Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Your niece has two hairless Rex kitties .

Your two Silkies look like girls so far. The boys show darker streamer feathers on crest and tails at about 5-6 months. Juveniles are at such a humorous awkward-looking stage but are so darn cute to watch and interact with them,

Here's 3 Silkie girls we got in January this year at various juvenile stages. They looked different day-to-day growing up so fast! The girls keep a round poofy tail all through their development.

First day home -- 3 DNA-sexed females -- there was some age range of about 3 weeks but they got along well with each other.
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The 3 girls on June 30th. As babies we never expected these girls to develop into such vibrant colors.
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A Silkie cockerel we had in 2011 sporting darker streamers in crest and tail while his sister was less colorful and had her round poofy tail. The cockerel also developed a larger walnut comb.
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Can't wait to see your Silkies develop. Take pics often cuz they change so much day-to-day and week-to-week faster than other chick breeds!

They are very cute that’s for sure - it’s great you were able to get them gender tested sure takes the guessing out of things.

I have done this with two batches of chicks now. These two I was going to and then figured I’d just wait - they were hatched on 01 June 2024. I guess 6 l.4 weeks now

Edit: 6.5 weeks

 

[Marie2020]

There's likelihood that the fast food and commercial restaurants and super markets have used the fast-growing Cornish Cross chickens since the 1950's. Those poor human-engineered monster chickens that grow so fast in 6 weeks that their bodies and internal organs cause horrid physical disabilities and early death if not slaughtered by 2 months! How healthy is that to eat deformed birds? Feeding them organic feed doesn't make them any safer to eat.

Imagine how humans will suffer in the long term to.
What vile people putting animals through such pain

The info is tragic enough to make one go vegetarian! Plus, (not all but a lot of) USA meats are "imported" and mixed together at meat packing plants and those birds are mostly CC's also.

DH & I think twice before purchasing super market or restaurant meats!

In the same vein (as personal choice only) we have avoided backyard chicken breeds of human hybrid engineering that are bred to be bigger backyard meat birds or bred to be non-broody to develop more prolific egg layers which shorten a bird's natural lifespan. Many hatcheries are adding to this problem.

This information should be in every advert break on tv youtube and netflix

Look at the hardiness of Hawaii's feral chicken population. Hawaiian hurricanes have tossed domestic farm birds into the island forests where for decades they have lived survival of the fittest -- birds that retained broodiness to reproduce naturally/seasonally, slimmer bodies, and developed great foraging skills. No heavy, or prolific egg-laying ferals are seen on those islands!

On my folks' farm many small Leghorns whether roo's or old hens made many a dinner meal. They were tastier than any CC's today. Cornish Cross meat today is so tasteless you have to brine it, marinade it, BBQ it, coat it in heavy spices or herbs to mask the fact that it is flavorless.

From the time my city born DH chose chickens as our choice of pets he refused to use any of our birds as dinner. Even two of our accidental cockerels were placed in rescue sanctuaries.

Ok, rant over!

 

[CCsGarden]

Why don’t you ever post them for Pony Sunday?

I never knew that was a thing

They are lovely

Thank you!

 

[Ponypoor]

Your niece has two hairless Rex kitties .

Your two Silkies look like girls so far. The boys show darker streamer feathers on crest and tails at about 5-6 months. Juveniles are at such a humorous awkward-looking stage but are so darn cute to watch and interact with them,

Here's 3 Silkie girls we got in January this year at various juvenile stages. They looked different day-to-day growing up so fast! The girls keep a round poofy tail all through their development.

First day home -- 3 DNA-sexed females -- there was some age range of about 3 weeks but they got along well with each other.
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The 3 girls on June 30th. As babies we never expected these girls to develop into such vibrant colors.
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A Silkie cockerel we had in 2011 sporting darker streamers in crest and tail while his sister was less colorful and had her round poofy tail. The cockerel also developed a larger walnut comb.
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Can't wait to see your Silkies develop. Take pics often cuz they change so much day-to-day and week-to-week faster than other chick breeds!

Gosh he is such a cutie - love those feathered feet don’t you?

 

[Ponypoor]

I never knew that was a thing

Thank you!

Monday is mugs monday
Tuesday is two for Tuesday
And so on

Here is Bobs primer on this:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/fluffy-butt-acres-a-primer.77796/

Enjoy!

 

[featherhead007]

What about the additives and salt

I buy no salt added brands. They get maybe a can or two a week. But normally they get ears of corn and they love it!

 

[rural mouse]

Twofers
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Their placeholder names are "peepy" and "cheepy" according to kiddo. Hubby thinks the barred one is a boy because it pecks fingers when held.

Blue bared one is standing like a pullet in the pic and pullets tend to be more stand offish than cockerels do.

 

[Ponypoor]

Happy Hatchday

Someone is 6 today.

Spoiler: Who is 6?

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Her party will be on Thursday. Eve wants to be here for it. I will toss her some special foods today as well.

More photos to come in celebration!

Hi Pretty Hen you are a very special lady today

Happy Hatchday!

 

[Ponypoor]

Princess bullying the cat again and he protected her with his life on many occasions
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Like an old married couple those two

 

[CCsGarden]

Monday is mugs monday
Tuesday is two for Tuesday
And so on

Here is Bobs primer on this:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/fluffy-butt-acres-a-primer.77796/

Enjoy!

Thank you! I've known about all the other just not that one