Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

I don't post here as much as I used to as I am too busy to really keep up these days but I know Bob knows all my girls even if they haven't featured here before.

My black Japanese bantam, Chavi, on her nest in the mondo grass.
She popped her head up when she heard me calling for her.
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Olivia, my wannabe house chicken.
She's a D'Uccle frizzle & quite the friendliest chicken I've ever owned.
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And because I know Bob loves her as much as I do, My Golden Campine, Ha'penny, sitting on her hidden nest.
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Beautiful gals

 

[Ponypoor]

Some idiot is lighting off fireworks in the neighborhood. (My little rooster buddy is very afraid of fireworks and loud bangs) so Jaffar is now inside the house with me. I set his alarm crowing for 5:30 am . I’m off to check on my horse Chaco and then property in the morning. Right after breakfast.

Hope Jaffar was ok after the fireworks poor wee fella

 

[BY Bob]

Here's the current tribe, The Buckeyes.
Congratulations, Bob! This is such a kind, welcoming, informative and interesting thread. As hard as it is to keep up - to be honest I have mixed emotions about the pace and reaching this milestone so quickly - but really, I am glad to have found this place. It has truly been a great experience for me and a comfort and joy through both hard and good times. Thank you for hosting!

The Buckeyes

Peanut
#1, Leader. Mild-mannered, calm and agreeable. Only steps in if something is really out of hand in the ranks. She prefers to let everyone do what they need to do. There aren't any nestbox fights, though loud complaining does happen. If someone is laying in the nestbox, she might join them if she really has to lay, but usually quietly lets them be. She's very talkative with me, always sticking around for a bit to say hello, sweetly toot-peeping and then grooming me /fixing my clothes.
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Hazel
#2. The Keeper of the Rules and Sentinel. Generally sweet but no-nonsense and quickly fierce. Enthusiastically reminds everyone (except Peanut) of their place below her. Even Peanut has to keep her in line sometimes. Hazel takes advantage of her position by commandeering anything of interest to Butters (#3) and Popcorn (#4). Butters will often contest the challenge (and ultimately concede), but Popcorn just moves off to somewhere else when Hazel comes by. However, Hazel is often hesitant around food or treats I bring to them, and lets others eat first while she calls out excitedly. She is very talkative, and hangs out along with Peanut to say hello, but also to "groom" my pants, and lower back if I'm crouching. Any bare skin beware, she is rough and not gentle with her grooming. Luckily for me she is not interested in bare legs!
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Butters
#3. Mellow and calm, Butters is sweet natured with a steady gaze. Though she is the biggest of the Buckeyes, she was the initial focus of a Red-Tail attack three times, maybe because she is too mellow and calm and thus unawares. She is much wiser and alert to the threats from above now. She gets along with everyone, but occasionally Hazel gets too overbearing and they have a short skirmish. Those two often forage together however.
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Butters (left) and Peanut
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Popcorn
#4. Popcorn is sweet and personable, but has been almost a "no touch" Buckeye. She will reluctantly let me pick her up and examine her, but I do not push it with her. She hangs around but generally out of reach. Inexplicably she has started squatting for me. She does eat from my hand and is the most gentle of all of them with my fingers, very delicate. She is more solo in foraging, but does go around a lot with Peanut. She is a very active and enthusiastic digger and seems to know that even if she gets pushed off a promising spot, there's always another to be found. She's smart about any food or treats and zips in and out skillfully when there's competition, and when there's not she will take full advantage and wolf it down with gusto. She will run down moths. Here she is wing spreading a bit in hot weather, but that hardly slows her down.
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Popcorn on the right, Peanut on the left
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That was just wonderful. Thank you so much for being part of the community. All three of the Rascals enjoyed the photos!

And you know how beautiful I think they are.

 

[BY Bob]

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I just went ahead and picked these three… these are fitting I think because these are three of my first group of eight chickens that I started with.. Rosemary, Maryn(my fave), and Ruby (the leader of the flock) who is no longer with us… I lost her this spring. The others are four years old
I hope I did this correctly
Congratulations on this! This has always been one of the few places that I have hung out on BYC… and I am thankful for the friends I have made and all the knowledge I have gained!! Love ya ma Brudda

Sista Whodat! I was so afraid you would not make it. You have always brought joy to this thread and you have again. So sorry to hear about Ruby.

I did kind of expect a photo of the Second Greatest Hen Ever.

I have a new member of my tribe you might be interested in meeting.

This is Glynda.

She is a Frost Legbar. 95% of them lay blue eggs! Maybe I will finally break my curse! Either way she is beautiful and seems to have that wonderful leghorn personality.

 

[BY Bob]

Xzit cracked the egg that she was supposed to be hatching. Nothing in it. So tomorrow she goes back home to the tribe. So what, she got some experience being broody.
I have learned in life, that experience, is what you get, when you don’t get what you want! So I move forward, and my chooks should too!

That's sad but I'm glad you let her have the experience. She will be better at it next time. Good job Alex.

 

[BY Bob]

Oh, here it is! Thank you, Bob. I wanted to make sure you saw my post. It took hours on my phone.

It was well worth it. Thank you so much!

 

[rural mouse]

Was out taking more "wild" pics, like these

Then had a surprise......

Finally started recording and had to go set up youtube just to share this

 

[BY Bob]

Yep? I’m somewhat disappointed but I could get her

a few chicks if I needed to.

She will hatch some for you. No need to get her chicks

 

[BY Bob]

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There she is.

 

[BY Bob]

Yeah! All is very good and school is really good too, I got a fantastic report this semester

Excellent! I'm so gold to hear it.