Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[SimpleJenn]

Well, hubby has talked to our uncle and cousin, and they are giving me cousin's coop. They'll be bringing it out sometime. This was quite a surprise haha.
This is good because Louis and Vuitton were viciously attacked today. Riddick did nothing to stop it, which means he doesn't see them as his kids. this isn't our first try integrating. Chocolate and Blaze (our tiny silkie boy) lead the attack and the rest of the big girls join in.
We will be setting up a "puff pen" and giving them their own run. I'll grab the known female marshmallows (silkies) to add to their flock. This will be a pain to keep up with over winter but we need to consider the safety of our decorative birds.

 

[Sylvester017]

Mr. Pumpkinhead didn’t do too badly on his first day. I am not sure he has much innards left though!
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Wow! I love seeing other chickens eating pumpkin since mine won't touch a pumpkin & walk right by it like it isn't even there!

 

[Sylvester017]

Well, hubby has talked to our uncle and cousin, and they are giving me cousin's coop. They'll be bringing it out sometime. This was quite a surprise haha.
This is good because Louis and Vuitton were viciously attacked today. Riddick did nothing to stop it, which means he doesn't see them as his kids. this isn't our first try integrating. Chocolate and Blaze (our tiny silkie boy) lead the attack and the rest of the big girls join in.
We will be setting up a "puff pen" and giving them their own run. I'll grab the known female marshmallows (silkies) to add to their flock. This will be a pain to keep up with over winter but we need to consider the safety of our decorative birds.

Polish are so sweet. It's probably why many Europeans keep Polish-only flocks cuz they are just too sweet to mix w/ standard breeds?!

Silkies are also gentle birds but have a more sturdy nature compared to Polish from what I've seen over the yrs. Our Silkies have been a peaceful bunch but won't back down in a scrap. I've seen our Silkie hens (if confronted) jump 4 feet in the air w/ clawed feet at others. They look like marshmallows most of the time but we've been happy that they don't back down either.

Suzu still in-house recuperating & driving me nuts cuz she wants out so badly! But that's ok, she was never really sick, but vet doesn't want her outdoors while nare treatment is healing. Meanwhile her foot feathers & crest/beard are growing in since she's been indoors.

 

[Sylvester017]

@Ponypoor ~ TY synops! always fun reading!

 

[Ponypoor]

Well, hubby has talked to our uncle and cousin, and they are giving me cousin's coop. They'll be bringing it out sometime. This was quite a surprise haha.
This is good because Louis and Vuitton were viciously attacked today. Riddick did nothing to stop it, which means he doesn't see them as his kids. this isn't our first try integrating. Chocolate and Blaze (our tiny silkie boy) lead the attack and the rest of the big girls join in.
We will be setting up a "puff pen" and giving them their own run. I'll grab the known female marshmallows (silkies) to add to their flock. This will be a pain to keep up with over winter but we need to consider the safety of our decorative birds.

Oh I am sad to hear this! What brats!

Sure hope they get their own wee flock to be with.

 

[Ponypoor]

Polish are so sweet. It's probably why many Europeans keep Polish-only flocks cuz they are just too sweet to mix w/ standard breeds?!

Silkies are also gentle birds but have a more sturdy nature compared to Polish from what I've seen over the yrs. Our Silkies have been a peaceful bunch but won't back down in a scrap. I've seen our Silkie hens (if confronted) jump 4 feet in the air w/ clawed feet at others. They look like marshmallows most of the time but we've been happy that they don't back down either.

Suzu still in-house recuperating & driving me nuts cuz she wants out so badly! But that's ok, she was never really sick, but vet doesn't want her outdoors while nare treatment is healing. Meanwhile her foot feathers & crest/beard are growing in since she's been indoors.
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I have found that the silkies are the bad girls here. I tried to put Petra in with them in the Summer House but Marty Was having none of it and put the run on her.

Petra is fine out with the big girls so she can stay there.

 

[kattabelly]

Not saying it'll always work but I think early exposure & integration can really help with getting chickens to accept different-looking breeds. Crests aren't even really noticeable on chicks until they're feathered - other than maybe a bit of extra fluff, or sometimes a vaulted skull - so they're already accepted as a part of the group before they start looking different. Once there are older chickens who are already used to crested birds, introducing more is less of an issue even if they're already fully feathered.

 

[Ponypoor]

Not saying it'll always work but I think early exposure & integration can really help with getting chickens to accept different-looking breeds. Crests aren't even really noticeable on chicks until they're feathered - other than maybe a bit of extra fluff, or sometimes a vaulted skull - so they're already accepted as a part of the group before they start looking different. Once there are older chickens who are already used to crested birds, introducing more is less of an issue even if they're already fully feathered.

I have a very mixed herd here and have not have too much trouble with bullies. Have had a few randy cockerels who were re-homed, youngsters I like to get out with the main gang by a week old weather permitting.

Whether broody or hand raised I have found the earlier they are integrated the better they are. My gang is so used to babies now they generally ignore them.

But once they get around 12 weeks of age it’s time for them to learn the way of the chicken and the Grups make sure the wee ones are put in their place!

 

[Ponypoor]

After finding and ascarid on Thursday morning from one of the Summer House gang (or maybe it was Petra’s poop) I figured I would worm them again. This time though with Ivermectin, I grabbed some at the feed store today and have wormed all the main gang. Except Mr LC and Tippy who were roosting on the door.

Tomorrow I plan on finishing up with the Summer House gang. I’ll probably not do the silkie chicklets, they are so small I doubt I could get an accurate dose for them (0.2mg/Kg - that is 0.02ml/kg for my Ivermectin which had a strength of 10mg/ml).

I’ll do the Noirans and Petra though, I have noted one of the Noirans having watery poop.

And in two weeks time I’ll repeat it all over again! Egg withhold is 7 days so no selling eggs for a bit, I’ll use the eggs I am not worried about the amt of med it’s so minuscule. And chances are o could probably do with worming myself

 

[RoyalChick]

I have a very mixed herd here and have not have too much trouble with bullies. Have had a few randy cockerels who were re-homed, youngsters I like to get out with the main gang by a week old weather permitting.

Whether broody or hand raised I have found the earlier they are integrated the better they are. My gang is so used to babies now they generally ignore them.

But once they get around 12 weeks of age it’s time for them to learn the way of the chicken and the Grups make sure the wee ones are put in their place!

I am living through that right now. The Littles are terrified of Calypso and Sylvie and are even wary of Pooh even though she has only a half dozen feathers to her name!