Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[GregnLety]

Good to hear from you.

Thanks Alex. Greetings to Sir Jaffar. I keep meaning to check in but most days are a blur.

 

[GregnLety]

Home brew….

Or hillbilly wine

 

[featherhead007]

Thanks Alex. Greetings to Sir Jaffar. I keep meaning to check in but most days are a blur.

Maybe it’s just oil on your safety glasses? Causing the blur.

 

[rural mouse]

Greetings yall from the oilfield. Funny how a 4 day job turns into 3 plus weeks. Hope all is well, I'm tired but a break is coming soon. My daughter's friend's coop is pictured below. Funny how she thought frizzle and Easter Eggers were made up chicken names, lol.View attachment 3808166View attachment 3808167

Welcome back! We missed you!

 

[SimpleJenn]

Kiddo feeding her chookies pumpkin

And a good boy with a stick

 

[knoturavggrl]

But then there are the two Black Copper marans. I’m having a whale of a time guessing their gender! I’ve been trying every tried-and-true technique as well as old wive’s tales for guessing.

This particular 6 week old chick, unnamed, has a Pros and Cons list going! Check it out:

Pro cockerel:
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-Large! Quite a beefy thing.
-Medium thick legs.
-Hints of copper on the shoulder feathers (could also be “mossiness”?)
-Large comb, wattles.
-Top dog in the brooder.
-Easy to handle, unafraid.

Pro pullet:
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-Fast feathering. She’s the bum on the right.
-Comb decidedly doesn’t have much color at six weeks old.
-Sports a pullet stance; she is rarely upright.
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My lay opinion having had both a boy and a girl BCM. My boy had a much larger and redder comb and waddle at this age. It was plain as day and absolutely undeniable. I am leaning pullets.

For comparisons sake:
My chicks arrived August 4th 2022, they were approximately 3 days old at this time.
Oreo (Roo) on the left and Brownie (pullet) on the right taken on August 20th (notice the straighter and thicker comb the difference in the thickness of the legs)

These two pictures were taken at the end of their 5th week with us on Sept 10th at this point the difference was undeniable.

 

[rural mouse]

View attachment 3808168I’m still at a loss for knowing what breed of chickens they are. I know the two EE’s but maybe a GLWyandotte and the rest?

Coloring isn't quite right for the GLW, but.... mugshot? I feel like I should know it from my own breed hunt.

Mugs (more like full body pose, 3/4 angle, individual) may help for each of them)

 

[GregnLety]

Welcome back! We missed you!

Thanks rural mouse. I miss yall. This thread is where I go to relax with my like minded friends. Did I post the cardinal nest in our rose bush? I took this pic a day or two before I left home.

 

[LhickenChicken]

My lay opinion having had both a boy and a girl BCM. My boy had a much larger and redder comb and waddle at this age. It was plain as day and absolutely undeniable. I am leaning pullets.

For comparisons sake:
My chicks arrived August 4th 2022, they were approximately 3 days old at this time.
Oreo (Roo) on the left and Brownie (pullet) on the right taken on August 20th (notice the straighter and thicker comb the difference in the thickness of the legs)
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These two pictures were taken at the end of their 5th week with us on Sept 10th at this point the difference was undeniable.
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Oreo's comb is huge!

At evening chores today I looked at my pullets and cockerels. 5 confirmed pullets, seven confirmed cockerels, the rest I'm not sure about. Some of them look like pullets to me but maybe not...?

 

[BY Bob]

Thanks rural mouse. I miss yall. This thread is where I go to relax with my like minded friends. Did I post the cardinal nest in our rose bush? I took this pic a day or two before I left home.View attachment 3808185

I have never seen a cardinal nest. That is super cool!