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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Video finally finished. Enjoy.
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I've lost the plot too. Just wait for the next video, currently uploading.
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Went out to the coop to check up. Found this Nellie was in Focus' nest box. While working on completing egg removal, glanced down to see not 1 but 2 black chicks with Focus. Missed a pic of that. Means she has 5 and is nurturing all of them. PITA is still in place. Cardhu is still...
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Done!
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    Focus with 1 of her babies...the other 3 are under her.
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Glad I went out to check.caught this pic, then realized I was hearing peeping behind me. One of PITA'S blondies was in the corner.returned safely. Those brown/gold faced chocolate/black chicks have quite a color variety....and won't pose at the same time. There's one with cheeks (future...
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I don't wash until ready to use...unless I have really mucky one. Then it gets washed...and used immediately.
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    New pullet eggs I tend to ratio 3:2 for baking. I also have to do that with Lark and Indigo eggs. Sometimes I take the extra large/jumbo eggs (Pippa, Cuckoo (RIP) and a couple of others) and use 1 small and 1 jumbo when it calls for 2 large.
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Another longer video
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I want a cockerel in the handful I'm keeping. 27 hens with 4 roos works out to almost 7 ladies/lad. 1 cockerel and 3-5 pullets puts those numbers closer to 6:1 and still keeps the roos to 1 hormonal idiot at a time. A couple in the ladies going to FIL will will help there too.
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I'll try to get some more long videos before then so you can parse them out in 5-10 min sections. By the time I go back, egg supply should hopefully be such that my customers needs are easily met...especially since I froze orders effective Monday, June 30, so we had eggs for 4th bash and visit...
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    On a rare day off/evening home, sit out in the shade in a lawn chair and just soak in the flock sounds. No evaluating, no try to take good pics, just soak in the sonic melodies (thank you @ChicoryBlue for that utterly perfect phrase). Just sit and be with the birds. :hugs :hugs :hugs :hugs...
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I have to go back on Monday. By that point, wing development will be well underway, and bi-weekly vids/evenings after work will have to suffice.
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Next time you run across one of those comments, PLEASE share this video and disabuse them of the idea. 2 day old chicks most certainly CAN use nipple waterers independently of mama pushing it for them.
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    NONE of the mamas have EVER been broody before. I agree that PITA is SMART and her chicks will be incredibly well educated. She's always been a nosy brat with other broodies who haven't appreciated it. I suspect some of her going broody this year is due to losing her sister, Blanche, combined...
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