Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

My sweet Agatha and Tina. Flexi and Agatha were beasties

 

[Ponypoor]

Caturday Saturday

BFTP
Dreaming of warmer days, morning sunshine.

 

[TOMTE]

I forgot to mention, yesterday we solved the spilling OS issue! YAY!

Chick feeder successfully turned into a hanging OS dispenser!

"Ummm, she's hogging the oyster shell..."

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

What/who’s the intruder?!

Everything's fine, Pony. There was no intruder, it was just me. This is how they react every time I open the door and walk in. Had there been an intruder, I would've told you a story about it.

 

[Ponypoor]

Everything's fine, Pony. There was no intruder, it was just me. This is how they react every time I open the door and walk in. Had there been an intruder, I would've told you a story about it.

What a let down! I was expecting a story!

Meanwhile that’s a lovely photo you took there

 

[Ponypoor]

Caturday Saturday

BFTP
Dreaming of warmer days, morning sunshine.

View attachment 4067529

For context this is what it looks like right now.

 

[ManueB]

FBA chicken's weekly synopsis
1-8 march 2025​

Last week's synopsis by knoturavggrl

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@BY Bob

Purchased eggs have been known to create mystery chicken.
Back to the past with beautiful Lilly.
Explaining why no more leghorns.

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@bgmathteach

Has a mysterious pullet looking just like Rural mouse's Nellie.
Chicks coming in a week !

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@ChicoryBlue

After lap nap.
Hazel had another symptomatic episode of her recurrent disease.
She seems better but it still raises difficult questions.

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@featherhead007

Golden latte picture for tax
Intergenerational coop drama !

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@Grandma The Chicken

Grandma loves Vivaldi.
Just for By Bob !

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@ILoveDaffy

Getting everything ready for the chicks !

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@LhickenChicken

Has new chicks ! But no pictures..

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@notabitail

His family has chicken night fever !

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@Ponypoor

A huge fright - for no reason ?
SHRA tax : pictures to make you laugh !
Clyde is wheezing , his breathing sounds difficult. He will get Sulphatrim, aspirin, and peppermint or eucalyptus, which seem to help. The cold weather may be the cause.
Fluffy cute dumplings Holly and Jolly and beautiful Laverne.

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@RebeccaBoyd

Miss E may possibly be a standard Brahma and not a bantam.
The Silkie coop project had a temporary drawback but Rebecca is still making her plans happen. And after some hassle for nothing...all ended well, and the project was completed !
Pictures of the brand new Silkie pen ! George is adjusting to separation.

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@RoyalChick

A tip to make a chick sleeping shelf on top of the brooder plate

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@rural mouse

How big do Brahmas get ? Answer in pictures
Do the chickens appreciate their coop clean out?
Replies to Bgmathteach : Nelly is a ....
A very detailed breakdown of how the gene of barring (z) is often used for sex-linked chicks and could be used to create an auto-sexing breed.

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@Sally PB

A BFTP that should make the grumpiest of us smile !

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@SimpleJenn

A few more named babies and more poofy cuteness from a polkie cuddle bug!
Not feeling good, but day 5 is supposed to be the worse before a turnaround.
Some babies get adventures!
Sad news, a penguin chick passed. The others are thriving and bringing a lot of happiness to Jenn and her family!
Close up of Cadet and Navy.

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@Sylvester017

Have found their Silkies hardy and had long lives for smaller chickens.
From the past, a roo named Trumpet !
Using shavings rather than straw for chicks.
The definitive answer on what colour are Silkie's eggs

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@TOMTE

A stomach issue with eating their girl's eggs ?!

• A sample of answers from Rural mouse, Rebecca, simple Jenn and Ponypoor

Also asked for tips to clean and trim butts, with a lot of different helpful answers :

• Off the roost at night, just a trim could be enough. But Using dawn to wash is very safe ! Could go better than expected in daytime...And look at those crazy spa pictures!

Speckled eggs, or oyster shell indigestion?

Congratulations for your member interview ! Your enthusiasm and sincerity shine through, and the pictures and story of the discworld hens are wonderful.

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@ValerieJ

Had to say goodbye to her little unwell leghorn, leaving only Turvy of her four leghorns. Every chicken keeper know how difficult and sad that decision is .
An interesting post about raising chicks in the coop.
Three babies ! One of which is very "vocal" , but how cute are the three sleeping beauties!
Sharing beautiful bittersweet memories from their first Australorps.

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Days of the week in Pictures !

Pony Sunday from :
Ponypoor
Lhicken chicken
Rural mouse
Sylvester

Mugs Monday :
A very funny mug from Notabitail with a bonus, a lavender Hattie from By Bob, of masks and mugs by ponypoor, some regal faces from Rebecca. Mugs from rural mouse (with a bonus cat food raid!).

Two for tuesday :
BFTP from ponypoor, two hungry ladies from Rural mouse, Tuefer with a bonus from Notabitail

Thirsty Thursday :
From By Bob, back to the past. Newfoundland's version of thirsty !

It's Friday!
Rural mouse's fluffy butts, lightm shares Inky's fluffiest butt, Felicita's fluff is almost scary ! The FBA fluffy butt crew say happy Friday .

