Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[micstrachan]

I could get on board with a blessing of chickens!

Haha! And now I see the world dazzling!

 

[micstrachan]

Side bar: Has anyone's rooster, ever sing an "egg song" or something similar?
Jaffar was bok bok bok bc-cocking, earlier. Should I be worried?

Alarm call? The general alarm call is similar to the egg song to my ears.

 

[micstrachan]

I use the term “flock” because it’s the most commonly applied one for chickens, but agree that they do function more like tribes when left to their own devices. Herd of cows, herd of goats, pack of teenagers, flock of sheep, murder of crows, herd of commuters, school of fish, unkindness of Ravens, gaggle of geezers... I am slowly starting to accept that sometimes being clearly understood is better than being accurate but misunderstood. And that sometimes it’s easier to just go with the general opinion, even when I disagree, because it’s just too much work to try to change people’s minds. Or maybe I’m just getting lazy?

I wouldn’t call it lazy; It’s practical. We have to function in the world and pick our battles, or else we’ll just piss everyone off. Except on this thread. I love that we are all safe here.

 

[micstrachan]

Will you people stop posting so I can catch up???

Just kidding. Sort of.

 

[micstrachan]

Chicken back taxes:
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Pretty girl!

 

[micstrachan]

Hi, BY Bob!
Thought I’d share my latest chicken pictures. Blanche and Buffy.
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Blanche is particularly proud of her awesome comb!

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Buffy doesn’t care! She has a fluffier butt.

They are both really gorgeous!

 

[micstrachan]

Thank you. Henrietta is a very pretty hen. She is my best layer of my flock. She's taking a break right now, but her molt is finally finished. She didn't go completely bald all at once but back at the end of November she was so pitiful looking I joked I needed to find a tiny paper bag with eye holes and stick on her head. Last season she started laying the first of march and would go 8 days straight without taking a day off. She didn't quit until the first of November. Her comb is starting to color back up slowly so looking forward to her starting back up again. Here are a few more pictures of her in her new coat. Her red got darker this year.
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This is Henrietta's daughter Bread. *note to self, stop letting mom name the animals*. Bread closely resembles her mother except she didn't inherit her mothers blue lacing. She is still a pretty young pullet and I hope she is just as good a layer as her mom.
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Beautiful girls!

 

[micstrachan]

Ivy is having a hectic moult at present. Every few minutes another feather comes away.

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Poor baby. How’s she taking it?

 

[micstrachan]

He only does it right at the beginning..

Yes, I call that the general alarm call. I may have gotten that term from Shad.

 

[LozzyR]

Only the spoiler showed up for me. What a great job you did on that outfit!

Thanks Chicory! I was quite proud of that one.