Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Learning is Occurring

Joy roosted on her own tonight!

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Clever girl! That’s awesome!

 

[RoyalChick]

Chitch? What is chitch?

It seems that my phone is an atheist and that is how it spells church.
I have corrected it.

 

[Ponypoor]

Gorgeous birds. I would love some but was worried it might be too cold for them here in NJ.
I recently learned that a breeder in the US lives in Maine which gets much colder, so I have put them back on my list.

Have to say when I was in Egypt I never saw those birds just a bunch of regular old red and black hens and the odd white one, laying birds. Back then I didn’t even think of having chooks!

And it’s a good thing too! Can you imagine how many of those I would have come home with?!

I for sure would have built a factory sized barn!

 

[Ponypoor]

It seems that my phone is an atheist and that is how it spells church.
I have corrected it.

Not before notability got to it!

Why is he not doing his school work!!!

 

[Ponypoor]

Gorgeous birds. I would love some but was worried it might be too cold for them here in NJ.
I recently learned that a breeder in the US lives in Maine which gets much colder, so I have put them back on my list.

As long as they have a warming spot they would be fine, Mr and Mrs LC hang out under the sweeter heater and the heat lamps when they need warming up. They did fine last year.

 

[RoyalChick]

Not before notability got to it!

Why is he not doing his school work!!!

Well probably because according to him it is the weekend (either Sunday or Saturday).

 

[Ponypoor]

I'm interested to see if mine teaches the Shetlands to fly. They were raised with heavier birds and I've almost never seen them do more than flap-run or an assisted jump.

This one hatched a day early and basically refused to use the heat plate or act like a newly hatched chick in any way.

Appearance-wise they're quite similar to silver Campines - they also have a reputation for being flighty and the breeder I know who keeps those says his are really friendly too.

So flighty as in prone to flying. Not bat crap crazy spooky like my mare Truly.

I have a lot of ‘flighty’ brats!

 

[Ponypoor]

Well probably because according to him it is the weekend (either Sunday or Saturday).

I will try that logic with boss man tomorrow see where it gets me….

 

[Ponypoor]

Is Thyme a SFH? He looks a lot like one of the recently departed cockerels who might've fertilised the eggs I'm still thinking of setting - mine came to me as a BYM but I know quite a few folk here keep SFHs.

I thought we already decided you were going to hatch those eggs.

Hop to it!

Oh wait - gone midnight there now. Ok wait till morning then hop to it!

 

[Ponypoor]

Yes when I looked at the corner in the morning I was actually quite impressed with her choice. I will report back on what happens tonight - fortunately I am home so if she cannot find her way in I can go out and rescue her a bit earlier than I did last night.
Silly goose just tried to go in under Tassels to warm up like she did as a tiny chick. Even Cookie is a bit big for that now!
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Now imagine all 4 of my Noirans trying to get under Auntie Marty! Who is more than obliging!

She really has taken them on clicking when she has food for them, snuggling them. Trying to kill me when I pick them up and they scream


Oh and that beast Holly is broody again