Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

I have a question for you Fluffy Butt Acres friends: at what age do a clutch of chicks get a pecking order?
I know it can change over time, but do they have one from day one?
I am trying to figure who is currently the top Pentagonist and it is not clear to me. Sometimes I think Piglet or Sylvie but I am not sure if they are showing leadership or just being mischievous.
Tassels is the biggest by far. Pooh seems the most developed in that her voice is breaking first. Sylvie and Piglet are the most adventurous.

From my experience it isn’t truly linear, it’s more fluid even with my adult birds. I see bossy chicks from day one, and surprisingly it’s isn’t the biggest one usually, it generally the most devious one

With mine right now I see that Tippy the older pullet leading the school chicklets. Rico tries but they hang around Tippy more.

 

[featherhead007]

Those look great!

I think someone forgot to install the flatscreen TV in the laying boxes!

 

[Ponypoor]

Thank you- here's a pic of it completed
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Lovely!

 

[Ponypoor]

Code 3 : proceed to location fastest way possible (lights and siren)

Hahahaha and I really believed @RoyalChick how gullible am I

 

[featherhead007]

Hahahaha and I really believed @RoyalChick how gullible am I

 

[RoyalChick]

Bring out the steak . First one to get some, is the leader!

Well that would be Piglet. No doubt about that.

 

[RoyalChick]

Possibly the leader.

 

[RoyalChick]

I wish I could let them free range, I really do. I live on about 60 acres, and we have some big coyotes and Bobcats. Not to mention the hawks and owls.
I wouldn't be able to bear it if they went into the woods or got killed. I do want to get chickens to free range, just not these.
And thanks for the advice, I'm gonna bookmark that!

Here is a link to the thread that Perris has on not using commercial feed.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/new-research-debunks-trad-views-on-nutrition.1567953/
Perris does not feed her chickens commercial feed - but if you read her post you can see how much knowledge she has about nutrition and what difficulties she has had sourcing the right ingredients for home made feed.
She also fully free ranges her flock so they get a lot of their nutrition that way.

 

[BY Bob]

These are the babies I hatched in March

The Buff Buck (roo)
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Nugget the peace maker (hen)
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Brittany the trouble maker (hen)
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Rayia the flower muncher (hen)
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Janet the "was that a hawk" (hen)
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Oreo the big boy (roo)
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Mangster short for Maggie (roo)
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These are some of the most personality having chicks I've ever had and yes Oreo does like playing in the mud as seen in the photo. In only keeping Buck as he is buff and he shall be the rightfull ruler of the littly flock. I will show them in time. As for Oreo and Mangster they will both be going to awesome homes in the local valley I live in. I live in the wilderness of Northern Italy but I will never say where, as I say in Italian "perché perché"

What a lovely group you have there. I'm glad you already have homes for the boys.

 

[BY Bob]

Also who can guess what breed the first three are?
Hint: they are a very rare Italian dual purpose breed.

I am not up on Italian poultry but I am very keen to learn.