Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Setting traps tonight, just had an all alarm but couldn’t for the life of me spot the BBB. The chickens settled, and I was fighting with a watered when the alarm goes up again and a huge mink darn near ran across my boots from under my trailer. Not a happy camper… it’s only 2pm here so full light

I don't know if you know anyone with Covid but apparently it is wiping out minks. If you do maybe you could get them to cough all over your chicken tractors and chicken trailer.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Happy Mugs Monday from Blueberry. It also appears her frostbite incident was not severe enough that she is going to loose the tips of her comb.

 

[BY Bob]

Worst case scenario I catch the feral cat, with any luck I remove another weasel from the breeding population

Go get them! Happy trapping!

 

[BY Bob]

When she yelled and flapped at the same time, yes I think that was a hen crow. That's how Mary did it when she could hear Rocky crowing up the street.

Btw, Bob, I made a start constructing the roosting box! There are two photo posts and some discussion if you want to take a look.

I'll be right over!

 

[BY Bob]

Happy Mugs Monday from Blueberry. It also appears her frostbite incident was not severe enough that she is going to loose the tips of her comb.
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Beautiful mug!

 

[BY Bob]

Group therapy?
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Lovely to see any day.

 

[BY Bob]

Actually, a true (Ameraucana) is how the breed is spelled. If you get an Americana, you can bet it’s an EE (I think EE’s are beautiful too)

They most certainly are!

 

[BY Bob]

These aren’t crows… lol

Very cool. What were they circling around?

 

[BY Bob]

Last night I was reading more information on Cinnamon Queens in order to prepare myself for their future needs. For instance I learned they have a higher calcium need than my current flock members. While the layer feed I use is fine with them with no additional calcium supplements, I am going to start supplementing Oyster Shell when the new chicks come close to laying. Then I started looking at pictures of chicks and I have spotted a potential problem. Every picture I found while they can have chipmunk markings, they are red. My 3, normal brown chipmunk chicks. Do I even have Cinnamon Queen chicks? We all know Rural King and Tractor Supply can mislabel chick bins. I know when we picked them out the employee was upset because they had been placed in a bin with Americauna pullets who were also chipmunk marked. I really do not think these are americauna's though as the lady pointed out they were distinguishable because they were bearded and leg color was different. Right now I am going to keep my suspicions to myself and not tell mom, but I am going to watch them very closely. Lets be honest, if there was a mess up and they are a different breed I personally will not be upset. As long as they are not boys, then I will be upset.
This is what according to everything I've read and saw Cinnamon Queen chicks should look like.
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Here are mine
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So what do you all think, am I crazy on thinking there was a mix up?

I believe that when I catch up someone will have told you EEs. They look like they could be EEs to me.

 

[BY Bob]

Monday mug

From Saturday evening when they came up and surrounded me
View attachment 3008198Nellie and Storm

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Jessica, no longer broody, thankfully. Hopeful that she will go again when the weather is better.

View attachment 3008201Thing, with a Friday bonus (expect to see this one again) from Blanche? (She and PITA are difficult to tell from this end, but Blanche spends more time with Thing)

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And another (from Sunday), not quite mugshot, but the wind hit just right...
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Of gosh I just love a flapping wattle photo!