Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

Just thinking....I know I shouldn't....
This means that nut jobs are in fact fruitcakes. Just saying.

Honestly, I carck myself up sometimes. I've got to get some expert help.

Oh very well played!

 

[RoyalChick]

Very odd-shaped egg today. Don't know who laid it, it looks worrisome! One end is formed like a tail. The other end seemed to have a weak shell. It didn't hold up to being moved around and gathered like they do when they lay, or maybe it was stepped on. Looked like there was a yolk and whites in there. There've been a few thin rubbery weak-shelled eggs, then everything is fine for awhile. This is their first laying season, first egg was early January. This is definitely something weird. A bad sign?
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I've also been watching for egg-eating on purpose since I found one or two strong-shelled eggs that looked poked, a hole in an otherwise fine shell, and I caught Popcorn with a yolky beak a couple of weeks ago. She came up to the nestbox to visit while I was inspecting a broken egg and dipped her beak in there to eat some more! I've been trying to gather them as soon as laid, which is near-impossible when the ladies get in there as soon as one leaves. Is it okay to reach under a hen while she is on the nest to gather eggs? I try to leave them their privacy. Today there were two hens, one at each end for a time. I haven't been able to really track who is laying what yet. This doesn't look like what I think Queenie lays, which is a smaller browner egg, so I think it is one of the Buckeyes.

Yes, talking about you, ladies!
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The is for the picture of the lovely ladies. The egg looks very weird and I have no idea what it could be.

 

[Marie2020]

Just thinking....I know I shouldn't....
This means that nut jobs are in fact fruitcakes. Just saying.

Honestly, I carck myself up sometimes. I've got to get some expert help.

There's no hope for you shadrach, you'd give these poor experts breakdown

 

[Marie2020]

Turns out to be a beautiful day. Hens are laying, roosters are crowing, littles are out in the run frolicking. And my bank account is growing. (Stock dividend post arrived)

Great, Alexander

 

[Marie2020]

Good night hens. Time for me to hit my coop. Have a good night everyone

 

[featherhead007]

Never try to eat a sandwich when you have five little three week old peeps around you. Well, (you can try) but you WILL LOSE! Just FYI.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

Here I go again. Covered in 3 week old chicks. (They love napping on me and snuggling) yep. Train’m young!

I think it’s so good you are raising them to be so close to you. A couple of mine still don’t want me to touch them, lol. The RIR and the Welsummers aren’t into being petted or even touched.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

Very odd-shaped egg today. Don't know who laid it, it looks worrisome! One end is formed like a tail. The other end seemed to have a weak shell. It didn't hold up to being moved around and gathered like they do when they lay, or maybe it was stepped on. Looked like there was a yolk and whites in there. There've been a few thin rubbery weak-shelled eggs, then everything is fine for awhile. This is their first laying season, first egg was early January. This is definitely something weird. A bad sign?
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I've also been watching for egg-eating on purpose since I found one or two strong-shelled eggs that looked poked, a hole in an otherwise fine shell, and I caught Popcorn with a yolky beak a couple of weeks ago. She came up to the nestbox to visit while I was inspecting a broken egg and dipped her beak in there to eat some more! I've been trying to gather them as soon as laid, which is near-impossible when the ladies get in there as soon as one leaves. Is it okay to reach under a hen while she is on the nest to gather eggs? I try to leave them their privacy. Today there were two hens, one at each end for a time. I haven't been able to really track who is laying what yet. This doesn't look like what I think Queenie lays, which is a smaller browner egg, so I think it is one of the Buckeyes.

Yes, talking about you, ladies!
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One of mine laid an egg like that back when they were just beginning to lay . It was covered in membrane but had no shell.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

Good night hens. Time for me to hit my coop. Have a good night everyone

Niters! See you tomorrow!

 

[featherhead007]

Some pics of chickens enjoying the nice weather would be nice.