so if anyone wants to reach me they use the land line.

Have to say I have had a cell phone since the late 80's when they first ever came out - very handy when one is out and about! It was just like a regular phone and was plugged into the car's cigarette lighter, and the phone was corded with push buttons. I still have it somewhere.

 

[Ponypoor]

My influence in government and Kelly’s leadership in administration, and workforce tactics, ten years ago we could have ruled the world! just a thought.

Just think of all the places we could have introduced bi-laws for allowing chicken keeping!

don't want to rule the world - too much paperwork. But ruling the backyard would be grand!