Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Sylvester017]

CaturdayView attachment 4113366Castor is getting bold (and sparking the Roos' warnings of disgruntlement)

View attachment 4113367nothing breaks the ice like shared sardines

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I love cats & chickens together. Who'd ever guess they were so compatible

My cat is terrified of the chooks, she won’t go to the barn at all.

Another dreary morning, she won’t stay out long.
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Missy is smart to know when she's outnumbered by birds

 

[featherhead007]

I feel so worn out that I can’t even give fuentemoon a proper prize for keeping up with the thread.

 

[Sylvester017]

Forgot to post these last night
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Cadet is getting so pretty
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Periwinkle has a severe face like a hawk
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Cadet and Periwinkle with one of the...I believe brown leghorn x marans behind.
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Cemani keeps to the back but he's great at watching
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Blue is MASSIVE compared to little grey Roadrunner.
Also the other one I believe is marans x brown leghorn in front. He's very slender
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They all know the mealy worms bag.
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She has more of a brown collar than a copper one
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Navy with her brown eyebrows
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Caught Slowpoke and he's looking good
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Cadet and Navy
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Blue and Delft.
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Nosy Posy sneaking in the middle, and look how round Chocolate is getting!
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I love the spots on Cadet.
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Ethel still has a black comb and legs. I think she's some sort of fibro mix.
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Slowpoke
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This marans is getting quite bold. Eats out of my hand and will jump on my shoulder like Red does. Does not want pets or chest scritches though.
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Cadet
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One of the marans
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Slowpoke is very handsome
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Missed posting this fluffy red butt on Friday.

They are all lovely Periwinkle w/ a hawk face...some chickens do have that look.
That's why I bought this hawk ring to remind me of our Breda Fowl "Char" w/red eyes too:

HRH Charlotte, Princess of Cambridge or "Char"

 

[featherhead007]

This poor baby has had a lousy night and wants sleep as much as I do.

 

[Sylvester017]

More happy chickens
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I hot some super cute shoes from a site i thought many of you would like called the Animal Rescue Site https://theanimalrescuesite.com/
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Super reasonable clogs on the site!

 

[BY Bob]

I have a very determined broody - I finally relented last night and let her keep a few eggs.
I have another one who is '1/2 broody', lol. She is off the nest for about 3-4 hours in the morning - then sits tight the rest of the day and all night. ?Don't know how she thinks she could successfully hatch that way!???? But at least she gets off the nest herself and completes her daily self care....but she sits tight on NOTHING, because if someone gifts her an egg, I promptly take it.

Chicks. So exciting!

 

[TOMTE]

Eastern phoebe nest for pony Sunday

No eggs yet but the female has committed to this nest!

Belated caturday

He's such a goofball

 

[Sylvester017]

I seem to have terrified my chickens!

I noticed some tent moth tents full of caterpillars in some wild cherry trees.
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Thinking I was being kind and generous I headed out to the field with a little pruning saw and brought the whole branch back to the Chicken Palace.
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You would think I had brought a hawk to visit. Nobody will go near them and now I am to be avoided too apparently.

Not even Piglet, who until today had never encountered anything that she wouldn’t at least taste, would go anywhere near them.
I even threw some corn on the ground nearby and they looked at me with disgust that I would try and trick them that way.

Birds have an instinct what not to eat. They can tell by just looking at a bug whether good or not to eat. Our hens are particular about avoiding most caterpillars especially horned tomato worms ~ & won't touch slimy slugs/snails that a duck would go wild for!
Horned Tomato Caterpillar

Snail/Slug

 

[BY Bob]

I have to confess I have fallen bad for Niamh the wild child!

I have fallen for them both. I love that they are so different.

 

[rural mouse]

I have to confess I have fallen bad for Niamh the wild child!

Looking into polish chicks for next round broody? Maybe a Mr P of some sort, too?