Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[WhoDatChick]

It is not a fit Day out for Man nor Hen.

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Is it cold Bob? It looks it... it was 90 here again... but that is just fine by me

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

To be honest, I was quite naive when I first got Lucy and Emily. I’ve learnt a lot in the last 2 1/2 years.

You and me both Lozzy.
I’m so glad I found this site and these threads to help me understand and appreciate my chickens.

 

[BY Bob]

Is it cold Bob? It looks it... it was 90 here again... but that is just fine by me

50° nasty.

 

[BY Bob]

You and me both Lozzy.
I’m so glad I found this site and these threads to help me understand and appreciate my chickens.

I know I'm glad you found this site and this thread. I got to meet Tsuki!

 

[WhoDatChick]

I didn’t mean to come on here and get all emotional about Pashmina.
I meant to come here to post this because for me it never gets old seeing my Princesses hanging out on the big branch looking at the view before bed.
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I just love their big tree branch!!

 

[WhoDatChick]

Phyllis D.

Another profile in the tradition of @MaryJanet

Phyllis is the hen of my wife’s dreams (technically her name is Phyllis D). She has wanted a Polish since she first heard the story of Nardole the Brave. Polish are known to be skittish, flighty, and are generally considered to be not the Brightest Hen in the Coop.

From what I have seen so far, Phyllis is actually quite clever. I have seen her do amazing things to avoid other hens and get her share of treats. I can touch and pick up Phyllis whenever I want and she runs to my legs anytime she see me walking in the yard. I think a lot of the issues people have with Polish is because of that beautiful mop of feathers on her head. Her whole world is down. She cannot see up and therefore is easily spooked.

That mop of feathers on her head does serve one purpose, it does block other hens from seeing “What she’s got there?” It is difficult for other hens to know if she has something worth stealing as they can’t see it!

She has a great wing to body ratio and flies as well as any leghorn I ever had. When spooked she will either speed away, and boy she is fast, or take flight. Hence the flighty and skittish.

I have learned to talk to her when approaching in case she hasn’t seen me yet. Phyllis knows her name and comes when called.

Favorite Hobby: Her favorite hobby is running. She is sprinter without peer. Whenever she gets separated form the rest of the flock, she stops, raises her neck as high as she can, finds the group, and sprints after them. She reminds me of the Road Runner sometimes. I am so glad that I can pick her up because there is no way I would ever catch her.

Favorite Saying: Hey, wait for me!

Rank: She is number 6 in the pecking order (or last)

Named After: Why of course she is named after Phyllis Diller because they have similar hairdos and laughs.

Favorite Recording Artist: The Who (She’s a bit of a bad girl. I think she has her nose pierced under all those feathers)

Favorite Song: “Who are You”, by The Who

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Love! Love! Love!.... great pics!

 

[MaryJanet]

Phyllis D.

Another profile in the tradition of @MaryJanet

Phyllis is the hen of my wife’s dreams (technically her name is Phyllis D). She has wanted a Polish since she first heard the story of Nardole the Brave. Polish are known to be skittish, flighty, and are generally considered to be not the Brightest Hen in the Coop.

From what I have seen so far, Phyllis is actually quite clever. I have seen her do amazing things to avoid other hens and get her share of treats. I can touch and pick up Phyllis whenever I want and she runs to my legs anytime she see me walking in the yard. I think a lot of the issues people have with Polish is because of that beautiful mop of feathers on her head. Her whole world is down. She cannot see up and therefore is easily spooked.

That mop of feathers on her head does serve one purpose, it does block other hens from seeing “What she’s got there?” It is difficult for other hens to know if she has something worth stealing as they can’t see it!

She has a great wing to body ratio and flies as well as any leghorn I ever had. When spooked she will either speed away, and boy she is fast, or take flight. Hence the flighty and skittish.

I have learned to talk to her when approaching in case she hasn’t seen me yet. Phyllis knows her name and comes when called.

Favorite Hobby: Her favorite hobby is running. She is sprinter without peer. Whenever she gets separated form the rest of the flock, she stops, raises her neck as high as she can, finds the group, and sprints after them. She reminds me of the Road Runner sometimes. I am so glad that I can pick her up because there is no way I would ever catch her.

Favorite Saying: Hey, wait for me!

Rank: She is number 6 in the pecking order (or last)

Named After: Why of course she is named after Phyllis Diller because they have similar hairdos and laughs.

Favorite Recording Artist: The Who (She’s a bit of a bad girl. I think she has her nose pierced under all those feathers)

Favorite Song: “Who are You”, by The Who

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I love chicken profiles!!

 

[pspatbyc]

"What happened to my coiffure?!!"

LOL - okay I had to look that one up

 

[micstrachan]

The snow has melted a bit so I'm out with the girls. They are very happy to be out in the yard. This is Ginger.
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Fabulous photo!

 

[micstrachan]

Lilly's Day

You all saw Lilly walking on the deck today. Let me tell you about the rest of her day.

I was able to be "rooster" today and spent the day in the backyard with them. So I was able to observe everything.

The morning was mostly normal until I found Sydney trying to make a nest here.
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I flushed her out and blocked it off. I then went to find out why her and Sansa were roaming the yard for a nesting spot.

I opened the coop and found this.
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This turned into a real mess. Aurora, Hattie, Sydney and apparently Lilly all needed to lay at the same time. I have 2 nest boxes. That would be half af many as I needed at that moment and Lilly takes forever to lay. Sydney and Aurora were ready to go now and Lilly was blocking both boxes, she did not want anyone laying next her.

In and out Aurora and Sydney went. BAKAWK, BAKAWK, BAKAWK! It was deafening. Finally Hattie solved the problem. Into the coop she went super loud Bakawking, BAKAWK! BAKAWK! BAKAWK!, She got up on the roost. BAKAWK! BAKAWK! BAKAWK!.

I was stunned. I just stood there and a few minutes later, out came Lilly complaining, almost muttering, bawk, bawk, bawk bawk.....

In scooted Sydney and Aurora. Hattie took Lilly to the brush pile and they started climbing. My one legged hen was climbing on the brush pile. I shook my head and let them be.

I went back to trimming bushes that are already getting little leaves.

A few minutes later Sansa is bawking away. I look over and my crippled hen is now on the wood pile!
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Tell me again that she has a bad leg! Now no way I was letting her jump down from there so I ran over and scooped her up and put her on the ground.

Lilly starts muttering again, bawk, bawk, bawk, bawk.

Then two hens come rolling out of the coop. Relief on their faces. Sydney and Aurora have laid their eggs.

Hattie gathers up Lilly and in they go. Silence finally Almost two hours later they emerged. Hattie has laid an egg, Lilly has spent 2 hours in the nesting box. No egg.

At least There was silence in the yard.

Lilly got up on the deck begged Mrs Bob for treats, ate them and then took a sunbath.

As the sun goes down the flock moves into the side yard with the brush pile. So Lilly went with them. She was done for the day. While the rest scratched around, she found a spot and sat down.
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A little later, a nap
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After the nap, everything was calm. A quick snack of corn, some grass grazing with Hattie and then off to bed.
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A full day for any hen, especially one with a lame leg.

Love this report!