Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[knoturavggrl]

Chiquita finally decided to bring the chicks out for a bit yesterday afternoon. She is still not ready to have them out all day, after a hour she was done and headed back into the coop. They are a week and a half old and still tiny. Right now they are the size of my pure Marans at hatch. I also got a shock when they came out into the light. Hoppy the silkie, is not going to be a black silkie. I will just say it, silkie's and their quirks and colors throw me. I assumed since it hatched out black, and has a solid black daddy it would be black. I'll let the pictures and video's show you just how wrong I am.
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Overlook my yard. I know the grass desperately needs mowing, but first I need it to dry up a bit. Since the flooding started I have had 1 full day without some rain so I'm still walking around in a mud pit. I do believe the weather, and muddy state of my yard may be why Chiquita has felt more comfortable keeping confined to the coop.

Oh my they are just precious!

 

[Ponypoor]

Mugs from the Rascals

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Glynda has the most lovely eyes

Lady Featherington (did I get that right?) is very regal.

And of course Gucci is fabulously glamorous!

 

[Ponypoor]

One of our bantam GLW hens was plugged up with a dried brick like plug of poop this morning. We soaked and cleaned and lubed her up. We mixed up baby aspirin and electrolytes and syringes some down her. She is isolated but near her flock so we can keep a close eye on her.

Oh good catch, sure hope she is ok.

 

[Ponypoor]

Mugshot Monday:
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Such elaborate ensembles of combs and wattles! Very lovely

 

[rural mouse]

So pretty!
And your grass looks like mine after I have mowed - I believe in mowing high because it is better for other species of plants (aka weeds which I encourage) and for insects. It stresses the grass less too.
Now you know you can celebrate your grass!
Oh and grass? Mine is all going yellow in the drought!

Then there's my jungle.... and only staying green because of the "wild" water hose on it

 

[featherhead007]

Such elaborate ensembles of combs and wattles! Very lovely

The five Rocks alone, have two waddles and a comb, so, that’s ten waddles to rub, and five combs to pet.

 

[featherhead007]

The five Rocks alone, have two waddles and a comb, so, that’s ten waddles to rub, and five combs to pet.

Same with the other three. I’m doing a lot of waddle rubbing!

 

[BY Bob]

Dakota’s wing hasn’t given her any more trouble lately. I’m still keeping her inside the house at night. (She won’t be attacked there) but she’s fine during the day with the rest of the chooks.

That is great news!

 

[BY Bob]

Love the mugs!!! Gucci's is calendar worthy. The second picture (Lady featherington, right) is soooo adorable that it needs to be turned into a meme.

Edit to add: Gucci is such a runway model and she can cat walk (I've watched her videos!). Gucci designers need to receive this picture and come up with a whole show based on Gucci-the-pullet.

The second one is Lady Featherington. These photos did come out well today. Thanks for the kind words.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I promise you all it is not just for vanity's sake that I prefer to keep my yard not to overgrown. It is the snakes. I'm not just dealing with copperheads. If it were just copperheads, while I don't want bitten it most likely would not be the end of the world. We also have Rattlesnakes, both Timber and Eastern Diamondbacks. I have been fortunate enough so far to not have one in my yard....yet. Half a mile up the road, they have killed 2 this season alone. Big ones at that. Of course if I ever do run across a rattler the bite will not kill me, I'll drop dead of a heart attack. I do NOT do snakes.