 

[Ponypoor]

FBA chicken's weekly synopsis
1-8 march 2025​

Last week's synopsis by knoturavggrl

---------------------------------------------------

@BY Bob

Purchased eggs have been known to create mystery chicken.
Back to the past with beautiful Lilly.
Explaining why no more leghorns.

---------------------------------------------------

@bgmathteach

Has a mysterious pullet looking just like Rural mouse's Nellie.
Chicks coming in a week !

---------------------------------------------------

@ChicoryBlue

After lap nap.
Hazel had another symptomatic episode of her recurrent disease.
She seems better but it still raises difficult questions.

---------------------------------------------------

@featherhead007

Golden latte picture for tax
Intergenerational coop drama !

--------------------------------------------------

@Grandma The Chicken

Grandma loves Vivaldi.
Just for By Bob !

--------------------------------------------------

@ILoveDaffy

Getting everything ready for the chicks !

--------------------------------------------------

@LhickenChicken

Has new chicks ! But no pictures..

--------------------------------------------------

@notabitail

His family has chicken night fever !

---------------------------------------------------

@Ponypoor

A huge fright - for no reason ?
SHRA tax : pictures to make you laugh !
Clyde is wheezing , his breathing sounds difficult. He will get Sulphatrim, aspirin, and peppermint or eucalyptus, which seem to help. The cold weather may be the cause.
Fluffy cute dumplings Holly and Jolly and beautiful Laverne.

---------------------------------------------------

@RebeccaBoyd

Miss E may possibly be a standard Brahma and not a bantam.
The Silkie coop project had a temporary drawback but Rebecca is still making her plans happen. And after some hassle for nothing...all ended well, and the project was completed !
Pictures of the brand new Silkie pen ! George is adjusting to separation.

---------------------------------------------------

@RoyalChick

A tip to make a chick sleeping shelf on top of the brooder plate

---------------------------------------------------

@rural mouse

How big do Brahmas get ? Answer in pictures
Do the chickens appreciate their coop clean out?
Replies to Bgmathteach : Nelly is a ....
A very detailed breakdown of how the gene of barring (z) is often used for sex-linked chicks and could be used to create an auto-sexing breed.

---------------------------------------------------

@Sally PB

A BFTP that should make the grumpiest of us smile !

---------------------------------------------------

@SimpleJenn

A few more named babies and more poofy cuteness from a polkie cuddle bug!
Not feeling good, but day 5 is supposed to be the worse before a turnaround.
Some babies get adventures!
Sad news, a penguin chick passed. The others are thriving and bringing a lot of happiness to Jenn and her family!
Close up of Cadet and Navy.

---------------------------------------------------

@Sylvester017

Have found their Silkies hardy and had long lives for smaller chickens.
From the past, a roo named Trumpet !
Using shavings rather than straw for chicks.
The definitive answer on what colour are Silkie's eggs

---------------------------------------------------

@TOMTE

A stomach issue with eating their girl's eggs ?!

• A sample of answers from Rural mouse, Rebecca, simple Jenn and Ponypoor

Also asked for tips to clean and trim butts, with a lot of different helpful answers :

• Off the roost at night, just a trim could be enough. But Using dawn to wash is very safe ! Could go better than expected in daytime...And look at those crazy spa pictures!

Speckled eggs, or oyster shell indigestion?

Congratulations for your member interview ! Your enthusiasm and sincerity shine through, and the pictures and story of the discworld hens are wonderful.

---------------------------------------------------
@ValerieJ

Had to say goodbye to her little unwell leghorn, leaving only Turvy of her four leghorns. Every chicken keeper know how difficult and sad that decision is .
An interesting post about raising chicks in the coop.
Three babies ! One of which is very "vocal" , but how cute are the three sleeping beauties!
Sharing beautiful bittersweet memories from their first Australorps.

---------------------------------------------------

Days of the week in Pictures !

Pony Sunday from :
Ponypoor
Lhicken chicken
Rural mouse
Sylvester

Mugs Monday :
A very funny mug from Notabitail with a bonus, a lavender Hattie from By Bob, of masks and mugs by ponypoor, some regal faces from Rebecca. Mugs from rural mouse (with a bonus cat food raid!).

Two for tuesday :
BFTP from ponypoor, two hungry ladies from Rural mouse, Tuefer with a bonus from Notabitail

Thirsty Thursday :
From By Bob, back to the past. Newfoundland's version of thirsty !

It's Friday!
Rural mouse's fluffy butts, lightm shares Inky's fluffiest butt, Felicita's fluff is almost scary ! The FBA fluffy butt crew say happy Friday .

Awesome! I love the links - and I was able to catch up

 

[rural mouse]

I want an auto sexing silkie

That would be very helpful!

The partridge colored ones sort of are. The roos will pop that rusty red epaulets between 3 and 6 weeks. Barring in silkied feathers would be difficult to see. I suppose it could be done with some cuckoo bantams. Using large fowl barred/cuckoo birds could also be done. But the challenge of bringing the size back down and getting the silkied feathers back in would add to the generations a bit. Silkies are popular enough to find homes for the "culls" to make the breeding program easier.

Go for it.

 

[notabitail]

Define "sunny", Google.

Yah, mostly cloudy.