Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

Miss Sylvie has now lost all but one of her neck feathers and all but two of her tail feathers. She is now looking rumpled around the chest so I think k she is going for a full molt.
She seems happy enough and is out with everyone digging in the soggy dirt for bugs and worms.
Everyone was too busy digging to keep me company so I delivered fresh water and went indoors.
Well OK I had a nap in the Chicken Palace garden first but when I woke up they were all off digging.
Bernie has also ditched the feather I wanted to pull out and is following Babs around. I think Babs may have special grub detection skills as she always seems to be the one that finds juicy wriggly things.

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

I’m hopeful that this next statement is completely false: my girls have stopped laying completely. Because of molt season and winter coming on I guess. Eggs are needed more around the holidays than the rest of the year. Bad timing for shutting down production!

This happened to my chooks. They stopped laying in mid-October and I haven’t seen a butt nugget since!

 

[RoyalChick]

I was just thinking about how I wanted you to be online Ponypoor! I was thinking about tagging you and saying that we need you online because the thread is moving slowly.

Pastels huge spurs! They are sharp too. I might need to file them down.
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Wow. Those are huge!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

It’s the one with the big red X saying ‘drop snow here’ - so your water will be ice before it hits - ow!

Last night roosting - wish they wouldn’t poop on the latch!
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I have a piece of rubber hanging over the run door latches to keep them from icing up in winter, maybe try that?

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Oh! Love the name btw. But I think Patsy and Lily are 100% black stars! I have two and they are so pretty!

Welcome to FBA!

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

They were doing fine, perfectly dignified, until you guys came along!

Yea, @RoyalChick and @Ponypoor , don't pull tail feathers!

 

[rural mouse]

Wow those are huge eggs! And another Pink one

I have small hands. I'm lucky to hold 3 standard eggs from my girls. Those are small eggs. Mera's looks to be a first egg after stopping for moult, so small for her normal. Nellie's is small for her too. I'm glad to be getting a few eggs. Cuckoo is laying again too, but seems to be taking a day off (good). Having a few experienced ladies laying helps teach the pullets how to do it in wise ways.

 

[RoyalChick]

Oh! Love the name btw. But I think Patsy and Lily are 100% black stars! I have two and they are so pretty!

Welcome to FBA!
For a quick primer on this thread look at the link in @BY Bob’s signature.
And hint - we love chicken pictures!

 

[CreativeChicken08]

Welcome to FBA!

Thanks!

 

[CreativeChicken08]

This is Repecca, our olive egger. (Is this the right thread to post pics of my ladies)