Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[micstrachan]

Does she have to see the eggs before you break the shells? Can you refill a commercial carton to put in the fridge as her "store" eggs?

Great idea!

 

[micstrachan]

Mugshot Monday early because I'm out here with them (they had some brussel sprouts for the first time, loved them) now and I can't count on myself to do it tomorrow! They had a short rest and preening party.
Butters, Popcorn in the back and Peanut on the right.





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Hazel on the left, solo shot. She nabbed some oil from Butters gland when Butters' feathers were all up. More interested than anything I think, she was tasting it, and then looked down at her legs and seemed about to preen with it, but then didn't. She tends to appoint herself Chief Inspector in all things. She stays close by when I'm petting someone who has squatted, looking front to back, doing some pecks here and there, checking out the other's rear ends too. View attachment 3039816

Beautiful girls. They make me think of Ruby!

Could Hazel’s upper beak be slightly overgrown?

 

[micstrachan]

Blue Copper Marans and my blue crosses hatch out as Blue penguins. Here is a hours old Blueberry.
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Be still my heart!!!

 

[micstrachan]

That is a lovely picture - you should submit it to POW.

Yes!

 

[BY Bob]

Ok, this is so bad of me to share, but speaking if petrified…
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(this was over 5 1/2 years ago)

Was there a break in? Someone was worried about his eyes!

 

[Ponypoor]

Lol DH makes fun of me but ever since I threw my back out years ago (coughing) I always, always brace myself well and usually grab something solid for coughing and sneezing.

Hahaha I sympathize with you, having a bad back sucks, and coughing is just evil with one!!

 

[rural mouse]

All this genetics talk had me examining the tribe more closely, so I'm doing Monday Mugs with a twist: feather mugs

Storm with the Blue, dark edged

Silver, colombian pattern, with a bit of Storm

Cuckoo, barring, but blurred, somewhat messy for classic

Pear, Partridge pencilling very crisp

Side by side Twirp and Nellie, both with hen color (roos have dark/black breasts), both started as classic chipmunk. One went silver, one gold. Silver has the green/purple shiny on the black, gold doesn't.

Cheetah in true gold colors, pencilling underneath not crisp like Pear's is

 

[rural mouse]

All this genetics talk had me examining the tribe more closely, so I'm doing Monday Mugs with a twist: feather mugs

Storm with the Blue, dark edged
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Silver, colombian pattern, with a bit of Storm
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Pear, Partridge pencilling very crispView attachment 3040636

Side by side Twirp and Nellie, both with hen color (roos have dark/black breasts), both started as classic chipmunk. One went silver, one gold. Silver has the green/purple shiny on the black, gold doesn't.
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Cheetah in true gold colors, pencilling underneath not crisp like Pear's isView attachment 3040638

Those not pictured were laying eggs, uncooperative, or had moved on before I had the idea. Oddly, Thing's black doesn't have the beetle green effect that the others in "silver" have. Wonder if it's because she was a yellow chick: making her white dominate white (don't really understand the difference, but speculating)

 

[Ponypoor]

Monday Mug:
Blanche photo bombing my pics last week haha

No chance of getting outside anytime soon this week, -13 and snow today

 

[rural mouse]

Monday Mug:
Blanche photo bombing my pics last week haha

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No chance of getting outside anytime soon this week, -13 and snow today
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The ❤ is for Blanche. I'm ready for the cold to be done too, but there's something pretty about when it's snowing.....from inside next to a warm fire with a cup of cocoa or cider in hand...