Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

I will explain when I get home tonight and try to have pictures in the morning.

5 broody silkies all at once, 2 nest spots have resulted in at least 1 chick.

I did not have the energy or time this time around to fight the broody hoard known as silkies. I do not know how many eggs they are all fighting over. I do know this morning when I went out to feed a adorable little very light partridge chick poked it's head out at me from between the 2 momma's sharing the bottom box. I grabbed some chick starter and put it in front of the momma's and a small shallow lid of water for it. Raven also has 1 chick as well as of this morning.

I guess there will be big updates tomorrow on the chick front.

Oh those broodies! They sure are determined aren’t they!

This is Whiskers….. the brat!

She is once again determined to hatch chicks…

I am surprised she doesn’t go and roll eggs from the nest box into her chosen spot.

Which is actually a really great spot - if one wanted to hatch chicks that is….

 

[RoyalChick]

Oh those broodies! They sure are determined aren’t they!

This is Whiskers….. the brat!

She is once again determined to hatch chicks…
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I am surprised she doesn’t go and roll eggs from the nest box into her chosen spot.
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Which is actually a really great spot - if one wanted to hatch chicks that is….

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But she does!
I have to buys some more fake eggs. The golf balls aren’t cutting it. Sylvie has now booted 3 out and they have disappeared!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

But she does!
I have to buys some more fake eggs. The golf balls aren’t cutting it. Sylvie has now booted 3 out and they have disappeared!

I had a found golf ball in there, maybe it was good for about two years? Now it’s in my storage jar, basically in a display of old beat up fake eggs in case it’s somehow needed.

They started by sequestering the fake and real eggs away from the golf ball. I would notice it was nearby but never in with the bunch they actually sat on. I’d arrange it back with the fake eggs after gathering. Nope. They booted it far away into a corner, and it would again be back there after I moved it. One day I realized I hadn’t seen it in awhile. It had disappeared, discovered later buried deep in the hemp in the corner.

These are chickens that will, like yours, take the time to move a fake or real egg from one box to another, usually from box three to box one, leaving the middle box empty. (The box dividers don’t go all the way to the floor of the nest box rectangle, so one can reach under somehow, but still. A chicken has to herself go from box to box to get it all the way across. I’d love to see them in action.)

They had obviously decided it made a better structural element for the nest bowl than anything else. I often recall what @featherhead007 said about Butters in 2021!

I didn’t know that Butters was a structural engineer? Go figure

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-24712606
Here she was, in the back, inspecting the concrete of a new perch. That’s Peanut in front.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

@ChicoryBlue
As promised a little Bucky photo shoot. Probably more than you wanted but I was trying to get a clear view of the dark stripe on the top of her head and there was a lot of photobombing going on!
Sorry - lots of pics!
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Beautiful! It’s not possible to post too many pictures of chicks!
The eyeliner is not at all like it was in that previous picture. The distinct stand-alone head stripe against such faint / non-existent chipmunk is interesting. Her coloring seems right. She could be a Buckeye. Whatever she is she will be beautiful, as they all are!

Is Tassels a new mama?

 

[RoyalChick]

Weekly Synopsis to August 9th

Last week's synopsis with thanks to @knoturavggrl can be found here

@ChicoryBlue
The Buckeye Nomads are expanding their reach.

@knoturavggrl
Reported back on her findings from trying sand

@Ponypoor
Has found some very special eggs. Which she is absolutely not going to get.
Poor Mr.P is getting bullied again.

@RebeccaBoyd
Sadly lost one of her very special ladies
And has broody chaos

@RoyalChick
Is suffering from an outburst of broodiness
One of the new chicks had a prolapse WARNING - graphic picture. But things seem to be getting better

@rural mouse
Did an amazing job building her chickens a new door. The Building Inspectors are reserving judgement.

