Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

How lovely! I cant get near mine with a camera, they just run away

We have the same problem

 

[Ponypoor]

You have it all wrong. The joke goes “ I left my harp, in Sam Franz disco !

I need a gif with rolling eyes for that one

 

[featherhead007]

I need a gif with rolling eyes for that one

You can At least Marie loves me!

 

[RoyalChick]

Well, last years hatch off all rooster fiasco did not just affect me. The 6 Henrietta chicks I finished incubating after her nest was destroyed, turned out to have 5 boys in them. I sold the chicks at almost 3 weeks old to a family member who in turn is my egg customer. When they left as chicks I was certain the 2 blue chicks were boys as their combs popped early. She was ok with 2 boys as she planned on keeping one of them and would find a home for the other. In September she told me she had 3 boys as there was a late bloomer in the group. November the 4th boy made himself known. She picked up 2 dozen eggs this morning and told me that last week the 5th one crowed. I feel so bad, that she ended up with so many boys. She does for sure have 1 girl as she laid her first egg 2 days before Christmas and she loves that big girl. I've saw pictures and she's Raven's twin even down to the once completely black comb. She also kept her favorite boy which was one of the blue ones. She came in and had coffee this morning when she picked up her eggs and we chatted and she is putting a plan in place. She's going to try to find one or two more pullets/hens around the same age or up to a year. She also got her first incubator for Christmas and in March she wants a dozen eggs to incubate. She has interacted with all my chickens during various visits and loves their personalities and looks, along with loving the temperaments on the 2 she kept. Apparently they are pampered pets who even play with her little dogs when they are out together and come inside her living room for daily treats. She's decided she wants 4 pure marans eggs, 2 from Butter, 2 from the cochins, 2 from Squirrel and 2 from Blueberry. She also plans to put in 6 from her own girl when the time comes to hopefully hatch out 18 chicks. Seeing as how Raven is her girls full sibling she decided against eggs from her, although she did offer to buy Raven and Squirrel. As much as I like her and feel bad about the situation, I cannot let those 2 girls go. I know they would have a wonderful home but, they are among my favorites and they are staying. I did once again offer to not charge her for the eggs as one of the reasons she initially bought the chicks and then subsequent eggs is she works as a home health provider for a disabled gentleman. She is buying those eggs for him as every morning he eats 3 eggs a day and does not like store eggs. He wont hear of it but every dozen I have he takes. She has worked for him for over 15 years and has until now always had a small flock of chickens for eggs for both of them. If there had been more girls in the 6 she bought they were to replace her older hens. Until she got my chicks she was keeping a flock of 5 Isa Browns. She said she loved their personalities but she was tired of loosing hens between 3 and 4 years of age. Sadly her girls turned 4 this past spring and over the summer she lost each of them 1 by 1, nothing she could do for them.

Your stories of your lovely chickens are doing nothing to reduce my enthusiasm for a road trip to visit and bring some home.
Of course it is impractical (kinda) but every time you give an update I am tempted!

 

[featherhead007]

And Beethov-Hen, and Arizona, Dakota, Xzit, Shenandoah, BoPeeps, Hen-Rietta, and all the rest of the tribe love me! So I don’t feel so bad!

 

[featherhead007]

Your stories of your lovely chickens are doing nothing to reduce my enthusiasm for a road trip to visit and bring some home.
Of course it is impractical (kinda) but every time you give an update I am tempted!

Just do it!

 

[featherhead007]

And Beethov-Hen, and Arizona, Dakota, Xzit, Shenandoah, BoPeeps, Hen-Rietta, and all the rest of the tribe love me! So I don’t feel so bad!

Let’s not forget Jaffar the magnificent!

 

[featherhead007]

And here’s a mugshot for Monday!

 

[Pmmmmc]

Such great video!

 

[featherhead007]

Bay Watch: another long night for us but I finally got some antibiotics into that stubborn chook Beetov Hen ! I did get 6 hours sleep, off and on. Arizona laid me an egg today too! I have only made it out of my bed now. Long night.