Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

Bagheera (my old black australorp) only molted once and it was soooo sloooowww, she reminded me of that childrens book Rainbow Fish where the fish had some fancy shiny scales scattered betweenbtge dull ones.

Silver is doing that. She started in July....still has a ways to go.

 

[rural mouse]

I find this all very worrying. I am not really a dog person (I like all animals but am definitely more cat than dog person), but I am seriously wondering if I should get a dog.
I like big dogs so that would probably be helpful - I think I am a bit intimidated by the whole training aspect of dog ownership - I would only want to own a very well trained dog but I think I am too inexperienced in dogs to be confident of that.
I think as we go from fall to winter the predators will be more active (or more accurately my chickens will become even more enticing as other prey goes to ground) so the hawk issue is very much on my mind at the moment.

There are "dog" trainers who are more dog "owner" trainers. Classes are available and you could talk with one of those BEFORE getting a dog for help on a good match for you and how YOU handle the dog. You can also gain experience and confidence that way.

 

[featherhead007]

I have such a good rooster, I only want to build a ship, just so that he can stand at the bow, and crow …”I’m the king of the world!”

 

[featherhead007]

Maybe so but their butts can still outfluff anyone else's!

I can’t argue with that statement!

 

[Marie2020]

Oh the inhumanity!

Aga

Well, isn’t this an unexpected pleasure. Jaffar wants some daddy and his rooster time, so I accommodated him!

As you usually do, Jarfar is such a lucky boy

 

[Marie2020]

An old video for Fluffy Butt Friday!

You are really one incredible lady, lucky chickens

 

[MaryJanet]

I do have a source for humanely raised eggs near me and I would never buy battery hen eggs for sure.
But even knowing the hens who laid the eggs are well cared for it feels disloyal to my Princesses to go shopping.
I have 4 eggs in the kitchen and 2 in the coop and I froze about a dozen for baking in winter.
Focusing on recipes that don’t require eggs for now at least. Maybe I will manage without buying.

I'm like you RC, if I must buy eggs I buy ethically farmed eggs.

 

[featherhead007]

I can’t argue with that statement!

My Emily has a huge fluffy butt as well, and could give any other hen a run for her money!

 

[Marie2020]

My Emily has a huge fluffy butt as well, and could give any other hen a run for her money! View attachment 2860602

@BY Bob

Looky here my friend a nice fluffy butt

 

[Shadrach]

I agree - I think it must be that. They really are going at it in a very determined way. I think this time of year there are Japanese beetle grubs for example - I don't think it actually is those as they have more or less disappeared from around here - but there could be other insects that have a life-cycle that creates something yummy in the ground around now.
I followed them around trying to see what was so all-absorbing but I couldn't see what they were pecking at in the dirt. I will try again tomorrow but will also move their yard a bit so they can have a bigger area to destroy!

I had the same problem. I just couldn't identify much of what it was the broody hens were eating.