Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

I will examine legs in the morning and try to get individual pictures. The lighting isn’t great in my bathroom but will do my best if the cooperate!

Golden Cuckoo marans for the dark red with head spot (or fayoumi, but I think the marans) and a Buckeye for the light red? The chipmunk.....too may options: brown leghorn, partridge rock/cochin, speckled sussex, various Eggers without a specific color pattern to start with....

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

I missed Caturday so here's a late one:

I was outside all day today restoring our Serro Scotty from the 70's (I'd say it is from '71) so yes I got a tad bit sunburnt but it's not painful. While I was helping out, I see that Tony is chasing the little ones and threatening to bite them. Looks like the little ones aren't used to the old chickens and vice versa. Oh and Raven got on the roof of our house yesterday. That rascal!
I unfortunately don't have pictures from today but here's a photo of Hawk in all her glory.

 

[Sylvester017]

Since retirement, it's become much harder to track. But, I had a Dr appointment yesterday, so I knew it was Friday, can't use retirement as a excuse...just gettin, but without the beard.

TeeHee! I'm 81 in the Autumn & spoke to my sis today who will be 91 next month. We spent our whole conversation exchanging stories of our aches, pains, surgeries, & therapies

 

[Sylvester017]

Of course when finally come to visit ma brudda’s thread and that is the first thing I see… I couldn’t help myself.. sorry Bob! I will say no more
Anywho… this Snickers and she is becoming one of my new faves she’s so friendly!View attachment 4188223

Silkies are always sweeties. Even the nasty ones are still sweeties compared to standard size chickens.

Ginny can be bossy but she's strangely adopted me as her human & will come when she hears her name.

Buff/blue Partridge Silkie fed by DH

 

[drstratton]

TeeHee! I'm 81 in the Autumn & spoke to my sis today who will be 91 next month. We spent our whole conversation exchanging stories of our aches, pains, surgeries, & therapies

It's amazing how that list grows the older we get...lol
Love that you still have each other!

 

[Sylvester017]

I need to figure out how long Holly has been broody, over a month I think. If I were in a stable situation here I would see if my neighbour had any chicks for me to foster onto her and her mum.

Need to read backwards to see if I can see where I first mentioned her being broody.....


EDIT: First reference for Holly going broody was July 1st, and I remember a couple days later she was full on broody. And about a week later Georgie joined her.

So yep, about a month. I need to get them both snapped out of this broody business.

I know it's not possible for you ... but locking broodies out of the coop has worked for us. But I have to admit it seems Silkies are extremely determined broodies. Some can be downright obnoxious but once broken they are sweet as pie again

 

[Sylvester017]

TY for synops @knoturavggrl ~ worked great!

 

[Sylvester017]

I am surrounded by crazy, angry, puffed-up women.
Piglet and Sylvie.
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Not sure about Piglet ...but you know Sylvie can do NO wrong

 

[Sylvester017]

I feel I need to up my A-game with some heavy equipment!

My luck I would be walking to the barn in the dark, trip over it and break an arm!

NO NO NO! No arm breaks! Not fun! You'd never carry another bag of chicken feed or move a hay bale again!

 

[Sylvester017]

If you have a sewing machine, just add more!

SHRA Tax! Saturday morning lazy butts…
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Curious... how they got up there?