Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[SimpleJenn]

I've had jersey giants. If the opportunity to get more ever arises, I will snap them up in a heartbeat. Calm, unflappable, stately, alert, and oh so sweet, roosters included

I'm afraid a rooster would smoosh my silkies flat! Haha

 

[BY Bob]

I have no words Bob. I'll be praying for you, Mrs. Bob, and your flock.

Thank you.

 

[Sally PB]

I would get Bielefelders (I asked my Vet how to pronounce that Bee-lay-felder, he is from Germany), they are a duel purpose bird and are beautiful.

One thing that hasn't been mentioned... pure breed Bielefelders are autosexing at hatch.

 

[rural mouse]

Poor Sherlock is plum tuckered out.

He went along wood hauling. No trees to down, all were already down, just needed cut up and loaded.

This is what fit in the Avalanche, single row deep. The guy we went out with has a small trailer (hold a bit more). That went to his place. Going to be a weekly thing until both houses are fully stocked.

The 1st egg had a 2nd join it today (left side). Still don't know who's laying.

Mugs of the 3 likely candidates (Hetty posed the other day):

Hetty

Kate

Focus

Hetty has had wattles the longest and was first to attempt to roost with the adults.

 

[featherhead007]

There Are Only 2 Chicks

Glynda's Polish has passed. I buried it next to Gucci.

Each hen has 1 Chick now. Glynda has given up her nest. Lady Featherington is still sitting on hers.

I had a group prayer for your family @BY Bob at our church today. Then we had our 4th of July barbecue and celebration

 

[featherhead007]

Thank you.

 

[Ponypoor]

I have heard good things about Bresse. They are excellent meat birds and they can reproduce themselves just fine. Just to give you another possibility you may not have considered yet.

And Chantecler, they are extremely cold hardy. Dual purpose birds.

 

[CCsGarden]

Thursday evening I agreed to help Rosie clean out Russ's stall. I get out there and my Branch let me know he wanted to sit in my lap and held. So I did. I held my little buddy for 30 minutes while Rosie did the stall herself complaining the entire time. She was playing music, and me and Branch both criticized her song choices and her stall cleaning. Once it got almost dark as she was finishing up Branch hopped down and put himself in the coop for the night. I have held fast to that memory this afternoon and evening while I was working at the concession during the horse show. I could not fall to pieces. I am home now, and I am shattered. I had my first hawk attack this morning. My buddy, my best friend, my tv watching Monkey Man was the one taken. It killed me when I lost Drumstick, but this, this hurts worse. Through my tears I am staring at 6 little Branchlets. Please, please let one of these be a boy. I do not think I have prayed so hard for a rooster chick ever.

Rest in peace Branch. The last 2 months you have been stand offish since you have taken over the brunt of rooster duties now that Bubba has slowed down. Thank you, thank you for chest bumping my leg Thursday evening in your way of telling me you wanted picked up.

My Monkey man Branch
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I'm so sorry for your loss!! It must hurt! I will be praying you have roo chick soon!

 

[CCsGarden]

Hello everyone.
Trying to cope with this deadly heat right now, 120 degree highs killed two more of my hens, Sunfeather and Onyx. My fan malfunctioned yesterday sometime in the middle of the day yesterday and is still not working. I have to go outside every few minutes to mist down my chicken coop and water down the dustbathing holes.
Here is a video and some tax.

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I want to post more tax but it won't upload. Maybe it will work better later

I'm so sorry my friend for your losses and the heat! I'm dealing with the heat as well and it can be pretty hard!

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

I'm so sorry my friend for your losses and the heat! I'm dealing with the heat as well and it can be pretty hard!

Thank you so much friend. I hope nothing like this happens to your birds.