Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[MaryJanet]

HEY! We are INDIVIDUALS!

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What an astounding/astounded face!

 

[MaryJanet]

Thank you for this. I am worried about stress for Dotty.
I don’t have the experience to judge the level of violence - all I know is Dotty is able to pick herself up and carry on running around. But several times Maggie physically dragged her out of the box. That seems more than trivial.
I read @Shadrach’s article but I am not failing to understand a warning peck. This is clearly an aggressive peck and looks like a grab. A while ago I caught video of Maggie grabbing and seemingly mating with a Roadrunner which I assume was also aggression rather than gender fluidity. This is different in that there is a clear goal - to get Dotty out of the nest boxes.
We had a day of calm yesterday.
I will watch another day but if it happens again I think an alternative box is worth a try.

I was wondering about the day after. Thanks for mentioning it.

 

[featherhead007]

I SHRA. I said Cuckoo Marans, too. Went through this same thing with Ester. Alex, don’t all yours have yellow legs?

BoPeeps has white legs. Xzit has light colored yellow legs. The rest are yellow

 

[rural mouse]

Can Dominiques ever throw a single comb? My SLW, Roxy, has one.
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If both parents have it recessively, there's a 1:16 chance. The rose comb (at least in wyandottes) carries a reduced fertility. The single comb was introduced in to try to help with that but is recessive so it pops up occassionally .

 

[rural mouse]

BoPeeps has white legs. Xzit has light colored yellow legs. The rest are yellow

White legs? Are her eggs darker than the others? You might have a cuckoo marans. a bit odd as (based upon their website) the hatchery doesn't have marans of any kind. She may just be totally unique.

 

[Shadrach]

I'm so glad you know and glad that it wasn't from a hawk attack, but that is just terrible luck for you and Mrs @ BY Bob, that Legertha had a congenital condition.

Nice to know that Sylvie hopped down and kept Legertha company during her last time, so she was comforted and not alone.

I've read the report a bit differently it seems.


In this case, there was hemorrhage within the overlying subcutaneous tissue and at the base of the skull which may suggest trauma. While there was evidence of trauma in the head region, there were no obvious fractures of the bones indicating the brain exposure was a pre-existing condition and not secondary to trauma. In addition to this finding, there were masses

 

[Shadrach]

Well, that wouldn't be so terrible, would it?

I didn't really say that


I know, it is really too cold for her to be hatching & raising chicks this time of year....and poor featherless rooster & Jaffar would be worried sick the whole 3 weeks!

Hope you find her soon.

Jaffa would have known exactly where she was and what she was doing.
As I understand it, it doesn't freeze where Alex lives. Doesn't even get that cold so I would think thhat the hen would have been absolutely fine sitting and hatching.

 

[Shadrach]

Finding her is the hardest part!

Follow Jaffa.

 

[Marie2020]

Jaffar has found Arizona safely nested on a clutch of eggs behind the tool shed . He called out, she came running! (Why can’t I do that?)

that's another good bit of news today. @MaryJanet little Mary is on the mend to

I'm so glad you know and glad that it wasn't from a hawk attack, but that is just terrible luck for you and Mrs @ BY Bob, that Legertha had a congenital condition.

Nice to know that Sylvie hopped down and kept Legertha company during her last time, so she was comforted and not alone.

well said

 

[Marie2020]

Gave the girls a little Thanksgiving treat today.

I'll have a beef liver treat thank you

My dog got all excited hearing this