Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

Round 2 of whole coop access...for at least an hour.


View attachment 3048485Nox in front, Mera in back.


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Hector, then Nox, with Mera the blur going off camera

View attachment 3048491Mera, Nox, Belladonna

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Asphodel at the top, Mera the bottom

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Primula with part of Belladonna

I'm amazed at how different their feathers are so far.
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Belladonna


View attachment 3048488Supervisor to the whole thing.

View attachment 3048486Stare downs have commenced too. Hector and Primula, with Belladonna.

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They check out everything. Heads left to right: Mera, Primula, Belladonna, and Asphodel. Hector and Nox are behind.


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Preening, stretching, eating, drinking, and jump racing in spurts are exhausting, so napping still happens at random seeming moments.
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Soooo adorable!

 

[Ponypoor]

Soooo adorable!

I really miss having chicks around they are so cute . I live vicariously through others chickies

 

[featherhead007]

I really miss having chicks around they are so cute . I live vicariously through others chickies

Maybe ummm, get some more chicks? They are so cute, cuddly, and fun.

 

[Sally PB]

I live vicariously through others chickies

That's what I'm doing this year too.

 

[micstrachan]

A few seconds of mayhem to make you smile.

THANK YOU for this!!!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Road trip...

And the reveal... Yes it is 2 legs and feathers

This is Marty, a yr old black silkie hen; her previous home has 4 other beautiful ladies but she didn't fit in. She was being picked on.

It was a long drive, but worth it, Marty is a real sweetie pie. I had planned on keeping her seperate but as there were only 4 hens I felt safe letting her integrate with my herd of Raptors.

I threw some scratch down, let her out of the crate and she marched right into the group and joined in the fun.

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Welcome home Marty. She is adorable, give her 2 months and you will not be able to recognize her. Chiquita was picked on in her previous home but here she is afraid of no one and is near the top of the pecking order.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Well, I did it, the chicks are sleeping outside tonight. When I went out to put them in the brooder box I'd moved out the 3 Buffs were up on the top roosting bar where Branch and Chiquita sleep. The rest including Ezzie had managed to get into the brooder and were bedded down in the extra layer of hay I had added. I put the 3 girls roosted into the box with the rest then covered them over. I'm not ready yet to leave them roosted because I'm afraid if they get down before I get out there to open the coop up in the mornings the cochin girls will go after them. For now, they will continue to sleep in the box and be let out as soon as I empty the coop out in the mornings. I already miss the sounds of them cheeping in my bedroom.

 

[Ponypoor]

Maybe ummm, get some more chicks? They are so cute, cuddly, and fun.

Too much work for my mum when I am out working on a project I could be gone for up to 6 months, it's bad enough I have full grown chickens for her to chase after .

And the horses to muck out... I pay her well, it's her casino money hahahahaha!

 

[Ponypoor]

THANK YOU for this!!!

Aren't they precious

 

[featherhead007]

Well, I did it, the chicks are sleeping outside tonight. When I went out to put them in the brooder box I'd moved out the 3 Buffs were up on the top roosting bar where Branch and Chiquita sleep. The rest including Ezzie had managed to get into the brooder and were bedded down in the extra layer of hay I had added. I put the 3 girls roosted into the box with the rest then covered them over. I'm not ready yet to leave them roosted because I'm afraid if they get down before I get out there to open the coop up in the mornings the cochin girls will go after them. For now, they will continue to sleep in the box and be let out as soon as I empty the coop out in the mornings. I already miss the sounds of them cheeping in my bedroom.

Are you still in tears? (Separation anxiety)