Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

That's a limited selection not to mention most are sold out. Your local breeder contacts sound like more choices ~ or like us, we drove 1-1/2 hrs one way to get what we wanted DNA-sexed from a private breeder. You've got another year to mull over a plan I love all the roos we see but we can't deal w/a surprise cockerel cuz there's no way to find them a home in our suburbs.

Here it’s mostly meat and eggs that people want. It’s only been the last couple yrs that Freys has offered different breeds.

Chickens sure have become popular past few yrs around here.

 

[Ponypoor]

Caturday Saturday
He can't seem to stay awake.
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This little stinker keeps jumping out of the basket. Consider this an extremely early Mugshot Monday.
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I love her feathers she is very pretty

 

[knoturavggrl]

Same with Jolly, his comb is more pronounced than Holly’s and larger.

His head streamers started coming in around 15 weeks though they could have been coming in before - but since I have been trimming his topknot hard to say, and he started crowing at 18 weeks I think.

But I knew in my heart he was a boy at 2 weeks, he just didn’t stop chirping very chatty. Holly hardly made a sound, and was very quiet.

But once his tail feathers started coming in I knew…..

Yeah, I think I had the Silkies for about 2 weeks and knew he was a boy. It's in their personalities where you just know. I would like to be surprised and wrong though! Oh well, it will simply be an excuse to get more silkies/Bantams. He has to have more girls his size after all.

 

[knoturavggrl]

A couple of snaps of Juniper that she very kindly posed for today. I can not decide which I like better so you get both.

 

[knoturavggrl]

All of us, in real time trying to get decent photos for BYC/FBA

Your way to close Chive back up

That's not backing up that is closer!!!

Don't get an attitude now..

There now, thank you.. Sheesh was it that hard????

 

[rural mouse]

Wanting and getting are two different things I am afraid!!

just wait. One will take the decision out of your hands

 

[Ponypoor]

just wait. One will take the decision out of your hands

Thankfully that is impossible, they are kept under wraps in the barn, no place to really get away and hide.

Best they can do is sit in a nest box and try hatching a golf ball! Or nothing like Georgie Girl. I made her stay out in the run all afternoon, when o finally let them in she ran to her nest box and hopped in.

Overnight I make her roost on the ledge with everyone else. Silly girl! Next year she will be better and won’t go broody as much.

The other silkies haven’t gone broody in almost a year. Only Fluffy is laying the odd egg. At least I think it’s her age….