Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

Ya pretty much - seems they think I am their personal servant or something... Get out of my office darn it!

Never, not our fluffy little angels

 

[Marie2020]

I have a little root ginger and some garlic, so I've beat it up with ginger powder and filtered water and kept a little in a jar for tomorrow.
I had a little of sardine left so mixed it with seeds sunflower heart and layers feed. Also a spoon of live yogurt too get this right into Tina's system

They're loving it

 

[notabitail]

Oh yes they do and they blighters knock their feeders over to

Yours might but mine do not.

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

Hi everyone, it's been a bit sense I talked to anyone on this thread but I'd like to say...I have a very broody hen! Eda is broody and I have her in a crate. I will candle the eggs on a hatch along thread in about two days and I'm really excited to show you guys!

 

[featherhead007]

She's so cute. Who is the other chook in the background?
And I can see the poop as well.

Behind her, is my lovely Coco. She’s a nut!
The poops name is “plop”

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

Also any suggestions on what I should change about her setup, and I have the cage door closed as my other broody hen Susan keeps wanting to sit on her and Susan has a very big habit of going broody and either sitting on them so hard they brake or being so agressive with other hens she brakes her eggs so sadly no broody for Susan.

 

[BY Bob]

Butts not cooperating again.

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Those are really good for hens who won't cooperate. Just saying.

 

[BY Bob]

I am so sorry.

I don't know if this helps, but most likely there was something wrong with it and there was nothing more you could do.
Mother hens sometimes reject eggs and boot them out of the nest before they hatch. I don't know that there are any studies to prove this, but I assume that is because they know somehow that the chick developing inside is not perfect and likely won't survive. Mammals do this with newborns.
Of course the mothers aren't always 100% right in their judgement, but I bet they prevent a number of chicks from hatching who would not live for long.
In a world of incubators and hatcheries we don't get the benefit of the mother hen's knowledge and as a result some chicks that hatch are not physically able to live.

You cared for it and kept it warm. It never knew what it was like to be healthy so I am not sure you can say it suffered. It was a short sad life, but it was the best it could have.

Very well said.

 

[BY Bob]

Fluffy Butt Friday

A fine collection of stylish derrières

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Those are amazing bums. Great photos!

 

[RoyalChick]

Happy (Fluffy) Butt Friday everyone
Sylvie, in keeping with her role as a chicken super-model, does not have a fluffy butt but is very happy to pose for butt shots.