Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[bgmathteach]

Soda.
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? She's a BR? She has WHITE legs...now I'm confused...that was one of the few chickens I thought I had down pat!


Well, confusing or not, she is a lovely lady

Ummm .... pssst...@Ribh,... she isn't frizzled

 

[Sally PB]

Here is one of my Blue JGs. Is this a feather shredding issue? She's looked like this for awhile. It seems like it's gotten worse since she started laying and the rooster has been, um, paying attention to her.

The other Blue JG doesn't have this problem.

They both have nice fluffy butts. I'll get a picture of that sometime too.

 

[rural mouse]

Oh no, there is a big difference between us. Bob has a thing for white chickens and I have a thing for black chickens. Naturally a beautiful black-and-white chicken can ensnare us both.

Here's 4.

 

[rural mouse]

Too long a flight, sorry. But I did go. I am in Sacramento municipal at the moment NIP check before takeoff to Utah. My MPSCS needed calibration (GPS) instrumentation. The Rocky Mountain passes are no joke. Sheri from church is watching my home and animals

Fly safe, watch for random gusts

 

[rural mouse]

Everything is better frizzled!

Frizzled hair....major pain in the neck...among other things...

 

[Ribh]

? She's a BR? She has WHITE legs...now I'm confused...that was one of the few chickens I thought I had down pat!


Well, confusing or not, she is a lovely lady

Ummm .... pssst...@Ribh,... she isn't frizzled

There are quite a few differences in breed standards between America & other countries. For example Frizzle is a breed out here [& in parts of Europe] as well as being other breeds; Aracaunas can have tails, muffs, topknots etc but aren't usually tailess ~ & they do lay blue eggs.
Beatha, my splash Aracauna. She's not frizzled either.

But Titania, who's a frizzle mix of some sort, is.

 

[Ribh]

Well, confusing or not, she is a lovely lady

She's huge. She gives a whole new meaning to the term *dual purpose*

 

[bgmathteach]

There are quite a few differences in breed standards between America & other countries. For example Frizzle is a breed out here [& in parts of Europe] as well as being other breeds; Aracaunas can have tails, muffs, topknots etc but aren't usually tailess ~ & they do lay blue eggs.
Beatha, my splash Aracauna. She's not frizzled either.
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But Titania, who's a frizzle mix of some sort, is.
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They are quite lovely! She looks like a huge powder puff with a head & tail attached

How do you keep them warm in cold temps? Doesn't the 'frizzling' destroy some of their ability to trap pockets of air in their feathers to keep them warm?

 

[Ribh]

They are quite lovely! She looks like a huge powder puff with a head & tail attached

How do you keep them warm in cold temps? Doesn't the 'frizzling' destroy some of their ability to trap pockets of air in their feathers to keep them warm?

I'm sub~tropical. Even in the middle of winter we rarely dip into single figures C. Most of my frizzles are tiny & some of the bigger birds don't mind them roosting under their wings to keep a bit warmer. Wet is more of a thing. I can't have them getting absolutely soaked. You can see why Shad calls them *feather dusters*.

 

[BY Bob]

Rosie is still dropping feathers, not seeing any mites on anyone. And her feathers are looking a bit shredded, even the new ones.

Did you hear back from your vet @BY Bob

The vet called when I could not answer the phone. She left a message saying she called. I don't expect she will call again until she is back from vacation in a few weeks. Sansa will have to wait sadly.