Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ikslo]

Hi all, I've been lurking on this thread for a while - mostly far back. I just wanted to comment on how gorgeous Tilly is, because I have 2 beautiful Polish myself. I originally got them because I thought my grandchildren would love them but I fell in love with their quirky, spunky little personalities. I will include pictures of them now and the big 8 girls as appropriate.

What are their names?

 

[featherhead007]

Best of the best news: Nacho has her little girl, but also her sister has ALL eight babies back. This is a triumph! Everyone is safe enough!

 

[Ponypoor]

Maybe Laverne is picking on Clyde's feathers like she is w/ Mr P?

Well a while back someone was picking his face/neck feathers as they were bleeding. But he is less tolerant of the ladies picking at him than Mr P is. He is extremely good with the girls but unlike Mr P if they step out of line he is not afraid to fight back.

But I do not see any evidence of anyone picking his feathers now. He is just moulting and his tail feathers are finally growing back in!

 

[Labsandchickens8]

What are their names?

The gray one is Jamie, for James Herriott of All Creatures great and Small, and the black white crested one is Martina, for Doc Martin.
I will share their stories soon if y'all are interested.

 

[Ponypoor]

If you have Amazon maybe get Missing Link to sprinkle into feed or some other available feather enhancer online? Since we started using we haven't had a bald bird since. We just noticed Silkie Suzu today had new follicle shells in her crest & body fluff yet never showed any baldness anywhere... same w/ regular feathered Dominique Dana. The feather enhancer really has made a difference & their appetite didn't stop drastically during moult like before. For 6 birds we just sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon over the wet treat food ~ corn, peas, chopped tomato, whatever they like. DH says he does it every other day.

We like this stuff cuz it also seems to improve digestion/appetite too. But I'm sure there are other good brands too.

Yes we can get it through Amazon here but it's terribly expensive.

I can purchase a 40kg bag of flax seeds= which would do the same thing. I have fed this to the horses for years and years - good protean and adds a lovely shine to their coats. Hmmm haven't fed that to the horses in a while (too much weight isn't good on an old horse's legs), but maybe I'll get a bag of the ground flax and mix it in with the chooks morning porridge. hmmmm....

 

[Ponypoor]

Hi all, I've been lurking on this thread for a while - mostly far back. I just wanted to comment on how gorgeous Tilly is, because I have 2 beautiful Polish myself. I originally got them because I thought my grandchildren would love them but I fell in love with their quirky, spunky little personalities. I will include pictures of them now and the big 8 girls as appropriate.

Welcome! Glad you jumped in we are a chatty bunch

Love your Polish they are beautiful

 

[featherhead007]

Yes we can get it through Amazon here but it's terribly expensive.

I can purchase a 40kg bag of flax seeds= which would do the same thing. I have fed this to the horses for years and years - good protean and adds a lovely shine to their coats. Hmmm haven't fed that to the horses in a while (too much weight isn't good on an old horse's legs), but maybe I'll get a bag of the ground flax and mix it in with the chooks morning porridge. hmmmm....

I like this

 

[Ponypoor]

The gray one is Jamie, for James Herriott of All Creatures great and Small, and the black white crested one is Martina, for Doc Martin.
I will share their stories soon if y'all are interested.

Great names - I have enjoyed many hrs of reading Mr Herriott's books and his working as a Vet. Did you know that James Herriott isn't his real name?! Doc Martin is just hilarious - great show for sure.

I look forward to seeing more of your beautiful feathered friends.

This is Mr P my polish roo

 

[Labsandchickens8]

Great names - I have enjoyed many hrs of reading Mr Herriott's books and his working as a Vet. Did you know that James Herriott isn't his real name?! Doc Martin is just hilarious - great show for sure.

I look forward to seeing more of your beautiful feathered friends.

This is Mr P my polish roo
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Oh my goodness a Polish roo! I can't even imagine the attitude! I just love the breed, although I wish they could see better. I am constantly trimming crests to try and help them. Mr. P's crest is too magnificent to mess with.
I didn't actually know that about Herriott.

 

[Marie2020]

Best of the best news: Nacho has her little girl, but also her sister has ALL eight babies back. This is a triumph! Everyone is safe enough!

I only popped in to ask about your missing chick's. Thank you for updating