Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

 

[RoyalChick]

I think that's the Houdan in her. They lay a little later.

Fascinating. She is completely silly and adorable - she flutters around like a butterfly - I am not sure if that is always intentional or if all those feathers on her feet give 'lift' to every step!

 

[TOMTE]

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BSL, my final answer

They just look too similar to Esme and Aliss

 

[RoyalChick]

How does an antibiotic work against cocci? Somehow in the reproductive cycle?

Sulfadimethoxine is described as a bacteriostatic and antiprotozoal agent. Coccidia are protozoa.
The mechanism I believe is that it prevents the organism from synthesizing folic acid which presumably coccidia need to sustain life. Corid works by mimicking a different B vitamin (thiamine).

 

[RoyalChick]

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Riddick does not appreciate the snow, but he did tidbit the food kiddo spilled on the ground
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Boys will be boys...chillin

That last picture is hilarious - submit it to captions or POW - it is a great photo - brought a smile to my face!

 

[rural mouse]

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Black sex-link is looking more and more likely. Are they laying?

 

[TOMTE]

Sigh... I miss her a little more than usual today.

Gone much, much too soon

 

[featherhead007]

Black sex-link is looking more and more likely. Are they laying?

I haven’t found any eggs yet

 

[TOMTE]

Sigh... I miss her a little more than usual today.

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Gone much, much too soon

Still confounded by her eye color change from dark brown to light green/almost bluish

 

[Labsandchickens8]

Or.... just get a couple more Polish in case one of your two Polish is lost there are more of the same breed remaining to toodle together... just that IMO alike breeds seem to understand/friendship together best.

We found that getting at least 3-4 of the same breed whether bantams or standard size will allow for a loss & still have enough of the same breed left to toodle together while they gradually integrate into an established flock. Just my 2-¢ opinion.

Some say mixed breed chicks grown up together will get along too but we found getting all-alike breeds worked absolute best for us. No more experimenting for us just cuz we wanted one pretty bird that caught our interest. We never realized how different temperaments were among the different chicken breeds from bantams, to heritage, to landrace, to hybrids, to giants, to game breeds!

What helped us avoid many wrong choices was talking w/ actual breeders/owners to learn the pros/cons of a particular breed before purchasing. I thought Barred Rocks or Dominiques were boring breeds till I spoke w/owners/breeders to find BR/Dom temperaments were exactly what we were looking for ~ especially around the Silkies we already had.

3 blue-eyed Dominiques 2017
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3 toodling Silkies 2024
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Thank you! I do appreciate advice from experienced chickeneers. I have always wanted mille fleurs, but there are some gorgeous Polish also. Probably I should get both!