Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Pastel the Rooster]

We are old - really really old like Penelope my Old Lady Chicken.

Penelope says “Human I am not old!”
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(She is she is going to be 7 yrs old soon)

What a sweet girl she is! What type is she?

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

@Ponypoor , I got some guinea keets ( my original 16) shipped to me. Everyone survived just fine. It wasn't until they were older that they died. Raccoons, bobcats, ect. We have 6 originals left. I'm planning on keeping it that way.

 

[Ponypoor]

Yes, I have received shipped chicks a number of times. Occasionally there is 1 or 2 that pass during shipping, and 1 or 2 that are weak and pass (note, that happens anyways. My broodies that raised 9 - 10 hatched but one was weak and died within 24 hours.) Note that I usually get reasonably large batches.

However, once the post office took 3+ days to get my chicks to me (so they were 4 days old on arrival), and out of the lot, there were 6 dead and many very weak. 3 more eventually passed. The rest pulled through okay - after about 2-3 days were normal and fine from then on.

Hmmm maybe I better stick with Frey's they are local about 3 hrs from me....

But I don't think they have legbars or those fancy Egyptian Fayoumas - oh so pretty !

 

[rural mouse]

Hmmm maybe I better stick with Frey's they are local about 3 hrs from me....

But I don't think they have legbars or those fancy Egyptian Fayoumas - oh so pretty !

Fayoumis are native to Egypt. They don't do well with cold. (Or I would have gotten them already).

 

[Ponypoor]

What a sweet girl she is! What type is she?

Well as far as I know she is an Americauna mix, she lays light blue eggs - when she does lay.

 

[bgmathteach]

We are old - really really old like Penelope my Old Lady Chicken.

Penelope says “Human I am not old!”
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(She is she is going to be 7 yrs old soon)

Oh, I LOVE this photo. Definitely POW worthy

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

Hmmm maybe I better stick with Frey's they are local about 3 hrs from me....

But I don't think they have legbars or those fancy Egyptian Fayoumas - oh so pretty !

Not to make you more sceptical on shipping birds, but I know someone who ordered 8 guineas (or 10) and all but two died. The two are still alive though. The reason they all died is because her post office never called, and when they did it was too late.

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

Aww!

 

[Ponypoor]

 Fayoumis are native to Egypt. They don't do well with cold. (Or I would have gotten them already).

Ya.... I will need to build a new insulated barn I guess, and central heating... AC for the summer...

Hahaha just kidding

Hey one can dream

I am going to check out Frey's again to see what they have, you know just to be nosey not buy anything...

 

[Ponypoor]

Not to make you more sceptical on shipping birds, but I know someone who ordered 8 guineas (or 10) and all but two died. The two are still alive though. The reason they all died is because her post office never called, and when they did it was too late.

That's too bad, and sad.