Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RebeccaBoyd]

Louder too I bet!

Wellll........Mom does call Branch a loud mouth and when Chiquita lays a egg her egg song is distinct. It just adds to their personality.

 

[bgmathteach]

Now for some other pictures I took this morning. I still have to track down Ducky and her sister. When I grabbed my camera and headed out all 5 girls were together. Get out back, and those 2 had ran off.
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Perdita
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Perdita is on the right.
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If I did not know better, I would swear at this age that Perdita is a full black large fowl cochin chick.
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Well, I think I see at least 1 boy here.
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Goose is on duty.
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No had dare touch her store egg....she is hatching it.
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Another unnamed girl, gosh she is pretty as well. I could be in trouble here. You know, maybe this is the one I need to drop off at @RoyalChick house. While she does have feathered legs, experience tells me they will be lightly feathered as a adult.
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Yup. the chick to the far right in the picture of the 4 of them spread out...definitely a boy!

You know, Momma/Evil ole bat/Chicken - she really is a lovely looking girl. Similar to, but not quite the same coloring as, a Welsummer. You will have to tell us the story of her 1 stump. It doesn't seem to slow her down at all! I would be afraid walking on it would cause a sore, but I guess it is calloused enough???

And the Chiquita offspring - Branch's, I assume? What a cutie!

OMG, wouldn't it be a hoot if you could cross Chiquita and Momma hen - what a broody, biting fuzzball that would be!

 

[featherhead007]

Wellll........Mom does call Branch a loud mouth and when Chiquita lays an egg her egg song is distinct. It just adds to their personality.

Don’t get me wrong, those birds are top knot fascinating and I love them too! They have such personality!

 

[bgmathteach]

For @bgmathteach

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Thank you very much for this, @BY Bob ...you just made my day!! I shared it with a colleague of mine (head of the math dept.!)

 

[featherhead007]

Ya should hear Jaffar’s voice when one of his ladies lays and egg. He makes a better version of hen than the hens do!

 

[featherhead007]

Thank you very much for this, @BY Bob ...you just made my day!! I shared it with a colleague of mine (head of the math dept.!)

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Yup. the chick to the far right in the picture of the 4 of them spread out...definitely a boy!

You know, Momma/Evil ole bat/Chicken - she really is a lovely looking girl. Similar to, but not quite the same coloring as, a Welsummer. You will have to tell us the story of her 1 stump. It doesn't seem to slow her down at all! I would be afraid walking on it would cause a sore, but I guess it is calloused enough???

And the Chiquita offspring - Branch's, I assume? What a cutie!

OMG, wouldn't it be a hoot if you could cross Chiquita and Momma hen - what a broody, biting fuzzball that would be!

Momma lost the toes on that leg and gained the scar on her head to a hawk attack before we were able to tame her. Her leg is deceiving, she still has the foot pad which is why I think she is still able to roost wherever she wants, including trees. Chiquita's only offspring I have is Goose and she is the result with a sneaky liaison with Bubba. I am scared of her to be honest. My Marans are Broody with a capital B, and now I have a Marans x Silkie cross. This season should be interesting. I swear the first thing I did when Momma's chicks were brought off the hill was check their feet. I was terrified I would find the silkie double toe which would have meant Branch got lucky. I have never been so happy to see normal toes on chicks feet. Myself and the world does not need a Momma Hen x silkie cross.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Success, I tracked down the other 2 hooligans. They were napping under Maddie's picnic table.
Ducky and the 4th and final black pullet. These 2 were raised by Raven and this black chicks is actually Raven's daughter. The other solid black chick that is not a cochin cross may be hers as well. There is some Irony here with these 2. As young chicks Raven and Blueberry tagged teamed up and became my hooligan troublemakers. Now their daughters are inseparable.

 

[rural mouse]

Maybe I shouldn't give Aurora eggs if she goes broody. Poor Hattie. Can you imagine the indignity of being forced to give up your dust bath to chicks!

Include some lavender orpington eggs

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Yup, that gold necked chick is definitely a Squirrel daughter. Here is momma Squirrel after her latest molt.

Twig up to no good encouraging more hay nesters.

The perfect angle Branch allowing himself to be henpecked.

Finally, the fruits of Goose's labor. Egg #4 from her.