Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[GregnLety]

How wonderful. Tell Lety good job. How did she repair the shell?

With super glue. It worked well. He's in our pond now and is a strong swimmer. He likes sunning himself near our dock. I told Lety that she should be proud, she saved a life.

 

[featherhead007]

It should be a great day today. Sir Jaffar he COCORICO this morning. Competition with the roo next door, I imagine.

That was yesterday. Today he seems kinda listless and not very energetic. Maybe he was just waking up?
But if that’s the case, then why am I inside the coop this morning?

 

[RoyalChick]

Maybe what you need is for somebody ELSE to bring their flock over and forage your fields for a little while. Like renting goats! "Rent-A-Chicken"....our neighbors did that a couple of summers, thinking it would save them money not feeding them over the winter - they didn't get a cheesy coop with the hens, they already had a pretty nice & secure coop and run from previously having chickens. Hmmm there could be bio-security issues...

Rent-a-Guinea - I love it!

 

[GregnLety]

Hope you feel better soon!

Thank you very much. I am much better now. I believe our nice weather helps. All day yesterday we worked outside with much lounging under the live oak.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Doesn't mean she isn't loved - but you had mentioned (and some photos show) a bit of fraying on the feather ends.

Yes I recall a discussion of Hattie's feather shredding near the tail, maybe two-three years ago?

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Darn now I owe SHRA tax

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That rafter is definitely the popular nest-site these days!

 

[rural mouse]

I am trying to keep up!
But I believe dark skin is complicated. The gene for black skin is not sex linked but the modifier gene is sex linked. And there is a third gene involved and at that point I bow out!

Black skin is simple...when the mother is 100% dark and the father is 100% not. It's when the mother isn't 100% it gets complicated.

 

[rural mouse]

This is pretty helpful
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/genetics-an-attempt-at-simplifying-the-complex.64782/

Going to read that. Meanwhile @Ponypoor it looks like both crosses should pop blue babies with Colombian markings. Mr P's unknown other (that showed up in Floyd and shows in the champagne/blonde tones of his saddle feathers) complicates things a bit. The buff should have some leakage, but to what degree....wait and see.

No to go read that article and let the coffee do its job.

 

[RoyalChick]

Going to read that. Meanwhile @Ponypoor it looks like both crosses should pop blue babies with Colombian markings. Mr P's unknown other (that showed up in Floyd and shows in the champagne/blonde tones of his saddle feathers) complicates things a bit. The buff should have some leakage, but to what degree....wait and see.

No to go read that article and let the coffee do its job.

You are probably already beyond the level of the article I linked.
I should clarify that it was helpful for me!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Wow. Read some of the threads in the Guinea forum. I think you can just let them run wild and give them some feed now and then. And they will go where they choose in any case!

Yup they will roost with Momma Hen!