Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Fluffy Butt Friday

BFTP
December 2023
Curly practicing her ballet

 

[featherhead007]

Fluffy Butt Friday

BFTP
December 2023
Curly practicing her ballet
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[featherhead007]

Aero sure does make a mess when she’s eating!

 

[Ponypoor]

Aero sure does make a mess when she’s eating! View attachment 3998413View attachment 3998409

Yup she sure does! But she sure is lovely

 

[Ponypoor]

Oh! My Falafel won the photo caption contest. Do head over there and give her some funny captions.
Thread 'Official BYC Pets & Livestock Caption Contest 11-29-24 Pic by RoyalChick'
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...n-contest-11-29-24-pic-by-royalchick.1646711/

You named your moggy Falafel?

Love it That’s falafel-ly wonderful

 

[RoyalChick]

You named your moggy Falafel?

Love it That’s falafel-ly wonderful

Yes! She is called Falafel. I don't know why really, but that is who she is!

 

[Ponypoor]

Yes! She is called Falafel. I don't know why really, but that is who she is!

I love it

Everyone loves falafels!

 

[Ponypoor]

Poppet is done and she is off the nest. Talk about a panic attack when I go out a few minutes ago to look at her and see no trace of her. I also was finally able to see the spot she was sitting and saw the broken shell from the hatched chick. Nothing else. I then go on a mission to find Poppet and where is she? Why none other then the corner of Russ's stall where else would a mother take her just hatched chicks. I tied Russ up and went in to see just what and how many she had under her. 1, she has 1 perfect little black chick. Tiny little thing too. I scooped the chick and Poppet up to bring in for a second and show mom. She figured it out when she fed last night and heard chick peeping. She is not upset because last week she was looking in and under the hay for the neighbors kitten that got loose and did not spot Poppet. Called her Momma Hen 2.0. I now have them both locked up in the coop. Little one needs to grow a bit before they get free roam of the back yard.

1 chick also now has me changing my mind on a previous statement. If she successfully raises it, and it is a pullet, it has to stay. I have also already named it. My little Thanksgiving surprise is now called "Turkey Lurkey or Turkey." It fits, with Squirrel, Goose, Bunny. I was going to eventually have to have a Turkey and there is no more perfect time use the name.

I will go back out in about 20 minutes to get a couple pictures. Both it and I need time to warm up.

Meant to ask, was she only sitting on the one egg? If so 100% hatch rate

 

[featherhead007]

Yup she sure does! But she sure is lovely

She’s a big butterball! And she has the most beautiful eyes (for a chook)

 

[Ponypoor]

These butterball Buff Orps are very fluffy - mine are really fluffy also