Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Happy Friday
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Sydney has some really fluffy decorations there - very stylish!

Glynda has a cute little bottom fluff going on - very chic

 

[RoyalChick]

Here is what I found on Artemesia vulgaris.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7583039/

Enough to make me give it a go in salad.

I confirmed it has the artemesia fur on its leaves - very fine and soft. I also confirmed the strong and rather pleasing smell when you crush the leaves.
It is described as tasting spicy - I tried a leaf and thought it rather mild. But I think Babs may be trying to grow her beard following Aurora’s advice to eat spicy food!

Artemesia and tax:

 

[Ponypoor]

Babies confirmed at Butler Hollow Coop!!!!

I went out with mash as I have done almost every day for Brownie to have a snack and get some water and with some patience out comes this one:
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I see the scratch on its beak and she scolded this one pretty harshly for coming out. I was worried and said screw it I need to see of the rest are ok or if Brownie is a great sitter but a horrible mom. I know this happens, rare but possible. So I lifted her up gently and set her on the ground. I counted 6 fully fluffed out we ones. Mama got right back in the nest with them and didn’t hurt them at all. Here are a few more photos of them.

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No meanness after that one incident, should I be concerned or was she simply trying to protect that baby from me and the cold? Thoughts? The rest seem perfectly unscathed and very lively.

As Rebecca said she is just likely hauling it back under her, she is new and learning also. Those babies know how to let the hen know if they are being too rough - they have really good lungs.

They are so cute and really good looking strong chicks - good mama she is doing a wonderful job! How many more to hatch?

 

[Ponypoor]

So glad to hear your eye is improving. I was worried.

Thanks - if it hadn't stopped paining by this morning I would have called my eye dr. I am more careful now - I didn't even think I had him that close to me, I was looking to see the comb development and didn't have my glasses on. I am fairly certain he is a Roo. Though what do I know? I though Roxanna was a hen!

 

[Ponypoor]

Here is what I found on Artemesia vulgaris.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7583039/

Enough to make me give it a go in salad.

I confirmed it has the artemesia fur on its leaves - very fine and soft. I also confirmed the strong and rather pleasing smell when you crush the leaves.
It is described as tasting spicy - I tried a leaf and thought it rather mild. But I think Babs may be trying to grow her beard following Aurora’s advice to eat spicy food!

Artemesia and tax:
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Good one

 

[GregnLety]

Here is what I found on Artemesia vulgaris.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7583039/

Enough to make me give it a go in salad.

I confirmed it has the artemesia fur on its leaves - very fine and soft. I also confirmed the strong and rather pleasing smell when you crush the leaves.
It is described as tasting spicy - I tried a leaf and thought it rather mild. But I think Babs may be trying to grow her beard following Aurora’s advice to eat spicy food!

Artemesia and tax:
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Lety dries this then uses it her black beans. Gives the beans a nice kick. This stuff spreads on it's own. We have a patch in our roses by the front of our house and another patch in our backyard.

 

[Ponypoor]

Glad your eye is better today. What I hear is more baby pictures on the way

I almost stepped on Martina, I was doing a headcount of the kiddos outside and stepped back inside the doorway and she scooted under my feet - she earned herself some swearing words, need to really watch out now, they are very bold and getting everywhere.

And they are not afraid of things, I was using the round saw yesterday cutting some planks and they were right under foot! I finally got fed up with chasing them away and put them in the hen house to dig in the shavings. That wasn't as fun as watching the Hooman cut planks though apparently!

 

[RoyalChick]

Lety dries this then uses it her black beans. Gives the beans a nice kick. This stuff spreads on it's own. We have a patch in our roses by the front of our house and another patch in our backyard.

Oooh - I like the idea of it with beans - I can see that would be yummy.
According to the plant site I was on it can grow 6' tall so I may need to get out there with a machete. There is a lot of it. This is the issue of not mowing the lawn - things take up residence unexpectedly!

 

[Ponypoor]

I did it! The babies have moved out of their tent in my bathroom and into the brooder box in the Chicken Palace. I will keep them confined in there for a day or so before giving them a tour of the whole place so they know how to dodge and weave.
Like the anxious mother hen that I am, I was worried that they wouldn't find the food and water in their new home. So I was trying to figure how to dunk their beaks and show them the ropes.
I needn't have worried. Pigletine to the rescue! She has an uncanny ability to find food and was tucking in before I had unloaded all her buddies.
I can't get any of them interested in going under the heat plate - they are too excited about the extra space to run around in. I will try again later and definitely as it starts to cool down this evening.
And because it is Friday here is a very tiny fluffy butt.

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OMG they are hilarious aren't they? They taste freedom and that's the end of it - they will be flying and running everywhere.

I found that they like to run under the foot stools I have here in the barn. I have three of these foot stools and I have them lined up out of the way and they chicks learned to run under there if the big girls go after them - well except Marty the vicious little lady can fit under there ha!

Oh just wait till you let them out - they will be so eggcited! But I bet if you sat there they will run a bit but run back to you right away. That is how I let mine out, and I was able to keep the big ones away with a lift of my foot

 

[GregnLety]

I almost stepped on Martina, I was doing a headcount of the kiddos outside and stepped back inside the doorway and she scooted under my feet - she earned herself some swearing words, need to really watch out now, they are very bold and getting everywhere.

And they are not afraid of things, I was using the round saw yesterday cutting some planks and they were right under foot! I finally got fed up with chasing them away and put them in the hen house to dig in the shavings. That wasn't as fun as watching the Hooman cut planks though apparently!

Certain dogs of mine pile up on me no matter what I am doing so when I am running power equipment I put everyone back in the kennel for their safety and mine.