Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[micstrachan]

I had to look it up. Here is what I found:
Origin of the Cream Legbar
The Cream Legbar is a cross between Barred Plymouth Rocks and Brown Leghorns, with some Araucana and Gold Campine genes. The Araucana genes give the Cream Legbar its funny little crest and the sky-blue or pale green eggs; the Leghorn contributed its excellent egg production (160 to over 200 per year); the Barred Plymouth Rock genes contribute the ability to easily tell roosters from hens when the chicks hatch.

So it is basically a mutt made up of 4 different breeds including the only two breeds I had understood were breeds - Leghorn thanks to @BY Bob and Campine thanks to @Ribh
I wonder if they will be crazy like the Campines or super friendly like the Leghorns. So far I would say both!

Ha! I spent a bunch of time on that last night myself! I think it’s fascinating that they tried so many auto sexing mixes using the barring gene!

 

[micstrachan]

They are certainly very fancy, and don't they know it!
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Fancy girls!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1897756390364852

 

[BY Bob]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1897756390364852

This may just be the greatest dustbathing video of all time. Outstanding! I just love it. Look at the holes they have all dug for themselves!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Hi everyone, been playing catch up not been on alot lately. School started back 3 weeks ago virtually. My daughter is in 7th grade this year and helping her i feel like i'm back in high school. Holly's chicks are 3 weeks old tomorrow and growing like weeds. 1 of the maran chicks is without a doubt a boy, comb and wattles appeared by 2 weeks. Tweety, the chipmunk chick is also a boy i think. While its too early for a comb his attitude and stance scream boy. He and bugs also like to chest bump each other constantly. Nuggets 2 are now 6 weeks old and right now i'm leaning to both being girls. Clover is just starting to get a comb, but no color to it, and this was the age Holly and Daisy's started growing as well. I will be watching her like a hawk though, If she is a boy the next 2 weeks will definitely tell me for sure. It's almost time for copper markings to come in. Copper on her hackles is ok, but if any appear on her shoulders or back i have a roo on my hands.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

And that’s why I will not be getting any of those!!!

Great. I have two.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

By the way, I just had to share that I’m an idiot. I’m sure some of you have already picked up on the fact that I have said repeatedly no more Leghorns. However, one of the chicks is a LegBAR. Helloooooo! She’s adorable, too!

You couldn’t help yourself, right?

 

[BY Bob]

Great. I have two.

Welcome to the Club.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

There are not going to be any pictures from me for a while. I'm surrounded by bits of computer linked together in an impossible mess.I need some bits which I have but are in the UK. I've also got a complete small form PC which I'm getting sent over as well as the bits. It's going to be a week at least I imagine.
A major computer fail is a disaster for me. I've had both PCs die in the last couple of weeks.
I don't have a land line, r a mobile. The pigeons here don't seen the slightest bit interested in flying anywhere useful and the park wardens start having heart attacks if I light bonefires and try to send smoke signals I could try writting letters to you all I suppose given how you all like a good read.....

Computers are wonderful. Until they’re not!

 

[featherhead007]

You mean, Beetov-Hen didn’t say “Step aside and let me show you how it’s done!”?

OH, that was what she meant, when she came over and started squawking at me!