Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

If you let them be, I suspect they would stay put until the mad rush is dwindled...provided you didn't put them in the favored box. When they join the mad rush, you know they're accepted.

And they're likely "accepted" before that, just not allowed in close until the girls are close to laying. Storm was orphaned at 3 weeks old. Silver and Pear were the only adults. She stuck closer to them, but the older babies (Cheetah, Cuckoo, PITA, Thing, Twirp, ect) wouldn't let her near them (12 weeks). That lasted until she started laying. I was stuck with that as Storm was broody raised, a lone hatch, and I hadn't been allowed to handle her. Wouldn't have been fair to her to pull her out and raise her in the house. She did come to me quite a bit that first week. I made sure she had a warming spot and cuddled her when she'd allow. Now, she's mostly look but don't touch. She's quite willing to come sit near me, but she's also as independent and Twirp is.

 

[Ponypoor]

Caturday Saturday

Good morning all, another cold frosty morning here; Alex do your California sun dance again you just about have it

Here are my niece's kitties;

Bill the Barred Rock Tabbidy kitty,

Phoebe the pink bald kitty

and Zoe the grey bald kitty.

And my darling Missy

 

[Ponypoor]

If you let them be, I suspect they would stay put until the mad rush is dwindled...provided you didn't put them in the favored box. When they join the mad rush, you know they're accepted.

Yes they stayed in the box and once I opened the door the only one ready to go out was Misty, the Tweens hopped out next as they are right at the door, then the rest came out.

Everyone has been using the small animal crate to lay their eggs in since the chicks arrived. There is a line up for that one box - Marty lays in her nest box though.

 

[Ponypoor]

Talking of mad rush - the video cam just caught this - Sylvie mid air trying to catch up.


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I love when they do that

Wow they sure are growing up, they aren’t chicks anymore, they are young ladies

 

[Ponypoor]

And they're likely "accepted" before that, just not allowed in close until the girls are close to laying. Storm was orphaned at 3 weeks old. Silver and Pear were the only adults. She stuck closer to them, but the older babies (Cheetah, Cuckoo, PITA, Thing, Twirp, ect) wouldn't let her near them (12 weeks). That lasted until she started laying. I was stuck with that as Storm was broody raised, a lone hatch, and I hadn't been allowed to handle her. Wouldn't have been fair to her to pull her out and raise her in the house. She did come to me quite a bit that first week. I made sure she had a warming spot and cuddled her when she'd allow. Now, she's mostly look but don't touch. She's quite willing to come sit near me, but she's also as independent and Twirp is.

Awww poor pookie, what happened to her mama?

All the chicks are good about coming up to me, they are all food motivated, and I give them meal worms which they readily come up looking for

The newbies were handled so much they already come around, except when it’s bed time hahaha!

 

[RoyalChick]

I love when they do that

Wow they sure are growing up, they aren’t chicks anymore, they are young ladies

It is quite funny. They look like chickens. Then you see them next to Bernie and you realize they are the doll house version of a chicken!

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

Caturday Saturday
And just what do you think you're doing in the raspberry bush?

 

[GregnLety]

Oh darn! But glad you’re home to deal with this rather then off somewhere.

Plumber wanted 600 just to cap the line, which goes to the faucet. Told him. No thanks and had Lety drive me to home depot. For $20 I installed a shutoff valve on that line then capped it. I'll go back later and install new pipe and replace the faucet. Outrageous plumbing costs tax.

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

I do think I have an entry for oddest looking inbetweener contest RC started with Sylvie
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And a cute pic of all of em
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That hen is stunningly gorgeous! Is she a BCM?

 

[Marie2020]

Mr cat keeping out if the sun and watching over the girls. Tina is really comfortable with him