Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[GregnLety]

Poor pookie, sure do hope she will be fine

She acts like a normal puppy. Eats and drinks everything, poops normal. We'll keep here segregated until she tests normal though.

 

[bgmathteach]

I just don't let them out together. Even our dominant roosters are weirded out by the Guineas so the Guineas get limited time outside. They are in their tractor now so I move them to fresh grass every few days.

My neighbor has a mixed flock, and they seem to do just fine....she had one male who was a problem (and was sold), but otherwise they are okay. However, she raised them with some baby chicks (2 different incubators going, the keats were about 1 week older than the chicks.). They don't free range ( we have had far too many losses from foxes and such...and they don't stay close), but she has a HUGE run with multiple coops. They seem to mostly roost in their own coop ( free choice who goes where), but she has a trio that roost with the chickens.

 

[GregnLety]

My neighbor has a mixed flock, and they seem to do just fine....she had one male who was a problem (and was sold), but otherwise they are okay. However, she raised them with some baby chicks (2 different incubators going, the keats were about 1 week older than the chicks.). They don't free range ( we have had far too many losses from foxes and such...and they don't stay close), but she has a HUGE run with multiple coops. They seem to mostly roost in their own coop ( free choice who goes where), but she has a trio that roost with the chickens.

I believe that the white male Guinea may be the aggressor. They've had a female now for 2 weeks. I may turn them out later this evening but we have a bunch of chicks free ranging now. Hope that by adding a lady they cool their jets but we'll see.

 

[Ponypoor]

Hey PP! Hope you and everyone are doing well.

All good here! Except the weather, rain rain rain! Have a few chicks here, and I just put 4 more under my 2 broodies.

 

[featherhead007]

I’ll bet that friend is broody too!

She’ll have to settle for a great Italian dinner. Just west of Denver

 

[LozzyR]

All good here! Except the weather, rain rain rain! Have a few chicks here, and I just put 4 more under my 2 broodies.

Aww, chickies! I can’t let my girls have chicks; I’d be sad if anything happened to them and I’d inevitably end up with more boys!

 

[Ponypoor]

Chick update. As of 3 hours ago Momma Hen had one out. She very closely came to pecking my eye while I was trying to check so I will leave the grouch alone the rest of the night. Holly, I will say she is going to be completely done by midnight. 3 out already. I checked her about 30 minutes ago and she has 3 eggs left. 1 was almost fully zipped so it is probably out by now. The other 2 have good size pips. Color wise Momma Hen's first one is black and brown. Holly has 1 blue, 1 black and brown and one solid black. The black one came from a egg from one of the Cinnamon Queens. I did not set these eggs, and I have not told mom yet but, jet black, black skin and double toes. Definitely a Branch or Twig chick.

That’s wonderful!

Oh and I stuffed chicks under my two broodies, there is one of my eggs from Penelope that is black. And three silkies - one is going to be a splash, one is grey, and one is darker.

I almost had a fit when I was trying to check them all, I found the three of them and couldn’t find the fourth! I finally found it tucked up under Fluffy’s wing. They are SO tiny! Penelope’s is tiny, but those silkies are minuscule! Little fluffy balls

 

[rural mouse]

Clean out done. 8x9 feet x 1-2 feet deep.

We're pooped. (Pun intended)

 

[MaryJanet]

I have a sad situation with Eli.
She lost her balance and fell off the roost in the night. This morning she is clearly having trouble walking.
I don't think she is egg bound this time.
As you can imagine I am devastated. I will swab for Marek's, it has to be considered a possibility.

So sorry RC. Any updates?

 

[MaryJanet]

Weekly FBA Synopsis
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@Bybob:
-Has not been able to catch up on all the clues to find out who gave him those sweet presents- blueberries.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26768230
-Betty, bullied by Lady Featherington, is hanging out more with Sydney, Hattie and Phyllis.
He notes that having seven chickens is a great number as it allows everyone to have company.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26768505
-Even though he had a very busy week he found the time to act as scribe for a very creative Ask Aurora advice :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26779336

@bgmathteach :
- has questions about a white young rock broody that doesn't drink and barely eats
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26784698
Ponypoor's reply : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26784788
- Explains how wood chips in her run don't work well in very rainy weather :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26777527

@ChicoryBlue
Has decided on not bringing in new chicks this year, and notes that her buckeyes are not broody inclined. But, she's still interested in getting info on a breeder who has Marek's vaccinated chicks

@featherhead007 worries for his rooster Jaffar. A suggestion is made of trying to incubate chicks from him, but he is uncertain Jaffar is ever successful in "doing the deed" !

@fuentemoon :

posted a great picture of her hens on an adventure. Luckily the road is very quiet . https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26779531

@GregnLety: had a rollercoaster week, with the loss of Big boy Goldie's roo, while she is getting better, a baby turkey breaking a wing and a puppy getting parvo.

@knoturavggrl :
-After some hesitations has set eggs under broody Marans alpha hen Brownie, with a nice original set-up : a tent in the coop.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26774929
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26778252
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26779518

@lightm
-Said a beautiful good bye to re-homed former alpha hen Ginger :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26773746
-Update on her and the chickens housing situation :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26786819

@micstrachan
-Should be getting chicks very soon, her breeder hatched them today :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26790522
-Gives news from little Mill : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26791460

@Ponypoor
-Also has conflicts in her flock between the bigger hens and the silkies. Her broody Curly gets attacked.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26783407
-Chicks and cuteness overload.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26783385
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26787575
-Henny Penny, though she has not adopted them, spends time with those littles.
The chicks and her may be housed together soon in the summer quarters, maybe with the co-broodies.
-However, Kelly informs us today that she found herself in a situation where she had to re-home the ten chicks. She will keep only the three from her own flock. https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26791308

@RebeccaBoyd
-Griffin and Goose have hatched!
The cautious mommas took four and five days to let their chicks out the crates. Cute photos and videos!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26786900
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26780145

@RoyalChick
-Five lovely flurry surprise "bonnets" . Hint : one is a piglet....
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26777295
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26782548
-Sad news : Elie her little trouble child is very ill.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26785572

@ValarieF :
Posted a great cocorico video!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26787455
To conclude and by the way, I am thrilled to see that cocorico has become FBA's trademark expression, but I would like to remind all your roos that it is a noun, and not a verb. Le coq fait cocorico !

Thanks MB!