Recent content by Sylvester017

Trivia -- Dominiques were the original Pilgrim chicken ❤️ And the BRs are so pretty cuz they came from Dominiques. BRs resulted from cross-breeding Doms w/ Javas to be more dual purpose. (The American Dominique: A Treatise for the Fancier by author Mark Fields). With Doms & Javas known for...

@Desertvalleychickens -- I adore Doms and love your Roo! His name?

We have nearly 14 years of fluffy butts to post yet -- just a few pics at a time :love (2011) Poor Trumpet -- isolated waiting to go to his new home. Such a sweetie but we're not zoned for roos :(! We traded cockerel Trumpet for a laying Cuckoo Marans -- her back feathers were missing from...

Faverolles are so cute! I love gentle temperament breeds but w/ reports from owners that Faverolles are prone to be bullied in spite of their large size and not known as too smart I decided not getting them for our backyard. We free range our backyard limit of 5 hens/no roos so we needed...

Fluffy butts following the Leader wherever she may go! Silkies Violet & Trumpet behind Bela's butt (2011). Bela the Leghorn joined our Silkies a week after we got them and they instantly trusted her.

I've never been to a poultry show either & don't even know if our Southern Calif area ever has them. During Newcastles or AI outbreaks I know past shows around the country were canceled in past years. If you ever do go to a show take a lot of pics and post them plz :fl

Fluffy butts from above (2011) Trumpet the Silkie & Bela the Leghorn Trumpet & Violet the Silkies Violet resting her fluffy butt

So so so sad -- dear Cluckie and so pretty. :hugs We've had Crows in huge neighborhood murders (Crow flocks are called murders). Hawks are wiley at lingering/stalking/observing a chicken and territorial Crows hate intruding Hawks and will chase off Hawks. Our murders fly over our neighborhood...

Leghorn pullet and Silkie fluffy butts (2011) "Bela" (pronounced "Bay-lah" means white) Fluffy butts - "Bela" was added a week after getting Violet & Trumpet. 3 fluffy butts -- Bela, Violet, Trumpet -- were hatched by a home school friend

YES, pics plz!

Fluffy Blue/Gold Partridge Silkie butts "Trumpet" and "Violet" (2011)

I'm cycling thru 13 yrs of fluffy butts but will only post one at a time or I might hog up 20 straight pages if I posted all pics at once!:D Our very first two backyard chickens "Shrinking Violet" (poofy rear) and "Trumpet" the cockerel

What's your alternative if nothing works? BTW did you say you were consulting a vet? Any advice? It hurts so much when we're powerless to administer a cure:(

TeeHee -- that tile is our friend's home where we re-homed our Cuckoo Breda.

Just like Silkies who are black fleshed, black meat, black organs, black eyes, black legs but strangely have turquoise ears. Of course, the blood will be red as normal. Black feathered or dark partridge Silkies can have some turquoise fading ears if broody or molting or sick.