Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[micstrachan]

I thought I'd read ahead before announcing it.
Congratulations to you and Ester too.

Oh no! I hope I didn’t steal your thunder!

 

[micstrachan]

This is another dual post. Concerned and happy at the same time. Hopefully Esther just needs to recover from her trials growing new feathers. I know hope is no strategy but it is all I can do from here.

Thanks, Bob. Hope is helpful. It’s just comforting to know other chickaneers worry about these things like I do. Today Ester went into the coop, as if to lay an egg, while I was putsing around the run. There was no egg song, but there was a warm, freshly laid egg, darker than what Ester has been laying. I’m really not sure whose it was.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Is there anything better the happy contented trills of chicks in the brooder and new chicks fluffing up in the incubator announcing their arrival into the world. 2 hatched so far and another has pipped. To top that off keep hearing the girls outside singing their egg song, 5 so far today, I got 7 yesterday. Biggest egg haul so far.

 

[featherhead007]

Is there anything better the happy contented trills of chicks in the brooder and new chicks fluffing up in the incubator announcing their arrival into the world. 2 hatched so far and another has pipped. To top that off keep hearing the girls outside singing their egg song, 5 so far today, I got 7 yesterday. Biggest egg haul so far.

Only thing I can think of better, is a cuddle with the chicks.

 

[featherhead007]

Only thing I can think of better, is a cuddle with the chicks. View attachment 2526140

But they stay in the brooder most of the time

 

[LozzyR]

Good. I feel better giving.

Oh yes, I don’t give to just anybody.

 

[LozzyR]

Only thing I can think of better, is a cuddle with the chicks. View attachment 2526140

That is definitely a cuddle-puddle!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I wasn't sure what you were going after but Mrs BY Bob got it right away!

The likeness is striking!

Besides the one-eye situation due to hat and comb, it's the ruffles and wattles below, but mostly it's the steady, confident, a little bit flirty and very direct gaze right into your eyes!

 

[BY Bob]

At last measure 42"

She's a big lady. Wow!

 

[featherhead007]

The babies are smart little buggers. They can recognize the bag of meally worms, and start going crazy. Even the sound of the bag gets them going.
they are only 3 days old. (Oh boy, am I in trouble)