Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[notabitail]

Too bad, Josey. Seems you can't get that jelly off of your feathers.
I wonder how she would do with spaghetti sauce.

 

[bgmathteach]

One small step for mankind,.....

one GIANT step/flap for chicken kind

 

[notabitail]

One small step for mankind,.....

one GIANT step for chicken kind

When will the first chook on the moon be?

 

[Ponypoor]

Tippy

So still a pullet?

 

[Ponypoor]

Who me? You talking about me?

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Yes! You

 

[Ponypoor]

I got them from Grade Eh farm in Delta, BC. I like that they raise their cockerels on pasture instead of killing them as chicks. Yes, they are eventually used for food, but at least they get to live for a time.

My husband and son are really against the idea of roosters, so I needed sexed chicks. I have looked carefully at the photos of the available breeds and I think that Regan might be a Partridge Rock. The chicks are from a rainbow egg laying collection and they leave you guessing on which breeds you received! I was hoping for a Bielefelder, but don't think I got one.

I really wish I had kept my Bielefelders and Brahmas - still peeved over that.

 

[bgmathteach]

FBA weekly synopsis
20 to 27 May

@BY Bob :
Skunk spotted! However after some protection and a camera setting, it seemed to have given up.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26857482

Glynda may be small but she holds her rank!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26861146
 However, she is generous ; https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26861154

Phyllis is back at laying! And Hattie is having a try at crowing, which is not fun considering the neighborhood.

Who stole the walnuts in the bag ? https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26865346
Requested pictures of Glynda and Sydney (with Hattie as a guest) : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26870257

@featherhead007 :
Main show of the week is courtesy of neighbors little chicks still hanging by. The mama hen is feral ! They stopped coming for a while, which was worrying but when they are there, they know how to party !
Jaffar cocoricoed a lot this week : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26875911
Dakota has spent a lot of time in the house. She had a prolapse and is getting bullied by the other hens.

@Firsttimehens1234 posted a lovely presentation of their flock : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26860725
Disaster : a fox killed one of the two new hens. The lone hen is shocked. Fortunately a friend joined her from where she was bred.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26870504

@GregnLety had a truly bad week
They lost another beautiful roo : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26861210
And a pullet killed by a hawk . https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26873467
Picture of chickens hiding https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26861815

@knoturavggrl :
Second integration sequence went great for Brownie and her chicks : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26862410

Bad news, found a rat in the coop and tunnels under. Bybob had great success using dry ice. This will unfortunately delay the chicks integration in the coop https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26870326
No dry ice to buy anywhere but fight is going strong https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26876998

@LhickenChicken had a traumatic experience euthanizing Mrs Clean egg, who turned out to have EYP : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26864962

@lightm : reminder is leaving on the 5 June for a trip to China to see her family ! She will be doing a specific thread on her trip.
Tina is not doing well and has passed some poops with intestinal shedding. A slightly better update : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26877732

@Marie2020 : Tina had a not so good week laying both soft shells and wrong sized egg (tiny then huge). And princess has bumble foot. This hasn't stopped her from enjoying outside time and getting mucky! https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26878420

@Pastel The Rooster gave an update after some time off https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26873465

@Ponypoor has been overwhelmed most of the week with armies of chicks running around everywhere!
Pony Sunday https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26860583
Unfortunately on Tuesday Lulu and especially Truly were not well . The vet thinks maybe Truly could have an ulcer ? They seemed to improve some during the week. https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26868038

Is Penne a girl or a boy?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26860608
The chicks lineage raised several interesting discussions on genetics and breeds. Rural mouse shared her knowledge https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26871046
Integration has begun. The chicks meet each other : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26875644
The broody chicks are more difficult to integrate than the brooder raised ; the mommas get upset.
To move them around a bucket of chicks works nicely ! https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26872694

@RebeccaBoyd :
Rosie was anxious for her first show after her injury, but she got a first place ! https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26861890

An update on her various chicks : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26870060
Madea the cockerel may have earned his life doing something precious : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26870234
"Muddy" leghorn pics : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26870282

@RoyalChick :
Sylvie's changing fast ! pictures: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26862015
By Friday she is out of the weird hairdo contest: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26876676
Mug of Calypso : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26864980
Chicks are growing and integrating. Mayhem has begun in the chicken palace!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26870600
In fact Bernie has written to Aurora about it : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26873087

Elie is slowly coming out of broody mode but she is not her normal self. RC is worried : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26874395

Rural mouse : posted as usual beautiful pictures throughout the week.
Different comb types : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26865325
Beautiful Cheetah mugs : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26863071

Sally PB finally has her chicks. And had a scare with power going out for a few hours with eggs in the incubator, but it turned out fine !
Picture of Button : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26865000
Another cute picture: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads
/fluffy-butt-acres-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26871690

@ValarieF hasn't been online as usual due to health issues. But did mention that she could be getting three new chickens re-homed from a family moving. Chicken math strikes again.

Have a nice weekend everyone.

Thank you for this wonderful synopsis!

 

[Ponypoor]

I got them from Grade Eh farm in Delta, BC. I like that they raise their cockerels on pasture instead of killing them as chicks. Yes, they are eventually used for food, but at least they get to live for a time.

My husband and son are really against the idea of roosters, so I needed sexed chicks. I have looked carefully at the photos of the available breeds and I think that Regan might be a Partridge Rock. The chicks are from a rainbow egg laying collection and they leave you guessing on which breeds you received! I was hoping for a Bielefelder, but don't think I got one.

Yes I figured that was wheee you got them, they would be the closest to you - I looked at them for chicks.

 

[BY Bob]

I have no idea where in Ohio you live, but I think the kinds of stores you are checking out are the wrong ones!
Try this
or This
@BY Bob clued me into AirGas (an another company - don't remember the name atm). I get it somewhere else locally, but when I put in the airgas name + dry ice, trusty old eaves-dropping google suggested others!

Here is another. It's sold in grocery stores.

https://penguindryice.com/where-to-buy-dry-ice/

 

[BY Bob]

I just wanted to check in and see how everyone is doing. I’m feeling great, and the eyesight has improved since the surgery. Wow, I can see for miles away, and I’m going to test my eyesight today. Paul will be watching over my home while I’m out. Destination, Orange County Airport. California ( not far away )

I'm very glad for you!