Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[micstrachan]

So adorable! How old are the little ones?

4 weeks!

 

[micstrachan]

They are all beautiful but Hattie steals my heart every time.

Yep. Me, too.

 

[micstrachan]

So cute! How old are they? My itty bitty Brady Bunch are six weeks.. here they are... you can see Marcia in the background.. she was sick for three days.. but yesterday she perked back up and is now looking fine View attachment 2321574

Adorable!

 

[micstrachan]

So cute @micstrachan !

That's a clever idea using the 2 dog crates. I'll have to remember it for the next time I get chicks.

I'm surprised the chicks don't squeeze through the bars though.

They tried!

Edited to add: Flo squeezed through the bars on her brooder cage on the first night. Someone was screaming bloody murder and when I arrived to the scene, Flo was peeping loudly from the floor and her sisters were almost as upset!

 

[micstrachan]

Mary comes over all green usually but purple sometimes.

Little Mill shimmers green and purple on her black spots!

 

[micstrachan]

I was looking through old pictures and this one reminded me that I don’t think Ester is a Barred Rock. She looks more like a Cuckoo (?) Marans. However, her eggs started out as very pale, pinkish tan eggs and have faded over time to white. In this photo, Ester is at around 11:00 and Bridge, my Barred Rock, is at 2:00. Does anyone disagree they are not the same breed? What do you think Ester is? She looked different from the other Barred Rocks as a chick, but just slightly. The spot on her head was smaller and she just looked subtly different. Thoughts?

 

[Ribh]

I was looking through old pictures and this one reminded me that I don’t think Ester is a Barred Rock. She looks more like a Cuckoo (?) Marans. However, her eggs started out as very pale, pinkish tan eggs and have faded over time to white. In this photo, Ester is at around 11:00 and Bridge, my Barred Rock, is at 2:00. Does anyone disagree they are not the same breed? What do you think Ester is? She looked different from the other Barred Rocks as a chick, but just slightly. The spot on her head was smaller and she just looked subtly different. Thoughts?
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I agree Ester doesn't much look like a Barred Rock ~ but then strange mutations do happen.

This is Patricia.
She is a Barred Rock but something went wrong in the gene pool. Her breeder thought she might come good after her moult but 2 moults & she still looks like this.
She looks & stands more like a rooster than a hen & her comb & wattles are really large.
None of which is helping but odd things do happen.

 

[MaryJanet]

I was looking through old pictures and this one reminded me that I don’t think Ester is a Barred Rock. She looks more like a Cuckoo (?) Marans. However, her eggs started out as very pale, pinkish tan eggs and have faded over time to white. In this photo, Ester is at around 11:00 and Bridge, my Barred Rock, is at 2:00. Does anyone disagree they are not the same breed? What do you think Ester is? She looked different from the other Barred Rocks as a chick, but just slightly. The spot on her head was smaller and she just looked subtly different. Thoughts?
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She looks more laced than barred to me.

 

[MaryJanet]

I agree Ester doesn't much look like a Barred Rock ~ but then strange mutations do happen.

This is Patricia.
She is a Barred Rock but something went wrong in the gene pool. Her breeder thought she might come good after her moult but 2 moults & she still looks like this.
She looks & stands more like a rooster than a hen & her comb & wattles are really large.
None of which is helping but odd things do happen.

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Is this a recent photo ribh? She looks fantastic!

 

[Ribh]

Is this a recent photo ribh? She looks fantastic!

Yes, it was taken today. She certainly has the BR personality. Very laid back & easy to get along with, but while her sisters are more rounded she has this strange athletic body.