Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[fuentemoon]

I finally got to see a baby on a mama in person

these ladies are co-parenting so sweetly.

 

[Ponypoor]

Up again…

Reenie os having a lovely sleep - wish I could

And the wee bantam chicks are tucked up between the older chicks

Ok back to see if my legs behave

 

[Marie2020]

I finally got to see a baby on a mama in person View attachment 3858822these ladies are co-parenting so sweetly.View attachment 3858823

What a lovely thing to see.

 

[Marie2020]

Up again…

Reenie os having a lovely sleep - wish I could
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And the wee bantam chicks are tucked up between the older chicks
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Ok back to see if my legs behave

Try to sleep again Kelly. A banana and magnesium before bed helps me

 

[Marie2020]

Good morning fluffy butt's

 

[Ponypoor]

Try to sleep again Kelly. A banana and magnesium before bed helps me

Surgery is what I need.

Best of luck to me trying to get that.

Well today, I left the big chicks an wee bantams in with Curly and her two. They are not happy and wanted out and about. But I told them nope you have to stay put till I get home!

 

[Ponypoor]

The newer juveniles have been named:
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This one will be called Breeze, in honor of Breezefeather. She has the same pale buff color that she did.
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The Red Star on the left will be called Cluckie, and the other will be called Plum, both in honor of a Barred Rock and Light Brahma that passed away.
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And we have our escape artist, the favorite lap chicken. I'll call her Flap, in honor of my passed Leghorn hen. So beautiful, and so friendly.

That’s so lovely- that is a wonderful tribute to your passed feather friends.

 

[Ponypoor]

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Good morning fluffy butt's

Good morning Princess, Marie, pusscat, wee little man and new moggy- hope he is doing well.

 

[Ponypoor]

A brief update here. No further rooster fiascos, seems we have a system (aka as distract and bribe with treats when Es is with me )for dealing with the big guy till his hormones calm back down.

Integration is going slowly. I had one challenging evening when I brilliantly decided to let the chicks explore the run. Then I struggled very hard to get them back inside again after the bigs had traumatized them. I have not tried that again . So the rest of this week, I am letting them explore the coop fully while the bigs are locked out of it.

Next week, I may attempt to let them mix. I would prefer to do this outside and have the coop run and outside but alas I truly do not have much hope of catching those little ones if they decide not to go to roost in the coop at night with the bigs. Such a dilemma!

Unofficial poll:
Option 1: Keep doing the coop exploration for another week and putting them in the tent at night? This would mean no direct mixing of the tweens and bigs.
Option 2: let the tweens out in the coop and run with the bigs, trusting that their bob and weave and flight skills to get them through.
Option 3: let them out with the flock where they could free range with everyone and pray they return to the coop with the flock at night?

Yes that is a dilemma - I can only suggest that you do what feels right to you.

I will be interested in seeing how they all get on.

 

[Ponypoor]

I finally got to see a baby on a mama in person View attachment 3858822these ladies are co-parenting so sweetly.View attachment 3858823

Gosh I am so eggcited for you with your new babies, so adorable.