Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Mugshot Monday

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What a mug! I was startled!

 

[RoyalChick]

What a mug! I was startled!

She definitely has a way of zeroing in on things - the camera lens, a bug, worms, my hand. She is generally rather intense in everything she does!
I liked this photo, even though it is a bit blurry, because it shows the rather elegant sweep of her comb.

Bob - is it your sense that your chickens are aware of the coop-cam? I have a couple up high on the walls which are really good for me to check in on them, but this one is at chicken height and I really think they are aware of it. I think maybe they see themselves reflected in it - they always hone in on it and stare into it and are always preening in front of it.
It makes me think I should get them a mirror but am a bit worried about them breaking a mirror and eating glass shards.

 

[BY Bob]

She definitely has a way of zeroing in on things - the camera lens, a bug, worms, my hand. She is generally rather intense in everything she does!
I liked this photo, even though it is a bit blurry, because it shows the rather elegant sweep of her comb.

Bob - is it your sense that your chickens are aware of the coop-cam? I have a couple up high on the walls which are really good for me to check in on them, but this one is at chicken height and I really think they are aware of it. I think maybe they see themselves reflected in it - they always hone in on it and stare into it and are always preening in front of it.
It makes me think I should get them a mirror but am a bit worried about them breaking a mirror and eating glass shards.

I think it is much more likely you just found a perfect location. My nest cam is right at eye height and I have never caught anyone staring longingly into it. I have a mirror in the coop and aside from Phyllis checking out her do, I've not really seen anyone else interact with it.

Nest Cam

 

[BY Bob]

Monday Mug

It is still really wet here.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Definitely look. I am doubting that it froze even that cold.

Finally opened it. It still looks together, if that means anything, but there are a couple places where there's a clear bit of green fluid coming out.

 

[micstrachan]

I feel so much better. I get very anxious when they are off. I am always afraid I am missing something that is going to be fatal. I'm glad my course of non-action this time turned out to be correct.

Bob, I share that same fear.

 

[micstrachan]

Tax...... might as well make it Friday appropriate!
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MAGNIFICENT BUTTS!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Ok Fluffy Butt Friends, I need some advice. My sawdust guy delivered a load of sawdust for me yesterday and presented me with a problem or opportunity. Depends on how you look at it. He's a wonderful old man who likes chickens as much as I do and will stand around and talk horses and chickens all day long. This June he has 17 Beifielder chicks coming, and in order to make room for them he's offered me 5 or 6 hens for free. Was initially in the process of saying no when he showed me the pictures and told me to look and think again. THEY ARE BLUE MARANS. 2 years old and gorgeous. He knows my obsession with Marans, and has remembered that I also want blues, well, ok every color. I have until the new chicks show up to decided, but if I really want them in about 3 weeks when the next load of sawdust arrives they can hitch a ride with him. I WANT THEM, I think I'm going to say yes. Keep 3 of the best looking ones and let Maddy next door have the others to take to her papaws as they are wanting more hens and love the 2 Marans I gave them. That would still allow me to get a few Lavender chicks for Rosie. I think anyway, that plan would push me at or over 20 chickens, which I sorta want to keep under so as not to drive the neighbors crazy. But then, the neighbors love my chickens, 3 of them bring over kitchen scraps to them and since I've had a egg explosion they are loving the fresh eggs i've been giving them. Ok advise please, take them, or pass on them.

All anyone here needed to read was "THEY ARE BLUE MARANS......I WANT THEM"
Your considered pros vastly outweigh the cons, and you have a working plan.
Even your neighbors want you to have them!
The answer of course is

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I didn’t pick the name, the chick did.

How do you know the chick was typing it's name? Maybe it was looking for a maps app to get directions!

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

Phyllis forgives his doubt. Phyllis forgive everyone their doubt. It was after all her first prediction.

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She must be feeling pretty proud of herself!!!