Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

W/ your genetics interest/expertise w/ plenty of land space, you may eventually create your own breed specialty .. like Nettie Metcalf of Buckeye fame

Eventually, maybe. I'd be more interested in a landrace. But getting that recognized would take a LONG time....beyond my lifetime, I suspect.

 

[Sylvester017]

Missing lugnut tax:View attachment 4262185

Does my heart good to see an alike breed toodling together

 

[Sylvester017]

Eventually, maybe. I'd be more interested in a landrace. But getting that recognized would take a LONG time....beyond my lifetime, I suspect.

In your region/climate an extra fluffy/downy breed (like Hedemora) w/ small or no comb in snow weather would work? Do your summers get very hot? Greenfire Farms moved their Scandinavian Hedemora imports from Florida to a cooler Montana location cuz of their heavy feathering.

Hedemora

 

[Sylvester017]

Ladies were out foraging as soon as the rain lightened yesterday.View attachment 4262197Cassia is looking much better this week.View attachment 4262198forgot to post my fluffy butt photo yesterday
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They look so free & happy... Looks like you still have your same location

 

[Sylvester017]

@Pontpoor ~ synops!

 

[Sylvester017]

They are looking lovely.

I am having some serious nice weather envy. I really need to move to Vancouver Island where it is more moderate weather and everything is green like where you are!

Sounds expensive... a dream? or a goal?

 

[Sylvester017]

Want to swap for brown and soggy now?

I'm jealous of both your weather, and all the people with snow!

Sunny here today... my forehead beaded droplets of sweat as I swept the patio & fed treats to the Silkies. I suspect it'll be around 80+F for New Years Rose Parade Day!

I've seen better rooster floats but this was an older float.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Is this the tidbitting sound? Mr. Chips found leftover scratch grains that I scattered for Piglet while he was locked out to give her some peace.
That is Geronimo looking at her preferred nest box at the end.

It's similar to what Shehnai does.

 

[Labsandchickens8]

Ladies were out foraging as soon as the rain lightened yesterday.View attachment 4262197Cassia is looking much better this week.View attachment 4262198forgot to post my fluffy butt photo yesterday
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What breed is Cassia, the partially speckled hed in the second picture? She is lovely!

 

[RoyalChick]

VERY polite of him to let them eat it, too! What a good young lad!

Well he got a fair bit himself!