Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Oh to be a chook lazing in the sun.

Dorothy- moulting, her shoulders are getting bald

Rose her sister holding up the door

Mrs LC enjoying her sun bath

All three were just relaxing

 

[Ponypoor]

Baby wattles A couple minutes into Thursday here but it's still Wattle Wednesday somewhere in the world.

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Lovely chicklets

 

[Ponypoor]

Ok lovely people have a lovely evening/night/day wherever you may be

Sing Mr P, sing!

 

[rural mouse]

We have a confirmed cockerel: one of the chocolate ones, brightest face. Looks like Whiskey did.

 

[rural mouse]

Managed to catch a few pics...

this little fellow is getting color

no shoulder color yet, but I'm pretty sure is just a matter of time.

this one's on my watch list. A not straight comb makes it more challenging as a close examination isn’t feasible. With the golden blonde color, the red shoulder patches won't happen, either. Of the blondies, this one was unmarked at hatch (no eye liner, chipmunk stripes, etc.)

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Well the Bigs Hazel, Diane and Annie have done a fair amount of Littles hunting today. Tedi had no interest. I couldn't let them all range together until mid-afternoon b/c of yet more appointments in town, so maybe they were storing it up. I'm not sure how much trouble the Littles might endure, or get themselves caught in some flaw in the netting so I wanted to supervise. It’s looking like mostly dominance assertion and teaching respect and not death hunting, definitely true with Hazel, but I'm not sure about Annie and Diane. At least two Littles have learned they need to move away when a Big approaches!

After a while in the Big's netted area the Littles found themselves driven toward the Bigs wire run and went exploring. Hazel beaked them out of a corner but otherwise it was peaceful. They liked the dark safety under the coop, and no Bigs bothered them there, and soon enough found the next-door dirt bath while the Bigs rested and preened in the shade outside the run.

Diane eventually came in to see what was going on and scattered them out of the bath. They further explored more of the run and found the other door out.

 

[BY Bob]

Trip to Meyers in Polk Ohio

The retail store so dangerous lol They had just two bins set up tractor supply style - one for bantam pullet chicks and one for straight run bantams. They do not allow anyone past the retail store though to keep bio security tight! I did resist the temptation of the bantam pullet bin, it was not easy let me tell ya!
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First box opening - so tiny!!!!
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Omg the poof one, it’s so big! This baby is already, overachieving day one outta the egg.
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Bantam cochin cuteness
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Another silkie baby pic and then I drove back home. 6 hrs total drive time but totally worth it so they could avoid the USPS. View attachment 4180192

Congrats!. Glad you all made it home safely.

 

[BY Bob]

Meet the Bantam Crew - I hope Pebble is ready for this crew they are feisty girls!

Roxy - this chick cracks me up she looks like she has been earthside before and seen things!


View attachment 4180208Gia - dark, fast and super curious
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Gemma - sweet a little nervous about the world
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Maple - The lightest of the mini Cochins
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Oakley and Elma are so hard to tell apart but adorable!
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Elma -
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They look so sweet!

 

[BY Bob]

Squatch laid a mega egg. Poor girl must be sore after laying this!
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That is huge! My gosh!

 

[BY Bob]

My business is done, and because I’m still here, I’m going to have an early dinner at pier 39 (best porterhouse steaks I have ever had) and the spiny lobster is so yumm! I did well with the property sale too. Yippee

I'm very glad everything went well.