Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

TG you got home safely! Some drivers just don't belong on roads in inclement weather

Could you just imagine if I worked at the DMV how few people would actually be driving on the roads?!

 

[bgmathteach]

They need to have fun to be healthy. I try very hard in the winter to keep them entertained.

I agree. With the cold and my working late (and early dark in the winter - so don't get out to free range), I make good use of my bagged leaves to entertain them. I throw some scratch grain down and dump a bit pile of leaves on top - move aways over and do the same - then let them out to scratch and explore. The Ducks go CRAZY when they see a pile of leaves and immediately start 'drilling' through it (they 'dig through' it with their beaks). I dumped 1.5 bags in the run today. I'll dump some more tomorrow.

 

[rural mouse]

Rural mouse = Debbie Downer

Simply being honest.

 

[rural mouse]

Twofer TuesdayView attachment 4033458

That is such a sweet picture!

 

[SimpleJenn]

My husband has done a thing...
He found out there's a breed of bird called a "deathlayer." He also knows of "zombies"
He says we should get them and have the most metal chickens.
Photos from a breeder I was talking to earlier...the guy also has a "pink egg polish" project

German deathlayer

Frizzle tolbunt polish and zombie

I believe this is a spitzhauben?

We may yet make another chicken related trip to Lansing...

 

[SimpleJenn]

Yuck

 

[Ponypoor]

I agree. With the cold and my working late (and early dark int eh winter - so don't get out), I make good use of. my bagged leaves to entertain them. I throw some scratch grain down and dump a bit pile of leaves on top - move aways over and do teh same - then let them out to scratch and explore. The Ducks go CRAZY when they see a pile of leaves and immediately start 'drilling' through it (the 'dig through' it with their beaks). I dumped 1.5 bags in the run today. I'll dump some more tomorrow.

I don’t even bother to fix the horses beds. I just dump shavings and straw in there and the chickens tear it all apart. I just wish they wouldn’t kick it out into the aisle. But they have a blast going through it. And any bits of horse poop I miss is like gold hahaha.

 

[Ponypoor]

My husband has done a thing...
He found out there's a breed of bird called a "deathlayer." He also knows of "zombies"
He says we should get them and have the most metal chickens.
Photos from a breeder I was talking to earlier...the guy also has a "pink egg polish" project
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German deathlayer
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Frizzle tolbunt polish and zombie
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I believe this is a spitzhauben?

We may yet make another chicken related trip to Lansing...

I was looking for Appenzeller Spitzhauben up here but couldn’t find any.

 

[SimpleJenn]

I was looking for Appenzeller Spitzhauben up here but couldn’t find any.

They're cute. Reminds me of troll dolls.

 

[Ponypoor]

They're cute. Reminds me of troll dolls.

https://poultrykeeper.com/chicken-breeds/appenzeller-spitzhauben-chickens/

According to this the crest is pointed forward and isn’t big so not sure what the chook in your last photo is, looks polish to me though.

Gosh I would like one these appenzeller one day…