Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

Are they heading north?

Heading due South.

 

[BY Bob]

Went out to get some mugshots and the camera died so these will have to do until it charges back up.

Cheeky Chiquita, the v you sorta see on her chest, there is about a inch or so bare spot of plucked out feathers. Another girl on the "your thinking about it aren't you" list.
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My little Poppy girl. 8 months old yesterday and still pretending every day she is going to lay that first egg but nothing.
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Creamy
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And one of the cochin ladies.
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These are great mugs!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

How tiny is Poppy you may wonder, here she is by one of the spare water buckets for the horses.

 

[BY Bob]

It may be isolated to around here. There was no ‘big storm coming’ warning so this morning’s alert took me by surprise.
It has just turned to snow leaving a dusting on the ice.
You probably know, but you are missing a screw in the handle. Make sure nobody eats it!
Tax: Maggie was behind schedule after her bath.

Geeze! There is nothing your eyes do not miss. There was never a screw in that hole.

 

[BY Bob]

How tiny is Poppy you may wonder, here she is by one of the spare water buckets for the horses.
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Their personality is all out of size to them!

 

[RoyalChick]

How tiny is Poppy you may wonder, here she is by one of the spare water buckets for the horses.
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Wow. She is tiny - but of course also mighty!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Their personality is all out of size to them!

If their size matched their personalities, they would be the biggest chickens on the place. That is one of the biggest appeals to them. All that spunk and attitude in a tiny fluffy package.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Wow. She is tiny - but of course also mighty!

And height wise, Chiquita is a little smaller. Chiquita is heavier though.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

A Polish Present!

One of the Polish laid an egg today! They gathered all of the eggs together into one nest. Check it out!

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I took this just in case it is Betty's first egg here!

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That's a nice egg! I wonder who? Will you be monitoring more closely in case you can catch them at it?

One or more of the Buckeyes just started to lay again, I know it was Butters who went into the nest first, on Feb 4th.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

So about my too many cockerels here are the main culprits, they were all supposed to be named “Sausage” when I took them in from a friend who though they had hatched 8 “hens” so there were originally 7, but one was getting picked on quite heavily right from the get go, and I separated him for three days then moved him into my main flockView attachment 2985892
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He was even a good guy and sheltered many of the newly weaned chicks when mama turned her back on them he would let them snuggle under his wings at night… he’s a keeper, but I haven’t found the right name for him. The other six are awaiting their previous owner to pick one (when the roads are ok for him to get here) as he also lost most of his flock including his two roosters, these guys’ dad to mink attacks. Plural. He didn’t listen to my suggestion of consolidating flocks and securing one coop fully… and has trapped 8 mink so far this year… 8!

Maybe you could name him Good Guy?