Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Sylvester017]

The turds those things lay aren't small by any chance.

Teehhee! Sometimes I think Silkies lay bigger poops than our Dominique ~'specially those broody Silkie poops!

 

[Ponypoor]

Skies a fire! Last night had some epic shotsView attachment 3920973

Moon rise was hiddenView attachment 3920974And there she is.

Wow those are splendid! Beautiful! The sky here has been wonderful too, high atmosphere smoke making for some wonderful golden red sunsets.

Which I can’t enjoy due to the bazzillion mosquitoes!

I am laugh at my time thieves this morning chasing down mosquitoes and moths. Rosario has settled in, for now. He is still destined for the roaster though. Meanwhile he is living the good life - he never knew what tasty morsels moths and bugs were before being here!

He has been hanging around the oldest chicks as they are likely the same bin they all came from.

 

[notabitail]

I see you also have those rather grim huge garbage bins, sheesh imagine if you will my 4’8” mother dragging those from the house to the road when one has a foot of snow on the ground?!

Everyone around here was so mad when they made us use those bins. And everyone just keeps them at the roadside it looks oh so unattractive.

And don’t get me started on raccoons and bears getting into them

Happy Caturday everyone

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Henny Penny is looking lovely
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We've convinced my Nana to quit taking the trash out. She knows I'll do it know. (I quite enjoy going out to breathe fresh air while putting a stinky can on the curb.)

 

[Sylvester017]

Look at those legs. If he grows into those, he’ll be a big roo.View attachment 3920850

The biggest roo we ever saw at the feed store had a golden reddish sheen, weighed 13 lbs & his head came to my waist ~ & when he flapped his wings he looked like a golden vulture! What hen is big enough to mate w/that?

The most gorgeous roo !!! It was in the olden days before cell cameras so no photo!

 

[Sylvester017]

Hahaha I have a cat like that - oh and just try getting Tippy out of my offfice/feedroom - she laid an egg in there one day!

Last month DH had locked the coop nests from the broodies but one of the new Silkie pullets decided she had an egg to lay & found sitting under a stack of stored tomato cages was a good nest!

This is not the hen that layed the egg but apparently Silkies are fascinated w/ round tomato cages.

 

[ManueB]

FBA chicken Synopsis
11 to 17 August.

Link to last week's synopsis.

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@BY Bob :​

Family Monday mugs
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27953723
More Monday !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27953730
Thirsty chick Thursday!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27962053
Magic Aster can disappear!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27963905
Busy but fluffy bums.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27963911
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@bgmathteach :
Sweet Georgie had a surprise!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27959861
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How nice ! @ChicoryBlue was back on FBA to give some news !
Diane Ida tax- she is a biter !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27956741
Lots of news, mostly good.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27957250
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@featherhead007 :
Alex doesn't like it but many of our chickens still wished him "Happy hatchday".
Birthday mug :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27952283
Monday wyandottey mug :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27954791
Hello Ceecee !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27957395
He or she ?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27958152
The youngsters are so grown up !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27963019
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@fuentemoon :
What a beautiful pony for Sunday
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27952160
Alina is broody again ; and beautiful landscapes.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27960981
Cassia and Lumi are ten weeks old !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27963036
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@Grandma The Chicken shared in a long serie of posts grandma 's epic visit to the doctor:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27951193
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27951199
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27951207
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27952262
A strange prescription
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27952316
The end of the visit with an unexpected twist !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27952589
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@GregnLety :
We were all glad to have news after a long absence : a crazy summer, with ups and downs.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27960206
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@lightm :
Beautiful photos - flower chicken !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27953937
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@Lilion :
Used a circular seesaw and survived.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27951018
Progress! Slower than hoped but still getting near the end. The new coop looks really good !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27955109
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@Marie2020 :
Happy birthday Alex, from Tiara Princess :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27951690
Her royal highness has a soaking wet butt !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27953580
Tuefer Tuesday :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27956333
Princess isn't feeling great. Maybe it's her molt, or too much kiwi.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27957671
Princess is being pampered by Marie
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27958313
She seems better :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27962922
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@Themellowyellows :
Pass out..
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27959457
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@notabitail :
Has decided to keep them confused with this Saturday fluffy butt... https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27950419
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@Ponypoor :
Pony Sunday : Limousin cows! Of course they are not as exotic for me as for Kelly but pretty all the same .
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27951766
Rosario has a bad start with both Mr P. and Mr Little Chicken.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27951914
And with Bert..too many cockerels means a lot of drama
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27951988
Here is the plan...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27952249
What a macho boy !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27952869
Mr P's one tail feather !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27954136
Little mouse, the sick chick, has turned into a beautiful pullet
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27958066
Rosario escaped right before night
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27959911
As pretty as they are, it's not possible to keep all the roos.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27961907
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@RebeccaBoyd :
Had a terrible week as Rosie was the collateral victim of a fight at school, getting a severe blow to her teeth. We are all grateful she will be getting the necessary care and hope her pain will ease. Rebecca once again impressed us all by showing what she can do for her family, aiming to keep a cool head while fighting for her daughter to be taken care of as she should.

