Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Chicken poppy]

Marvelous. I'm so excited for you.

Betty and I are making progress today as well. With Phyllis hatching and Aurora laying this morning we have had some quality time together as Sydney and Hattie snooze.

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Still not eating from my hand but corn seems to be a good motivator.

Nap time
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They are stunning!

 

[Ponypoor]

That's great.

I do need to know though. Why are you wearing a mask on a video call? Are you afraid of catching a computer virus?

Are you taking lessons from Alex

At work here I have a university co-op student sitting behind me who is constantly sniffling and snuffling, heaven only knows what he is up to or seeing on weekends hahahahaha...

Oh hey also in the winter I found the mask way better than a scarf at keeping my face warm

 

[Ponypoor]

Well played!

I agree - he must be hanging around @featherhead007 too much

 

[bgmathteach]

Question, a standard sized chicken can incubate serama eggs right? (1 OZ eggs) without hurting the eggs or babies? Just want to make sure.

Depends:
A) The hen ( heavy on her feet, or light? I mean how they handle themselves, not actual weight)
B) Integrity of the egg shells
C) Quality of the nest. (i.e. good depression so egg(s) doesn't bear her weight)

My neighbor had a chicken go broody and hatch some guinea eggs. She also had a Mille Fleur d'Uccle sit on some duck eggs. (Now that was funny. She could only cover 2 eggs...barely! and I saw the hen 'stealing' one egg...it was hysterical to see her roll this huge egg to her nest!!!)

 

[featherhead007]

I agree - he must be hanging around @featherhead007 too much

Come on! I learned my good ones from @BY Bob !

 

[bgmathteach]

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Oh, I like your new chickens! are they French? 'Duet d'fleur'? They seem like bantams, but I have nothing to compare them to for perspective.

 

[Kris5902]

That's great.

I do need to know though. Why are you wearing a mask on a video call? Are you afraid of catching a computer virus?

Because she can, it’s “socially acceptable”, and it covers enough face to make life truly happy for retail workers everywhere…I was chatting with a friend still in the grocery industry and his explanation really hit home “I love my mask, I can work my full shift and I don’t have to fake smile at every single person all day” and no employer with a lick of sense is going to try to ban them, because of how quickly any union, the labour relations board, media, and work safe would be on their butts! Lol and he was one of the nicest genuinely friendly co-workers that actually liked people…

 

[Kris5902]

Question, a standard sized chicken can incubate serama eggs right? (1 OZ eggs) without hurting the eggs or babies? Just want to make sure.

I would think so, as long as she’s not too clumsy. Have to go check my broody beastie soon to see if those pips made it!

 

[BY Bob]

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Just lovely.

 

[Chicken poppy]

I would think so, as long as she’s not too clumsy. Have to go check my broody beastie soon to see if those pips made it!

Thanks! She goes broody well and has good balance.

Hopefully they did make it!