Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Monday Mugs

An egg laying mug.
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Awww Lady F is no longer a baby it’s too bad they have to grow up

 

[Ponypoor]

The towel is washed, thankfully it did not stain. Is it as bright and white as before the incident....that is up to debate. Mom knows and all she said was I had better hope that it did not stain.
Here we have the guilty party of the "New Years Day Towel Heist". Look at him, doesn't he look guilty, shame him. He actually does not care and would 100% do it again if given a chance. The hood on my sweatshirt is slobbery where he decided he had to see if it was removable. No Russ, it is NOT.
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He is such a ham hahaha

I am trying to see if there is a Momma Hen update, but I am so tired it will have to wait until tomorrow

 

[Ponypoor]

@Ponypoor, who is taking care of your animals?

My horses are boarded out for the winter, and my mother cares for my cat and the chickens.

The chickens come running when they see her as she is always bringing them treats like bread, meat, Kraft dinner, spaghetti…. Rice mash potatoes carrots…. She has them spoiled!

 

[BY Bob]

Oh I forgot I had the best day with Dottie She sat in my lap while I pet her and hug her and held her and started falling asleep. Then Summer jumped on the other part of my lap so I had the 2 of them in my lap petting both and talking to both. The best afternoon with my girls.

How wonderful.

 

[BY Bob]

I love your barred Polish!

Betty is also a Frizzle!

 

[TX Chick Noob]

You know about llamas and I don't, but I know my goat farmer friends got two llamas together (rescues) when one of their original pair died. So your answer to help her may be to have three, a pair that know each other, and Miss Z would be the wise old lady and have some companionship of her own kind.

This is one thing we are considered doing. A lot also depends on how Miss Z handles being alone. If she does ok we may wait until we eventually lose her and then get another pair.

On my desk. It was a Christmas present. It assumes zero knowledge of chicken breeds which is perfect for me.
I tried learning about breeds once before but I gave up at the Rhode Island Whites hurdle. With the guide I may be able to make some progress.

What is the title and author? I may have to check it out.

Frostbite Update
The girls seem to be recovering fairly well and it looks like there might be minimal permanent damage. Goldy, Sassy, Hazel, Jasmine, and Speedy appear to have escaped from it completely. Here are some updated pics of the others, some of which are also “Monday Mugs”.

Crystal

Buffy

Dottie

Scarlett

Ruby (Hers is hard to see and may heal completely, one point is just a little swollen and maybe a little blistered.)

Coco

 

[RoyalChick]

I don't think I owe any taxes, but I'll see what I can unearth for you....

From warmer days
View attachment 3365507Twirp (for @RoyalChick Whiting True Blue, new breed, not in standards yet)
View attachment 3365509Whiskey (buff orpington x EE father with mother either same mix as dad or a Colombian wyandotte: aka Bitsa)

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View attachment 3365514Jessica (Rabbit) (golden wyandotte or golden laced wyandotte, like Sansa)

View attachment 3365515Silver, helping Pear shed her feathers (Colombian wyandotte (the white with black ring around neck/black tail feathers/wing tips is called Colombian and in several breeds including Brahmas where theyre just called Light) and partridge rock)

View attachment 3365516Blanche (White Sapphire, another new breed, term for the random dark marks is called splash, and is 2 copies of the diluted black that makes blue when a bird only has 1 copy, making her or PITA the mother(s) of Lark and Indigo)

View attachment 3365518Cheetah and Cuckoo (Gold-pencilled Hamburg (pencilling looks a bit different in the breed for some reason I don't know) and a Plymouth Rock who's markings look like what happens when barred x penciled)

View attachment 3365519Thing 2 (mottled Houdan: crested, bearded, muffed, V-combed, and 5 toed)

View attachment 3365498Nox (speckled sussex: sussex also come in white (actually Colombian marked) and a couple of others, I think)


ENOUGH! She says.

Wow. That feels like a full week of assignments in one post!
I will study up on all that.

 

[micstrachan]

Metacam works if you can get a prescription. Lilly was on CBD, see photo. I don't think you need a prescription for that and it seemed to help Lilly. Let me know if you want more info on it.

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Yes, please. Thanks, Bob.

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

My horses are boarded out for the winter, and my mother cares for my cat and the chickens.

The chickens come running when they see her as she is always bringing them treats like bread, meat, Kraft dinner, spaghetti…. Rice mash potatoes carrots…. She has them spoiled!

Awe! I'm happy to hear that!

 

[RoyalChick]

What is the title and author? I may have to check it out.

It is called Know Your Chickens by Jack Byard.
But it really is for folk like me who struggle with understanding even the basics. It has been a long running joke on this thread that I barely know what a breed is (vs a color). They are all chickens to me - meaning I see them as individuals not breeds.