Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

This evening when I was doing evening chores, I was giving the chickies their evening scratch treat so I could see if everyone was ok.

As I was walking down the alleyway, carrying my bowl of scratch I throw around, keeping an eye on Pangoo Rooster-brat to make sure I didn't get clobbered, all of a sudden Buttercup flew up onto my right arm that the bowl I was carrying and perched there as neat as you please!!!

That is one trusting gal! I could have been startled and knocked her off! As it was I let her have a few pecks out of the bowl, gave her a cuddle (OMG I Luvs me butta-cup!), and put her down telling her to be careful next time!

Never a dull moment here!

 

[Ponypoor]

It seems that Hattie at least trusts me.

Our animals like our children put their trust in us.

For instance my horses are 10x my weight and 1000 times stronger than me, yet they look up to me and trust me. And run to me for protection (which can be very scary!!).

You are your gals protector - bring feed water, makes sure they have safe refuge, face it Bob you're their Rooster-brat

 

[bgmathteach]

She seems like Lilly with a poopy butt.

Oh, so a mortified Lilly? (Like my mom when someone came over while she had curlers in her hair!)

 

[featherhead007]

Bob, the “Rooster Brat” ? I’m impressed by the communication he has with his ladies!

 

[BY Bob]

Oviposition

I decided to research the study that proved the rotation of the egg and I'm glad I did. I thought that they rotated vertically, assuming there is more soft space that way than horizontally which would run into the hips. I think that is exactly what happened to @RebeccaBoyd hen today. The narrow point of the egg poked out and limited rotation of her leg, otherwise it would hurt and perhaps she even knew she might break the egg. As soon as the rotation was done she wanted it out. I'm not certain if the rotation was early or late but I'm leaning towards early as Rebccaboyd did not think egg laying was the issue initially. Therefore it could not have been that far down the tracks.


For those who have not heard of this before:
The egg rotates prior to being laid in a process called oviposition so that the large end comes out first. The oviposition, is regulated by several hormones (oxytocin, arginine-vasotocin and prostaglandines). This hormone surge causes the fully formed egg to go through a 180-degree rotation. It is this rotation that causes the egg to be pushed into the vagina. Bradfield (1951) using X-rays found that hen eggs do rotate 180° within the uterus in a horizontal plane about an hour before laying and in 9 of the 10 hens he studied eggs were laid blunt end first in a lab environment.

@bgmathteach @Ribh @LozzyR @Aussie-Chookmum @MaryJanet @Shadrach @Marie2020 @micstrachan @ChicoryBlue

 

[BY Bob]

It went beyond trust.

She understood you.

You know I never even considered the communication portion. Your right. She knew somehow what I was doing.

 

[BY Bob]

This evening when I was doing evening chores, I was giving the chickies their evening scratch treat so I could see if everyone was ok.

As I was walking down the alleyway, carrying my bowl of scratch I throw around, keeping an eye on Pangoo Rooster-brat to make sure I didn't get clobbered, all of a sudden Buttercup flew up onto my right arm that the bowl I was carrying and perched there as neat as you please!!!

That is one trusting gal! I could have been startled and knocked her off! As it was I let her have a few pecks out of the bowl, gave her a cuddle (OMG I Luvs me butta-cup!), and put her down telling her to be careful next time!

Never a dull moment here!

That's wonderful.

 

[RoyalChick]

Oviposition

I decided to research the study that proved the rotation of the egg and I'm glad I did. I thought that they rotated vertically, assuming there is more soft space that way than horizontally which run into the hips. I think that is exactly what happened to @RebeccaBoyd hen today. The narrow point poked out limited rotation of her leg, otherwise it would hurt and permafrost she even new she might break the egg. As so as rotation was done she wanted it out. I'm not certain if the rotation was Eakins or late but I'm leaning towards early as she did not think egg laying was the issue initially. Therefore it could not have been that far cowboys the tracks.


For those who have not heard of this before:
The egg rotates prior to being laid in a process called oviposition so that the large end comes out first. The oviposition, is regulated by several hormones (oxytocin, arginine-vasotocin and prostaglandines). This hormone surge causes the fully formed egg to go through a 180-degree rotation. It is this rotation that causes the egg to be pushed into the vagina. Bradfield (1951) using X-rays found that hen eggs do rotate 180° within the uterus in a horizontal plane about an hour before laying and in 9 of the 10 hens he studied eggs were laid blunt end first in a lab environment.

@bgmathteach @Ribh @LozzyR @Aussie-Chookmum @MaryJanet @Shadrach @Marie2020 @micstrachan @ChicoryBlue

This is very interesting so thank you for sharing. It also has some wonderful auto-correct phrases that set me giggling.
”… it could not have been that cowboy the tracks” will live with me for a while.

 

[BY Bob]

This is very interesting so thank you for sharing. It also has some wonderful auto-correct phrases that set me giggling.
”… it could not have been that cowboy the tracks” will live with me for a while.

How are you so fast! I fixed all of those!

I'm going to cowboy on down the tracks out of here. 🛤

 

[bgmathteach]

Oviposition

I decided to research the study that proved the rotation of the egg and I'm glad I did.

Thank you for researching this!

Very interesting...and amazing as well. Who knew chickens were such complex creatures!!! I'm amazed that incorrect timing of oviposition doesn't happen more often!!