Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Yup that quiz is broken, took it twice. 1st time Russian orlof, 2nd time, Naked Neck.

What should you get?

 

[RoyalChick]

You did! She will be so excited! I can't wait to tell her.

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Tell her me too!

 

[RoyalChick]

You should read this:

https://www.thefeatherbrain.com/blog/ameraucanas-easter-eggers-and-arauacanas

I tried reading this but it ended up confirming my view that I will never understand chicken breeds. I think I would be better off sticking with basics like black, white, crested, brown eggs etc., and putting my mental energy into remembering every chicken I meet by name instead.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Ok Fluffy Butt Friends, I need some advice. My sawdust guy delivered a load of sawdust for me yesterday and presented me with a problem or opportunity. Depends on how you look at it. He's a wonderful old man who likes chickens as much as I do and will stand around and talk horses and chickens all day long. This June he has 17 Beifielder chicks coming, and in order to make room for them he's offered me 5 or 6 hens for free. Was initially in the process of saying no when he showed me the pictures and told me to look and think again. THEY ARE BLUE MARANS. 2 years old and gorgeous. He knows my obsession with Marans, and has remembered that I also want blues, well, ok every color. I have until the new chicks show up to decided, but if I really want them in about 3 weeks when the next load of sawdust arrives they can hitch a ride with him. I WANT THEM, I think I'm going to say yes. Keep 3 of the best looking ones and let Maddy next door have the others to take to her papaws as they are wanting more hens and love the 2 Marans I gave them. That would still allow me to get a few Lavender chicks for Rosie. I think anyway, that plan would push me at or over 20 chickens, which I sorta want to keep under so as not to drive the neighbors crazy. But then, the neighbors love my chickens, 3 of them bring over kitchen scraps to them and since I've had a egg explosion they are loving the fresh eggs i've been giving them. Ok advise please, take them, or pass on them.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

What should you get?

Honestly, anything big and fluffy and friendly. I'd have been happy with a easter egger, orpington or anything else if it couldn't have been a Marans lol. But when it showed Naked Neck, which i'm sorry sorta creep me out just a bit. Yup broken.

 

[RoyalChick]

Ok Fluffy Butt Friends, I need some advice. My sawdust guy delivered a load of sawdust for me yesterday and presented me with a problem or opportunity. Depends on how you look at it. He's a wonderful old man who likes chickens as much as I do and will stand around and talk horses and chickens all day long. This June he has 17 Beifielder chicks coming, and in order to make room for them he's offered me 5 or 6 hens for free. Was initially in the process of saying no when he showed me the pictures and told me to look and think again. THEY ARE BLUE MARANS. 2 years old and gorgeous. He knows my obsession with Marans, and has remembered that I also want blues, well, ok every color. I have until the new chicks show up to decided, but if I really want them in about 3 weeks when the next load of sawdust arrives they can hitch a ride with him. I WANT THEM, I think I'm going to say yes. Keep 3 of the best looking ones and let Maddy next door have the others to take to her papaws as they are wanting more hens and love the 2 Marans I gave them. That would still allow me to get a few Lavender chicks for Rosie. I think anyway, that plan would push me at or over 20 chickens, which I sorta want to keep under so as not to drive the neighbors crazy. But then, the neighbors love my chickens, 3 of them bring over kitchen scraps to them and since I've had a egg explosion they are loving the fresh eggs i've been giving them. Ok advise please, take them, or pass on them.

You are not seriously expecting any of us to say pass are you?
I assume as you know the guy you know a little about the flock they are coming from and know they are healthy and all that. If so, I would 100% go for it!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

You are not seriously expecting any of us to say pass are you?
I assume as you know the guy you know a little about the flock they are coming from and know they are healthy and all that. If so, I would 100% go for it!

Not only do I know the guy. His son is our emergency horse vet. And he will see chickens.

 

[RoyalChick]

Not only do I know the guy. His son is our emergency horse vet. And he will see chickens.

How wonderful. I don't think you should over-think this one. Can't wait to see pictures of your new ladies!

 

[BY Bob]

Tell her me too!

Of course. She will be very excited. I do wonder why I got Dominique and not Plymouth Rock. I wonder what the difference was?

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Lol, you know what is causing me to overthink this. The very serious concerned face of my daughter yesterday when she simply stated "They are pretty, but not lavenders". The look she gave me. So whatever I decide, there has to be a way of incorporating Lavenders into the flock.