Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

Well, Twilight hatched in... ugh, let's see...February I think. It may have been January? Anyway she's molting her tail feathers and can't keep her balance. It's kind of but not really funny because when she jumps off the roost bar, she goes bang on the low roost bar, then bang on the floor, then falls off the ramp outside and goes bang on the ground

Poor little thing

 

[Marie2020]

I hope everyone is having a good day. Hoping you all have a super special weekend

 

[featherhead007]

I hope everyone is having a good day. Hoping you all have a super special weekend

You too Marie

 

[CCsGarden]

How about this butt pic?

 

[featherhead007]

How about this butt pic?
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Doesn’t count! She’s standing on one leg.
My only pet peeve is that chickens should stand firmly on both feet.

 

[featherhead007]

Doesn’t count! She’s standing on one leg.
My only pet peeve is that chickens should stand firmly on both feet.

Especially Buff Orpingtons!

 

[BY Bob]

That is Tassels not Bernie. Tassels is still young (not yet laying) and is growing up to be a big chicken.
Bernie however is much taller. She has very long legs and stands upright like a rooster. She is quite intimidating!

She is very rooster like and imposing.

 

[BY Bob]

You're too kind!

Of course, nothing makes me happier than showing off my girls. Mushroom, Pepper, and Ginger. 21 weeks-old, super cute and naughty.

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Lovely ladies. Welcome to the thread. If you are going to hang around you should read the prime linked in my signature.

 

[BY Bob]

I know it is a bad idea to add just 1 chicken at a time to a flock. I know this. I really think she would do well with a friend. Unfortunately to have added 2 together I would have had to take on another rooster. As much as I love the boys, and she had a brother identical who was very tempting I made a deal with mom. NO more boys and she will never make another complaint against Branch. Branch likes her and is very curious and interested in her. I think from the interactions I have saw so far he see's her as a chick abandoned by its momma that he needs to babysit. I may start putting him in with her periodically for short periods during the day frequently. This way he can babysit for a bit then go back to rooster duties as well. Technically she should be around the same age as Owly's group, older in fact. Even the smallest of that lot, the sussex's and Spooky are way bigger then her. Spooky could be a option though, she is sort of the loner in that bunch. I could test out how she behaves with her and see if they could be buddied up. Honestly before she arrived I was thinking of pairing her with spooky if possible. The problem is the picture advertising her was misleading. I could tell she was small, I just did not expect her to be as small as she is. She is a good eater though, a pig actually. From experience I think she is getting ready to come into a growth spurt and in a month will have grown enough to where I will not be as concerned with her size. She has already shown from her spat with Corona that if a bigger hen starts a fight she will not back down. Miss Sass, you need to grow some before you can hold your own against the big girls.

It will be much easier for her to integrate having Branch's support. I'm sure it will go pretty well.

 

[BY Bob]

Try telling that to Bernie - she took 11 months before laying her first egg.


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Check out those gams!