Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

I will help you Bob. (Old pic of BLU with a wet feathered head)
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No offense intended to anyone, but Blu looks like he is wearing hair-gel and has achieved the look he was striving for before heading out clubbing; Phyllis who normally looks a million bucks, just looks like a drowned rat.
Phyllis should carry an umbrella at all times in my humble opinion!

 

[Ribh]

I remembered...
Monday mug:
Olivia.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Walk between the Rain Drops

When Mrs BY Bob was little she was so skinny her Mum used to tell her she could walk between raindrops and stay dry when it was raining. Well I guess Phyllis is not that skinny.

Dry Phyllis
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Wet Phyllis
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Wow! Well I'd say the top picture is Phyllis in her day gig role as a Top Model. The bottom pic is her when she's been moonlighting in a punk rock band!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I will help you Bob. (Old pic of BLU with a wet feathered head)
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His feathers look like a flower, like bee balm! Love those wattles

 

[BY Bob]

They are Princesses remember so they are used to personal space (as well as a trusty servant in me of course)!
When penned in the Chicken Palace they only have about 400 square feet (I think I did the math right that is about 37 square meters). It is a lay out with lots of 'interest' so I don't think they get bored, but it is a finite space.
I am building them a fenced in chicken garden that could roughly double that area, and as you already know, I lead them on expeditions to work the vegetable garden (when the union allows). But both the gardens need some level of supervision because of the absurd number of foxes I have.
So bottom line, I don't want them to feel cramped if they are confined to the Chicken Palace. Which is why I am dithering about getting more and how many more to get. I have nearly persuaded myself there is room for 8.

I have to laugh, on square footage alone you could supposedly house 40!!! (Using 10 square feet per bird as the standard).

Some cold water.......

In my experience
Going from 2 to 3, no big deal

Going from 3 to 4, possibly better than 3

Going from 3 to 6, a whole new world of issues.

Now you need to understand, I now have 6 different breeds. That is a bad idea. I love them all and the heart always says get more so you have more to love. But simple mechanics like sitting on the ground and feeding them all by hand is no longer possible with 6. 4 get to participate and 2 others can't get near me. I have a terrible time making sure that Phyllis and Sydney get any. That bothers me.

I talk of adding more but frankly I'm probably done. I expect my flock will range from 3 to 6 the rest of the time I have them but I can't see going over 6 ever. Now maybe if I can match the breeds up things will be a little more stabile and easier but 6 is a lot for the relationship which I wish to have with my ladies.

 

[BY Bob]

I will help you Bob. (Old pic of BLU with a wet feathered head)
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He is so handsome!

 

[featherhead007]

He is so handsome!

In that pic, you can actually see his eyes!

 

[featherhead007]

In that pic, you can actually see his eyes!

Let’s call that one the mugshot Monday pic

 

[featherhead007]

Or I could use this one.

 

[LozzyR]

Is that wet ruff feathers? Was she putting her whole head in a puddle?

It’s been really wet here and Tegan looks like she stuck her head and neck in a bucket of water!