Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[lightm]

Good morning, I have read 4000 pages of this thread at this point, and I am not even half way there... I have slowed down a bit as work got busy, but I am working my way up. Page 4000 is April 8th 2021 by the way. It is a lot of work but it really is a way for me to relax. I love this thread.

Chicken tax:

This is Light having a nap in our bedroom! I have mentioned her situation a bit here before. About 2-3 months ago, she was badly injured by Foggy our rooster. She had a big piece of skin torn from her meat. You could see a considerably sized area of her muscle under her right wing. She was inside the house for 6-7 weeks and recovered well. This picture is towards the end of her recovery. Even with such a long time of recovery, when we let her back out with her tribe, you could only see a thin layer of skin formed at the wounded area.

The good news is two days ago, when we checked her right side under the wing, it is covered with down feather!! From reading some other threads, we thought there was a possibility that the new skin won't be able to have feather again. We are so happy that she's recovered fully!

 

[BY Bob]

I sure don’t want to boar you with my taxes!

Tax payments are never boaring. Don't make me start collection procedures.

 

[BY Bob]

have you changed your name yet Bob?

I am trying to think of a new one. So stressful.

 

[Perris]

did you see Shad's?

 

[BY Bob]

Princess about to get down and dirty with RC (that's as clean as she gets)
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I love that hen!

 

[BY Bob]

Soooo, for the first time in his young life Branch just flogged the back of my boots. In all honesty, instead of being angry with him I'm proud of him. I brought it all on myself. When I went out to bring the chicks in for the night I came with a bun to give them a treat before bed. I found Branch talking to the chicks through the door and acting like he wanted inside with them. I decided I would let him in to see how he would react to them. I tore up the bun and scattered it around the coop and let Branch come in. He immediately started tearing up the bread into smaller pieces and calling the chicks to him. They came running and he started picking up bits of bread and letting them take it from his beak. After the bread was gone he sat down still talking to them and one of the orps hopped up onto his back and sat there for a minute. The whole time I'm praising him telling him what a good boy he was. I hope to recreate this tomorrow and I will have the camera with me when I do. Anyway, it is getting dark so I start trying to catch the hooligans who are not ready to come inside. I grabbed one of the EEs and it let out a shriek like I was killing it and Branch immediately attacked. I have never saw him so mad. I let go of the chick and it ran and hid behind him while Branch is standing guard growling at me. I was not thinking and should have put Branch back outside of the coop before trying to round up the chicks. I picked him up and put him out and then spent a good 5 minutes chasing the uncooperative chicks around the coop before I had them all. The whole time Branch was doing his best to get back inside to get me again. This protectiveness has given me a plan though. This next week the chicks are going to spend the day outside, with supervised visits with Branch. Next week I will allow supervised time outside the coop, and I hope Branch is still watching over them. I think Branch will be my best bet to teach them the ropes to free ranging and will keep the bigger hens from picking on them.

This is a wonderful development. What a good boy he is. You have a real gem there.

 

[BY Bob]

Oh man, that must be it!!!

Sorry. You need a new name. It's frustrating.

 

[BY Bob]

did you see Shad's?

Nope. I need to go see. Must be good.

 

[BY Bob]

Good morning, I have read 4000 pages of this thread at this point, and I am not even half way there... I have slowed down a bit as work got busy, but I am working my way up. Page 4000 is April 8th 2021 by the way. It is a lot of work but it really is a way for me to relax. I love this thread.

Chicken tax:
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This is Light having a nap in our bedroom! I have mentioned her situation a bit here before. About 2-3 months ago, she was badly injured by Foggy our rooster. She had a big piece of skin torn from her meat. You could see a considerably sized area of her muscle under her right wing. She was inside the house for 6-7 weeks and recovered well. This picture is towards the end of her recovery. Even with such a long time of recovery, when we let her back out with her tribe, you could only see a thin layer of skin formed at the wounded area.

The good news is two days ago, when we checked her right side under the wing, it is covered with down feather!! From reading some other threads, we thought there was a possibility that the new skin won't be able to have feather again. We are so happy that she's recovered fully!

I remember her story. This is an amazing outcome. Great work on both of your parts.

 

[rural mouse]

Great. Yours are just over a week ahead of mine so I can see what to expect.

Hector is feathering out slowly compared to all the girls. The girls are popping them at normal rates, so watch them more. Yours should start popping shoulder feathers next, followed by back between shoulders, lower back and framing the "penguin" white on the breast. Those will spread down the breast to fully frame the wings, then fill in the rest of the wings, back and breast. Neck will come next, creeping up towards the head. Then the moult for adult feathers.