Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Sally PB]

Possibly upheaval in the pecking order here. Little was always the top hen, but I never really saw any enforcemnet drama. While I was gone, my chicken sitter said that "one of the black chickens has been sleeping in the nest box." I said that was ok, since molting makes it uncomfortable for them to snuggle up. I saw it was Little when I got home.

But Little is done molting. So I blocked off the nest box. The first night, I thought she was on the roost. Now she is hunkering down next to the nestbox, alone.

Tonight, two of the Bielefelders were on the roost, and the other three pullets were on the other roosts.

I feel sad for Little. I am not sure who is taking over, though it wouldn't surprise me if it is Robin. (Who still hasn't laid an egg.) I have seen her acting a bit "in charge" at times, chasing other pullets and pecking them at times.

 

[lightm]

My Dotty (RIP) was like that. She had a thing about my legs and eventually went all out attack mode. I have no idea what my legs ever did to her. It was definitely aggression.

Wow, so don't ever name your hen Dotty(ie)? @RebeccaBoyd

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Wow, so don't ever name your hen Dotty(ie)? @RebeccaBoyd

Umm, too late for that. I forgot about @RoyalChick Dottie, and her antics. Now that she mentioned it, I clearly remember the stories of her legs and ankles. The suspects were named Spot and Dot(Dottie) the day after I got them. Long before their first spot ever appeared. I am sure the original Dottie is looking down with pride over the new Dottie's behavior.

 

[RoyalChick]

Umm, too late for that. I forgot about @RoyalChick Dottie, and her antics. Now that she mentioned it, I clearly remember the stories of her legs and ankles. The suspects were named Spot and Dot(Dottie) the day after I got them. Long before their first spot ever appeared. I am sure the original Dottie is looking down with pride over the new Dottie's behavior.

Reincarnation maybe?!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Thankfully I only have one Marty!

Marty has a open invitation to come live with me anytime. The right hen and you will put up with all kinds of nonsense.

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

(Main Street)

Probably landing at IYK is a better bet.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Reincarnation maybe?!

Well @Ponypoor has a high flying Eli2 so maybe. If so whoever gets Butter2 and Drumstick2 are very lucky people indeed. Very lucky.

 

[featherhead007]

My Nextdoor neighbor came over to see me. She just wanted to say hello.
Sir Jaffar flogged her! But Patti just laughed at the situation. That little rooster couldn’t hurt anyone.

 

[Aliceismad106]

I have a question for you all. Have any of you had a hen actively stalk you, growling like only a chicken can head down looking like a rooster ready to attack? I have never even had a cockerel full in his idiot phase act this aggressive. One of the speckled sussex's is doing this. Fairly certain it is Dottie. This behavior has been building up for about a month now. It started as simply following me around. Then the growling while following. Now she is got her head down and hackles slightly flared. This IS a pullet I am sure of it. I grabbed her yesterday and inspected her hackle and sickle feathers. Rounded pullet/hen shaped. I asked and I am the only one she is doing this too. I am very very close to treating her like a do a stupid teenage roo and snatch her up and start carrying her around while I do chores.

Harley did that for awhile. Even after we got Ozzy
She never actually attacked but she would give the predator call and watch my every move. She'd sneak up on me
She stopped the day Ozzy first attacked me. He had me trapped in a corner and I was screaming and kicking. She flew up in attack stance and surprisingly went for Ozzy. She did it until I could get out in the open.
I always thought she hated me. She doesn't come close often or interact with me like the others but every once in a while I'll feel something and look down and she is walking away looking back at me. Like" here, I touched you, but don't tell no one"

 

[featherhead007]

Don’t worry, my little town didn’t know what asphalt was until 1970 (so it seems)

Reminds me of a joke. Pilot said I have to land NOW!
ATC said use runway 9r to land.
Pilot said it’s awful short for a runway.
But he landed.
Tower said, try using the length of the runway next time, not the width!!!