Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Shadrach]

@RoyalChick: here's an easy one for you.
Lavender is a Frizzle.
They are a breed in Oz & some parts of Europe but not in America.
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I think people know them better by their other name....duster.
Only teasing. She's lovely.

 

[ValerieJ]

Got to love bitsas. Won't ever get the breed wrong.

Bitsa chickens? Bits of this and that? Like a barnyard mix? I think that's what all my chicks are now.

 

[Shadrach]

Bitsa chickens? Bits of this and that? Like a barnyard mix? I think that's what all my chicks are now.

It's all a bit silly really because they are all bitsas. It's just some have more recent bits than others.
I don't know how many generations back of same breed breeding it takes to get called a heritage breed.
It's always worth bearing in mind the Spanish royal family when considering the wisdom of in breeding.

 

[RoyalChick]

It's all a bit silly really because they are all bitsas. It's just some have more recent bits than others.
I don't know how many generations back of same breed breeding it takes to get called a heritage breed.
It's always worth bearing in mind the Spanish royal family when considering the wisdom of in breeding.

Same as many royal families really.
And just to be clear, this has nothing to do with why I refer to my chickens as Princesses!

 

[ValerieJ]

It's all a bit silly really because they are all bitsas. It's just some have more recent bits than others.
I don't know how many generations back of same breed breeding it takes to get called a heritage breed.
It's always worth bearing in mind the Spanish royal family when considering the wisdom of in breeding.

I'm not familiar with the Spanish royal family, but that just gave me a picture of it.

So, what you are saying is, my chicks that look like lavender Orpingtons, but might not have strictly been created between my LO Rooster and one of the LO hens, can still be considered LO's because that's what they look like? (I just made myself dizzy.)

 

[Ribh]

I think people know them better by their other name....duster.
Only teasing. She's lovely.

I know ~ & there's no disputing she looks like a giant feather duster. She is a lovely girl though & a nice little layer.

 

[Shadrach]

Anyway, from one thread to another, look who came round today.
They haven't been round as a tribe for, I don't know, maybe over a month.
They all piled in this evening and I was so pleased to see them i didn't get a picture until some had left with Treacle to go to roost.
Needless to say I spoilt them rotten. Fresh made mash with the commercial feed, tuna, walnuts, a small piece of cheese each. I had a long chat with Cillin as I gave his leg a check over. Did Fat Birds bum. Easy to check poor fudge for mites given they've got hardly any feathers to hide under. Hurry has worms I think so she's on the meds as from tomorrow. Looked like eggs in her poop under magnification.
They left late due to the storm outside. Just checked on Fudge; not much waterproofing on her atm, but she's dry and wedged next to Fat Bird again.

 

[BY Bob]

I know I've been lost in space for a while, but do you now have a rooster? He's sure a pretty boy!

When I started this thread I had a rooster. I no longer do.

 

[BY Bob]

To start your Saturday off right.....

Spoiler: Coffee with Jabberwocky

I have absolutely lost track of the day. My gosh I'm a mess. I posted this on Thursday.

 

[BY Bob]

I'm not familiar with the Spanish royal family, but that just gave me a picture of it.

So, what you are saying is, my chicks that look like lavender Orpingtons, but might not have strictly been created between my LO Rooster and one of the LO hens, can still be considered LO's because that's what they look like? (I just made myself dizzy.)

I think the answer might be yes........ maybe?