Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

I would love a Rock that lays blue eggs.
S&@& (I mean darn!) I would love any chook that would lay an egg here lately.

Hmmm a blue egg laying BR - that would be very interesting!

 

[Sally PB]

Cash - supposedly a Bielefelder …?

I didn't have time to get pictures today (busy digging sweet potatoes), but I will try to get side views of my Biels tomorrow to post here.

To me, Cash looks like a Bielefelder. But my experience is with 4 birds, so I'm not an expert.

 

[notabitail]

So great! You must be very artistic!

Trust me, she is when she wants to be.

 

[notabitail]

Look who finally grew tails, and are indeed pullets and no longer speckled suspects.

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Dot or Dottie
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Of course Owly needed a picture
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Formerly introducing Spooky. Spooky is special and I am thrilled to say pullet. What makes her special? I had one shot at this after rehoming Twig and I was afraid to jinx myself and get my hopes up. Spooky you see, is a Twig x Goose daughter. The only one I hatched and hung onto. She is the Granddaughter of both Branch and Chiquita.
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Your Speckled Sussex remind me of Abigail.

 

[notabitail]

And I have some sad news. Had a call from the down below neighbor while I was in the shower early this afternoon. His pup (several months older than Sherlock) came up with a dead chicken. I went out to look around. Found feathers looking like possibly Cheetah. Found Cheetah under the Russian olives with Tuff, Havoc, Shan, Chia, and Enigma. Headed down to check the body. It was Zulu. Couldn't tell what killed him. Possibly the dog, possibly the other roos due to presumptive behavior. Ok, keep an eye out see if catch the dog chasing the chickens. Headed back up. Just above the fork in the track, found Nox. Headed back down to let the neighbor know. His pup is the culprit. He's charging up a shock collar for the pup and is planning on being out with the pup hence forth. We will see how that goes. At this point, I don't know how I feel. The boys started sounding all clear as I was taking Sherlock for another walk after clean up. Pear was doing some lookout duty with Cuckoo watching another direction.

Last pic of Nox, taken this morning. View attachment 3652048Fly high, darling. Now I'm in tears.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

And I have some sad news. Had a call from the down below neighbor while I was in the shower early this afternoon. His pup (several months older than Sherlock) came up with a dead chicken. I went out to look around. Found feathers looking like possibly Cheetah. Found Cheetah under the Russian olives with Tuff, Havoc, Shan, Chia, and Enigma. Headed down to check the body. It was Zulu. Couldn't tell what killed him. Possibly the dog, possibly the other roos due to presumptive behavior. Ok, keep an eye out see if catch the dog chasing the chickens. Headed back up. Just above the fork in the track, found Nox. Headed back down to let the neighbor know. His pup is the culprit. He's charging up a shock collar for the pup and is planning on being out with the pup hence forth. We will see how that goes. At this point, I don't know how I feel. The boys started sounding all clear as I was taking Sherlock for another walk after clean up. Pear was doing some lookout duty with Cuckoo watching another direction.

Last pic of Nox, taken this morning. View attachment 3652048Fly high, darling. Now I'm in tears.

Oh man, this is terrible, I’m so sorry!

It’s depressing how so many people refuse to believe their dog is a predator. Why does it have to be proven to them through loss of life? At least the neighbor called and then took responsibility. But Zulu and Nox paid for that learning experience. RIP beautiful, well-loved birds Zulu and Nox

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Haha yeah! I can draw chickens really good but other things no
I did another one of him crowing

Wow! I wish I could draw like that, though!

 

[featherhead007]

Hmmm a blue egg laying BR - that would be very interesting!

Yeah it would!

 

[featherhead007]

Got nine eggs today
All 4 silkies (pink/peach eggs)
All 3 Azures (blue eggs)
Buttercup (1blue egg)
Misty (1 blue/green egg)

Raven usually lays daily and if she did I have no ideas where she laid it today, still waiting on Tippy to start laying she is 24 weeks, and the school chicks are 21 weeks old.

Coco laid one egg. That’s it, only one egg from all the hens. This UNION STRIKE is unacceptable to me! Coco didn’t finish her pecking work to join it yet!

 

[featherhead007]

I’m feeling such sadness over you friends losing your birds to sickness and predation. Very sad .
Rest in paradise sweet Butters, Zulu, and Nox.