Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Alberta needs the snow. So does BC.

I'm pretty positive Tuff is out of my genetics, so no Bielefelder. Havoc looks just like several chicks at the in-laws (black spot on head is more snipe/stripe on several). Only 2 of the 5 eggs from their birds hatched when I brought them home. The 1st one out was one and the niece was glued to the incubator window the whole time. That one is hers.

That leaves me the puzzle of Tuff's genetics. Tuff has muffs/beard. The only ones I have with that are Thing, Pippa, and Maizie. Whiskey and Kren both have Papa with the muffs, but don't sport it themselves. I've read that it's a mostly dominate trait so I think that it's unlikely to skip a generation, leaving the 3 girls as Mama. Thing has a crest and 5 toes, neither of which Tuff has. That makes Mama either Pippa or Maizie (both buff tones, so will likely never know which one).

Tuff has a straight comb. Cheetah is rose comb, and I know from last year is double for rose, so will ONLY throw rose comb babies....unless crossed with pea comb which should be walnut comb then. That eliminates him as papa.

Hector is black, which is dominant over everything except dominate white (which neither mama option is). Unless he's got something else hiding under the black (unlikely due to zero leakage), then he's not Tuff's papa either.

Kren had green legs. Tuff's are YELLOW. Mama options are white or yellow. Leg color isn't as studied as feather or shell colors and I don't know as much as I need to about it (more research coming). Kren also had a pea comb. Both mamas are also pea comb. Now I think that all 3 are 1 copy of pea so if both contributed the NOT pea comb, then a straight comb is possible. This does mean that Kren is unlikely the papa.

Leaving Whiskey and Horus. Whiskey is straight comb. Horus was single copy rose comb (cheetah 2 rose, Nellie straight). Mama contributed the not pea. Horus contributed the not rose or Whiskey the not pea not rose (only thing he could do from straight comb). Means that either one could be papa. Unless Tuff develops strong leghorn/Mediterranean body build, likely won't be able to fully determine that either.

Edit: If we miss counted on the eggs and Tuff is from the in-laws eggs, then Bielefelder x with whiskey, Pippa, maizie, Kren papa is very possible.

I was going to ask s/he had unusual colouring.

Love playing the guessing game

 

[Ponypoor]

@RebeccaBoyd

Rico and Martina…

 

[Ponypoor]

@RebeccaBoyd

Rico and Martina…

When I clipped Martina’s forelock the activity level increased and she became way more active. It was like throwing a switch.

 

[Ponypoor]

Yes, or hang a wet towel in front. Or put a wet towel in the freezer and then hang it in front. All amazingly effective!

I will do that!

 

[Ponypoor]

I don't think so. I bought them as Bielefelder pullets, and those are auto-sexing at hatch. None of them looked even remotely cockerel colored when I got them.

If they weren't Biels, yeah, I'd be worried!

Oh yea that’s right I remember now

 

[knoturavggrl]

Managed to secure some Terramycin for Brownie’s eye as it was pretty swollen this morning. Finding someone that still had it in stock was a bit challenging but I have a precious tube now. She can still open the eye and I see no obvious scratches. Hopefully the Terramycin will work its wonders.

Twofer pics
Peanut butter and Flour

Avalon and Story

 

[BY Bob]

2018 got snow somewhere in the state all 12 months of the year. Thermometer this morning reading about 40f (not much warmer). "Mama" heating pad is still out there and I turned the temp back up so they have the warmth. Chia and Shan were perched on it last night. It looks like they're more interested in staying out of the wind. They do cuddle up to it and/or each other when they want to warm up.

Being as they've integrated so smoothly, I hesitate to mess with that. I will be home tomorrow, so will see how they're doing when I get home tonight. "Mama" may get moved to top of nest boxes so they can cuddle pile on it....hmmm....will ponder today.

That makes sense. It is an amazing place where you live.

 

[Ponypoor]

Managed to secure some Terramycin for Brownie’s eye as it was pretty swollen this morning. Finding someone that still had it in stock was a bit challenging but I have a precious tube now. She can still open the eye and I see no obvious scratches. Hopefully the Terramycin will work its wonders.

Twofer pics
Peanut butter and Flour
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Avalon and Story
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Awww being a mum is tough, sure hope her eye gets better soon

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Let's celebrate 2 for Tuesday with......

2 leghorns a laying

It is official, Miss flopsy mopsy comb is my Peep. I can tell her apart at a glance from the rest.

 

[RoyalChick]

Two 2fers.
Happy Tuesday.