Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Pangoo liked "In the Misty Moonlight"... But disliked Tiny Bubbles

At least that is what him attacking my phone could have been!!

Gezz, you played “Tiny Bubbles “ to a rooster? Oh the humility!

 

[featherhead007]

My hen Flash isn’t feeling well today

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Here we have 2 brothers. Basil turned 1 year old March 26. Not only does he have the white feathers, he is narrower, has a shorter back, weaker tail angle

Now we have Bubba. Bubba turns 1 year old on the 18th of this month. He has better coloring, he is wider and heavier built and has a better tail angle and slightly longer back.

Neither one of these boys will be fully mature until they are around 18 to 24 months old, and neither one are perfect. I cannot fault either one on their temperament. They are gentle on the hens, good with the chicks and not people aggressive in the least. It honestly took hanging onto both of them until they were a year old to get a true idea of how they were going to mature. If I did not have Bubba, I would keep Basil, but would have to cull heavily for parasitic white in the future. I will still have to monitor Bubba's offspring for this problem as they are full brothers. Oh and by culling I do NOT mean killing them, I mean placing them in other homes.

 

[Ponypoor]

My hen Flash isn’t feeling well today

Sorry. To hear that

 

[featherhead007]

Hahaha good old rocks. Low tech but it works!

Someone once asked me why I had some big rocks on the top of the fence posts.... I told them they are handy at keeping gates open and put in the bottom of buckets so they aren't tipped over

Good size rocks are hard to come by here! So I keep the ones I find handy.

True, a good Rock is hard to find!

 

[bgmathteach]

Here we have 2 brothers. Basil turned 1 year old March 26. Not only does he have the white feathers, he is narrower, has a shorter back, weaker tail angle
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Now we have Bubba. Bubba turns 1 year old on the 18th of this month. He has better coloring, he is wider and heavier built and has a better tail angle and slightly longer back.
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Neither one of these boys will be fully mature until they are around 18 to 24 months old, and neither one are perfect. I cannot fault either one on their temperament. They are gentle on the hens, good with the chicks and not people aggressive in the least. It honestly took hanging onto both of them until they were a year old to get a true idea of how they were going to mature. If I did not have Bubba, I would keep Basil, but would have to cull heavily for parasitic white in the future. I will still have to monitor Bubba's offspring for this problem as they are full brothers. Oh and by culling I do NOT mean killing them, I mean placing them in other homes.

I can see what you mean about the white, and understand about the conformation.... But, I just have to say, they are both very handsome Roos!!

 

[Ponypoor]

Here we have 2 brothers. Basil turned 1 year old March 26. Not only does he have the white feathers, he is narrower, has a shorter back, weaker tail angle
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Now we have Bubba. Bubba turns 1 year old on the 18th of this month. He has better coloring, he is wider and heavier built and has a better tail angle and slightly longer back.
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Neither one of these boys will be fully mature until they are around 18 to 24 months old, and neither one are perfect. I cannot fault either one on their temperament. They are gentle on the hens, good with the chicks and not people aggressive in the least. It honestly took hanging onto both of them until they were a year old to get a true idea of how they were going to mature. If I did not have Bubba, I would keep Basil, but would have to cull heavily for parasitic white in the future. I will still have to monitor Bubba's offspring for this problem as they are full brothers. Oh and by culling I do NOT mean killing them, I mean placing them in other homes.

IMHO both are splendid

 

[featherhead007]

Sorry. To hear that

An adult pullet with pasty butt. I fixed her up and I’m taking her back outside to her rooster.

 

[Ponypoor]

Ok so what the heck gives??!!

Fluff and Curly were going at it tooth and nail just now

I have seen the hens squabbling and heaven knows when they are broody they are down right evil. But these two have never been fighting together before! In fact they both brooded together.

I broke it up and separated them for minute, Fluffy went back outside and seems ok....though they are cautiously walking around each other....

 

[Ponypoor]

On a bright note little Marty is really settled in and gets right in with others.

Curly and Fluffy keeping some distance, Marty ignoring them.