Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

I'm sorry, I have Marans and Marans crosses. 6 feet is no problem for them. If they need to, 9 to 10 feet straight up they can do. If they want to go higher, they just find something to use as a ladder until they get as high as they want. Squirrel one of my bigger crosses, sleeps about 25ft off the ground in a tree beside momma hen.

This roost, is about 12 foot high, no problems. Even my silkie rooster is able to get up there by himself. Not in one leap, but he uses the stall boards like a ladder and does in in 3 hops.
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Which is why I tore out the roosts in the hen house, I was having fits with those silkies thinking they can fly, launching themselves from 5’ up! Brats!

How is everything?

 

[Ponypoor]

Beards, you like beards you say.
Owly approves
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Branch approves
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Goose approves
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Goose actually thinks you need both a beard and feathered feet.
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Her daughter Spooky agrees with her momma that both is best.
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I may have to change from wattles to beards you know.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Which is why I tore out the roosts in the hen house, I was having fits with those silkies thinking they can fly, launching themselves from 5’ up! Brats!

How is everything?

considering what they have for feathers, it is impressive just how high they can get themselves if they really want to. It also to me goes against a popular believe that silkies are dumb. It takes some brains to figure out just the right way to get high off the ground. Actually silkies are wicked smart, they just play dumb so their slaves bend over backwards catering to their ever want or desires.

 

[BeastBaby]

Beards, you like beards you say.
Owly approves
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Branch approves
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Goose approves
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Goose actually thinks you need both a beard and feathered feet.
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Her daughter Spooky agrees with her momma that both is best.
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Gah! So much good looking in one post!!!!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I may have to change from wattles to beards you know.

No it is nice to have variety. Feathered legs legs is my favorite, we all know this. A nice set of wattles or a good beard is also pleasing to look at. I can get 2 out of the 3 on a single chicken. Unfortunately to get a beard you will sacrifice big wattles. Big wattles well, no beard.

 

[Ponypoor]

considering what they have for feathers, it is impressive just how high they can get themselves if they really want to. It also to me goes against a popular believe that silkies are dumb. It takes some brains to figure out just the right way to get high off the ground. Actually silkies are wicked smart, they just play dumb so their slaves bend over backwards catering to their ever want or desires.

Once I cut back the feathers from their eyes they were into everything. But it wasn’t until the chicks Allison first hatched came here that I learned how evil chicks could be and how they could fly, AND that my wee silkies were taught the wicked ways of the chicken!!

Once they figured out they could flap/hop up on things they were everywhere. And remember those baby silkies this past summer, and the one silkie chick who tried to follow Penne as he flapped so easily up onto that low roost?

I still howl with laughter remembering how that wee chick took off to follow Penne up and flop, fell waaaay short of the roost, but just kept on running!


Gosh I miss those chicks . I should have asked for at least the white one.

 

[SimpleJenn]

I’m doing it all wrong. I pick every kernel off the ear of corn and feed it to my chooks. It’s more personal that way.

You know I'd sit and do it too, if it wasn't for my arthritic hands. I'll try standing on it and rolling it around to crack em off though, that's usually how I go about smushing things for them!
Thanks for the advice though everyone! I think I'll pull the cobs off the stalks to store. At least the ones for my birds. Dad brought home A LOT

Six birds are gonna feast all winter!
Speaking of feast...look at this punkin!

I could make an albino pie!

That's right ladies, clean out the dish so tomorrow you can have punkin guts.

 

[Marie2020]

This is the box that his bed arrived in, always the Box

But...

Finally he loves his very own new bed. At long last

 

[Marie2020]

Guess who's been in the mud again.

Her legs and feet are much better tonight

 

[Marie2020]

Good night fluffy butt's