The chickens are not happy missing their usual treats :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27957872
Sheer bliss with the chicks after all the human drama :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27961029
Dad let the chicks out with the adults before integration . Spoiler : it was fine !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27962910
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@RoyalChick :
Pony sunday- ghostly night visitor
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27951561
Happy birthday Alex tax : sun bathing Tassels !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27951661
Talk about cream legbar ? Here is Pooh.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27952619
Oh no, not again Tassels
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27952900
Gorgeous mug of Piglet !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27953590
Tuefer egg eater
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27956458
Or maybe not
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27957022
Calypso is hesitant about being broody
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27959167
The dog crate is a very convenient, but not very stable broody cage
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27960993
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@rural mouse :
Sherlock's accomplishment, and molting Storm.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27958258
Pretty pictures :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27959472
Storm's family picture.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27961974
Fire in the sky ...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27964458
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@Sally PB :
Happy birthday Alex tax !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27951680
A tip on covering broodies crate
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27952848
Pensive Pippy..
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27959808
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@SimpleJenn :
Shared cute chicken related pics of the market ;
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27951170
Some fun Monday mugs :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27953696
One foot in the air :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27953820
Tuefer, cute pics and a fall
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27957186
Thirsty chicks
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27961005
Fart egg and fluffy butts
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27962853
Samara showed Kasumi not to go near the babies
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27963279
Chicks portraits
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27963721
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@Sylvester017 :
Onion are toxic to chickens.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27951469
Thoughts on choosing good or wrong behaviour that apply to humans and maybe chickens too.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27952433
Worried yummy video !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27953701
Continued saga : 2018
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27956728
Chicken obsessed people's home... are full ot chicken things !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27957883
Comparing 4 months old Breda pullet and cockerel
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27958988
Saga continued - November 2018
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27962012
Do you know what fascinates Silkies ?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27964743

 

[RoyalChick]

Tassels
She is a tough one.
She has been in broody jail for just over three days. I suspected it wasn’t working because of how she was sitting all the time, determined to hatch a little 2x4.
But I let her out this morning anyway.
She ran around shouting, shared breakfast of tomato bits, slightly moldy blackberries and melon guts, and had a short dust bath.
She then dropped an elephant-sized heap of foul smelling dung (I have had to retreat to the safety of the garage as the smell was making my eyes water), and went straight to the nest box.
I guess she doesn’t care that much about the 2x4 she was determined to hatch previously and has so callously abandoned in jail!
I haven’t rigged up the hanging broody jail yet (I need supplies for that - many of which I have but need to dig out of boxes in the garage), so I think when I put her back in I will use a little portable fan to put a breeze up her butt.
Here she is checking out the spy cam just before jumping up into her favorite box.

 

[Ponypoor]

Tassels
She is a tough one.
She has been in broody jail for just over three days. I suspected it wasn’t working because of how she was sitting all the time, determined to hatch a little 2x4.
But I let her out this morning anyway.
She ran around shouting, shared breakfast of tomato bits, slightly moldy blackberries and melon guts, and had a short dust bath.
She then dropped an elephant-sized heap of foul smelling dung (I have had to retreat to the safety of the garage as the smell was making my eyes water), and went straight to the nest box.
I guess she doesn’t care that much about the 2x4 she was determined to hatch previously and has so callously abandoned in jail!
I haven’t rigged up the hanging broody jail yet (I need supplies for that - many of which I have but need to dig out of boxes in the garage), so I think when I put her back in I will use a little portable fan to put a breeze up her butt.
Here she is checking out the spy cam just before jumping up into her favorite box.
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Wow she sure is determined!

 

[Ponypoor]

My heart is breaking

This morning I heard a new crowing in the barn. Clyde. It was expected, but still was disheartening.

But the heart breaker was my witnessing him and Georgie going at tooth and nail outside. And they just wouldn’t stop! They both meant business.

I dragged the all inside as it was pelting down rain (another heart break more rain), put the silkies and youngest chicks in their pen. And again they went back at it. This time Clyde got poor Georgie down and wouldn’t let him up.

So Clyde is in with the chicks and Georgie out with the rest of the gang.

I will never hatch eggs again. It’s too heart breaking.

Now I have 5 cockerels to get rid of. What sort of crazy chicken math is this?

 

[featherhead007]

The biggest roo we ever saw at the feed store had a golden reddish sheen, weighed 13 lbs & his head came to my waist ~ & when he flapped his wings he looked like a golden vulture! What hen is big enough to mate w/that?

The most gorgeous roo !!! It was in the olden days before cell cameras so no photo!

BEN was 14 lbs and stood high up to my chest when his neck was extended. I really loved that guy.
I loved all the roosters I had raised. Sir Jaffar was an indoor Roo, and was older when I got him, he was incredible. I miss him so much I tear up when I think of him.