Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

And just because they are darn cute - I give you the dumplings.

Holly and Jolly
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Holly
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Jolly
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Girls or boys?

I have my suspicions….

I say girls, both of them.

 

[knoturavggrl]

Chickens love sand & will kick it around once they find out how much fun it is ~ you might need higher than a 2x4 board to contain sand. I put together a 4x4 cedar raised garden bed as a sandbox/dustbath for our chickens 10 yrs ago. There's a 10x10 popup canopy over it to keep sand dry during rain & shady during summer. No matter how wet or dry the yard is, the sandbox is always used by the hens.

However deep I made the sandbox, the hens fling the sand out of the box so we have to keep sweeping up the hurled sand & keep adding a new bag of playsand 2 or 3x/year ~ at least its not a real expensive item but those hens really throw that sand out when they dustbathe, walk out of the sandbox, then shake off the sand outside of the sandbox. Still, I'm glad we have it for them, just never knew they scattered it around so much! Sometimes it's just a nice place for them to snooze
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Good to know. I will take that into consideration for sure see if I can find a taller board.

And just because they are darn cute - I give you the dumplings.

Holly and Jolly
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Holly
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Jolly
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Girls or boys?

I have my suspicions….

I am gonna say they are both girls. They both have a very similar round body shape and size, I personally do not see any tassels or longer saddle feathers. Silkies are so tricky though.

 

[Sylvester017]

New bird crochet book is here, with new chicken patterns!
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The silkie is way cuter in this than the old book version, haha.

If you say so? That Silkie looks like it's from Jurassic Park? Maybe shorten the legs? Unless you're going for the comedic look? Knowing your talent, you'll make 'em look better than the book

 

[ValerieJ]

View from my living room window
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Oh gosh...deer...my constant view out my front window...eating my plants...eating my flowers...eating the food I put out for the birds and squirrels...

 

[ValerieJ]

Thirsty Thursday

It’s actually dried up here pretty well. But the chooks managed to peck a bit at the water I emptied from the horses pails.
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And Patches had a sip from the water bowl.
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I was going to say they would probably like their own supply of water....then I saw Patches.

 

[ValerieJ]

Swap M and N.

It only matters if you swap an F or a J for some other letter without the little ridge.

 

[SimpleJenn]

If you say so? That Silkie looks like it's from Jurassic Park? Maybe shorten the legs? Unless you're going for the comedic look? Knowing your talent, you'll make 'em look better than the book

I would definitely do loop stitches down the legs. Gotta keep those hairy legs!
The original had cut loops, and looked messy to me.

Original

Remake

 

[Ponypoor]

Blurr and Focus. Did I forget the BFTP label?

I was a bit worried there you were trying to sneak babies in!

 

[Ponypoor]

I say girls, both of them.

Ummm is it too early for them to be doing the egg song? They should be about 13 weeks and 5 days old. I can’t remember when Clyde started crowing…

 

[Sylvester017]

The chicks are growing fast. Here’s Bossy and Mary.
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And here is Sweet Sue.
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They grow so f-a-s-t !!!