Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Yes I’ve had mine fly about the hight of a one story house in fright.

Mrs LC flies extremely well! I am actually surprised that she isn’t up in the trees!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I got rid of rats using a feeder (among other things). Most of mine learned the feeder in a couple of hours. One took a couple of days to be comfortable with it.

Some chickens here are real sweepers (Tedi, Shehnai) and the rat-proof treadle feeder works really well, wasn’t hard to train the Bigs on, haven’t trained the Littles yet. The Omlet feeder is surprisingly good at containing feed if it’s not filled to the brim, there’s no spilled feed. The lip is effective.

The Omlet is vulnerable to mice or rats getting in at night though.

 

[Ponypoor]

What a crazy life she must have surrounded by silkies. Imagine what she will tell her old flock mates when she meets up with them again.

Mr P likely thinks of them as some exotic ladies whom he is some how special to have.

Now I am not so sure about the wee Sasquatch and what his ladies think of him…

Don’t worry we have already established that he hasn’t murdered wee Butters.

 

[rural mouse]

Sir Shirley was a BR x Marans hybrid he was barred and had feathered legs.
Oh darn I forgot to check and see if any of the chicks had feathered legs…

The hens could be Barred Rock, SL Wyandotte, red sexlink, black sexlink, and one with sort of light Columbian markings with spots (splash that white hen).
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So anything goes regarding the hens.

Not the splash... unless those chicks feather out blue...if they feather out blue, then the splash is 100% the mom. All the rest will be black/black barred. The red sexlink could produce some red leakage around the head/hackle feathers. The Barred chick could be from the barred rock, but the only way to be certain is if it's a cockerel and double barred. All single barred chicks could have gotten Shirley's barring from any of the hens. If one of the chicks is rose combed, then the wyandotte is ma (provided she doesn't have the occasional straight comb: if she's straight combed, then any chick is a possibility).

 

[Ponypoor]

Not the splash... unless those chicks feather out blue...if they feather out blue, then the splash is 100% the mom. All the rest will be black/black barred. The red sexlink could produce some red leakage around the head/hackle feathers. The Barred chick could be from the barred rock, but the only way to be certain is if it's a cockerel and double barred. All single barred chicks could have gotten Shirley's barring from any of the hens. If one of the chicks is rose combed, then the wyandotte is ma (provided she doesn't have the occasional straight comb: if she's straight combed, then any chick is a possibility).

Gosh I hope they are pullets. I know they are not as close to the young Roo, but he will be a fine lovely boy when he grows up. And two Roos are just trouble.

I feel really bad that they have the spraddle legged chick. But part of life.

 

[Sylvester017]

I never see droppings in there. In the morning I check for those but don’t see any. I leave the trap there, it’s a good location.

Yep 1000lb of brat. No more open door for her. Although to be fair, she is pretty good being loose, she does her business in the stall before coming out in the alleyway. Only thing is she pesters poor Reenie.

I never leave her door open when the chooks are inside though. I do not trust her.

Its hard to trust 1000 lbs of sweetie. Our 120- lb Rotts could knock me over just wagging their tailess rumps

 

[featherhead007]

Just so you all know, my chickens cannot fly well. Some better than others, but it’s “falling with grace” not flying that sets them apart from flying birds. I expect rebuttal

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Well, I sent a message asking how the little polish pullet was doing. Everyone please pray she is doing better and on the road to recovery. I really do want that little chicken.

 

[Sylvester017]

When I was flying (1980’s), all the planes I flew were from the 80’s, with the exception of a 1946 Taylorcraft.

No idea how many hours were on the airframes or engines, though.

Wow! Makes me a little nervous operating anything over 20 yrs old. My Cherokee was 25 yrs old & rebuilt engine was running but everything was deteriorating mechanically & physically on it. I was original owner, never in an accident, always maintained it & replaced anything that wore out: power windows, windshield, transmission, visors, AC, etc etc. But at 225K miles I really couldn't trust it any more as my primary transportation ~ I had treated it like my baby. Original paint was peeling, automatic doorlocks stopped working, rubber molding deteriorating, door strips falling off, plastic lenses cracking, engine sounded tired, visors torn from sun exposure, etc... more $$$ fixing it than a new car payment... so I finally bit the bullet & treated myself to a new AWD Subaru off the showroom floor!

When I sold the old car the guy treated it w/ a special caring tow. I wanted to cry seeing my old baby depart but it was no longer a safe/reliable vehicle on our crazy Calif freeways!

The Subaru

We took a lot of chickens to the vet & car rides in both vehicles...

 

[Sylvester017]

I’m flying a dinosaur, I just have to kick her in the tail once in a while to keep her going! What I really wanted was a jet, but that deal went sour. Marie is streak, clean, no structural damage or wear. I usually fly safe (except)
My safety checks go way beyond FAA standards. That’s time consuming also. (More time to spend with my feathered family)!!! View attachment 4226106

Those Wyans are really pretty... thx for sharing the roo's