Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Hey everyone, some bad news. We’re getting rid of truffles on Monday. We found a great home for him with 16 hens and 0 other roosters, in a nice feild, think about 3-4 acres like ours. I still have lots of photos i’ll be sharing of him, but he wont be in the flock anymore.

I know it is hard but you are doing the right thing by him. What rooster wouldn't love having 16 hens all to himself? Maybe they can keep you notified on how he is doing.

 

[BY Bob]

Molt Updates

I have been focusing so much on the chicks that i have been ignoring the other happenings in the tribe. Let's talk about molts for a minute.

I am afraid that Sydney's molt is going to be much harder this year. 2 day's ago she had 2 tail feathers.

Yesterday she had none.

By the end of the day yesterday her shoulders were bare. She did not have any bare patches last year. You can see the shoulders starting to bare in the photo above.

Lilly's molt

I was looking very closely at Lilly yesterday and her feathers are showing absoutely no wear and tear at all. What do I mean? Look at this closeup. The ends of her feathers are perfectly round showing very little wear or fraying.

Compare that to Sansa. The new feathers are instantly identifiable. You can see the old frayed ones and the new rounded ones. By the way Sansa has been molting for well over a month at this point.

Now I have seen no feathers which I could associate with Lilly molting. I feel like I must have missed her molt or otherwise she has done an amazing job of keeping her feathers in top condition all year.

Hattie is deep into her molt. She is fluffy scruffy mess. I will say this, I can now see some of her new feathers coming in and she will be spectacular once it is complete. Every year i say this. I wish here feathers were as pretty in the summer as they are in the winter post molt. She will be truly lavender in color after her molt and by the time summer arrives she will look more grey than lavender. Here is my poor messy lady.

 

[Chicken poppy]

I know it is hard but you are doing the right thing by him. What rooster wouldn't love having 16 hens all to himself? Maybe they can keep you notified on how he is doing.

Hopefully, they live really near us so hopefully we can keep in touch. Im sure he will enjoy all the girls,

 

[RoyalChick]

Hey everyone, some bad news. We’re getting rid of truffles on Monday. We found a great home for him with 16 hens and 0 other roosters, in a nice feild, think about 3-4 acres like ours. I still have lots of photos i’ll be sharing of him, but he wont be in the flock anymore.

Oh dear - I am a bit sad, but also happy as that sounds perfect for him.
Hope you are OK.

 

[RoyalChick]

Maggie says she does not have enough fluff to contribute today but she wishes you all a happy FBF anyway (actually she still does have a fluffy butt).
Diana murdered a slice of red onion. Honestly it didn’t stand a chance!

 

[RoyalChick]

Minnie is out and about as normal today. She even flashed a bit of fluff for us for Friday.
Hopefully uestowas nothing serious.

 

[Chicken poppy]

Im actually feeling a lot better. At first i was worried he would go to a bad home. But this sounds wonderful and got recommended to me by one of my friends who has amazing care for animals. So this sounds like a great fit for him.

Oh dear - I am a bit sad, but also happy as that sounds perfect for him.
Hope you are OK.

 

[rural mouse]

He used to have a fully feathered neck too, but his ladies feather picked them all off! And he let them!

Ah. And here I was thinking he was a cross, with the harem to go with it.

 

[rural mouse]

I’m hoping that Jaffar would finally molt. Maybe he would get his neck feathers back? but I doubt that he will. I don’t like him being called a “Turk-hen” he’s beautiful to me.

He is beautiful, and full of so much personality! He amazes me with everything he does! Turken is the name of the Naked Necks (like Who Dat's Trump - just as awesome)

 

[RoyalChick]

This is Minnie. I am guessing it means that @BY Bob , @MaryJanet and others who suggested she may be starting to molt were right. Just one teeny feather out of place

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