Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

We gave away our wheelbarrow & got Gorilla carts instead ~ they come in different sizes too. Narrow enough to go through doors (4 cu ft) whereas barrows are too wide. The Gorilla also has a mechanism to lift & empty the cart easily of it's contents, dirt, etc.

I've hauled paver stones, & tons of dirt loads, & potted trees, & hauled pruned branches w/ the Gorilla's. They take serious beating too. My yard work is a breeze now. Even took a chicken for a short ride in it.
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That would be handy for hauling hay in the barn. Can’t go up the manure pile (aka Mount Poopmore) though!

 

[Sylvester017]

Yes! Afros Rule!

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Gorgeous birds those Polish!

 

[Ponypoor]

Lety sells, trades, or gives them away.

No one wants Roos here - I would like to process them for the freezer but no one around here close by does that.

This is the number one reason I don’t hatch chicks. And my bad luck my one chick turned out to be a Roo, and a friends chick also a Roo (bought as pullets from the feed store). Those two need to go they are trouble.

 

[Sylvester017]

That would be handy for hauling hay in the barn. Can’t go up the manure pile (aka Mount Poopmore) though!

I've rolled those Gorillas all over obstacles & up dirt mounds! There's no stopping those carts.

 

[bgmathteach]

Barring (or cuckoo depending upon the breed, dunno why on that)

Sylvester replied some. but the other difference is that barring (as in a Barred Rock) has more distinct/neater barring, cuckoo the edges are 'fuzzy' between the colors. The 'slow feather growth' gene makes the barring crisper in Barred versus cuckoo varieties..

She also could be close to laying if she is not already. Randy is very, very, very interested in her. Right now she is avoiding him.

She is smaller then Goose.

Hmmm, me thinks she is not close to laying - there is no real 'pinking up' on her small comb/wattles. Maybe she is in the 'tween' stage - and Randy wants to claim her as his own? I know you are a bit more south latitude wise, so all bets are off given that - but if she were living here, she wouldn't start laying until late Jan/early Feb. But, again, given you are more southerly, maybe you will have long enough days still for a young, hormonal pullet to start laying. My bet would be that she doesn't start laying until at least mid December at the earliest...Again, if she was here, not until late Jan/early Feb.

Full size Brahmas are slower growing/maturing, so usually are later than others (including Buff Orps I've had in the past) regarding point of lay. Not sure about the bantams, though.

 

[Sylvester017]

Sylvester replied some. but the other difference is that barring (as in a Barred Rock) has more distinct/neater barring, cuckoo the edges are 'fuzzy' between the colors. The 'slow feather growth' gene makes the barring crisper in Barred versus cuckoo varieties..

The most noticeable difference is the irregular V shape of Cuckoo feathers where most sides of the stripes don't touch in the middle of the feather while Barred feathers run straight across the feather without a break in the middle of the feather.

Our Cuckoo Breda feathers ~ The dark stripes do not run in a straight line across the feather & are V shaped rather than straight across.

Our Dominique cuckoo feather V formation which makes for a softer shading:

Barred Rock feather stripes are evenly straight across the feather ~ no V formation.

 

[rural mouse]

So did I get it right - the new chicken has lacing?

No. She's penciled.

 

[rural mouse]

Oh yes, this girl is definitely a bantam. She also could be close to laying if she is not already. Randy is very, very, very interested in her. Right now she is avoiding him.

She is smaller then Goose.
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Ooooohhhhh! She's beautiful! In fact, if you can find a show (I know, almost impossible there), I think she'd do VERY well.

 

[rural mouse]

He is more than twice her size though! I feel like he has really favoured his sire side rather than the mama side (Fluffy).

When you start crossing breeds, sizes can get a bit odd...

 

[rural mouse]

This one was also supposed to lay blue (or green) eggs.

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Maleficent!!! Beautiful sweetheart!