Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[ValerieJ]

That egg that I accidentally cracked when I went into lock down hatched late last night. So cracked egg's can still hatch.

That's very good news!

 

[BlueBaby]

That's awesome! When do we get cute baby pictures?

I still have 4 more egg's left to go out of the 6. Only 2 of them hatched late last night.

 

[BlueBaby]

That's very good news!

Well, I figured since I had asked here about if the cracked egg being able to hatch, that I would give the update on it.

 

[Shadrach]

That egg that I accidentally cracked when I went into lock down hatched late last night. So cracked egg's can still hatch.

Is the chick okay?

 

[MaryJanet]

It's time to go Exploring

Today was the first opportunity for the new ladies to really deal with significant snow. Unlike Lilly who hates snow and Hattie who will "deal" with it, Mal and Aurora had been "cooped up" enough today.

Maleficent was the first to head out. To the magnolia tree she went.
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When I came out to see Mal, Aurora came running over to see what's up.
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I never knew how brown Aurora actually was until I saw her against the white snow.

Hattie thought to come see what I was doing with the other two but could not get any further than the bird bath.
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She did eventually get herself turned enough that she could jump up and fly back to the coop without touching that evil white stuff.

Aurora was so excited to be out that she ran over ro the deck. Then she realized she was the only one on the deck and she felt stuck. A few calls went out to the flock.

The others answered and then one of my black hens, either Lilly or Maleficent, made a strange call back, flapped their wings hard, and made the noise again. I caught the wing flap and the second call in this clip of video. My girls are now making strange noises, first Hattie and then this! Has anyone ever had a hen make this noise?

After a little bit, Aurora just decided to go exploring and seemed to enjoy her time in the snow.

Then later in the evening around 5:15, everyone roosted but Aurora. She was in the coop so the door couldn't close on her but she was staying up to scratch and eat until the last moment. Aurora had herself a day today, she even laid an egg.

She had a huuuuge day!

 

[MaryJanet]

I do like Barnevelders.

Me too. Pretty and independent but can be handled without panic when the chips are down.

 

[MaryJanet]

Who cares about the white stuff, there are sunflower seeds!

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And the seeds are so easy to find against the white snow!

 

[Shadrach]

Me too. Pretty and independent but can be handled without panic when the chips are down.

I've never kept them. I know others that do. I just think they are a good looking breed and they free range well.

 

[MaryJanet]

I've never kept them. I know others that do. I just think they are a good looking breed and they free range well.

Janet is a barnevelder and by far the best forager of the three hens.

 

[BY Bob]

She had a huuuuge day!

And she stretched it as far as she could. It’s like she knew it was a great day and didn’t want it to end.