Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

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Dream is starting to get a head poof. :3 she's so cute. These girls do not want to be played with, but I know Leghorns are flighty.

Cleaned the baby brooder today. They're 2 weeks old! View attachment 4130613
Owl judging me for daring to give them thicker shavings this time. Tempted to write an article on this style brooder, it's so easy to clean and the chicks are so happy in here.

Leghorns require patience. They can be great lap chickens but it is on their terms. You have to earn their trust. I have found them to be very smart, curious, and escape artists.

For reference, the term "flighty" is also used to describe Polish.

Be interesting to a leghorn and they will be fascinated by you.

 

[BY Bob]

Yes a total let down for me, very devastating for me

 

[notabitail]

Leghorns require patience. They can be great lap chickens but it is on their terms. You have to earn their trust. I have found them to be very smart, curious, and escape artists.

For reference, the term "flighty" is also used to describe Polish.

Be interesting to a leghorn and they will be fascinated by you.

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Josephine doesn't sit on my lap that often, but when she stands on it her neck is nearly always in motion at maximum length. I've brought her in perching on my arm and now she sits on my arm.

 

[SimpleJenn]

Leghorns require patience. They can be great lap chickens but it is on their terms. You have to earn their trust. I have found them to be very smart, curious, and escape artists.

For reference, the term "flighty" is also used to describe Polish.

Be interesting to a leghorn and they will be fascinated by you.

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Ooo thanks for the advice! They don't necessarily fear me, they just have way more things to do than spend time with me. I was able to give chest scritches to two of them this morning when I filled the feed and water. The legbar though, she is scared.

 

[BY Bob]

Mugs Monday.
@BY Bob
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Old photo of Agathae. Used to be her BeakBook profile icon:
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LEGHORN!

 

[BY Bob]

Josephine doesn't sit on my lap that often, but when she stands on it her neck is nearly always in motion at maximum length. I've brought her in perching on my arm and now she sits on my arm.

Well done! They can be trained to not fear humans. You've done very good work.

 

[notabitail]

Well done! They can be trained to not fear humans. You've done very good work.

She now lets me handle her but she prefers I don't catch her. It's such a huge difference from her flying off and smashing into things a year ago.

 

[SimpleJenn]

Please tell me my eyes are just tired and my sweet baby Posy isn't getting brown shoulders and a rooster tail...
Been fighting a migraine and hubby said he didn't see any red feathers and boys have red feathers...

 

[SimpleJenn]

Also Navy squatted for me...I think she was asking to be picked up because she's a Valentine's baby and way too young to be ready to lay!

 

[BY Bob]

Ooo thanks for the advice! They don't necessarily fear me, they just have way more things to do than spend time with me. I was able to give chest scritches to two of them this morning when I filled the feed and water. The legbar though, she is scared.

I found cheese it's to be great training tools with leghorns.