Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Banty Bottoms & a frizzle for
FBF.
Front to back:
Wrold
Alpia
Shuri.​

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That is a great picture. Lovely bums!

 

[BY Bob]

Belle’s fluffy butt for friday
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I love it!

 

[BY Bob]

The Buckeye Bunch - usually one or two take a minute or more and explore whatever I'm wearing each day, and I let them. They don't peck at bare legs, except a freckle or mole, or helpfully get a mosquito off me. But clothes- they will pull at any threads, peck at any spots or fuzz, seams are especially interesting, they pull on sewed-on labels, and they explore all the wrinkles formed when I crouch, and printed patterns, they love patterns! Today I had on shorts with a sort of a houndstooth pattern, and after greeting me two began doing a kind of wiping peck/push on the wrinkles. It is definitely friendly, and I like that they are comfortable being close to me. Sometimes in the past they have pecked my bare skin but they stop when I object, they haven't done it in a while. No idea what they get out of the whole ritual, except maybe that's what it is, a greeting ritual.

It sounds like they are interested in your feathers. They must want to know that it is still you as your feathers change every day! Theirs do not. I find chickens to be very curious animals.

 

[BY Bob]

Yes I thought it was wrong. Where did she get this idea, I've never come across it before.
And how sweet of you, I am picturing you gathering up Sidney!

Happens every few days when the tribe is across the yard from the coop and she can't see them.

 

[BY Bob]

Beautiful pose, showing her colors and patterns!

I think she is beautiful and I'm starting to better appreciate her personality. She reminds me very much of Lilly in some ways. I can see why they are fast friends.

 

[BY Bob]

It doesn't matter, just showing up makes them all quiet down. I think without a rooster they are missing a piece of their natural culture. They need to make the call, and know a rooster is there for them, it seems.

I agree. I am however surprised that Lilly isn't fulfilling that role, I mean she crowed again the other day. Why not go all the way?

 

[BY Bob]

I'm all disoriented now. Where in the complex is this area?

This no longer exists. It is the old prefab coop from back when it was the coop.

 

[Marie2020]

Little Dakota, laid her first egg today. (Rhode island Red)

clever girl

 

[Marie2020]

Don’t wear printed flowers on your dress?

I learned that the hard way a long time ago or anything with spots on

 

[Marie2020]

FBF from the new crower AlbaView attachment 2796565
He looks almost lakenvelder colored.
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Rime appears to be applying for an apprenticeship under Phyllis.

Soooooo cute