Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

I just have to share!
We have a visitor!
He showed up out of nowhere four days ago, and has been hanging around our house ever since.
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I have a feeling he was “ dropped off”, because chickens don’t just “get lost”, do they?
I have an ad in the local Lost & Found on Facebook but other than a few “aww…”s, no one knows or wants him.
He is shiny and looks well-cared-for, he is solid BLACK.
He walks back and forth at the fence looking at our chickens, lol.
I finally broke down and put food out there, and he was famished!
Guess I’ll have to find him a home. Wish me luck with that.

Looks like another australorp. Hector seems to have started moulting, as has Storm. Noticed both looking rather scraggly this evening.

 

[RoyalChick]

I can’t wait till he is finished his moult, the one good thing with him being separated from the young hens, he isn’t being picked at.

I wanted to put Ruth in with him, but I noticed her picking at his feathers so I had to remove her. He only has three tail feathers left. I wish they would all just fall out so he can start fresh. Poor wee man, he looks so bedraggled.

There was a thread here somewhere of someone using beeswax like hair gel to keep feathers out of their eyes rather than trimming. I thought of you and Mr.P.

 

[Ponypoor]

I would love to but I have two, and I’m worried there would be big trouble in the yard!

Yes I understand that worry, my two have to be separated now. Darn Roos!

But he sure is a looker

 

[Ponypoor]

There was a thread here somewhere of someone using beeswax like hair gel to keep feathers out of their eyes rather than trimming. I thought of you and Mr.P.

Hahaha, oh yes good idea!

I though of using glue to keep it in place, pushed back out of his eyes

 

[Marie2020]

It's raining here too.

This morning it's really pleasant. It rained through the night and was very muggy. I woke up it a sweat at a ridiculous time

 

[Marie2020]

Done

Done

 

[Marie2020]

@RebeccaBoyd

At 4 weeks
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At 5 weeks
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I absolutely love the way your children chick's take you over

 

[Marie2020]

Munching on apricot leaves

You and @Ponypoor make splendid videos that always bring a smile to my grumpy old face

 

[Marie2020]

Well when I brought my BIL’s hens here last year I expected a big upheaval with Penelope and Raven.

But surprisingly it never happened. Those two ignore each other and I never see them around each other. My original group of 12 mostly hang out together, and BIL’s ladies and last years pullets (hens now I guess) pretty much hang out together.

But there is mixing and mingling of both groups all the time, but I never see Penelope and Raven next to one another.

But Raven will give way to Blanche and Sophia, but boss around the silkies who in turn boss Blanche.

It’s so convoluted, not linear at all. And yet for the most part everyone gets along. I put this down to having lots of distractions and places to get away from each other in the barn. When I go on the barn there are times I don’t even know I have chickens they wi all be scattered about, in stallls, in nest boxes, roosting on walls….

But when I bring out that red bowl - well then I see the full depth of how many chooks I have

How many now? 2013 I reckon

 

[Marie2020]

Mugs Monday

Topsy one of the Azur Blue
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Ruth, her leg is still bothering her
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Twister another of the Azur Blue
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Marty giving me the evil eye
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Here's hoping Ruth's leg gets better soon