Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[bgmathteach]

I don't know. Suspect googling history of polish barred frizzle or cuckoo may shed some light on it. Barring, white eggs, frizzle, crest, beard/muffs...bit of a puzzle. Barred rocks, Dominiques and cuckoo marans all are barred, but are brown egg layers. Brown is an overlay on white and is dominate, so I don't thing those breeds were used (too difficultto eliminate from gene pool). What white egg layers come in barred/cuckoo?

Hmm, gets even more difficult...as it seems there isn't a lot of reliable info on how the Polish was developed. Crested bird came to Europe from one of 3 places, and was further developed to what it is today in the Netherlands. Images of it as far back as 1500s, so definitely an older breed. Barred polish isn't a recognized variety, so must be a more recent development. Will take more digging for sure.

 

[Marie2020]

I should have reacted with the ‘Informative’ emoji but I love the pictures of your girls, so it gets a heart.
But it is very interesting.
In life the green looks most striking in bright sunshine, but that may not be the best way to photograph it.
I will definitely experiment. Close up, shade, sun etc.
I do catch the green but it is somehow nowhere near as brilliant as it is in real life.
There is a wildlife photography thread on BYC and I could ask them - but they are serious photographers with fancy cameras not a snap happy phone person like me!

You take beautiful photographs

 

[Marie2020]

And no one steals her covers.

They wouldn't dare

 

[Marie2020]

at last the rain has stopped

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

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Good morning my favorite Grumpy chicken. You my dear are the reason why I plead nightly with the marshmallows for one of them to at least have a floppy comb. I get dirty looks in response as their combs are barely starting. At least they already have the grumpy faces down pat if they ever do decide to grow their combs.

 

[RoyalChick]

You take beautiful photographs

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I am so thankful you reminded me about the phone’s software.
These are actually two different pictures but taken only seconds apart.
I played with the settings on the first one and it is MUCH, much, much closer to what she looked like in real life when I snapped the picture.

It feels like cheating somehow but she really does look that brilliant. Pretty girl!

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Lovely photos. I have a flock full of black chickens that shine so I know your pain on capturing their brilliance. I have the best luck capturing the greens and blues in their feathers on cloudy overcast days. Yes they shine in the sunlight, but I have difficulty capturing in on photo. Clouds and shadows are my friends when it comes to taking pictures.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Twiggy for example.
Twig in sunlight

Twiggy on a cloudy day

 

[Little Miss Millie]

I am excited!! My mom recently found a breeder near us who is selling Deathlayer chicks! We are planning on picking some up asap, I’m really happy about being able to get a breed that’s usually hard to come by!

 

[RoyalChick]

Twiggy for example.
Twig in sunlight
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Twiggy on a cloudy day
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Gorgeous and very interesting. It is like the sun washes out the green in the camera even though it accentuates it in real life.
I am definitely going to do some experimenting.
Thanks for sharing that.