Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RebeccaBoyd]

I wonder who will hang out with my spotty Appaloosas! Might need to get more chickens - ones with spots!!

Oh and 1 more I forgot. Silver laced Polish hens almost look spotted. You were curious about Polish before.

 

[featherhead007]

Oh look. The white chickens hang out with the white horse and the black chickens with the black horse.
It is more than ‘birds of a feather’!

Racism!

 

[goldenfingers]

I'm very jealous. It is 9°F here right now.

-8 here.

 

[BY Bob]

-8 here.

I could not deal with that.

No, that's wrong. I could but I would dislike it greatly.

Weather tax

 

[BY Bob]

Porch Corn

This is from just before bedtime on Tuesday night.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

In the past few days I was finally able to place all 4 of my extra cockerels. I even ended up placing Coco as in the past 2 weeks it had been a all out war between him and Branch and Bubba. Now it is time for some chicken math. With everyone I have left as keepers, I have a total of 22. 19 hens/pullets and 3 cockerels as none of my boys are yet a year old. I will not count the 5 eggs that got placed in the incubator last night until any hatch. What I would love to get from those eggs is 1 more buff pullet to keep. But with my odds what are the chances of that happening. To top it off, while 22 seems like a lot, if I wanted to get NPIP certified for my state I would need at least 30 breeding adults.

 

[RoyalChick]

I have officially lost my mind (feel free to keep your opinion on that to yourself!).
I put Dotty back in the Chicken Palace. I inspected around her vent for nasties and apart from being skin and bones I didn't see any creepy crawlies. I only saw a few pin feathers which is a tad worrying.
But then, when I went in with her, Maggie rushed the door again and stood on the sheet ice in the driveway pecking at snow and ice chips. Their waterer did not freeze so I think it is just she likes eating ice chips.
So, what did I do? Crazy chicken lady that I am? I got the snow shovel and delivered a shovel full of snow and ice into the Chicken Palace.
And yes, Maggie is feasting on it!

 

[Marie2020]

Princess muck is back too how she always was. Caked in mud again

 

[Marie2020]

Everyone preening away Tina is picking her own feathers out. She hasn't laid and egg for days I hope she's okay

Flexi seems too have really taken to Agatha and Tina the three were all snuggling in together last night

Finally the sun is shining after freezing cold nights and grey days

 

[Marie2020]

It's so lovely sitting outside with my girls again