Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

That boy is handsome and I love him. If you think he is pretty now, you just wait another year. He is going to get broader and more copper down his back. At around 18 months after he has completed his first adult molt he is going to wow you. I think he is going to look similar to my Bubba with the darker copper coloring. Bubba is roughly a year older then Oreo. A silkie may be my current personal favorite rooster, but my heart still stops and skips a beat when I look at Bubba. A nice Marans boy is hard to beat in the looks department in my opinion.
Bubba.
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Just stunning.

 

[rural mouse]

Yes. The book is at my level. But I agree, I would like to graduate to a book that helped me understand body shape and stance etc.
I think I understand the difference in body shape between Orpingtons (Hattie) and Legbars (Glynda) but not much more.
If you find such a book let me know!

Book chat tax - Babs is so pretty (well I think so!)
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She is pretty. The lacing is beautiful

 

[ChicoryBlue]

My cameras leave a couple of big blind spots in the Chicken Palace and one is of course one of their favorite spots.
Today I figured how to rig a camera up to capture most of that area. It is a bit weird perspective but fun to see them hang out there.
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Notable to me is it appears they’ve continued hanging together since breakfast. Nice!
Bernie -ahem - Queen Bernadette - is figuring out her benevolent ruler role?

 

[ChicoryBlue]

She took last Wednesday off, to help her human with installing a new roof on the coop

I recall it just came in late

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Twig is so handsome. He definitely learned how to pose from his daddy.
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[ChicoryBlue]

Porch this morning, it was still pretty dark at 7am with the snow on the Little Run roof. I need to remember to rotate the iPad so it will be more full screen, sorry. I think the camera infra red probably helped them jump down! Porch has enough room for everyone to take their time. Someone was still in the coop snoozing, I checked.

And Thursday evening, caught them going in

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Poor Jaffar, he came to me shivering this morning. Comb, waddles and his little feets are so cold. I have him inside to warm him and me up! View attachment 3381725

Why so cold? Is he eating well? Is he molting? Did he get wet?

 

[featherhead007]

I recall it just came in late

True it was posted later

 

[featherhead007]

Why so cold? Is he eating well? Is he molting? Did he get wet?

He’s okay now. There was a heater in my car, and we just got back from town. He likes car rides. (And I have someone to talk to on the way.

 

[featherhead007]