Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[bgmathteach]

Didn’t have my iPhone camera on me, but the lady hen from next door brought all eight of her babies on a field trip to my yard. I quickly had to herd them all back under the fence. Then I closed off the hole that had been dug out. What’s so special about my yard, that every chook wants to get in there?

It is someplace different to explore. It is the Way of the Chicken. They are curious, inquisitive, and like to find ways out of enclosures (what bird wants to be 'trapped'?) You should be happy they think your place is a fun place to visit!

 

[bgmathteach]

Photos to go with the commentary today

Mums and babies enjoying the sunshine
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The Building Inspection team
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Relaxing with the flock, the tweens are fully integrated but they sure do like to get under my feet
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Mams and babies again
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I have the watch them like a hawk as they are so small they can fit through the holes in the safety fencing

I love how the big babies are so smitten with their human mum. So sweet seeing them hanging around you. Nothing like the love of an animal!

 

[Ponypoor]

I love how the big babies are so smitten with their human mum. So sweet seeing them hanging around you. Nothing like the love of an animal!

I laugh when they run after me in the barn, I have to be so careful not to step on them, or drop something on them…

Now I need to start working on the wee ones - they are quite wild!

 

[BY Bob]

No More Blue Eggs
It has been more than a month since we had a blue egg here at FBA. I was concerned that Glynda was laying her eggs in some secret nest so I decided to watch her to see where it might be.

Nope no secret nest. She is laying her eggs in the main coop. I watched her.

This is the egg she now lays.

That's right, it's white.

To be certain, I ate it for breakfast today and peeled back the inner layer. This is what I found.

That egg is just plain white now. I caught another being laid today, still white.

My understanding is that hens do not change their egg shell color. I suppose Glynda just ran out of spray paint for hers.

 

[Sally PB]

What’s so special about my yard, that every chook wants to get in there?

Because that's where you and Jaffar hang out.

 

[Ponypoor]

No More Blue Eggs
It has been more than a month since we had a blue egg here at FBA. I was concerned that Glynda was laying her eggs in some secret nest so I decided to watch her to see where it might be.

Nope no secret nest. She is laying her eggs in the main coop. I watched her.

This is the egg she now lays.

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That's right, it's white.

To be certain, I ate it for breakfast today and peeled back the inner layer. This is what I found.

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That egg is just plain white now. I caught another being laid today, still white.

My understanding is that hens do not change their egg shell color. I suppose Glynda just ran out of spray paint for hers.

Penelope used to lay blue eggs now she lays whitish eggs. Blanche and Sophia really dark brown eggs, now more olive or khaki.

Even Buttercups eggs get lighter and lighter throughout the year.

Can we assume that she is doing that? I think I read somewhere that the egg colour gets lighter over the course of the season.

At any rate I am most interested in what information you can find on this.

 

[ValarieF]

Of course Jaffar will attract the girl next door. He has a cool cocorico.
My chickens egg colors stayed pretty much the same. Im sure when they get older that will change.

 

[ValarieF]

Yep mine also

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They really want those tweens. A lot of them lay right over the cage as you can see.

 

[GregnLety]

You in CO now?

Hey forgot to ask about Goldie? How is she doing?

Yep, sitting here enjoying the thunderstorms. Goldie is doing well. Lety lets her outside when the weather permits, Been pretty soggy at home this week.

 

[BY Bob]

I love how the big babies are so smitten with their human mum. So sweet seeing them hanging around you. Nothing like the love of an animal!

That is so true. Just when your having a bad day they come over and let you know you are loved no matter what. It is such a blessing.