Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

I hope it's not too annoying.

It is lovely while I am working. Just lovely. I notice it when I leave my office and it's quiet.

 

[BY Bob]

Wow, that's higher than I thought!

They can fly out of the trunk right now. Legertha did it yesterday. That's got to be at least 18 inches.

 

[MaryJanet]

About 90 minutes at 72° to 65°F. (22° to 18° C)

They looked very happy and busy. I loved the way Sydney recalled her mothering skills.

 

[BY Bob]

They looked very happy and busy. I loved the way Sydney recalled her mothering skills.

It is really surprising as they are clearly not hers. It was cute though as any time a big girl walked by the Phyllistines ran over to see them.

 

[BY Bob]

Non Fluffy Butt Friday

Hattie is definitely molting. Poor dear.

 

[MaryJanet]

It is really surprising as they are clearly not hers. It was cute though as any time a big girl walked by the Phyllistines ran over to see them.

Awww they love their aunties.

 

[MaryJanet]

Non Fluffy Butt Friday

Hattie is definitely molting. Poor dear.
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That's a big bald patch! It'll be lovely when her new feathers are in

 

[featherhead007]

Fluffy beautiful butt Friday. I am using an older picture for FBF ( I haven’t been taking pictures lately)

 

[rural mouse]

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For Mugshot Monday some more Ha'penny for Bob.
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Every time I see her, I think "hey! That's Cheetah, my cockerel!" Then recognize the comb. Oh, Campine not Hamburg. Makes me suspect the gold Hamburg was developed from the silver crossed with Campines.

 

[rural mouse]

Comb Size

I just read the following sentence in the comb article from 2016 that is featured on the front page. It was kind of a throw away line but it caught my attention. Here it is:

"Usually, birds with the larger combs will be higher in the pecking order rank."

Does anyone believe that comb size has anything to do with pecking order? I am very curious and I am going to try and see if there is any actual research on this when I have a moment (I will add it to my long list of half started projects).

I am seriously asking everyone to look at their tribes and if you know their pecking order, compare it to their comb sizes. I would seriously like to know what you uncover.

Silver is higher than Pear. Pea comb to straight comb. Now Pear was higher than Mama and had a bigger comb, but I didn't notice a comb size difference until after Storm hatched. The rest have to wait until next summer to truly evaluate the comb size to pecking order. Now I'm curious too.