Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Horses also have only red and black, but with a ton of modifiers (bay, dun, cream, etc). Genetically there is no such thing as a “brown” horse, they are a shade of red or a diluted black.

Diluted ? …. I’ve been told that I am convoluted!

 

[RoyalChick]

I like that one!

That is a real blast from the past. But no chickens!

 

[Ponypoor]

Horses also have only red and black, but with a ton of modifiers (bay, dun, cream, etc). Genetically there is no such thing as a “brown” horse, they are a shade of red or a diluted black.

This is true! And like poultry can be piebald (spotted), or have greying!

I am just amazed by the variety of colours and feathers in chickens - amazing!

 

[Ponypoor]

Diluted ? …. I’ve been told that I am convoluted!

How are you today? Did your cocorico wake you today?

 

[Ponypoor]

Saturday Caturday
Missy sleeping the day away - love how she just blends into the feather duvet!

 

[RoyalChick]

It worked!
In a hair raising feat both Math Majors pulled off emergency stops and didn't even crash into the door.
So at least that worry is gone and I know I can close the people door.
I think I am not going to try and redo the 'tent'/'ceiling' to stop them getting up to the rafters. At least for now.

It is forecast to get down to 3F (-16C) next week which is the coldest I have experienced since getting chickens, so I am very glad to be able to close the people door safely.

 

[RoyalChick]

Saturday Caturday
Missy sleeping the day away - love how she just blends into the feather duvet!

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OMG she has printed instructions on where to scratch her belly!

 

[Ponypoor]

Bed time drama last night

Mum will need to start letting the chickies go to bed on their own as the daylight hrs increase and they start to stay up later.

Last night they were all hopping around the roosts and nest box tops. At one point Fluffy fell off the roost, but went and hopped back up onto the roosts.

Curly some how also made it to the ground. Next thing I know Curly is hopping up the steps, Fluffy is bopping down the steps and they ran into each other head first! and fell back down to the ground!! Of course I was at work and gasped, then laughed when I realized they were fine. But it brings to the forefront that I will need to do something with the roosts when I get home.

Anyways now, somehow, Curly is back up on the roost, I don't know where Fluffy and Henny are - likely on the ground floor nest boxes... ?

 

[Ponypoor]

It worked!
In a hair raising feat both Math Majors pulled off emergency stops and didn't even crash into the door.
So at least that worry is gone and I know I can close the people door.
I think I am not going to try and redo the 'tent'/'ceiling' to stop them getting up to the rafters. At least for now.

It is forecast to get down to 3F (-16C) next week which is the coldest I have experienced since getting chickens, so I am very glad to be able to close the people door safely.

Brrr that is chilly! It's -22C here (-1C back home!).

You have a Cozy Coop panel heater I think don't you? I imagine Bernie will cozy up to that, the other 2 should be find snuggling together up top.

It amazes me that chickens can fly so well at times!

 

[Ponypoor]

Can't wait to see how Chiquita made out overnight with her chicks, I am so eggcited to see how it all works, if it does then I will see if I can get some to shove under my crazy broodies!