Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

I doubt very much you suck at chicken care. Otherwise all your chickies would ill.

Like people some chicken likely are more prone to disease process. I would say you jave good animal husbandry, your beautiful lady was very well cared for. As are all your ladies.

 

[rural mouse]

Next it will be Emus…

Why not skip emu and go straight to ostrich?

 

[rural mouse]

Not going to lie I want a Emu. I do not have enough space for a emu, but it does not stop me from wanting one. I do not know that I will be successful hatching these guinea's but I have to try. My sawdust guy is a wonderful person who gave me the 6 blue cochins and over the past 4 years has became a really good friend of the family. My uncle who brought it up initially yesterday has always been the only brother my grandmother has that over my life has truly cared and been involved in my life. He is also the only one who is visiting my grandma and has been here at least 4 times a week since her stroke and is attempting to help. He does not know it, but his visits alone and just talking about the past with her helps more then he thinks. Having the incubator running is also good for grandma, she checks on it daily and is looking forward to seeing them hatch. After showing her once, she also knows how to add water to adjust the humidity level if it is too low, and what to do if it gets too high.

Keep a note on the incubator with the new levels for the guineas, along with "reminder, NOT chickens, ALL spoke for" not just for her but for your daughter too.

 

[BY Bob]

Saw a mountain bluebird today: first of the year. Also noticed buds swelling on some of the trees. Spring allergies are upon me. No idea to what, but lasts until the leaves burst out. Babies growing like crazy. Mera has back feathers almost fully present. Nox is almost there. Wings on all the girls are down free. The hobbit lasses have feathers coming on their backs, but not all the way across like the English girls. Hector is....Hector: pin feathers half inch long, growing slowly, about 4 across his back between his wings, but has feathers framing his chest.View attachment 3052666Asphodel and Belladonna

View attachment 3052668Belladonna, Hector, Nox tail bombing

View attachment 3052670Asphodel (moved over), Hector' s back, Nox in front, Primula popped her head up, blocking Mera in the back.

Sleepy little things, just like the bigger ones

They are so cute. Their fathers are not making them awkward at all!

 

[BY Bob]

Thanks for asking. The birds seem fine. I’m still sad, but grateful to have been there and focused on the fact that, aside from Ruby, who had an incredible will to live and LOTS if intervention, the chickens dying seem to be the young ones. I think that’s a clue.

A clue in what way? What did you think it was telling you?

 

[BY Bob]

Guys, I've made it half way of this thread... I'm on page 4403, May 7, 2021. This means that the most recent half were made within ELEVEN MONTHS. Seriously, look at what you all have done.

I have Inky's fluffy butt to share.
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It is amazing that people read all the way through this thread. I am so impressed by those of you who do.

What a lovely bum! Who is that sitting in someone's lap?

 

[BY Bob]

I was keeping an eye on everyone's chickens when I came to myself to post some pictures of my own! Here are some photos of my 12 white leghorn chicks that I brought home a few hours ago. They are currently keeping me up with their little chirps. LoL They are in my living room at the moment! And I have not decided yet, it will take time, but in honor of my original Daisy, and Buff Daisy, and @BY Bob s Daisy the sweetest one will be named Daisy. After all I'm not Daisybuff without a daisy!

Look at those adorable little ones! We have been missing my old friends the white leghorns here. You must give us lots of pictures and videos!

 

[BY Bob]

It’s not a clue after all. I just suck at taking care of chickens. I just saw the prelim report snd Sunshine died of a fatty liver hemorrhage. I’m so sad about that and don’t understand how a young, low ranked hen could be fat in my flock. This is an ongoing problem in my flock, despite trying to slim them down. I need to ration feed again.

I am simply stunned. I don't get it. You are so mindful of what you feed them. How can this be? Is this something of which certain hens may just be genetically predisposed somehow?

Raising chickens can be so heartbreaking sometimes.

 

[BY Bob]

Don’t be too hard on yourself… it’s incredibly common in laying hens. I really think that our perfectly balanced nutrition rations are a little too much for many hens to live long and healthy lives. When you think about a more natural environment, their forage would be far less rich and nutrient dense.

Yes, I'm starting to wonder if this is true. I am also questioning what humans may have done to their genetics as well. Perhaps they no longer metabolize nutrients like they should.

 

[rural mouse]

They are so cute. Their fathers are not making them awkward at all!

They've excavated the space between the cinder blocks too. I'm expecting the crisp body/"fur stole" shedding around the neck to start any day now