Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Lilion]

Looks like Dos is going to have a beard and muffs. The white one next to Dos looks like might have them too. Do they all have the fluffy cheeks?

Gosh, you can tell already? To me they just look like baby chickens!

 

[rural mouse]

Gosh, you can tell already? To me they just look like baby chickens!

I borrowed your pics to show you what I'm seeing.

Dos turned the head just right to make the "fat" cheek stand out.

The lack of "fat" cheek fluff on the bottom one means this one won't have a beard.


Pics of my lot at near the same age up to about 2 weeks. 2 have the cheecks, the rest don't.

No cheeks

No cheeks

Cheeks

Cheeks

One of each

Cheeks

No cheeks

No cheeks

Whole crew. Can you find the 2 cheeks?

One of each (ignore the fluffy butt)

 

[MaryJanet]

Peanut passed very peacefully this afternoon. Late yesterday I became pretty sure the great time she had really was likely her last and best hurrah and I called and made the appointment for today. She had all of her mates with her. She ate a blueberry, a bit of scrambled eggs and some peanut bits. Then when it was time, Peanut fell gently asleep.

Dear Peanut, this morning
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[Lilion]

I borrowed your pics to show you what I'm seeing.View attachment 3578101Dos turned the head just right to make the "fat" cheek stand out.

View attachment 3578102The lack of "fat" cheek fluff on the bottom one means this one won't have a beard.


Pics of my lot at near the same age up to about 2 weeks. 2 have the cheecks, the rest don't.View attachment 3578107No cheeks
View attachment 3578108No cheeks

View attachment 3578109Cheeks

View attachment 3578110Cheeks

View attachment 3578111One of each

View attachment 3578112Cheeks

View attachment 3578114No cheeks

View attachment 3578115No cheeks

View attachment 3578116Whole crew. Can you find the 2 cheeks?

View attachment 3578117One of each (ignore the fluffy butt)

Very cool! They're all just so cute!!!

Really...I don't know how I manage to not buy chicks everytime I go to the store.

 

[featherhead007]

You'd miss your feathered friends if you went back to it.

I’m past service age (and retired )

 

[featherhead007]

There’s a Bruce Willis movie called RED, that explains a lot about me. Just fyi

 

[featherhead007]

I’m not getting any grapes from my broken grapevine. They are still growing, but not ripening yet.

 

[featherhead007]

I’m not getting any grapes from my broken grapevine. They are still growing, but not ripening yet. View attachment 3578171

What a mess that I didn’t need!

 

[rural mouse]

Very cool! They're all just so cute!!!

Really...I don't know how I manage to not buy chicks everytime I go to the store.

You have a rooster. That means you have fertile eggs. Your broody has done the rest.

My lot got hatched in the incubator, but came from my (and my MIL's birds). We split the hatch....and the broody bug swept through her crew: about 20 chicks (not including the meat chicks) as a result (including the incubator). She had something like 6 broodies....with another starting up the end if June (and determined not to break).

I have 2, with Mera making a go of it (I'm glad nothing hatched: good test for her staying power, but she needs to be more assertive). Storm is trying to equal the numbers all by herself. She's got 13 eggs. I have several more thinking about it (and several aiding in that by hiding eggs). So far no one else has committed to sitting (thankfully). I can coo over the chicks at the store and leave them for others.

Next time the MIL and I want to bring in fresh genetics to our menageries, we're going to place 1 order, and split the chicks. That way neither of us has to bring in more than we can reasonably accommodate. At the moment, we're doing some genetic swapping via 1 incubator loaded with eggs from both groups. We end up with beautiful bitsas with totally unique markings, and as a whole, I think the birds are healthier. We both have breeds on our wish list, but neither of us is ready to bring in more genetics.

With the numbers, chicken math....sigh....chicks are cute. Others can enjoy them. My birds can make my own.

 

[featherhead007]

I’m holding BoPeep.she has tragically Lost a lot of weight. That’s not normal for her. But tonight her crop is full!