@SimpleJenn
Sadly lost one of her little ones
NavyBeans and the Bean babies

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Weekly Pictures

Caturday: Ponypoor, As if Bob didn't have enough big cats!, Ikslo, Grandma, International Cat Day, Grandma throwback, Little cats
Pony Sunday: Big ponies, a prickly critter,
Mugshot Monday: drstratton, knoturavgrl, BY Bob, a surprise introduction from RoyalChick,
2fer Tuesday: TOMTE, Building Inspectors,
Wattle Wednesday: TOMTE, Super Models,
Thirsty Thursday: Holly posing
Fluffy Butt Friday: baby butts, broody Leghorn, Broody Butts, TOMTE, Ikslo, actually Friday

@notabitail time: Monday on Wednesday, Thursday on Friday

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Apologies if I missed anything. I have been a bit distracted by the new chicks!

 

[Ponypoor]

Weekly Synopsis to August 9th

Last week's synopsis with thanks to @knoturavggrl can be found here

@ChicoryBlue
The Buckeye Nomads are expanding their reach.

@knoturavggrl
Reported back on her findings from trying sand

@Ponypoor
Has found some very special eggs. Which she is absolutely not going to get.
Poor Mr.P is getting bullied again.

@RebeccaBoyd
Sadly lost one of her very special ladies
And has broody chaos

@RoyalChick
Is suffering from an outburst of broodiness
One of the new chicks had a prolapse WARNING - graphic picture. But things seem to be getting better

@rural mouse
Did an amazing job building her chickens a new door. The Building Inspectors are reserving judgement.

@SimpleJenn
Sadly lost one of her little ones
NavyBeans and the Bean babies

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Weekly Pictures

Caturday: Ponypoor, As if Bob didn't have enough big cats!, Ikslo, Grandma, International Cat Day, Grandma throwback, Little cats
Pony Sunday: Big ponies, a prickly critter,
Mugshot Monday: drstratton, knoturavgrl, BY Bob, a surprise introduction from RoyalChick,
2fer Tuesday: TOMTE, Building Inspectors,
Wattle Wednesday: TOMTE, Super Models,
Thirsty Thursday: Holly posing
Fluffy Butt Friday: baby butts, broody Leghorn, Broody Butts, TOMTE, Ikslo, actually Friday

@notabitail time: Monday on Wednesday, Thursday on Friday

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Apologies if I missed anything. I have been a bit distracted by the new chicks!

Awesome! Thanks for the updates!

Bit distracted here too with broody madness also! You, Rebecca and I are in good company haha!

Thanks again

 

[Ponypoor]

I only got 11 eggs yesterday.

Might have to get eggs from someone else….!

 

[RoyalChick]

I only got 11 eggs yesterday.

Might have to get eggs from someone else….!

Eggs?
I vaguely remember getting eggs. Those are the things your chickens give you when they happen to not be broody for a day. Right?

 

[TOMTE]

Weekly Synopsis to August 9th

Last week's synopsis with thanks to @knoturavggrl can be found here

@ChicoryBlue
The Buckeye Nomads are expanding their reach.

@knoturavggrl
Reported back on her findings from trying sand

@Ponypoor
Has found some very special eggs. Which she is absolutely not going to get.
Poor Mr.P is getting bullied again.

@RebeccaBoyd
Sadly lost one of her very special ladies
And has broody chaos

@RoyalChick
Is suffering from an outburst of broodiness
One of the new chicks had a prolapse WARNING - graphic picture. But things seem to be getting better

@rural mouse
Did an amazing job building her chickens a new door. The Building Inspectors are reserving judgement.

@SimpleJenn
Sadly lost one of her little ones
NavyBeans and the Bean babies

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Weekly Pictures

Caturday: Ponypoor, As if Bob didn't have enough big cats!, Ikslo, Grandma, International Cat Day, Grandma throwback, Little cats
Pony Sunday: Big ponies, a prickly critter,
Mugshot Monday: drstratton, knoturavgrl, BY Bob, a surprise introduction from RoyalChick,
2fer Tuesday: TOMTE, Building Inspectors,
Wattle Wednesday: TOMTE, Super Models,
Thirsty Thursday: Holly posing
Fluffy Butt Friday: baby butts, broody Leghorn, Broody Butts, TOMTE, Ikslo, actually Friday

@notabitail time: Monday on Wednesday, Thursday on Friday

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Apologies if I missed anything. I have been a bit distracted by the new chicks!

Thank you! Great job

 

[TOMTE]

Oh, she is ABSOLUTELY luxuriating in that dirt!

"Can I join? Maybe? Just for a minute?"