Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Labsandchickens8]

Tilly Says Hi Everyone



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She's so gorgeous!

 

[Ponypoor]

OR Juju or Jujy... remember the JUJUbears & Jujyfruits candies?

JuJu or JuJy ~ SWEET either way

Have sent her the list

I added Jaffarra also

 

[Ponypoor]

Tilly Says Hi Everyone



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Wow! She has blossomed! I can only hope Petra looks so lovely at some point.

 

[Sylvester017]

Metcam (metacam) is an NSAID pain reliever for animals.

Yep, it acted like Bennies dope on our Silkie who was dying the night before & running around like nothing wrong the next morning!

 

[featherhead007]

It’s nice if you can get chicks this way.

I get chicks. I just pull out my wallet, show them a great dinner, drive my car. And dress nice and tidy!

 

[Sylvester017]

How about Jazz/Jazzy or Jade? (I know she isn't green, but I bet as an adult she will have a green sheen!). She seems to be a curious one

Jade is a cute name if her black feathers throw a green sheen but... what if she has black feathers that throw a more purple sheen as some black feathers do?

Exaggerated purple...but cute I think

 

[Sylvester017]

Thirsty Thursday

An oldie....

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Sweet memories

 

[Ponypoor]

Jade is a cute name if her black feathers throw a green sheen but... what if she has black feathers that throw a more purple sheen as some black feathers do?

Exaggerated purple...but cute I think

Jelly-bean then

 

[BY Bob]

I have another cockerel/rooster question.
Crowing.
When? Why?
I understand it can be day or night.
I understand that first thing in the morning when he is feeling frisky he needs to announce to the world that it is morning and he is ROOSTER!
I also understand that if he hears another rooster he needs to assert himself and crow louder.
But for example is crowing ever a summons, or an alert, or a sign of aggression?
Today Mr. Chips stood on the raised top of their little open run and crowed a dozen times. One after the other. I caught just the last one on video below.
Was he practicing maybe?
The ladies all stood and stared up at him like they were watching outdoor theater. All except Nutmeg who happened to be standing next to him. She looked the other direction and shuffled away a bit like ‘this is so embarrassing’!

Also, do chickens molt around 15-16 weeks? Pooh laid into Mr. Chips and he let go a whole load of feathers. Way more than she could possibly have pulled out with her short peck.

He's getting the hang of it.

 

[BY Bob]

I meant to weigh in on this earlier but was traveling and got distracted.
I am not an expert, but I did research this quite extensively when I first got a Marek's diagnosis in my flock, and this is my understanding:
- If you have no Marek's in your flock then no, your vaccinated chicks will not introduce it.
- If you do have Marek's in your flock, or it gets introduced (remember it is quite ubiquitous and can travel miles on wind), then your vaccinated chicks will likely do just fine, but they may become carriers for life
- There is some belief that on a population basis all those vaccinated chickens who are doing just fine but are carriers of Marek's may enable the Marek's vaccine to evolve and become more deadly. I would say the science on that is not a 'for sure' thing though factually more deadly strains of Marek's have emerged over time. The evolutionary biologist in me can't quite get comfortable with the theory (why not evolve to be less deadly so you can keep replicating without killing your host?), but more informed minds than mine will no doubt figure it out - and in any case it doesn't seem of huge relevance to one backyard flock.

Hope that helps.

I actually left this for you to answer as you should be able to use all that knowledge you obtained.