Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

I couldn’t stand it anymore. My two worst molting birds are now in my house, having steak and eggs for breakfast too. Poor Coco is a mess, and Dakota isn’t looking very happy either. It’s look, feed and admire, but don’t touch day for these two!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Our Silky roo is as tough as they come. He's whipped many roosters and has survived fights with our older roos. I'll get a pic when I go back outside.

Branch was the same. He was such a good daddy but you can bet when the young boys became hormonal he would whip them into shape. Bubba who was easily 3 times his size was subordinate to him. I saw Branch's moves many times first hand, he was a ninja chicken. When he got into a scrap he played his size to his advantage. He would duck the offending roosters kicks and then land on top of them to beat then. I never worried about him until Twig corned Branch in the back of the coop and was clobbering his dad. He had nowhere to turn to fight back or escape. If I had not been out there I would have lost Branch before I did.

 

[featherhead007]

Fuentemoon:

You put a “like” on every post

 

[featherhead007]

Branch was the same. He was such a good daddy but you can bet when the young boys became hormonal he would whip them into shape. Bubba who was easily 3 times his size was subordinate to him. I saw Branch's moves many times first hand, he was a ninja chicken. When he got into a scrap he played his size to his advantage. He would duck the offending roosters kicks and then land on top of them to beat then. I never worried about him until Twig corned Branch in the back of the coop and was clobbering his dad. He had nowhere to turn to fight back or escape. If I had not been out there I would have lost Branch before I did.

But I miss Twiggy!

 

[fuentemoon]

Fuentemoon:

You put a “like” on every post

I have to keep my place somehow! I try and use other faces too, but my phone/byc don't always get along.

 

[Ponypoor]

To warm one’s heart

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86w9n4jlvwo.amp

 

[Ponypoor]

Small break in the blizzard/snow squall that started last night.
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You just keep that evil white stuff

We have enough here haha!

 

[Ponypoor]

"how they're raised" was brought up several times.

Yup….

Hens lay eggs when they are healthy enough to do so, not because they are happy….

 

[Ponypoor]

I’m going to name the chook that comes over to visit every day.
I think Nacho is a perfect name, because I have to remind myself that it’s Not - Cho bird, it belongs to the Mexican family next door.

Can you keep her? I mean ask them and see if they will let you keep her

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I just narrowly escaped a disaster with Turkey. She got tangled up in Poppets feet feathers. I got her loose, she seems ok and is up drinking and eating great. She could not have been stuck long, maybe less then a minute. I assume Poppet was sitting down with Turkey under her and Turkey got stuck when she heard me round the house with a snack.

Turkey is a week old today. Just when I thought I could relax something happens.