Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

Done! Expedited mail

 

[Marie2020]

Dawn is committed! I just have yet to see, when she has chicks, what she will do with them.
I've heard stories where the mom kills her chicks as soon as they hatch. I don't get that sense from Dawn, but it's completely possible. Oh well, I guess there's nothing I can do about it but hope she doesn't do that.

I'd be keeping a very close eye on her if I remotely suspected she'd kill her chick's.

 

[Marie2020]

There is always a risk, but if you have a broody coop to keep her a few days till the babies are able to run, it’s a good idea.

Why do you want more chickens? Even I am loathe to get more (but likley will).

Loathe "to get more," my fat bottom. You're a compulsive chicky collector. If chickens were drugs, girl I'd put you in rehab myself

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Hello all,
Great day!
First time for the chicks outside.

And turns out, I now have 4 new chicks! My friend gave them to me as he couldn't take care of them. They are all in their new home now, the coop. All they need now is bedding.

And the adults in a group photo.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Well, I did something that hurt me to do a few minutes ago. I love Poppet's poof. Poppet gets to free range now so I know it had to affect her vision. I took a page out of @Ponypoor book and trimmed her poof. It is not perfect by any means but I can see eyeballs now. She was not happy though and it took me and Rosie to do it. I think tomorrow I will have to touch up one side a bit more.
Poppet before trim.

"I can see clearly now the poof is gone.."

 

[Ponypoor]

Well, I did something that hurt me to do a few minutes ago. I love Poppet's poof. Poppet gets to free range now so I know it had to affect her vision. I took a page out of @Ponypoor book and trimmed her poof. It is not perfect by any means but I can see eyeballs now. She was not happy though and it took me and Rosie to do it. I think tomorrow I will have to touch up one side a bit more.
Poppet before trim.
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"I can see clearly now the poof is gone.."
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Good one!

Oh I would have given her a Mohawk type trim - just leave a ridge down the centre of her head

Punk rock chick gosh she’s cute

 

[RoyalChick]

Well, I did something that hurt me to do a few minutes ago. I love Poppet's poof. Poppet gets to free range now so I know it had to affect her vision. I took a page out of @Ponypoor book and trimmed her poof. It is not perfect by any means but I can see eyeballs now. She was not happy though and it took me and Rosie to do it. I think tomorrow I will have to touch up one side a bit more.
Poppet before trim.
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"I can see clearly now the poof is gone.."
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Looking good!

 

[Ponypoor]

Hello all,
Great day!
First time for the chicks outside.

And turns out, I now have 4 new chicks! My friend gave them to me as he couldn't take care of them. They are all in their new home now, the coop. All they need now is bedding.

And the adults in a group photo.
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Awwww they are so cute - always busy aren’t they

 

[Ponypoor]

May 8th (from Peavey mart)

I plan to sell this batch.

I may take a drive down on the 23rd - I was on chick days and they said there the first arrivals would be the 23rd. You know, just to be nosey

 

[Ponypoor]

If that worked Goose and Lilly would be on their way tomorrow. Goose has been broody and sitting on nothing for almost 2 weeks now. Lilly is on day 2. Goose is also a proven broody, protective but will not kill her human. I have thought about it and decided to stand firm. Not hatching anything this year until Poppet starts laying. After that, all bets are off.

Yep, I won’t get anything until I see what the silkies hatch out, or if Sophia goes broody before that, hahaha.