Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Chicken poppy]

Ok, I need to have a serious talk with Raven. She hatched the same day as Creamy. Creamy has been laying for almost 3 weeks....Raven, nothing. At this rate, Blueberry who is 3 weeks younger then Raven, will lay first. I really think Blueberry will lay in the next 2 weeks. Most of the signs are there. In the last week her comb and wattles have popped and are reddening up. Basil is showing interest in her and she's checking out the nest area's with him. Basil shows zero interest in Raven and she could care less about him, and the nest area's. I took these pictures a few minutes ago. Raven has nothing in the way of wattles and comb and I see a slight bit of red/purplish coloring in them at times. But where she has always had the black face and comb she is tricky. She is also Henrietta's daughter, and Henrietta didn't have large comb or wattles.
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Ravens kinda looking like rizo! Just more grayish, rizos more brownish

 

[featherhead007]

Ok, I need to have a serious talk with Raven. She hatched the same day as Creamy. Creamy has been laying for almost 3 weeks....Raven, nothing. At this rate, Blueberry who is 3 weeks younger then Raven, will lay first. I really think Blueberry will lay in the next 2 weeks. Most of the signs are there. In the last week her comb and wattles have popped and are reddening up. Basil is showing interest in her and she's checking out the nest area's with him. Basil shows zero interest in Raven and she could care less about him, and the nest area's. I took these pictures a few minutes ago. Raven has nothing in the way of wattles and comb and I see a slight bit of red/purplish coloring in them at times. But where she has always had the black face and comb she is tricky. She is also Henrietta's daughter, and Henrietta didn't have large comb or wattles.
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Come on Raven, get with the program!
I bet she’d say “Never More “?

 

[featherhead007]

my day is done finally time to switch off

Good night fluffy friends

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

i have a slow layer to! Hatched same day, same age, (though different breed so i cant complain) rizo! Has a grey comb.

You see, with Raven and Blueberry I can and will complain. They are basically the same breed mix. Both are half Black Copper Marans, their dad is my late Rooster Drumstick. Raven is the daughter of my late hen Henrietta a Easter Egger x Wyandotte mix. Blueberry is Henrietta's granddaughter, but her mom is also the product of a Easter Egger x Wyandotte mix. So If Blueberry being younger and who I thought would make me wait until spring lay's first and Raven is the one who waits until spring I will complain to her all winter and call her a freeloader.

 

[BY Bob]

It is pretty bad here to, more freezing then rainy though! Poured yesterday. Woke up at 7:00 to care for the chickens and i had to get a jacket on! Brr

I'm sorry to hear that.

 

[LozzyR]

Your "him." I'd have to go back and listen to your song again and read, I could PM you what I found if you want.

I was going to suggest that. I’ll PM you.

 

[featherhead007]

My girls don’t even want to play with me today. All they want to do, is dust bathe and set on eggs. Yesterday, they were all over me, playing and climbing all over me.

 

[BY Bob]

They will be fine temperature wise - they are really big and have feathers and it is not getting really very cold.

Right now they are confining their work to the end of the coop with the heater in place. So they must be a little chilly.

 

[Chicken poppy]

I'm sorry to hear that.

Its okay, im sure itll get a lot better soon!

 

[Chicken poppy]

Right now they are confining their work to the end of the coop with the heater in place. So they must be a little chilly.

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Is that a coop or a cabin?!