Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Mother of Chaos]

Yep have those also — they really have a heavy scent.

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Did someone say flowers?
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Who is that giant floof of white, next to the tiny hen??

 

[Ponypoor]

Who is that giant floof of white, next to the tiny hen??

Mr P and his lady friend Marty

June 2023 - these days he’s a hot mess, there youngsters are picking at his feathers coming in on his topknot, and his butt. So he is sequestered in the Summer House with his older ladies so his feathers can grow in.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Mr P and his lady friend Marty

June 2023 - these days he’s a hot mess, there youngsters are picking at his feathers coming in on his topknot, and his butt. So he is sequestered in the Summer House with his older ladies so his feathers can grow in.
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I'm sorry that I didn't recognize him! I blame the garden camouflage.

 

[janiedoe]

My dad has the owner's number. We'll let her know about it. But even now I couldn't ask her to pay for Aliss' death. I'm heartbroken but not angry and I can't blame the dog, and I can hardly blame the owner either. I know most everybody here has a different opinion than me on this, but I love dogs deeply, I know how and why they act the way they do, and I know accidents happen. And huskies are furry Houdinis. The dog was out, saw one of my free roaming chickens as a toy and played with her like a toy because she had easy access to her. I know and accept the risks of free ranging. The dog shouldn't have been on my property or have access to my chickens in the first place, but she was and did, and dogs don't have a concept of invisible boundaries/property lines. It's just unfortunate. I can't bring myself to feel any sort of resentment or anything like that.

I feel the same. I can be angry at the dog but it is just their nature.
I am just so sorry for your loss.

 

[featherhead007]

We seem to plant whatever fits our thorny personalities

It’s true, I have been feeling a bit thorny lately.

 

[featherhead007]

Day lilies are not in the same familyView attachment 4209724glad I posted a tax pic

When my relative passed from cancer (suddenly) I took Lillies with me to the funeral. They were her favorite flower. I laid them softly on her casket and nobody understood why. At the wake I explained that Serina always told me that she loved Lillies. A look of shock and embarrassment permeated the crowd at that time. And a new respect for family bonds was earned that day!
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[rural mouse]

I’ll try to find some photos of Sir Shirley and see if I can see this.

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Forgot he has fuzzy legs

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Looks like he has that dark wash.

 

[Sylvester017]

I have a suspicion that the shading has more to do with single barred vs double barred. If so, then a 1/2 Dom (or any barred/cuckoo breed) cockerel would have the shading just as the head spot would be the same size as that of a pullet.

I can't speak for mixes or genetics... that's your specialty. Breed mixing really throws norms out the window... at least the Dom shading is norm for females but not for male chicks. When we were picking out our Dom chicks we ordered from the feed store we were careful to look at leg shanks for shading & ignored head spots as those can be misleading... we aren't zoned for roos & we happily brought home all females. Mixes are pretty but w/ a zone limit of 5 hens/no roos we had to research & be picky about breed choices.

2017 Doms 1st day home. We never set up the heat... we were in the throws of one of our worst heatwave yrs; it was over 100F the whole week! Days & nights were so humid we were afraid we'd lose the chicks but they were hardy little buggers & running around the kitchen in less then a week!
2017


Often hanging out atop my computer desk ~ as long as I was present they were calm. They only got the zoomies if they were put back in the kitchen.