Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

Good night everyone. Have a lovely evening

 

[Sylvester017]

You must know how special you are. We certainly do

That's beautiful ~ I played it for my DH

 

[Sylvester017]

Another dirt bath video. I can't help it! I love seeing them so happy

I never knew why hens huddled in dust baths when there was plenty of room to spread out. Apparently they benefit from the dirt the nearby hens throw out & they sort of take turns throwing the dirt on each other. Their nictitating eyelids protect their eyes from flying debris. So cool our hens!

 

[Ponypoor]

I'm so sorry for Mr P. Sounds like feather picking has been an established habit w/the hens that won't stop? Are the hens picking anyone else? Maybe bald chickens are happening from the feather pickers? That's got to be so frustrating? Feather pickers don't stop. Even if Mr P is fully feathered they'll know they can come back to do it again. If the known pickers can be isolated before they teach feather picking to more hens?

So many things we go thru as owners & all our situations are either so different or so similar!

Our Silkie Violet taught others to feather pick each other's faces for better vision & the habit has gone generation to generation w/our Silkies ~ never stopped. In our situation we didn't stop the face picking cuz it saved us from having to use dangerous scissors to trim around Silkie eyes. A groomed Silkie moved away from a feather picker when they felt groomed enough.

Our Violet who started the Silkie face feather picking tradition. She would stick her face into another hen's beak to get them started to groom her!
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The Silkie pullets let their faces get groomed too much at first 2022 ~ Suzu
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Suzu ~ 2024 still likes a good trim but less of it
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Ginny allows a feather picking trim but only directly around her eyes
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Just Mr P getting picked at. No one else. There are about 3 or 4 of the pullets whom he adores who do this. He does peck at them to stop at all.

So frustrating for me.

 

[Ponypoor]

Oh my goodness. Please find out who is doing this

Oh it’s his lovie dovie young ladies - Betty, Tippy, Daisy, Eli-too…. His sexy sweeties.

 

[Marie2020]

That's beautiful ~ I played it for my DH

I found the words written around the song highly amusing

 

[Ponypoor]

You too! This is Tibbs Eve (Newfoundland thing).

https://www.productofnewfoundland.ca/articles/till-tibbs-eve?format=amp

 

[Ponypoor]

Good night everyone. Have a lovely evening

You too night night

 

[featherhead007]

It’s dark and they are locked away, must be my cursing the snow they enjoy hearing

No, I think it’s the oak leaf deodorant that you use under your arm pits! Viva Canada !

 

[SimpleJenn]

Bought a new copy of a beloved book to read to kiddo. If you have kids around and love cats, I 100% recommend this book!