Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Sylvester017]

Have to say, I am relieved to not see them hiding in the barn to keep cool.

Last night everyone was happily out and about. Sand bathing, and generally having a good old time as chickens - even the babies were out and about!

They look like pine cones and I have almost stepped on them a few times! I am so very very cautious now, I can’t move too fast with my vertigo these days so I stop, look, step. Repeat hahaha.

The late afternoon shadows with the pine tree makes it hard to see the big girls even!
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Wow! They put the "community" into community bathing

 

[SimpleJenn]

Doing a trade later
Either RePecka or Gentle will be moving to live with a local breeder, the one I have purchased birds from a couple times. She needs a black marans hen for her new project.

Gentle, she's as sweet as her name implies

RePecka, or Pecky if she's behaving. She's mean on a nest, but seems to be fairly calm otherwise.

In exchange, I am getting 3 splash copper marans roosters. I may keep one as a flock rooster, Wild Man has earned himself a ticket for the crockpot express. I do not tolerate trying to grab another bird through the chicken wire. hormones, man.
I will be getting I believe the dad to Navy and Periwinkle, and two of his purebred sons.

Sweet, chatty NavyBeans

Yes, Periwinkle is already back to squatting for all the roos. My dad calls her a hussy.


This is great grandpa

And I believe grandpa?

Thus far Little dude and Quartz are behaving with Riddick. They are not allowed to breed a hen in his sight, but he doesn't stop them if they mate somewhere else. Plus, they are all split to the three coops now. Pretty interesting dynamic, hopefully it stays peaceful until I can get chicks out with the rangers and move boys around. Owl and BlackJack are very close, if we keep one we'll have to keep the other as well.

Oh yeah, Diva started laying! She had two softies a couple days ago but she laid a nice egg today. Congrats, Diva.

 

[featherhead007]

I will try to get individual photo shoots. It isn't that easy because although Tassels wouldn't prevent me picking them up, she clearly prefers that I not do so.
And then she draws herself up and gives me ‘the look’!
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Yep, that’s that look. I know it well!

 

[rural mouse]

I will try to get individual photo shoots. It isn't that easy because although Tassels wouldn't prevent me picking them up, she clearly prefers that I not do so.
And then she draws herself up and gives me ‘the look’!
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This batch of chicks, mamas allowed me to be very close....until babies protested. Picking them up for a photo shoot....No. picking them up to add to roost near mama/other chicks....permitted with verbal protests.

 

[SimpleJenn]

Fluffy butt Friday


I put chicken wire on top so she doesn't get her head through and stuck.
The breeder chose Gentle.