Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Eggs…

I removed the three eggs I feel are no good, but to chicken to open them and see anything. I know there isn’t anything growing - the other two eggs are now half dark with growing chick. It’s just me being a scaredy cat.

 

[Ponypoor]

Robin's comb has gotten bigger, I think. Now it's big enough to flop a bit.
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She is a beauty

 

[BY Bob]

Pony Sunday

More BFTP (blast from the past) photos for me and Malaka in Lexington, Kentucky Horse Park. I am warming up and then I am waiting for my class. I am thinking 2004, Malaka would be 3 yrs old and I would be much younger than now!!

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I love these old photos.

 

[Ponypoor]

Oh and yes! Can you post headshots of the Hoover chicks, and we’ll guesstimate egg color?

I am going to post these four Hoover Hatchery chicks tomorrow for Mugs Monday.

Then, let the guessing begin! I feel that Babe will start laying eggs next couple weeks.

 

[Ponypoor]

I love these old photos.

I was going through some old photos a while back - I forget sometimes all the stuff I have done, no wonder I am full of arthritis hahahahaha!

 

[BY Bob]

Today the chicky birds got to have some stale popcorn
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Kiddo was having a ton of fun tossing it to them.
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Hattie loves popcorn! Can she have some?

PRETTY PLEASE

 

[BY Bob]

Good morning everyone. We made it home at 5:30 this morning. Last night was amazing. I loved every minute of it. More importantly to me, Rosie and mom also loved every second. Rosie shocked me, she is so self conscious I did not expect her to sing along. She let loose and sang every song. I will not be hearing a 1000 mom's today, she lost her voice.

I'm so glad you all had a wonderful time.

 

[Sally PB]

I was *sure* that Robin would lay her very first egg while I was gone. Nope, she waited until I got home. She's still waiting. And so am I!

11 days since the last egg. Has anyone had a hen stop for molting, grow in her feathers, lay 4 eggs, and then stop again? 3 year old, she knows where to lay, no hidden anything in the run.

Store bought eggs are cheap. In price and flavor.

 

[BY Bob]

My chooks can only free range in the yard supervised because we have a disproportionate amount of predator activity, for a small city yard , so I get them out like twice a week.View attachment 3682197
Fez, despite being happy that today was one of those days, still prefers meal worms to earth worms.View attachment 3682199They ended up dodging a couple of Cooper’s hawk dive-bombs. Alas.

And I couldn’t figure out the best way to add a video? So here is a still photo of an interesting phenomena. My two pullets, bottom of the pecking order, kept harassing the dog! Trying to steal her “treat” (she was just chewing on a stick), chasing then posing tall near her, and pecking at her butt and legs. She’s getting hen pecked! And not following the proper pecking order rules of loser runs away- she just stands submissively taking it. Poor girl.

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I find chickens harassing a dog funny. I'd love to see video of that! I hope someone provided guidance on how to do that.

 

[BY Bob]

Just sitting here (cold fingers brrr!), watching the chooks out and about, such a nice day for November.

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These days the sun is so low in the sky - it’s almost 3:30pm, he shadows are long.
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That last photo of Mr. Pompeii is stunning.