Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

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Super Happy Friday!

 

[BY Bob]

Could it be a rodent..rat..or a snake? Something they know is there, but hiding and you can't see it. .

This is a good suggestion. I am not certain what kinds of predators she has where she lives but there could be something hidden.

 

[BY Bob]

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We've got to say goodbye to them today. Next Monday we will be setting the second hatch. A week after round two emerges I will get to take two home from either round. More waiting, but that's alright.

What a wonderful photo! They are super adorable.

 

[BY Bob]

Happy Friday!

 

[BY Bob]

Something for Fun

I was googling around the internet and I happened across this website discussing Wyandottes. A quiz popped up to align me with my perfect chicken breed. So obviously I took the quiz. Here is the website in case you want to do so as well. The quiz pops up when you access the site.

https://www.thefeatherbrain.com/blog/wyandotte-chickens

Here is my "perfect" breed.

 

[RoyalChick]

Just wonderful Butts.

They are predicting a coating to and inch for us overnight, then a high of 53 degrees for Saturday. Rain and 46 degrees for Sunday. It is not going to stay here long.

How much snow coverage do you still have? I have yard popping up everywhere.

Ground is beginning to appear on South facing slopes. And the huge piles are definitely less huge. But, I still can barely get to the Chicken Palace and in some places where I can see the height it is still a good 2' deep. Today is sunny so I am hoping for some more melting.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Something for Fun

I was googling around the internet and I happened across this website discussing Wyandottes. A quiz popped up to align me with my perfect chicken breed. So obviously I took the quiz. Here is the website in case you want to do so as well. The quiz pops up when you access the site.

https://www.thefeatherbrain.com/blog/wyandotte-chickens

Here is my "perfect" breed.
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I think you'd like them. Years and years ago, my grandfather gave me $4.00 to take with me when my mom had to run to a feed store and told me I could spend it on ANYTHING I wanted. Well 4 year old me came home with 2 chicks of my very own. 2 Dominiques. Here we refer to them as Dommers. I ended up with a pair and those 2 chickens started my obsession with chickens that is still going strong to this day. When I got them it was still very early spring so they had to stay in the house for a couple weeks. That time period had me thinking that these were house chickens, and when it was time to put them outside I had a fit. I drove my mother nuts bringing them back inside because that is where they belonged. She would toss them out, dare me to bring them back inside, and under a hour later turn around and find them perched on the back of the kitchen chair. Repeat the process for many months and she finally sorta gave up. Fred and Wilma got special visitation privileges' that the other chickens never got. Wilma had her own nest box just inside the kitchen door that she used faithfully and Fred grew up to be my best friend as a child. They were smart and trainable, I could place either one of them on something and tell them to stay and they would remain there until I put them down. Actually my Marans remind me so much of them, just in a black fluffy footed variety.

 

[fuentemoon]

I have not had one behave that way. That is very interesting. That seems pretty aggressive to me. Not to mention biting the hand that feeds you. Pretty wild.

Does Rosie actually stop her?

Oh yes, Rosie is head hen and will come and bop her one and chase her off. My getting upset with Alinta upsets Brenna and Rosie and Brenna will try and hide and then Rosie gets torn between sorting us out and making sure Brenna is ok, it is a bit of a mess. I think we need more chickens, which sounds ridiculous in a way, but I think 3 is a terrible number. I should have known better, I am married to a middle child

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

Is it Friday? Some fluffy butts eating scrambled egg.
Unbelievably it is going to snow again tonight. During the day it is warm so I imagine it won’t hang around.

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We've been predicted a bit of snow in the very early morning hours tomorrow too. I don't think it's going to be much more then just thick rain.

 

[Cynthia12]

Happy Friday!

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Sunshine!