Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Here’s Xzit! In the people coop.
Her crop isn’t very full, but I can fix that!

 

[BeastBaby]

I'd love to know what those two are talking about

Likely the plight of xenophobia amongst their people.

 

[featherhead007]

 

[Ponypoor]

Is he still hurt. I was sad to see that

Oh gosh! No he is 100% good it looked worse than it was. If he were a black chicken I wouldn’t have even noticed it right away.

But I trimmed him really short - brush cut like!

 

[Ponypoor]

Soon as I have space in the dump trailer I’ll reload it with grape vines!

It’s good to trim back the vines, you will get more fruit and better quality. I was thinking of planting some grape vines I am not big on grapes but they would be a good shade plant and grow fast.

 

[Ponypoor]

Happy Sunday! Everyone got out today. Within my yard I have a fenced off vegetable garden that I ferried Perry (?) over to. Well, she was getting along so well across the fence with the other youth (grooming along side them, synchronized scratching) that I thought I would invite them in as well- give them a chance at being a trio. View attachment 3707614

Well, here they come. Marching, it seems like.
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Run away!
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She read them right; after this photo Albert used her meanest big girl peck to show her how unwelcome she was.

So Albert and Whiskey got kicked back out.
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Awwww poor wee kiddo. Tough being new kid on the block!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Ooh this is good! The eye comparison is spot on. It’s too much of a mouthful… would Perry suit a chicken?

Oh yes, Perry or Perrie was what I was thinking would be her "day to day" name if she were here, Peregrine is just the formal one! Pippin is good too - that's Peregrin Took's everyday name (Lord Of The Rings trilogy)

 

[ChicoryBlue]

You folks post soooo fast! Skip a day and I can't even got all the notifications!

We put Meanie in with the others yesterday and she promptly sequstered herself away from the others. I'm afraid that by getting rid of Manny, i may have made an error.

I wish i could. But i don't really know who it is. I suspect Tres...but it could be another. The only one free from suspision is Sheba. She's the only one Meanie tolerates.

Having problems quoting today. @ManueB I know you said something about hens not switching roos... that's a thought I hadn't had.

Without a doubt I changed the coop dynamics big time. Before, it was always Manny and Meanie. Side by side. Once we locked him out in the run and she was just traumatized I swear...both of them just made such a ruckus...just calling that "alert" over and over. Sheba was in the picture too...but one down the ladder. Then there was Eenie at the bottom.

After Manny left, we still had Meanie at the top, with Sheba by her side. They had the top roost, ate first, and generally ruled. Tres ran from them, as did Eenie and Goldie. But now it's pretty clear that Tres, Eenie and Goldie are a trio and Sheba is usually with them. And Meanie...well here she is...again.View attachment 3706291View attachment 3706292
Poor thing.

I'm not sure what to do to figure it out. I can close the others out, coax her out with some treats, then let the others back in and see what happens... but short of that, I can't be there all the time. I have a job!

I think I'll try to get a couple trail cams that do video set up. Maybe I can see something.

It just never occurred to me I'd do damage to one of my girls by getting rid of the too-aggressive rooster. I haven't seen Tres attempting to mate. He's seems so big, I'm a tad worried about my little hens. Though maybe he's just fluffy. View attachment 3706295View attachment 3706296
I really don't want him hurting any of them. They're just getting their feathers back they lost to Manny's attentions. I never wanted a rooster in the first place... maybe I was right.

Now of course I worry about upsetting things more by getting rid of Tres.

Meanie may be starting a moult? That would make her want to isolate herself too.

 

[featherhead007]

I had forgotten just how talkative little Xzit can be. I bet she’s sharing secrets of the universe with me tonight, but I can’t understand her Plymouth Rock accent! “Peep, peep, purr, purr, squawks”.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

It looks worse than it is, the white feathers make it look terrible. I’ll give him a bath tomorrow morning.

I thought at first he'd had some sort of costume put on him, sporting a Gwen Stefani look

Wowee he really bled. I hope to read ahead he's okay.