Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

Had a visitor in the night

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Happy Fluffy Butt Friday!
A little crumbs on the carton quickly overcomes any fear of newness. Perfect height for them right now.

I got a video, hopefully this works

 

[ChicoryBlue]

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.

Yes. Thanks. I was thinking along similar lines of congenital defects but hadn't thought of how hens can monitor the progress of their eggs. I had been thinking of an old friend many years ago who horribly lost her newborn at one week because the heart did not close a special valve or something they have while in utero, so the baby suddenly died.

This little one did have seemingly one good day here, she had at least that. She mostly got very sleepy, so you may be right about not suffering too much. Thank you.

 

[RoyalChick]

Happy Fluffy Butt Friday!
A little crumbs on the carton quickly overcomes any fear of newness. Perfect height for them right now.
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I got a video, hopefully this works

Gorgeous little ones!

 

[Ponypoor]

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!
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You must be the only one eggcited for a broody right now

But I will be looking forward to seeing some chicks other than my own! Right @RebeccaBoyd ?

 

[Ponypoor]

Had a visitor in the night

Ooooo bad visitor go away shoo go on stay away git!

That’s scary.

 

[Ponypoor]

Happy Fluffy Butt Friday!
A little crumbs on the carton quickly overcomes any fear of newness. Perfect height for them right now.
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I got a video, hopefully this works

Awww the butterballs so cute they are doing well

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Awww the butterballs so cute they are doing well

Little Butterballs keeps coming to mind. Trying to not think of the meat bird store version though! Maybe Spuds, they look like small new potatoes (peeled) too.

 

[Ponypoor]

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[Ponypoor]

Little Butterballs keeps coming to mind. Trying to not think of the meat bird store version though! Maybe Spuds, they look like small new potatoes (peeled) too.

We have the Marshmallows, and now the Butterballs