Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

I'll get olivers picture when I can brave this snow. No cat pictures at the moment.
Last night it started to snow

Will Nancy do? She's on my bed with me right now

 

[Ponypoor]

Clyde & Teddi do have some cute untidy traits but I know nothing about Frizzled Silkies, Satins, or Polkies. Never had 'em. Never raised male Silkies either. The one standard Silkie cockerel we had we rehomed so I never saw him reach adulthood Sweet little stinker but he wouldn't stop crowing! He was beginning to grow the most beautiful plumage when we gave him up.
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He is such a cutie, love his colouring, what a handsome wee fellow

 

[Ponypoor]

Should I check Aster for shredding?

Hmmmm another interesting question, I would — though I am really unsure how that shredding works. I am still wrapping my head around the frizzle thing!

 

[Ponypoor]

From the Silkie video on Frizzle, Satin, Satin Frizzle, & Frazzle Silkies ~ no Frizzled Silkie should breed w/ another Frizzle Silkie nor w/ any Frizzle Satin Silkie either. Are you figuring how to keep Clyde apart from Curly or Betty who are Frizzled? It doesn't seem fair to isolate them to avoid Frazzles. I'm sure you have a plan though

I have a headache thinking about it

No frizzle no matter the breed (Polish, Cochin, etc), should be bred together.

It’s not an issue keeping everyone apart, I do not plan on hatching chicks from my eggs. The risk on getting Roos is more likely, than the frazzled issue!

As I have said before - if I had a way to deal with the cockerels that hatch, I would hatch chicks. But the dealing with the Cockerels is extremely stressful.

The only issue is my niece, and her wanting to hatch eggs again for her class - I already told her I don’t want to take any chicks she hatches. I also told her if she wanted to have chicks I would order a bunch of day old pullets from Peavey - they can easily be sold as laying hens here. But nope she doesn’t want to do that… she wants them to ‘experience’ the eggs developing.

So I told her, fine let’s get some fake eggs, let them sit there for 21 days then one night yay! They all hatched and look 6 lovely Buff & Light Brahmas ready to love

That didn’t fly either….. so I told her she could find egg’s somewhere else.

I am sure she will suck me into the plan to hatch again. This time I will give her 6 non fertilized eggs. I will keep a bunch of the hens separated from the Roos for a month and give her the eggs

And - to make sure the kids had some chicks I can still grab some from Peavey Mart - OR better yet some Russian Orloff pullets fro Performance

Aunt Kelly is very very sneaky…

 

[Ponypoor]

I'll get olivers picture when I can brave this snow. No cat pictures at the moment.
Last night it started to snow

Will Nancy do? She's on my bed with me right now
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Well I see Nancy has a new wardrobe

Be careful with the snow.

 

[Ponypoor]

Pony Sunday

Snow squalls yesterday, winter seems to want to stick around this year - I hate snow and cold did I ever mention this?

 

[RoyalChick]

No frizzle no matter the breed (Polish, Cochin, etc), should be bred together.

It’s not an issue keeping everyone apart, I do not plan on hatching chicks from my eggs. The risk on getting Roos is more likely, than the frazzled issue!

As I have said before - if I had a way to deal with the cockerels that hatch, I would hatch chicks. But the dealing with the Cockerels is extremely stressful.

The only issue is my niece, and her wanting to hatch eggs again for her class - I already told her I don’t want to take any chicks she hatches. I also told her if she wanted to have chicks I would order a bunch of day old pullets from Peavey - they can easily be sold as laying hens here. But nope she doesn’t want to do that… she wants them to ‘experience’ the eggs developing.

So I told her, fine let’s get some fake eggs, let them sit there for 21 days then one night yay! They all hatched and look 6 lovely Buff & Light Brahmas ready to love

That didn’t fly either….. so I told her she could find egg’s somewhere else.

I am sure she will suck me into the plan to hatch again. This time I will give her 6 non fertilized eggs. I will keep a bunch of the hens separated from the Roos for a month and give her the eggs

And - to make sure the kids had some chicks I can still grab some from Peavey Mart - OR better yet some Russian Orloff pullets fro Performance

Aunt Kelly is very very sneaky…

Could your niece help find someone who can deal with Roos for you?

 

[featherhead007]

My brain goes in odd directions sometime. Did I just start another rabbit trail in chicken genes?

 

[rural mouse]

Should I check Aster for shredding?

The shredding goes with the lavender, which we pretty much know she doesn't have...I think...on the other hand, handling her would be a good idea from time to time anyway, right?

 

[Ponypoor]

Could your niece help find someone who can deal with Roos for you?

She would just foist them off on any yahoo poor Roos. She did that the first year and I was furious with her.

I would rather get BIL down and shoot them rather than have them gone to someone who throws them in with a bunch of other strange Roos and get hurt. Seems a waste of good meat though to just shoot the poor wee thing.

That’s why this year I had to really hang onto the roosterlets here to find them homes. Shirley is the last, he is so gorgeous he really needs a flock of his own.