Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

It's all about being inconsiderate and thinking only of oneself and not how your actions effect others.

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Looks like a nice comfy spot and for the hen also

Is this Glynda?

 

[Ponypoor]

Palindrome

a word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backward as forward, e.g., madam or nurses run

Or

15551

 

[Ponypoor]

Does your head hand low, does it wobble to and fro…..

It must be comfortable otherwise they wouldn’t sleep this way.

 

[BY Bob]

Those church friends of mine are so special!
I was blessed with a few presents from them (for Hen-Rietta’s hatchday)
Some meally worms, another rooster pillow, some safflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, and a packet of Fix-A-Chick electrolytes for all the birds.

How sweet. You are truly blessed.

 

[Lilion]

Ok so all my broody hens have been attacked by my others - even Sophia! And she is one of the queen bees here - the Big Three.

When she went broody her two sisters beat the snot out of her - she just wasn’t behaving right and they didn’t want anything to do with her.

Same with my silkies, I kept them and their chicks away from all the others till they were over 2 weeks old, then I slowly introduced them - but it wasn’t until their babies were about 4 weeks old before I felt confident enough to keep them out all the time unattended.

At night though I separated them for safety, those silkie babies are super tiny and don’t move too fast. Once they were around 5 to 6 wks I was more confident they could get out of the way.

Now I have Sophia - I am keeping her in the new run I have in the barn during the day, at night I put her and the chicks back on the crate because that run is where I keep the other chicks at night.

Today I let Fluffy visit with them and that went well, Fluffy is pretty low key. Tuesday I will see if they want to go outside but I will not leave them unattended. I figure it will be at least three weeks old chicks before I will let them run at large with the flock. Esp now as I have some randy little brats running around.

Have to say, my hand raised chicks where far less trouble to integrate into the flock - I think the broodies cause most of the trouble, all the other birds just ignore the chicks!!!

The only reason I gave Sophia any chicks was because she was not drinking and eating and extremely lethargic. As soon as I have her the chicks she started eating and drinking.

If I do chicks again next year I will hand raise them!

Thanks. That makes me feel better. Another hour and it'll be about dark enough to candle.

 

[BY Bob]

They seem like black Marans or black copper Marans.

I eventually figured out they were black copper Marans. Thanks for weighing in. I appreciate the help.

 

[BY Bob]

Tell that to this lot! View attachment 3563889From the ground with ease...

View attachment 3563891About double the tote height....

View attachment 3563892And we won't discuss just how high that is.

They have WINGS!!!

 

[BY Bob]

Looks like a nice comfy spot and for the hen also

Is this Glynda?

Yes that's my sweet Glynda. The bottoms of their feet are so soft and warm. I love when they perch on me.

 

[BY Bob]

Palindrome

a word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backward as forward, e.g., madam or nurses run

Or

15551

Or

bob

 

[Ponypoor]

They have WINGS!!!

She must be using a red bowl for feeding