Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Grandmas Coop]

OK @BYBob, 30 min. to Mt. Men time!!!

 

[featherhead007]

How can you say you are 'settling'? I remember we were encouraging you to get a frosted white Legbar ages ago - a looker for sure regardless of egg color. And those Polish are stunning!

RC are you trying to bother Bob? I’m his bodyguard and trusted friend. Need be, I would even fly across the country to protect him and his family feathered and human. (Did I miss understand your post?)

 

[featherhead007]

That is correct. They are.

The White Legbar is identical to the Cream Legbar, however, it is entirely white in appearance. It is a gold-based bird which has barring genes, and may or may not have the cream gene. The White Legbar does have two copies of the recessive white gene (c,c) which masks or prevents the expression of color and pattern. White Legbars breed true so a White Legbar rooster bred with a White Legbar hen will produce White Legbars.

Golden laced polish!

 

[goldenfingers]

What do you mean “the best you could do?” These are awesome!

The best you could do? These are really good photos.

But I'm not envious...oh no...

The little buggers would not hold still at all. I would think I had a good shot, and they would move. I don't know what I was expecting. Maybe a lovely group shot with everyone smiling at the camera? I finally had to call it good enough and post what I had. Maybe they turned out better than I thought.
Anyway, for the feedback!

 

[BY Bob]

Oh my gosh! This will be so exciting. Are you set up for a brooder if she doesn't accept them? Are you going with the extra coop? Oh so many questions! So much construction!
I can't wait I am so excited!

We still have the brooder trunk from Hattie. We will repurpose that if Phyllis is not Mum.

Yes, coop construction will need to get started soon. If Phyllis is Mum I will move them there sometime after they have settled as a unit. If Phyllis is not Mum I think we might keep them in the house a few weeks before moving them out to their coop. But by 4 weeks they will most certainly be in their coop. I will move the heat plate out there. Aurora and Mal were out there at 6 weeks.

The question is at what age do I introduce Phyllis to live with them if she's not Mum?

 

[Ribh]

The "lots of strange" is something @Shadrach said about @RoyalChick , why her flock works. Makes some sense!

I think that was my flock Shad was referring to. We've had quite a discussion. I break all his rules for having a calm & cohesive flock ~ but it works!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I do not think he's settling either by not getting Frizzles. Plans change, new opportunities arise. Look at me, I have silkies, never wanted them, they have gave me grief, but each day that passes I'm loving those little poof balls more each day. Then there is Blueberry, was not going to keep her as the Blue Marans was supposed to arrive. Well, I got bad news the other day. My friend is only getting rid of the marans because he had a shipment of Biefielder chicks to replace them due to arrive the first of July. He ordered these chicks in January, the chicks were never sent. He called the hatchery, they have no records of his order being placed and are sold out. If he can find more and get them I will still get the Marans, but it looks like it is now not going to happen. I've also learned that the place I was going to order Lavender Marans hatching eggs from next year is selling off their flocks. As of now they are wanting to sell them all together and not split anything up. I've found a few other places that have them but not been impressed with the looks of their birds or they have been so far away that I worry about shipping. I still want pure Blue and Lavender Marans, and one day I will get them. It just may not be as soon as I planned. It's ok though, I will enjoy Blueberry and the silkies in the meantime.

 

[RoyalChick]

RC are you trying to bother Bob? I’m his bodyguard and trusted friend. Need be, I would even fly across the country to protect him and his family feathered and human. (Did I miss understand your post?)

I would never!
I was just trying to remind him he is not getting 'second best' - on the contrary he is getting some gorgeous looking birds and he was previously taken with the frost white Legbar. I think it is all very exciting!

 

[BY Bob]

How can you say you are 'settling'? I remember we were encouraging you to get a frosted white Legbar ages ago - a looker for sure regardless of egg color. And those Polish are stunning!

Settling is not quite the word I should have used. It feels like I am cobbling a solution together. After I lost the GLP Frizzles I was going to wait to do anything. Then Phyllis decides to try and hatch. Then I thought I would let her go for a while and see what chicks I could get. Then I see there are no chicks. So I'm forced to throw a plan together.

I love the wonderful chickens I have selected and was still able to get but I feel availability forced me to act before I was ready.

So not "settled" just not ready.

 

[RoyalChick]

We still have the brooder trunk from Hattie. We will repurpose that if Phyllis is not Mum.

Yes, coop construction will need to get started soon. If Phyllis is Mum I will move them there sometime after they have settled as a unit. If Phyllis is not Mum I think we might keep them in the house a few weeks before moving them out to their coop. But by 4 weeks they will most certainly be in their coop. I will move the heat plate out there. Aurora and Mal were out there at 6 weeks.

The question is at what age do I introduce Phyllis to live with them if she's not Mum?

Gosh so many decisions. If Phyllis is not Mom/Mum (you are doing that English spelling thing again!) I think I would start introducing them very early as part of Phyllis special alone time (ie without the bullies) where she gets treats and isn't pecked. That way she will associate the babies with 'all things good'.
I also think you can move them out very fast - it will be warm and you have a heat plate.
The question in my mind is when and how to move Phyllis into the new coop. I predict a couple of sleepless nights with you and Mrs BY Bob watching the coop cam!