Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[bgmathteach]

Breakfast with the Phyllistines

Enjoy @MaryJanet

As always, such a treat to watch and hear them!
BUT........Wow, so quiet for them. You must have taught them their manners! (no talking with mouth full!)

 

[bgmathteach]

It's Friday Night and the Feeling's Right

Well it's not actually night time but it is Fluffy Bum time!

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Lovely fluffy butts.. Except poor Sansa.....hopefully her molt is turning 'round and she will soon be on the home stretch.

Phyllis:
I've got wings, I know how to use them
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I never beg, I know how to choose them
I'm his baby, I'm his baby,
yeah, I'm alright!

 

[bgmathteach]

This has been my observation as well although I have two toughies in my group that just go after anyone at any time. In general, Aurora keeps track of Sansa and Sansa keeps track of Sydney. Sydney does not really trouble with Phyllis too much but she has shown interest in pecking the Phyllistines. Of course everyone below Aurora has shown interest in keeping them down, so to speak.

Hopefully that will change once they get size to them and/or start laying, though.....they are SO much smaller than the others, and had no 'Mom' to introduce them to the 'flock' and protect them like they would have in a natural setting.

My experience with broodies/chicks: Momma protects them and introduces them to flock (things are essentially fine...a few hens might go after the chicks if they get separated now & then, but Momma will charge & defend. Then once momma 'abandons' them, they are mostly fine until they hit 'adolescent stage'. They know, as youngsters, to not challenge the adults and stay with the flock, but a bit to the side so to speak...though some hens will let them cluster around, eat treats, etc without bothering them. At this point - the hitting adolescent stage - there seems to be some chasing & pecking...especially at roost time...but I think that is has to do with them reaching adult world and essentially establishing their place in the heirarchy.....and it definitely settles down once the girls start laying. (same with the boys, too...only it seems that the hens stop 'picking' on them sooner...maybe when they have reached sexual maturity...as it is always after they start expressing their 'Rooster' desires.)

I don't by any means have scientific evidence...just this observational/anecdotal evidence...but with 1 exception, (i.e. 1 chick), this has been the case with all of the broody hatched &/or chicks 'imported' and given to a broody...

 

[BY Bob]

Friday Fluff!

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Finally some fluffy bums! thanks @micstrachan

 

[bgmathteach]

You could use 4x4 blocks fastened to your shoes? (Just thinking outside the box)

Actually, our Town administrator had 4X4 blocks attached to the pedals of his truck! Herby was only 3 1/2 feet tall.

 

[BY Bob]

Was she OK with them when she met them?

That is as close as they got. They separated from there.

 

[BY Bob]

Only fluff pic able to get this week... mugs on the other hand...have to wait for Monday....(aren't I a stinker?)View attachment 2896528

I'll take it.

 

[BY Bob]

Sorry everyone and your beautiful fluffy butts, but Phyllis steals the whole photo shoot for me with that ballet-twirl / gymnastics-stuck-landing pose in the first pic

And that is why Sansa chases her.

 

[BY Bob]

FBF: fresh butt fluff
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Beautiful!

 

[BY Bob]

Go on, blame me.

It couldn't possibly be my fault.