Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RebeccaBoyd]

Ok some back tax.

I let the kiddos out, and they were less worried about the snow, helps that most of it is melted.

I loved the videos. Your chickens are gorgeous.

I know you have several of Mr. Ps daughters and they all have a similar look to them. His son's you had also were very similar in build and look.

I actually find something very intriguing.

The sons and daughters of Mr. P you have hatched while yes they had head poofs, nothing in comparison to Mr. Ps.

How, in the 1 chick of his that I hatched did I become blessed to get his twin?

I suspect it is because Mr. P is both daddy and granddaddy to George. It makes me wonder if more Betty x Mr. P eggs were incubated and hatched if they would be similar to George.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I'm sure I owe tax for something.

Here are a few silkie photo's I took the last week.

 

[Sylvester017]

@Syvester017
How are you feeling today? I hope you have this pain under control

TY for asking. Just like any other other pain ~ I live w/ it & thank God I still wake up in the mornings w/DH to help me. He ordered me a new kind of Magnesium to take at night before bed that has a time-release that's better than a one dose capsule that doesn't work as long thru the night. W/the new magnesium I slept for over 5 hrs ~ before I've been wakened w/ pain every 2 hours or less thru the night but the new magnesium must be working its magic to get more than 5 hours sleep!

For daytime i sometimes take a magnesium powder drink for an immediate pain relief. I keep wondering how quick magnesium pain relief would be for chickens & how much to give should they need it ~ especially for older or arthritic pets?

 

[Sylvester017]

I'm sure I owe tax for something.

Here are a few silkie photo's I took the last week.
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More PLZ!

 

[featherhead007]

OEGB chicks? You always talk about them. No one ever talks about the OB GYN chicks or even
This color;

 

[featherhead007]

Mr Wyandottey is at it again! Soon as I let the chooks out, he started attacking my hungry Rockettes. I brought him inside for a while, then took him out. First thing he did was attack poor Coco. I stopped that real quick and now I have my beloved Coco in the house with me now. She doesn’t know it yet, but she’s getting a steak dinner tonight. Poor little thing looks naked without her feathers.

 

[Ponypoor]

I loved the videos. Your chickens are gorgeous.

I know you have several of Mr. Ps daughters and they all have a similar look to them. His son's you had also were very similar in build and look.

I actually find something very intriguing.

The sons and daughters of Mr. P you have hatched while yes they had head poofs, nothing in comparison to Mr. Ps.

How, in the 1 chick of his that I hatched did I become blessed to get his twin?

I suspect it is because Mr. P is both daddy and granddaddy to George. It makes me wonder if more Betty x Mr. P eggs were incubated and hatched if they would be similar to George.

Awww thanks for the compliment - they are a great mix of this and that, I have always liked mish-mash animals. And with the chooks it’s just so much guessing as to what I might get!

I sure didn’t expect George to be like that also

Floyd also had the wild poof, I suspect it was a combo of Mr and Marty giving him the poof.

I would love to have a Mr P x Marty daughter but I won’t risk getting another Roo

 

[Ponypoor]

Yep, you do all the year-long chicken work while she gets to relax ~ sounds fair teehee. That was nice of them to host your visit too. That must've been a long travel to Calif for you.

That's smart on her part re Pits ~ they are great w/people & w/other dogs but they are too hyper for a chicken yard. I would go so far as to say I don't trust having any dog unsupervised around chickens. Even guardian breeds have to go thru training & temperament evaluation before approved as flock guardians. Some dog breeds have great temperaments around livestock while some just aren't cut out for it.

It requires diligent training/patience to merge different animal species. They don't automatically trust each other at the start. But when we see videos of baby animals w/ dogs or kitties we know it's not impossible.

Well to be honest it wasn’t that long a drive, I only had to go from Yuma AZ to Bakersfield I was visiting mum and we headed over there after breakfast and surprised them, stayed over night and then headed back to Yuma.

Well today was a ‘do odd jobs about’ day. Sits just gone 4PM and the chooks are having a fit out there - I am about to start moving them into the Hen Houses for the night.

Next weekend I will block off the stall walls from roosting on, the youngsters will have to go roost in the hen house or sleep on the floor!

Can’t have Mr P and his ladies running with the main gang until Rosario and Shirley are gone.

Mr P and his ladies were out and about today but I kept an eye on the randy Roos that they were not harassing the wee ladies, I caught Shorley trying to breed Flopsy and he got a good (virtual) kick in the butt. I hope he didn’t hurt her

Mr P and Fluffy

 

[featherhead007]

Mr Wyandottey is at it again! Soon as I let the chooks out, he started attacking my hungry Rockettes. I brought him inside for a while, then took him out. First thing he did was attack poor Coco. I stopped that real quick and now I have my beloved Coco in the house with me now. She doesn’t know it yet, but she’s getting a steak dinner tonight. Poor little thing looks naked without her feathers.

Her dinner was fabulous. She even thanked me for it. She came over and lightly pecked me on my cheek. (Precious moments)

 

[featherhead007]

Her dinner was fabulous. She even thanked me for it. She came over and lightly pecked me on my cheek. (Precious moments)

I really want to hold her but I won’t. She has pin feathers all over her body.