Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Does she look guilty to any of you?
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She looks beautiful

 

[Ponypoor]

Final count is 27 chicks. I had 5 that made the external pip, 3 of them almost fully zip and then pass in the shell. The other 3 eggs seemed to have quit sometime after the 2nd candling. They had started to develop feathers. The last egg we checked was a cochin egg that had pipped, I'm glad it passed in the shell. If it had not I would have had my first deformity, it had a 3rd partially formed leg growing out of its back. I only ended up with 1 Corona chick hatching, so right now all my hopes for that Corona daughter lies with the 1 Baby has. Baby also now has a 4th chick as of this morning. Overnight a Squirrel egg hatched and the chick is identical to what Squirrel looked like as a baby. Mom insisted I see if Baby would accept it in hopes of another hen that looks like Squirrel. I waited until Baby had taken the other 3 out for a hour to forage and when she was ready to bring them back up to the nest I snuck it out to her. I tricked her by taking one of the white ones out to hold and when I tucked it back under her I also tucked the other chick in with it. It's been 4 hours and she's already showed it how to eat and thankfully she cannot count.

That's wonderful!

Yes it's a good thing they can't count hahaha

Sorry to hear about the ones that does but you are correct better they died naturally.

Looking forward to more pics!!

 

[Ponypoor]

Is 27 a lot of chicks? It seems like a huge number to me but maybe that's normal for you. What will happen to them all?

I agree seems like lots to me too! I have 12 and I have a hard time keeping track of them!

 

[MaryJanet]

That's wonderful!

Yes it's a good thing they can't count hahaha

Sorry to hear about the ones that does but you are correct better they died naturally.

Looking forward to more pics!!

Interestingly, I was just reading a post on Shad's thread about some research that found chickens can count up to 108 (I think that was the number he quoted). I'll try to find it again.

 

[Ponypoor]

Thirsty Thursday

Finally stopped raining and got the gals outside.

Whiskers taking a drink

 

[Ponypoor]

Interestingly, I was just reading a post on Shad's thread about some research that found chickens can count up to 108 (I think that was the number he quoted). I'll try to find it again.

That's awesome

 

[MaryJanet]

Interestingly, I was just reading a post on Shad's thread about some research that found chickens can count up to 108 (I think that was the number he quoted). I'll try to find it again.

Found it: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...rescued-chickens-thread.1502267/post-25625761

109 he said.

 

[MaryJanet]

That's awesome

Chickens are amazing. I've started thinking of the hens at my house as people.

A few nights ago, I asked them, "What do you think, is it chilly enough to go to bed early?" And they immediately filed into the coop. True. And it was about thirty minutes before their usual bed time.

 

[Ponypoor]

Some snoozing snazzy ladies

Buttercup and Blanche

Sophia and Penelope

Marty

 

[Ponypoor]

Found it: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...rescued-chickens-thread.1502267/post-25625761

109 he said.

That's great! Love it!