Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Me and Jaffar are spending some time together. I want him to eat the best I have to offer, away from the ladies. Yep, what this rooster needs is time away to reflect and recuperate. (So do I )

 

[rural mouse]

Sorry. Here’s complaining tax:
View attachment 3640239

That's all 8 of them in 1 pic!

 

[featherhead007]

That's all 8 of them in 1 pic!

You noticed that!

 

[featherhead007]

Me and Jaffar are spending some time together. I want him to eat the best I have to offer, away from the ladies. Yep, what this rooster needs is time away to reflect and recuperate. (So do I )

But I want to go to South Dakota, via Colorado Springs, and take Hannah on vacation. Time will tell.

 

[rural mouse]

Got some new pics, took Sherlock for a walk, washed some dishes, checked dates on last year's moults. Mid October at least for Nellie and Pear (and they look the same, so same moulting pattern, just running a month earlier).

New pics

Jessica is looking mostly done and FIIIINE!

Thing's mass of pin feathers

Primula is also a mass of pin feathers, looks like a bit ahead of Thing.

Nellie, as rumpled as last year, seems a bit perkier though. Pear has done her vanishing act again. Finds a spot to hide from ALL and graze on whatever her food of choice is. Last night, she was the last one back to the coop, at 3/4 dark.

Storm's 2 tone plumage.

Tailless roos, Whiskey above, Hector below

That's Mera with him.

And Nox for comparison. She's working on her tail, yet, so resting where she can't be picked on.

Pippa is demonstrating the STYLISH moult. Hasnt really started growing pins yet.

And a shot of the Invasion with Hector, Primula and Mera. Havoc, Enigma, and Tuff are almost as big as Mera. They still have some filling out to do, though.

 

[featherhead007]

Got some new pics, took Sherlock for a walk, washed some dishes, checked dates on last year's moults. Mid October at least for Nellie and Pear (and they look the same, so same moulting pattern, just running a month earlier).

New pics
View attachment 3640328Jessica is looking mostly done and FIIIINE!


View attachment 3640329Thing's mass of pin feathers

View attachment 3640331Primula is also a mass of pin feathers, looks like a bit ahead of Thing.


View attachment 3640330Nellie, as rumpled as last year, seems a bit perkier though. Pear has done her vanishing act again. Finds a spot to hide from ALL and graze on whatever her food of choice is. Last night, she was the last one back to the coop, at 3/4 dark.

View attachment 3640333Storm's 2 tone plumage.

View attachment 3640334Tailless roos, Whiskey above, Hector belowView attachment 3640335That's Mera with him.

View attachment 3640332And Nox for comparison. She's working on her tail, yet, so resting where she can't be picked on.

View attachment 3640340Pippa is demonstrating the STYLISH moult. Hasnt really started growing pins yet.

View attachment 3640341And a shot of the Invasion with Hector, Primula and Mera. Havoc, Enigma, and Tuff are almost as big as Mera. They still have some filling out to do, though.

Why is it, that my leghorn The Bbeautiful Hen-Rietta, won’t let me touch her new tail feathers?

 

[SimpleJenn]

Hello everyone!
Today is warm and sunny so far, and the chicks have been sparring! Shep really throws her weight around but even Kasumi can stand up to (and chest bump) her now. Happy birds all round.

Hubby is hoping to get the run extension as far as possible this week and finish this weekend. We have to repair the nest box floor, and insulate the coop as well. Running out of warm dry days to do it so...time to buckle down and get to work. I haven't gone in to the doctor yet, because I think it's actually a tooth infection so I need to call the dentist instead. I haaaaate teeth.
But! I have from-scratch marinara simmering today, my kid is having a great day as opposed to the past couple, and even the dog is feeling perky.

 

[bgmathteach]

Got some new pics, took Sherlock for a walk, washed some dishes, checked dates on last year's moults. Mid October at least for Nellie and Pear (and they look the same, so same moulting pattern, just running a month earlier).

New pics
View attachment 3640328Jessica is looking mostly done and FIIIINE!


View attachment 3640329Thing's mass of pin feathers

View attachment 3640331Primula is also a mass of pin feathers, looks like a bit ahead of Thing.


View attachment 3640330Nellie, as rumpled as last year, seems a bit perkier though. Pear has done her vanishing act again. Finds a spot to hide from ALL and graze on whatever her food of choice is. Last night, she was the last one back to the coop, at 3/4 dark.

View attachment 3640333Storm's 2 tone plumage.

View attachment 3640334Tailless roos, Whiskey above, Hector belowView attachment 3640335That's Mera with him.

View attachment 3640332And Nox for comparison. She's working on her tail, yet, so resting where she can't be picked on.

View attachment 3640340Pippa is demonstrating the STYLISH moult. Hasnt really started growing pins yet.

View attachment 3640341And a shot of the Invasion with Hector, Primula and Mera. Havoc, Enigma, and Tuff are almost as big as Mera. They still have some filling out to do, though.

The poor dears, they look miserable with those pins!

Jessica is looking lovely! And Storm will look like a whirlwind class act again shortly - with the new, vibrantly colored feathers. Isn't it amazing just how much they fade/get bleached with the sun! I have 2 'blues' that look like there is blonde/light brown creeping in...then they molt and are back to pretty much 'blue' again!

 

[bgmathteach]

Why is it, that my leghorn The Bbeautiful Hen-Rietta, won’t let me touch her new tail feathers?

Because the rest are in process, and she doesn't want to be touched, nor to show her 'half-dressed' body. Give her time to finish getting 'gussied up' with her new feathers!

Geeze, impatient guys, beauty takes time, you know

 

[RoyalChick]

Got some new pics, took Sherlock for a walk, washed some dishes, checked dates on last year's moults. Mid October at least for Nellie and Pear (and they look the same, so same moulting pattern, just running a month earlier).

New pics
View attachment 3640328Jessica is looking mostly done and FIIIINE!


View attachment 3640329Thing's mass of pin feathers

View attachment 3640331Primula is also a mass of pin feathers, looks like a bit ahead of Thing.


View attachment 3640330Nellie, as rumpled as last year, seems a bit perkier though. Pear has done her vanishing act again. Finds a spot to hide from ALL and graze on whatever her food of choice is. Last night, she was the last one back to the coop, at 3/4 dark.

View attachment 3640333Storm's 2 tone plumage.

View attachment 3640334Tailless roos, Whiskey above, Hector belowView attachment 3640335That's Mera with him.

View attachment 3640332And Nox for comparison. She's working on her tail, yet, so resting where she can't be picked on.

View attachment 3640340Pippa is demonstrating the STYLISH moult. Hasnt really started growing pins yet.

View attachment 3640341And a shot of the Invasion with Hector, Primula and Mera. Havoc, Enigma, and Tuff are almost as big as Mera. They still have some filling out to do, though.

Oh! You need to put spoilers for those bad molting pictures. I don't know what it is - it looks so miserable and uncomfortable it really gets to me!
I know it is normal and natural and they are OK - but honestly it looks terribly painful.